Manawatu Standard.

OL. XXXVIH.-6891 £2S^SS?NA _ COUNTY ADVEETISEE AND WEST COAST GAZETTE.PAIMEESTON JSTOETH, MANAWATU, 3ST.Z., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1900. PEICE—ONE PENNY.

STEAMSHIPS UWE«*Ui,

HWS&JA. 2884 Tons Register

(Circumstancespermitting)Leave Wellington as under—

JPOB LYTTELTON AND DUNSDINKlingamite I I Jan. H| sp.m

Weßtralia } Thur ß. 1 Jan. 29J_jpxnFORN^IESnGdTyOdSAUCKLAND

Klingamite | Thura^JJari^T?) s{> mTO SYDNEY DIRECTWestralia | Satur. | Jan. 19 j 4 p.m

All Tickets are availablealso for stop-orer 01 return by any of the Unk>n Co/sSteamers, and holders of U.S S Co'aTickets may travel by tho above namedsteamers.Head Office of New Zealand—No. 8.Queen's Chajrabers, WELLINGTON.

MUEBELL. Eesident Manager

UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY, OF1 NEW ZEALAND (L».)

Steamersleave Wellington as tinder —(Subjeot to alteration withoutnotice.)

LJTTTELTON.Tar&Tvera j Satur. | Deo. 29 jll p.niFlora I Satur. | Deo. 29 jll p.m jTe Anau* | Mon. | Deo. 31 \ 5 p.m |Kotomahana® I Mon. | Deo. 31 | 11 p.mTara-wera* | Tues. | Jan. 1 |

* No Lyttelton cargo.DUNEDIN, "VIArLYTTELTON.

Te Anau | Mon. | Dec. 31 | 5 p.mMonowai j Thurs. | Jan. 3 j 4p.mMararoa | Fri. | Jan. 4 | 4 p.mMELBOUKNE,viaLYTTELTON, DUN-

EDIN and BLUFF.Monowai ) Thura. \ Jam 8] 4p.mNAPIEE, GISBO'jSNE AND AUCKLANDWaihora | Mon. j Dec. 31 4 p.mMararoa | Thurs. | Jan. 10 4 p.mFlora I Mon. j Jan. 14 4 p.m

' SYDNEY DIRECT. jMoana j Satur. | Jan. 5 | 4 p.m ;

NELSON DIBECT. . jMapourika | Satur. | Dec. 29 1 11 p.m

PICTON AND NELSON. \ jBaoiing cargothrough to Blenheim

at 15s per ton.Takapuna | Satur. | Dec. 29 | 12.30p.mTakapuna j Tues. | Jan. 1| 12 30 p.m"Oonneoting with train for Blenheim at

6 p.m.NEW PLYMOUTH AND ONEHUNGA

FOE AUCKLAND.Connecting at New Plymouth with

through train from Wellington onTuesdays and Fridays.

Mapourika* | Satu.r | Dec. 29 | 11 p.mKotoiti I Thurs. | Jan. 3\ 5p.m"Calls Nelson, No New JPlymouthrargo.

V7ESTPOET, GEEY AND HOKITIKA,VIA PICTON AND NELSON.

Haupiri I Satur. | Dec. 29 |Mawhera_J^ed^|^a^_2_|J2:30p!m

GKEYMOUTH DIEECT.Wainui I Thurs. 1 Jan. B| 8 a.m

SAMOA AND FIJI(From Auckland.)

Eotokino I Tnes, 1 Jan. 22 1FOE EAKATONGA AND TAHITI

(From Auckland):Ovalau l^ues^J Jan._l.sJ

SUVA and LEVUKA(From Auckland):

Taviuni | Wed. | Jan. 16 |Pasaengers booked to West Australian

P°Berths will only be allottedto passen-gers on production of passage tickets at

kjaS^SS^* Messrs Hudd^Parker& Co.'s steamers Elingamite and

ES'v^HUTUU"

OTEAMEBS LEAVE NEW PLY-Si MOUTH asunder

(weather permitting) :—„ 4. "« I Fri I Deo. 28 | 9.46p.mBotoiti l^ri. x/

11 9.45 p.m

SSTiS ffitlS ijgj;

Auckland. : _^

KOTAL MaILjiTEAMEBS.~„. ..BAKAU."

6628 t0uB regg Webioii

_Commander ""

its*U x»«» »"d ply

month, about _._v » jflOl.

For freight«**»*>*£ *"W^tonN^eiWtaandDann.

IVA^ op THE PIANOFOBTETEACHER OF TB^ t_. Pr^tical fixftm. Trinity

Paßsed SeDlor

MBS (\VBDliJG SOUSE,

Ooa«ER oKFm^CBathroom andpiano.ancle.eryTerina moderate,

FOR PIPIRIKI.V. * «TpHE favorite , new

-«- steamer "Aotea."i^^sllsfflb* Wlll take up her runingon Tuesdays and Fri-wAi, 20thmßt., at7.30.

FARES TO PIPJRIKI-Singie. 1/6; JRetubn, 2/6.

SPECIAL CANOITsERVICE BEYONDPIPIRIKI.This canoe service to thetipperreachesbeyond Pipiriki is the only means bywhich the caves are rateable. THEFARE IS 2/6. The usull Tuesday andservice will be run during theholidays. B

Freight or passage apply toC. F. MILLWARD,

Agent,___ Taupo Quay, Wanganui.

V - /CHRISTMAS AND(SSp^vo^N. V> NEW TEAR

HOLIDAY EXCUR-

WANGAKXJI HIVER-New Zealand'so .Rhine.Steamers—"Ma-rm-nw." " Wairere," and

'■Ohu.u.."

GRAND EXTENDED SPECIALCHEAP TRIPS.

To " Paranui," and upperreaches beyond 'Pipiriki.Each trip ocoupying two days.

Connecting with special night trainfromIWellingtonon the 23rd and 30th.From Wanganui for extended upper

roaches trip—SUNDAY,December 30th, at 7 a.mNEW YEAR'S DAY, January l«t, 7 am

FARES RETURN 15/-Steamers return following days.

.The grandeur of the country abovePipiriki far excels anything on the lowerreaches*.

ForPipiriki everyTuesday and Friday,returning thefollowing days throughoutthe year.

Only our steamersrunregularly to thetipperreaches beyond Pipiriki.

Fareß toPipiriki, 2/6 return.Fares for ordinary upperreaches trips

to as far asManganui-o-to-ao, 6s extra.Asonly a limited number will be taken

onthe four EXTENDED upper reachestrips, early application for passages

; necessary.i A. HATRICK & CO.,1 Wanganui,I Or COOK & SONS.

The Occidental HairdressisgSaloon.

Pratt Bros.ABE now in a better position than ever

to supply their customers' require-ments. Our Saloon is fitted up to ensurecleanliness and oomfort to all patrocs. Weguarantee an easy shave and a finishedhaircut,

Ihe stook of Smokers' Requisites iscontinually being added to, We havemaderecent purchases in the following lines: —PIPES (In EndlefS Variety), POUCHES, 1RAZORS (Best Makes Only). j: Many lines too numerous to mention. JKaaors ground and set. A trial solicited. I

OCCIDENTAL HAIRDUESSINGSALOON,

PEATT BEOS.,Proprietors,

j Next Occidental Hotel, The Square.

S. THAOKEE,Boot and Shoe Importer,

THE SQTJAEE,

BEGS to announce that he has nowopenedup a

LARGEfAND VARIED SELECTIONOF

LADIES', CHILDREN'S ANDGENTS'. .

Boots and ShoesFor the Summer Season.

In all the latest and best shapes.

We have especiallya very choice selec-tion of Ladies' Tan Buttoned Boots and

1 American Buttoned and LaoeShoes at 8/6—marvellously cheap.

Ladies' Lace Walking Shoes from.4 6.Men's Nailed Shooters, splendidvalue,

8/6.Boots and shoes made to order and

repairedby practical tradesman atlowestprices.

Address—S, Thacker,-

Next Whtteford, Chemist.THE SQUARE.

CALL AT ICHAS. DAHL'S

WABEHOTSE, MAIN STBEET

General DraperyIK ALL DEFAETMBNTS.

Mnolenms and Floor MoilM.

Pleetroplate Ware

CABINETMAKER'S BUSINESS.

JOHJS""jONrES,(Lately of" Greytown, Wairtirapa.)

HAS started business as Cabinet-maker in Main-street, opposite

Courthouse.Prompt attention paid to all furniture

repairs.. A ASK FOR , w

NEW TARIFF ft . _ *'CHAMPION BLEND

{'■■f; OTHER PRICES: (

Ye Vs lM ¥z t/4 */6

i"m7wii?in To mm onJb-LUiliUU1 mortgage onTown and Country Properfcios.laterest 6% and 64%.

£1000 on Chattels in euma of £10and upwards.

Apply toO. E. WALDEWRAVE,

<asz>^z~ The Square I

BOOTS, SHOES, SLIPPERS AND LEGGINGS.

Largest Stock in Town.; SALE. 8AIM: ' SAIfE.,,

GIRLS' Canvas fchees from 1/11 BOYS' Strong Boots, nailed, 4/- IGirle' Good Lacs Boots, 7-13, from 4/8 80y..' Light Balmorals and Shooters 'Girls' Calf Boots from 6/- Boys' Walking Shoes froxn 4/-Gitla' Qiaos Boots from 6/6 Youiht' Light Balmovals' and SbootereGirls' Tan Boois from 5/11 Youths' Kip. Heavy Watertight^

Immense Stock to be Cleared,

NEW SEASON'S GOODS.ALSO— ;

STOCK PURCHASED FROM J. GRAOE:4 CO., AND OUR OSUALSELECTION.

Ladies' Kangaratta Laoe Boots 12/6 Ladies' GlaooLaoe Shoes from 5/6Ladiee1 Calf Walking boons from 8/6 LBdios' Blaofc 2 Strap Hboes from 4/6Ladies'MoroocoBoots, 11/- Ladies' Carpet Slippers from 2/-Ladies1 Tan Boots from 9/LI Ladies' Keal Glaoe Slipper'B from 6/6Ladies' American Boots from 11/6 Ladies' livening Shoesfrom 1/11

£4,500 OF BOOTS AND SHOES,I REDUCTION MUST BE MADE.

Gents' American Boota from 12/6 Gents' htreng Cookham Shooters, 17/6Gents'Shmme Shooteis Gents'Gol.Balmorals from 6/11I Gents'Kangaratta Boots from 18/6 Gents' Waiting-Shoes from 6/6Gents' Oxford Shoesfrom 8/6 Gents' Canvas Shoes, leather fronts, 5/6Gents'Calf Shooting Boots trom 16/6 Gents' Elastic Side Boots

I Gente TanBoots (latest ehadies) from 10/6 Gensa' Slippers, Leggings, etc.i Gonto Porpoise ShootingBoots Gents' Oanvaa Shoes 4/6Gents' Tennis Shcieß from 4/6 Genta 1 Blushers 4/6Gentß Strong Nailed Ehooleis from 9/- Leather Polishes, Nailß, etc., oka.

SALE. "sALeT SALE.

THE SQUARE,PALMERSTON NORTH.____^__

GOTO ." '\ ■ ■ . ■OF WELLINGTON,

Of\ A r*IT"RTTTT TITPPQI^UAUXIJD U IJul/JLJiiD9PALMEESTON N. BEANCH NEXT DOOE TO GEOYE'S,r

FOR ALL KINDS OF

VEHICLES-TTTILL be showing an extensive stock shortly. Premises now open.

A. C. BURR, Agent.

'H The present has been described as pre-eminently the ||HJ century of inquiry. . mM The constantand universal questionthat isechoed from M

m every side, is "Why?" Ask any of yourfriends why they M

\ m prefer Van Houten's Cocoa to any other, and one will Mm immediatelytellyou "it has the highestnutnkve value; Mm anotherwill reply "it is more easilydigested ana assimilated m,i thanother cocoas;" and a thirdwill probably answer 'it is ||, i perfect in flavor,and rich in healthystimulating properties. 1|i In reply to the question " Why ? " The Lancet says :— «|I "Van Houten's Cocoa yields a maximum proportion of the ||I 1 valuable food constituents of the bean." ralM Why is it the best for children, for mothers, and for Jfi B amlßelause it is rich in that digestible Albumen which MB 'nourishes thebody, and in the Phosphates which build up ||jV bonesand tissues; because itrepairs waste; and alsobecause ||! 0 you can get out of it more strength and nourishment than m

® HAVE YOU TRIED ||m^ VAN HOUTEN'S Eating CHOCOLATE? M

TO LET AND FOE SALE.

' SEA-SIDEJ[OLIDAYS"TO-LET—A FOUR roomed Cottage

on the beach at Foxton HealthResort, containing every requisite,(bedding and cutlery exeepted), goodcooking range and water. Apply W.Hambr, Pharmaceutical Chemist, Fox-ton.T7IOR SALE—33O acres, Fitzherbert,jj 9 miles from Paimerston North,metal road 130 acres in grass, 20 felled,ready to burn, house, trapshed, etc.,130 chains of 7 wire fencing, rent Is 3dper acre, lease 5 years to run, withpurchasing clause at £2 15s any time.Price for goodwill, 25s per acre. Applyat officeof this paper.

nnONKiNS' Linseed Emulsion posi--8 tively cures difficulty of breathing

and all chest complaints. Sold afi 1/6and 2/6 by E. Grove, The Cash Stores.

U O E SALE.Ji969 Acres

At Carnaryon, five miles from Rongotea,ten from Bulls. Splendid breedingcountry, and grows great crops ofiturnips.

All necessary buildings and fenceserected, and in good repair., The land is level, with a few ridgesthrough it, affording dr/, healthy camp-ing groundin the winter.

Soil is a black sandy loamA large number of sheep and lambs

haye been fattened on the property thisyear.

Owner leaving the Colony. Price £9.For further particulars apply to the

NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCAN-TILE AGENCY CO., Ltd.

Wanganui,Feilding orPaimerston North

Take it for your Liver's sake!

A USTRALIAN If UTUAL

T>ROVIDENT QOCIETT.

Naw Sealand Branch:HeadOffice, Customhouse Qn&y, Wellington.

Local Board of DirectorsThe Hon. Morgan S. Grace, M,D., C.M.G.,

M.L.C. (Chairman).The Hon. Charles J, Johnston, M.L.O.

(Deputy-Chairman).Alfred de Bathe Brandon,Esq.The Hon. Edward Richardson, C.M.G.,

M.L.O.John Duncan, Esq.

THE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST,ANDMOST PROSPEROUS

Australian Live Office and thhLARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIBK.

The only Mutual Ll£e Office which deolares\ A BONUS EVEEY YEAS -

%ho method of Valuation adoptedby thisSoclHy is of the moat Stringent Character

1and?i'insures a Larger Reserve to meet| liabilities than thatheld by any otherofficeI in the Australasian Oolomss.

ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS£14,500,000

(FOURTEEN AND A-HALF MILLLIONSTERLING).

ANNUAL-INCOME EXCEEDS- £2^00,000(TWO MILtIOHS) Stbbmng.

Polioiea in Force i.i ... «■♦ 134,484Bum Assured 4.' .. £41,726,041Osßh Bonuses Diviaed .. £7,726,170. BONUSES:Cash Bonus for one year, 1897, £449,268,

Yielding Reversionary Bonuses a.'aouDt-iag to £835,000.

Aftermaking Social Reserves.

' Cash Bonuses declaredfor last Five Yearsover Two Millions, yielding KaversioaaryBonuses.exceeding Four Millions.

ASSURE YOUB LIFE1IN THE

&.M.P. SOCIET2And Seoure a

BONUS EVERY YEAS.

Espenses of Management:

81 PEK CBNT ON THE TOTAL IN--2 COMB.

EDWABD W. LOWS,Easiden* Secretary,

Branch Office—CUSTOMHOUSE QUAY,

Wellington

IJL "lVpJßS'9*^- ifiSSI- n HERB BEER |EXIRACiffl V* Bottle will make 8 gallons || Giiill of Sparkling Beer. > S

StID »t *nt,.?'.'!l'?!!.!!i?ii!''?r?^!nMMll«l I

Morford Cottle,DENTIST.

HonoraryDental Surgeonto fche Hospital.[ Conplete Seis of Teethfrom

£8 3/-,Partial sets from 5s per tooth.

OtherDentists' -work re-modelled atsmallcost.

Teeth Filled -with Goldabb

GFABANTEED TEN TEAES.A NT number ofteeth cantoe taken out

X3L painlessly with Gas and Ether.This is \par excellence the best and safestAncßatheticfor all easesrequiring a largeflumber of extractions.

TelephoneNo, 52,

Wir/R.V. ■'Lloyd,Pupil of the late Mr J, E, Tripe)

SUEGEON DENTIST.Corner of Rangitikei Street and Cuba

Street.

MRLLOYD will makeconservativedentistry a special feature ofhis

work, ■■ .Artificial dentures in gold or

vulcanite at lowest prices.Complete sets from £3 3s. Partial

sets equallycheap.Stoppings from 2s 6d.Extractions 2s 6d and is.Dentistry in all branches\ CONSULTATION FEES.\ '< """"acancy for a Pupil.

&<g lA.G-AZINBS bound m any'JSd.l e^e 5y HAEU & EEBL-

BAEC LA V S.; SilkHandkerchiefs,1/- up Aprons, 6a, 1/- to 5/6 Boys Sana Suits, 3/11! . Linen do. 7d and 1/6 Silk Ties, 1/-,1/6,2/11 ' Boys' Khaki SuitsI Lawn do. 3d and 6d Lace Ties, 7|-d, 1/- to 8/11 Boys' Blouses, 1/11 up

Ladies' Hose, lO£d,1/- to 3/- Collarettes Boys' Suits, 3/11 to 17/6Kid'Gloves,1/11 to 4/11 Silks in all shades Men's White Shirts,4/3 upLisle Gloves,6d to 2/- Sash Eibbons, 9d, 1/- Ivlon'a Tennis Skirts,2/11 upSunshades,1/- to 12/6 Collars and Cuffs Working Shirts,1/11 to 4/6Umbrellas, 2/11 to 17/6 Embroidered Hose Straw HatsBelt Buckles, 6d, 9d, 1/- Veilings, Fallings Tweed Trowsers, 5/11 to 18/6Baskets, 2/6 to 4/11 Trimmed Hats Suits,19/6,21/-,27/6,to 55/-Perfume, 6d, 9d, 1/- Trimmed Toques Singlets, 1/11upWriting Cases, 2/- Ladies' Blouses, 1/11 up Handkerchiefs,63, Bd, 1/- to 1/6Hand Mirrors, 6d, 1/-, 2/- Undershirts. 3/9 up " Braces, 6d, 1/- to 3/6Purses, 6d, 1/- to 4/- Corsets in all shades Felt Hats (ali prices)Brushes, 1/-to 4/- Sailor Hats Men's Khaki SuitsCombs,4d to 1/- Children's Dresses Men's SilkHandkerchiefs,1/- upHelmets, 1/-; Swords,1/- Sun Hats and Bonnets Half-hosa,SS (to 2/6

| TO LET AND FOE SALE.

nnO LET-Convenient offices centrally 'JL situated, the Square. Apply to A.C. Burr.

nno LET—The premises lately occu-J_ pied by Messrs Holben & Kirk.

Apply Mhs Gibaut, Bangitikei-street.

TO SELL CHEAP—Twenty acres,all in grass and subdivided into

several small paddocks, and a good sub-stantial 7-roomed house and the usualoutbuildings and good" shelter trees, goodterms given, about eight acres leasegiven in with the above,half a mile fromAshhurst and one mile from creamery.Apply to D. D. Currie,Ashhurst.

TO LEASE—First-clt»BR dairyfarmatLevin ; homo and every con-

venience; carry 30 cows. For particularsapply " J.L." Post Office, Levin.

F"'" J~OR~SALE—A draught horse. Ap-ply H. Holland, Bunnythorpe. j

FOR SALE—Three acres of oats,cheap. Apply W. Cook, cooper, '■

Main-street.

FOR SALE—Farm 830 acres, all inthe best grass, carrying about 2000

sheep and 120 cattle. Property facingMain Road, close to township and rail-way station. First-class land. Only £9per acre, easy terms. Don't miss this,the cheapest farna ever offered. ApplyLomax & Co., the Square.

T>ICYCLES FOR HIRE—By tho|J3 hour, day, week or month, can be'had at Mr G. H. Scott's Cycle Depot.

A SEAL GOOD SPEC

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE — Thepremises now occupied by the

Massey-Harris Co. in Fitzherbert-street.Let for £1 per week. Apply to

J. R. MONTAGUE,The UniversalProvider.

WANTmTtO LEASE—Brickmak-mg plant;and business, all in good

working order, half mile from railwaystation. Apply to D. D. Currie,Ash-hurst.

FOR BALE—A bargain; 200 acres,2 miles from town, all in grass, 6

paddocks, dwelling and necessary build-ings, watered, suitable for dairying orsheep, immediate possession; price, "easy terms. Mowlem & Mowlem, theSquate. /

TO LEASE—General store and dwel-ling-house, large town, rent 30s

per week, turnover £260 per month,cash trade, must lease, call at once (18);blacksmith's business, only required,£10 week turnover,bargain (17). Hotels—If you want good house, call and wewill assist you part purchase, onlyhotel-brokers on the coast ; call and see lists.Lomax & Co., near Ross, Bon Marche,The Square. |T ADIES' desiring to obtain Dr. Faw-

-8 j cett's Accouchement Medicinesplease apply to Mrs 0. Snow,Bunny-ithorpe, who will send a full supply byreturn post for £1 Is. Local testimonialsacd all information given on applicationto Mrs C. Snow. Bunnythorpe.

FOR SALE—Section 7. Block XI,Arawaru, 506 acres, 300 felled and

in grass, 7| miles from Shannon. Abargain. Apply Hamerton andAndrew,Solicitors, Wellington.

FOR SALE—In Frits-street, 35 acres,all cleared and under the plough,

goodseven-roomedhouse, with necessarysheds and outbuildings. One of thechoicest properties in New Zealand. Anyreasonable terras given. Apply to O.■MeWiLMAMs, Family Hotel, Rangitikei-street.

FOR SALE—WeII improvedproperty,42 acres, 5 paddocks, mostly

ploughable; good 8-roomed house, waterlaid on ; flower garden, lawD,plantationsand orchard ; 1A mile from Bu'.nythorperailway station, creamery and school.Terras reasonable ; in conjunction withthe above property, a leasehold of 130acres adjoining could bo arranged, ApplyC. Snow, Bunnythorpe.

FOB SALE-A Fruit, Confectioneryand Wine Businefis in the Square.

Stock and fixtures ac valuation. " Applyto J.G. Anstee, Land Agent, the Square.

FOR LEASE—For term of years, orFor Sale—267 acres, well, grassed

and watered, six paddocks. Apply to Q.BayUs, Komako.

FORSALE— Housesandland, TerraceStreet; businesses everywhere ;

light spring cart ; quiet useful horse. A.Buchanan, Terrace Street.

FOR SALE—Or lease with pc. 500,1000 or 2000 acres bush land, 400

in gross, good grazing country; alsogoodwill of leases of 350 and 400 acres,fully improved, every convenience, to-gether or separately, suitable for sheep;or dairying. Apply Wm. Bramley,Raumai, Ashhurst.

WANTED KNOWN—Highest pricefor emptybottles in Paimerston

Is obtained at Gattsche's EagleBcewery, Rangitikel*street.

WANTED.

WANTED—A housemaid. Apply toMb3E. S. Abraham, Park Boad.

WANTED—A kind person to takecharge of a child. Apply by

latter to F.T. Stamdasd oifiee.

WANTED KNOWN — That J. B.Clarkson having engaged a com-

petent Cycle Engineer is prepared toundertake repairs of every description.Tyres and sundries at lowest prioes forcash. City Cycle Depdt, 2 doorafromthe Firebell.

WANTED KNOWN—We have aquantity of table and picked

!Derwent seed potatoes on hand. —IBropny, Mowlsm & Williams, Auc-tioneers.

ANTED KNOWN—That G. H.Scott can take ladies' second-

hand machines efany make in part pay-ment of 1900 Daytons. Address : TheSquare; or P.Q.'Box86.

WANTED—60 tram or spring-carthorses, broken or unbroken.

Apply E. Stevenson, Bsngitikei street.

WANTED OJOWN—SoId by store-keepers and ironmongers, the

Eclipse Concentrated Codlin MothSpecific and Stsale Insecticide. Now isthe time to spray, thus ensuring cleantrees and sound fruit. Price 2a perbottle, which will make 75 gallons. Avaluable remedy. Manufactured byHarrowby & Knight, Seedsmen,Ridg-way Street,Wanganai.

WANTED KNOWN—-That J. MNeno has houses to let and for

sale in Grey-street.DIMOCK & CO. are buyers "of

« Bacon Pigs ; first quality only ;price 3|d per lb, cash on delivery. Themarket now demands first quality bacononly, therefore, toinducefeeders tofinish

1off their pigs better we have decided togive (till further notice) per lb aboveadvertised prise to the supplier whosends the best quality gs each week.

'\&f ANTED KNOWN—Bicycle Re-wv pairs, Building and Enamelling

quickly and thoroughly executed byompetent mechanics. Tjres all sizesG. H. Soott. next The Bon Marcbe

WANTED KNOWN—Tonkins' Lin-seed Emulsion is without a doubfc

the best of all advertisedpreparationsforcoughs and coldsin New Zealand.

WANTED TO BUY —Fungus,copper, zinc and lead. Highest

price given. Apply Hum Keb & Oo.iMain-street,near Eailwav Station.

f\ RAPE WjINE, 12s and 24s per doz.\JT Gooseberry, Elderbery, ParsnipandPineapple Wine, 5s and 10s per doz.Also, new season's Flower andVegetableSeeds,Id and 3d per packet at J. Q.Anstee's, the Sqtfare.

-r Tin- It : i ■" i. - . ~,,«*!" Ul'.'>Wi'iir»"--'

WANTED KNOWN—That we have ..appointed Mbs J. H. Andsrson,

of the Eegistry Office, our agent, andany orders left with her will receiveprompt attention and be returnedquickly. A. Robertson, Perth DyeWorks, Ghuznee-street, Wellington (lateof Nelson). Ladies' dresses, men'solothes and every description of dyeingand cleaning flone.^WANTED KNOWN—Thab you can

furnish a four-roomed cottagecomfortably for £19 sa, by dealing withE. A. Eadb & Co.. Furnis lers, nearlyopposite Railway Station, Main-street,Palmerston North. Bee the window.

WANTED KNOWN—J.B. Olarkson,of the City Cycle Depot, has jasfc

landed 100 Acetylene Gas Lamps ofdifferentmakes, and also large lines ofsundries of every description. Inspectioninvited. Address, The Square, oppositeUnion Bank,

HOESES. HOUSES. HORSES.HORSES.

WANTED KNOWN-—lf you want ahorpe or any description ring up

Hoult & Sons, Feilding, or write. Wedon't want any money until you have .sried the horse. Hire will be charged *■

should no sale takeplace. We also havevehicles of every description we willhire, exchange, buy or sell vehicles ororses.

WANTED KNOWN.

TIHAT J. T. WATSON, Stationer,X Feilding, has been appointedSoleAgent ior the district for Weldon'aPatterns, Any pattern poßtedon receiptof 15 stamps.

WANTED KNOWN—That Harty'sSupper ana Refreshment Kooms

are open tillmidnight every day. Friedfish,oysters, ham and eggs, hot pieß andall otherrefreshments always obtainable.Oysters arrive every Tuesday andFriday. H. K. Hasty. Fruiterer andjConfectioner, the Square.

WANTED KNOWN — That nobicycle^ are too bad to be mads

as good as new at the Manawatu CycleWorks by C. A Bergersen, machinist,

|next the Army Barraoks.

Boer War.SYDNEY'S Gil T TO BADEN-

POWELL.(By ElectricTelesrape—Coptbioht.)

Pjjb Press AssociationSydney, December 28.

Sir Alfred Milnor has cabled that hepresented thechargers sent by Sydney toLiaut.-General Baden-Powell in pre-sence of the Australian forces, Mrs andMiss Baden-Powell and many othors.The recipientwas muchpleased with thegift, which was generally admired.

EX-PRESIDENT KRUGER.

London, December 27,MrKruger hasceased to confidein the

Dutch Government,and retuaes to dis-oloso his intentions for the future.

RETURNED COLONIALS.Frkmantle, December 27

The Orizaba, which arrived to-dayfrom London, brought a number of ro-turning soldiers, but no New Zea-landers.

THEIR SECOND WIND.Adelaide, December 27.

Nine recovered Imperial Bushmen arereturning to South Africa.

TIDINGS OP DE WET.London, December 27

British troops under Major-GoneralKnox, Colonels Pilchor, Baxter andWhite arc engaging GoneralChristianDe Wet near Leuwkop, on the OrangeBiver Colony railway, duo west ofSenekal.

De Wet hopes to break through hiaopponents to tho southward.

MARTIAL LAW.London, December 28J

Martial lawhas been proclaimed atBeaufort West andCarnarvon,in North-ern Capo Colony.

YEOMANRY IN TROUBLE.

London, December 28.Unofficial telegramsstate thatportion

of a squadronof: Yeomanry, while pur-suing invaders in tho directionof Preis-ka, was entrappedby the enemy. Tenwere wounded. All the men were sub-sequently released, minus horses andsaddles.

IKE PURSUIT.London, December 28,

Lord Kitchener is at Pretoria. Hereports that the eastern column whichinvaded Cape Colony has been headedoff and pursued in the directionof Ven-terstadt. The western column has beenheadednorthwards through Steynsburg.

CAPE COLONY REBELS.

London, December 28,A comrnaudo of rebels,; anticipating

General Dc Wet's defeat, enteredCapeColony to the eastward of Bethulie andthen melted away.

Some of the men composing the com-mando are declared rebels. They allbelieve that if captured fighting inOrange River Colony or the Transvaalthey willbe shot, but that if they sur-render in Cape Colony they will beamenableto the treason law.

GeneralDe Wet, CommandantHaas-brock and Mr Steynrecently conferred,and decided to surrender the rebels pro-vided they are notpunished themselves,and the other leaders are not deported.

RAISING SCOTTISH HORSE.Sydney, December 28,

A cable received by Lord Hopetounfrom the Marquis of Tullibardine hasbeen distributed amongst the variousGovernments,stating that South Africais raising a regiment of Scottish Horse,and asking if Australia can send 150Scotchmen. They will be suppliedwithhorses, saddles, and rifles on arrival attheir destination, and nrust startwithina fortnight for Durban. The pay willbe at the rate of os per day forprivates.The men will be engagedforsix months,and, if they wish, willbe dismissed atJohannesburg. They can appoint theirown officers.

THE LATEST.THE BOER RAID.

Received December 29, at 9.1 a.m.London. December 28.

Lieut.-Coloncl H. M. Grenfell,who isfollowing an invading column of sevenhundred Boers under CommandantKrwitzinger, reports that tlio invadersare constantly retiring. When pressedthey ultimately made a detour andabandoned a Maxim and gun carts.

The 9th Lancers attempted tooutflankthe enemy, but failed and sustainedeight casualties. The woundedincludedLieut. Lord Hamilton Temple andColonel Blackwood,

Commandant Kruitzinger capturedsixteen members of Brabant's Horse.

A big commando with 160 wagons isin Vrybcrg district trekking westward,They crossed the railway at Brussell'ssiding, south of Vryberg.

About 270 Boers crossed the line atSaltpans.

A GALLANT DEFENCE.A force of Police at Boksburg, gal-

lantly held 200 Boers at bay, repellingtheir attacks till reinforced fromJohannesburg. Tke enemy then re-treated.DISPUTE. BETWEEN THE WAR

AUTHORITIES.When Major-General Sir H. E. Col-

ville was ordered home in consequenceof his refusal to go to tlie assistance ofColonel Spragge's Yeomaury in SouthAfrica in July last, shortly after theicapture of the Irish. Yeomanryat Lind-ley, an enquiry was held at the WarOffice whichresultedinliisreinstatementin the command of tke infantry atGibraltar. Sir Evelyn Wood, Acting-Commander-in- Chief, now requiresMajor-GeneralColville to resign. ThisColville declines to do, and lie is return-ing to England. ■

The Times suggests' the seriousness ofthe Hon. St. John Brodriok, the new JSecretary for War, overriding the de-'cision of the Marquis of Lansdowno,tkeformer Secretary for War, itnless freshevidence hag been obtained justifying

I such, a step.

CENSORSHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA.The censorship imposed upon the war

correspondentin South Africa seems atlast to have fairly exhausted thepatienceof their employers, and if hard wordscan make any impression upon themilitary authorities they will Berioualyconsider tho propriety of issuing freshinstfuotionsto the official who delight's

in withholding every line of news fromtho public. The Capo Times is par-ticularly severeon tho" CzarinKharki,"as it calls the censor, and if thisgentleman's representative at Do Aaris no worse than his master wecan easily understand that our contem-porary should be annoyed. It seemsthat the correspondent of the Times atthis place having ascertained that thoWelsh Regiment had beenout ono night,and that it had discovered a small partyof the enemy behind somekopjes, wrototho following messago to his paper: —■" Welsh out last night. Rumoured smallparty of enemy behind kopjes." Onewould havo thought that an innocentmessage of this sort would have beenpassed without a moment's hesitation,but when it came under tho notice of thedeputy-censor ho sent for the writer andordered him to loavo the town at onoe.Tho correspondentprotested against thisperemptoryproceeding, but was plainlygiven to understand that if ho didnot depart by the next train he wouldbo arrested, and removed by thopolice. Having no option in the matterhe packed up his few belongings andleft, abandoning a business that wasbringing him in .£4OO or £500 a year. Ifthis sort of thing was necessary to facili-tate the operations of the British arms itwouldbo reasonable enough, but no ono'can imagino that tho publication of sucha message as tho ono we have quotedcould havo the slightest influenoo on thoprogross of tho campaign. It does notgreatlymatter to the Boer levies opera-ting along the VaalRiver what is takingplace at any other part of the theatreofwar, and if it did, woknow only too wellthat the information oould be, and is,conveyed to them without reference towhat is published in the newspapers.The person who imagines that De Wetderives his information from the dailyPress must be very simple indeed. DeWet and all theBoer generals know yerywell that it is intendedto garrison everytown in the Orange River Colony andthe Transvaal, and to hurry andworry the roving moonlighters aslong as a gang remains in the field.They know, too, tho looality of everyBritish force in South Africa, and itdoes not, as the Cape Times says, re-quire a little tin god at De Aar to with-hold news of actual and accomplishedfacts to deceive them as to the dißposi-ti6n and intentions of the British forces.The censor has probably done farmore harm than good by preyentingthe publication of tho truth about thewar, and we are not sure that it wouldnot be better for tho credit of thenation if his office wore abolishedaltogether.

GALLANT NEW ZEALANDERS.TrooperJ, J. Heasley, who wasone of

the party of New Zealanders whoreturnedby the Moana, received a greatwelcome on arriving home at Ashburton.In its report of the speech made byHeasley at a reception given, the Ash-burton Guardian says ; —" After the re-liefof Rustenburg the Third Contingentwas ordered to join General Carrington,but the latter almost immediately aftersent word that we could hold our own,and so with Baden-Powell they startedin pursuit of De Wet. They had askirmish at Commando Nek. Duringthe night all hands wore ordered' tokeep silent, and no fires were to be lit,expecting anengagement next day. Thenext morning a great consultation tookplace between all our generals, and ittranspired that De Wet had escaped.They thenmade for the CrocodileRiver,the Roughs were ordered to sent out apatvol to reconnoitre a pass. There hadbeen a differenceof opinion among thecommanders as to the likelihood of theenemy being concealed there. He (thespeaker) was one of that party. At thistime Lieut. Tucker was acting-captain.The nineteen comprising-the party madefor the pass, and were almost satisfiedthat they were on a wild-goose chase,when suddenly 2000 Boers presentedthemselves and opened with volleys.The Roughs, of course, as was theirduty, retired. Perham was shot, anddiedimmediately. The speakerreceiveda wound in the foot, and his horse hadboth legs broken. He endeavoured toget away on foot, but immediately re-ceived two bullets, one in each thigh,which brought him down. He remainedwith the dead and wounded until thefight ended and the ambulance oame.The Boers ordered the wounded to betaken to their laager, and, although abreach of modern warfare, they went.However, the field-cornet leleased themat night. During the fight Corp. Ryan,ofChristchurch, performed a gallantdeed,although under a heavy fire, at whichthe horses jibbed. Ho returned with re-mounts for the horseless and wounded.As showing the comradeship which ex-isted, Trooper Harper had offered totakehim (the speaker) on his horse atthe risk of his life, the Boers being only30yds distant, but he would not allowhim, and toldhim to clear for his life.He considered that a great sacrifice.(Applause.) The V.C. was veryhard tosecure, and he'felt sure that many de-serving cases missed observation. BothRyan and Harper's actions deserved re-cognition. (Applause.) Hewaspleasedthat Lieut. Tucker had distinguishedhimselfthat day. The burials next daymadematters very sad for the contin-gents. With this incident his experi-ences of the war had closed, and he saidthat although, wounded he would nothave missed the opportunityfor all NewZealand,and would willingly rerutn ifneeded."

JOTTINGS.Captain Earl Johnston (eldest son of

the Hon. C. J.'Johnston, of. Wellington)is with the North StaffordshireRegimentin jJohannesburg.' His brother, Lieut.Guy Johnston,who left Wellington withtheFourth Contingent, is now attachedto the RoyalArtillery. When last heardof by his parents he was at Zeerust.

A representative of the Absent-minded Beggar Fund on his arrivalattlie Transvaal Hotel, Pretoria, found asealedcigar box with, a slot in it, and alarge card on which, was written,"Branch of 'Daily Mail' Absent-minded Beggar Fund." The box teon-tains about £20, and was started by aRussian doctor, who was with the Rus-sian Boer AmbulanceCorps throughoutthe war.

In a large store in Pretoria a hundredtons of gifts for soldiers are lying un-delivered. A portion are addressed toindividualsoldiers by theirfriends, andthere are many large cases, sent out bypublic bodies and commanding officersof regiments for use of the men. Thegifts began to accumulate in CapetownFebruary, were subaepuentlyremoved toDurban, and are now at Pretoria.Some of the addresses are dead, andothers have gone home. The deliverieswere few,and the majority of the giftsnever reached their destination. Thegiftswerebrought out free, on the offerof the Government;those which weresent through the Post office have mostlybeen delivered.

The Commonwealth.(By Electric Telegraph.--Copyright.)

(Per Proas Association.)Melbourne,Doeember28.

Th« Hon. J. Frost, member of theCapoCabinet,withMrs and MissFrost,and the Hon. F. R. Moor, Minister for'Native Affairs in Natal, who representtho two coloniesat the Federal celebra-tions, have arrived .here.

Adelaide,December 28.The inauguration of the Common-

wealthwill be marked by tho commuta-tion of portions of prisoners' sentences.

Mblboubnb, December 28.The Ago says that no one can complain

that the Commonwealthwill be begunfoobly. Protectionists ought tofeelpar-ticularly satisfied,forjtho team, as atpre-sent understood, is the strongest thatcould bo put together in the interest ofAustralian industry.

Stdnbt, December 28.There are no frosh developments in

connection with the Fedoral Ministry.Sir JohnForrest, the Hon C. C. King-ston, and Mr Deakin havo arrivedandhave had a long consultation with MrBarton.

The ereotion of tho arches and otherdecorations in connection with thoprocession is still in a baokward state,but tho various committees and an armyof mon are at workand hopoto completetho work in time.

Brisbane, December 28.Private advices from Sydney state,

that Sir Samuel Griffith will bo offeredthe Fodoral Chief Justiceship.

Accidents and Fatalities.A young man named Mark Liokfold,

son of Mr Mark Lickfold, of Pahiatua,was drowned while crossing the PutiRiver, near Kawhia, last week.

A houso at Burraga, New SouthWales, occupied by a miner namedGeorge Morton, caught fire. Morton,who was asleep in the house, was soseverely burned that he died on thefollowing day.

A daughter of Mr John Reidy, of theRailway Hotel, Wellington (New SouthWales), had a miraculous esoape fromdeath. In companywith several otherchildren, she was playing about a well,into whi6h she fell a depth of 60ft.

It is feared that a man named JohnFreeman, in the employ of the WeatportCoal Company, has been drowned in theharbour. Freeman,with two othermen,rowed out to the hulk Alameda on theevening of Boxing Day, and lighted thelamps. On returning, theparty mooredtheir boat alongside the Glasgow Wharf.Freeman then went hometohis lodgingsat Banks Terrace, Mount Cook,leavingthere again about 8 p.m. with the inten-tion of returning to the hulk. Sincethen he has not been seen or heard of,and the fears for hie safety are increasedby the fact that the boat he used hasbeen found ashore atPetone. The waterin the harbour was veryrough onBoxingnight, and it is thought the boat musthave been swamped andcapsized.—Post.

On Monday last a three-year-oldchilda son of Mr Palmer ofWaituna, strayedaway from hia parent's house to theroad, where a passing vehicle, loadedwith wool,passed overhis thigh. Thethigh was broken and severely bruised.The little sufferer is under the care ofDr Charlton.—Star.

A party of youngpeople who were outfor a holiday drive on Boxing Day hada narrow escape from a serious accidentwhen coming down the hill betweenOkehu andKai Iwi (says the WanganuiChronicle). The vehicle they were inwas a four-wheeledwaggonette, and ondescending the steep slope at a rapidpace—due to the horses being unable tokeep the vehicle back—a young ladysitting next the driver, in a moment offright, caught hold of the reins. Thishad the effect of pulling horses andvehicle over the bank and a capsizeresulted. Fortunately, assistance wasat hand, and they were quickly got backon to the road, when it was found thatall the party had miraculously escapedwith a few bruises and sprains.

There was a narrow esoape from aserious accident at Normanby on Wed-nesday evening. A Maori woman,accompaniedby a little child, was drivingthrough the township in a buggy, whenthe bridle came off the horse. Theanimal startedoff, the child was thrownout of the vehicle when in front of MrCanning's store, and the runaway con-tinued its course, rounding Lenehan'scorner at a furious pace. Crossing therailway line the horse fell, and thewomanwas pitched out violently. For-tunately neither woman nor child wasinjured. The horse got up again andjumped a wire fence,continuing its wildcourse through paddocks, the buggybeing still attached, finally ooming to astandstill between two logs, the vehiole,despite the knocking about it hadreceived, being little the worse.—Star.

A nasty accident happened to Mr W.Ebbett's little son Nelson on Monday(says the WoodvilleExaminer). He andsome companions were gathering fire-wood to burn the carcase of a horse MrEbbefcfc had shot, and by some meansyoung Ebbett got his fingers on to a treejusfc as another boy, Riches, was chop-ping ifc with a tomahawk. Ebbett hadthe third finger of the left hand nearly,severed. Dr Milne attendedthe suffererand deemed it advisable to amputatethe finger.

The guard on the Napier express hada narrow escape at Woodvillelast Satur-day. He was stepping on to the guard'svan, and somehow slippedon some chaffwhich was scattered about the platform.He managed to retain hia hold, and wasdraggedon to the van.

Chinese War.By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]

(Per Press Association.)London, December 28.

Tho Chines* Peact* Envoys are urgingthe Emperor to accept the terms em-bodied in tho Joint Note from theforeign Ministors, the Imperial palacesand tho |tombs of tho Emporors beingin the hands of tho ullios, who arcunanimousand determined.

Count yon Waldorsoo has sent 1600troops to scour the country betweenTientsin, and deal with' the remnant ofBoxers who fled from Tsochau afterGeneral Bailloud's victory.

The Germans and Japaneseare deal-ing with pirates and Boxers botweenTientsin and Taku.

' American troops are investigating thorecent destruction by fire or Catholicmissions eastwardof Pekin. *Colonel Tulloohis roturningtodestroytowns to the north-east of Pekin. Jxepreviouslyvisitedand cleared thoBoxersfrom these towns, but they have sincebecome tho headquarters of theBoxers.

Chinese junks laden with stores arebeing assembled at Woosungwith thointention of blocking tho channel intothe Yang-tse in case of omorgency.

THE LATEST.Received December 29, at 9.24 a.m

London, December 28,Major-General Cummins,with eleven

hundred men, two guns and a pom-pom,are stationed at Yangstun protectingthe railway against the Boxers.

J.C.Williamson's DramaticCompany.

The now definitely arrangedadventofMr J. C Williamson's Dramatic Com-pany to Palmerston for a throe nights'season, commencing at the TheatreEoyal on Friday next, January 4th,should be hailed with dolight by theresidents of town and district. It is-notoften that wo have an opportunity ofreceivingvisits fromorganisationswhichoccupy tho leadingplace in the theatri-cal world, tho coat of transitfor largeorganisations being a great obstacle totheirfrequent visita to inlandtowns, butMr Williamsonhas decidedto test thisroute with one of his biggest attractionswith a view of subsequent alterationsof routefor all his companies. No betteropportunity could have been chosen togive a fair tost of the support likely tobe given, then tho seeding of this Com-pany, which has been designated bysouthern critics the strongest and mostpowerfulDramatic Company oversentontour, whilst the plays chosen forpresentation here have achieved suchfame throughout the Colonies thatalready their names are familiar toalmost everyone, althoughthey willbeplayed for the first time here. OnFriday—the first night, January4th—Wilson Barrett's remarkable, nobleplay, " The Sign of the Cross,"will bestaged. We doubt whether there haseverbeen a play written thathas causedsuch a furore than this fine work.Throughout the civilised world it hasbeen translated into evory language andhas achieved a success which has neverbeen equalled. It has drawn to thetheatre not merely the mere eeekorafter amusement, but also thethinking portion of the community,the clergy and the laity of everycreed. On Saturday. January sth, thefamous Napoleonic semi-historicalspectacular play, "A Eoyal Divorce,"will be staged with all the splendorwhich is part and parcel of the play.On Monday, January 7, the equallyfamous drama "Trilby" will be pre-sented. Tlie Company which willinter-pret these plays here numbers 42artists, amongst whom we find suchwell-known names as Mrs Edith Crane,Mr Tyrone Power, Mr Cecil Ward,MissesLillianWheeler,Florrie Gleeson,Hetty Muret,Ethel Guller,Annie Cobb,M. Hill,Mina Eochester,Frances Grant,Messrs Cyril Kcightloy, J. W. Hazlitt,Oily Deering, Carden Wilson, VictorDougall, W. Eosevear, Arthur Lissant,E. Staveley, E, D. Pitcher,E. G. Foster,W. G. Fernside and numerous others.Special

_scenery expressly built fromthe original models to suit stages of all

sizes, as well as all thebeautiful originalwardrobe will be used as in the metro-politan theatres.

The box plans will be on view atMr Park's.

CABLE NEWS.(By Electric Telegraph-y-Copyright.)

(Per Press Association.)ALAEM IN A THEATEE.

London,December 27.During a performance of the panto-

mime at the Grand Theatre, Islington,the scenery caught fire and fell blazingon to thestage. Therewas amomentarypanic and a rush to the doors.

The orchestra, however, played theNational Anthem, the fire was extingui-shed and confidence restored, and theperformance of the play was gone onwith.

DESTEUOTIVE GALES.A destructive gale has been experi-

enced at Lewes, the most northerly ofthe OutwardHebrides.

Three lighthouse-keepers at FlannanIslands, a small group to the west ofLewes, have been swept away.A NEW MILITABY INVENTION.

Pahis, December 27.General Andre, Minister of War, de-

livereda startling speech at Beaume, inthe east of France, in which he hintedthat while theFrench Government wasnegotiating for the purchase of another

|invention..by M. Turpin, the inventer ofimelinite, a Nationalist newspaper re-vealed to the world what he was doing.The invention was calculated to place

IFrance at the head of nations.! The Minister added that he was sorryhe was unable to try the writer of thearticlecontaining the revelationfor trea-son.

SUSPENSION OF A BANK.London, December 27.

The Cheque. Bank has suspended pay-ments. [This is a joint stockinstitutionwith a subscribed capital of £217,200,in£5 and £1 shares, of which £83,822ispaid up. There is a reserve fund of£5000. "At thelast returns availabletheshares were not quoted in the market,

Iand no dividend was paid for the lastcompleted year.]THE INDIAN AEMY.

The Indian Government is organisingand trainingmountedinfantry.THE ANTWERP STRIKE.

Brussels, December 27.Ihe wholecivic guard of Antwerp hasbeen called out to suppress the dockers'strike.THE DREYFUS CASE._ Paeis, December 28/ColonelPicquart, writing to the Pre-mier, M; Waldock-Eoussoau, declines toaccept the annesty in connection with theDreyfus caso provided under tho An-nesty Bill, and demandsjudicialrehabili-tation.

A violent articloby M, Rochefortwith

reference to tho sentence on Gomrnan"danfc Cuignefc has evoked from CaptainDreyfus an appoai to the Governmentfor a fresh inquiry. He states that hewill neverrest until there is legal rocog-uition of Mb innocence.

Obituary.DOWAGER LADY CHURCHILL.[By Electric Telegraph-—Copyright]

(Per Presß Association.)London, December 27.A CourtCircular has been issued from

Osborne,the Queen's marine residoncoin the Isle of Wight, announcing thesudden deathof Dowager Lady Church-ill, who for nearly half a contury hadbeen a devoted and intimate friend of.the Queen. Although Her Majesty issorelygrirved,herhealthhas notBufforedfrom the shock.

LORD ARMSTRONG.London, December 27.

Tho deathis announcedof Lord Arm-strong, aged 90.

[Lord Armstrong has beon oneof thogreatest inventors of the century. Bornat Newcastlo-on-Tynoin 1810, no spenthis early life in a solicitor's office,andultimately became partner to hifl em-ployer. But thebent ofhis mind lay inother direction;;. In 1840 ho produceda much improvedhydraulic engine, andin 1845 thehydrauliccrane. In 1842hebrought to perfection his apparatus forproducing electricity from fiteam.About 1846 ho and a number of friendscommenced thoElswick Engine works,in tho suburbs of Newcastle. This ha«since grown to an enormous concern,and employs somothing like 20,000workmen. But it is from tho gunwhichbears his name thatArmstrong inbest known. Its essential feature i«that thebarrel is built up of successivecoils of wrought iron, welded round amandrel into a homogeneous majss ofgreat tenacity, thebreachbeingspecially,strengthenedon similarprinciples. Theeffoct of th« invention upon tho rangeand lightnessof cannon was revolution*ary. The British Government decidedto secure the rights of all Armstrong'sinventions for the nation, and up to1863 there existedan actual partnershipbetween tho Government and tho greatElswick firm! Armstrong wasknightedin 1858, and appointed Chief Engineerof Rifled Ordnance. Siiice tho expiryof tho agreement the firm has greatlyextended its business and has suppliedmany foreign states with guns, and hasalso beon largely patronisedby the Bri-tish Government. Armstrong's reputa-tion and commercial success dependedlargely upon his skill as a constructorof hydraulic machinery. In 1863 howas President of tho British Associa-tion, and 1882President of the Institu-tion of CivilEngineers; Cambridge andOxford have conferred honorary degreesupon him; and he has been admitted amember of several foreign knightlyorders. In 1887, the yearoftheQueen sJubilee, he was raised to tho Peerage asBaron Armstrong.]

It is with regret that we announce thedeath of Professor W. Michell Clarke,ofthe Canterbury College, Chrißtchurch.The late Professor Clarke was distin-guished for his acquaintance withmodern languages, and had been en-gaged in Paris and in Bedford,England,as a teacher of French and German.

Professor Clarke was the son of Dr.Mitchell Clarke, of Bristol, England,who was aij M.A. of Caius College,Cambridge. Tho professor was thirty-eight years of age, and two years agomarried the thirddaughterof the Hon.Dr Grace,M.L.C.,at whoseresidence hedied yesterday, the cause of deathbeingpiabetes.

Wedding ThatCost £20,000.; The weddingof Louise Pierpont Mor-gan, daughter of Pierpont Morgan, thewell-knownfinancier and multi-million-aire, to Herbert Livingston Satterlee,which took place atSt. George'sChurch,New York, on November 15, was one ofithe most brilliant social events of theyear.

The church was packed, fully a billiondollars being represented among the>2,500 invited guests.

Thebride wore a superb Worth gownof white sathi covered with exquisitepoint d'Alencon. Dr Eaiusford officiated.

The ceremony was followedby a re-ception at the Moi'gan Mansion, inThirty-Sixth-6treet. The floral decora-tions in the church and residence sur-passed anything before witnessedinNewYork. Orchids, roses, and tropicalflowers were used with lavish profusion.The wedding-cake weighed nearly aquarter of a ton.

Enormous crowds surrounded thechurch, police reserves being needed tokeep order. The bridereceived 400 pre-sents of gold and silver plate, jewellery,etc., estimatedto be worth d520,000. MrMorgan presented his daughter with adiamond tiara, collar, and corsade offabulous value, and a country house ad-joining his estate on Hudson Eiver.

The bride's trosseau, which cost afortune,includes several gowns trimmedwith cloth of gold, precious stones, andthe rarest antique laces. The total costof the wedding is estimated at over£20,000.

The bridegroom has no fortune. Hois a member of a New York law firm, be-longs to one of the old Dutch families,and is a nephew of Dr. Satterlee,Bishopof Washington.

Luck in KlondikeA family of poor Polish Jews who in

1593 emigratedvia Liverpool,travellingsteerage on tlioGallia, have had the re-wardof their toil. After working on anunprospected piece of ground in theKlondike for some time, they havestruck an old river bed, and are takingout gold to the value of £400 or £500 aday by theprimitive methodof "rock-iug." The lucky folk, whoso name isGunzberg, have refused an offer of£50,000for their property. There areothers not doing so well. The Indiansalong theYukon are dyingin great num-bers. Prospectors havefound wholevil-lages depopulated. As forDawgon City,although the number of steamboatsvisiting there with merchandise is fivetimesas many as last year, provisionsare almost as dear. Potatoes are Isper lb.5 sugar Is per lb., butter 45., milk2s per tin, and eggs 6s per dozen. Thobarber still charges 2s for a shave, 4sfor a hair-cut, and the same for a bath.The Canadian Government has at lastordered the gambling houses to close.It is quite a common sight to see severalthousand dollars won or lost—generallylost—in an hour. One prominentofficial lost £5000 one night last week.The gambling saloons will Ire closednext spring.

THE MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1900.2

U.EC.A.GROCERY DEPARTMENT.

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This department is about to be re-arranged, and during theurocess of tak-ing stock havo eorted out a quantity ofoddments, whish inchides Tea Sets. Weare prepared to place these before ourcustomers at prices never before at-tempted in Palmerston.

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Tom, or Geneva6 bottles Ale or Stout

DUNEDIN XXXX BOTTLED ALEAND STOUT.

Out of 8 exhibits at the A. &P. Show,1894, 1895, 1896, we secured the follow-ing awards, viz :—5 Firsts, 2 Seconds,1Highly Commended. On Bale 8s 6d perdoz. quarts.

Justarrived—NewCurrants,New Sul-tanas, New Elemes. New Figs, &o.- J. A. NASH, Manager.

A Useful XmasGift. .

3{\f\ BAILWAT BEGULA-\J\J TORS,

ONE PRICE, "7/11 EACH,

; AT

MONTAGUE'S ARCADE.A Buarameß with every wattstu

Wm, Park's.GEAND ANNUAL

XMAS BAZAAKIS NOW OPEN.

XMAS CARDS and OALENDAES!BOOKS!

ANNUALS 1 .FANCY GOODS 1

CHINA and GLASSWARE !

ELECTBO PLATE!LEATHER GOODS 1

TOYSI

JAPANESEGOODo!

TENNIS MATERIAL !

CRICKET GOODS 1

CROQUET SETS !

DIARIES FOR 19011

Open o'clock each evening up toXiuss Eve.

Wm. Park,THE SQUARE.

JOHN G. SWALLOW,Bookseller & Stationer,

THE SQUARE,Opposite the Bank of Australasia.

Telephone No. 90.

WAS A FURTHER SUPPLY OF

XMAS CAKDSfrom Id upwards.

Assortment of DOLLS, from 6d to 9s.'

Ladies' and Gent's Purses and Pocketbooks, from 6d each.

Fancy Photo Frames (all sizes) from Is.

" Coloured Crayons, from Id to 2/6 box.A big stock of the latest

WORKING TOYS.Workbaskets, Workboxes, Writing

Desks, Inkstandsand Gents' TravellingOases. Cigar and Cigarette Cases,Ladies' and Gents' Card Cases, Glove,Handkerchief and Collar Boxes, WallBrackets, etc.

EEWAED and PRESENTATIONBOOKS.

LATEST VIEWS of WANG-ANUIKIVER,

Suitable for sending home-.

BIRTHDAY BOOKS.Bibles, Prayers and Mymns.Boys' and Girls' Own Annuals, Chums.

"Master Christian" now to hand.

DIARIES FOR 1901-ALL SIZES.Typewriters cleaned, adjusted and

aligned.

Open every evening until 10 o'clock,including Christmas Eve.

OHEISTMAS PRESENTS[ AND

NEW YEAR GIFTS.

ME S. ABKApjfSBEGS to inform the general public

that lie has opened up a large andwell assorted stock of

Fancy Goods and Jewellerypurchased by mm whilst in England

suitable for PRESENTS.Also, —1500 PIECES OF THE LATEST

PIANO MUSIC.All to be sold at the LOWEST PRICES.

INSPECTION INVITED.

Being a direct importer all middlemen'sprofits are saved to the purohasor,

A large stock of

Watches Chains, Rings, etc.,(Both new and second hand),

TO BE SOLD CHEAP.

;S. ABEAHAMS,THE SQUARE. '■WE~OAN TEACH YOU1

HOW |TO,SAVE MONEY BY PURCHAS

ING JUDICIOUSLY.

THENew Jewellers

HAVE openedex Delphic from Lon-don, some splendid novelties suit-

ablefor the present season. Our stockby Xmas will be as nearly complete aspossible.

We have not the space to specifyeverything, but in Gold and SilverWn-tches, Clocks, Rings, Brooches, Curband Fancy Bangles, MuffChains,Links,Charms,Studs, Silver Ware, LeatherGoods,etc., etc., we cannot be beatenthis Bide of the equatoi.

We make Gold Band Rings from 10/6eaoh.Our speciality is Engagement and

Dress Rings.Wo MARK all our goods in plain

i figures.We purchase for cash only andsell for j

cash only, This is as great a saving to| you as to us. We return you cash overthe counter if purchase is not as repre-sented.

We court comparison of quality andprices wioh any firm, no matter howlarge.

Send P.O. Order for £4 15s and wedeliverfree Silver Hunting RotherhamLever and Silver Chain.

Our famous Nickle Watch, 17/6, 25/-,and 82/6.Sight Testing Daily, and anythingi

in reason manufacturedon the premises. Ii O'Connor

AND

Tydeman,WATCHMAKERS, JEWELLERS,

AND OPTICIANS,THE SQUABS, PALMEKSTON N. '

You can get it atC. Smith's, Wellington—a Christmas or Now Year's gift.Lovely selection,of Lacu Goods in Tiesand Fichus, Silk Fi'onte, Sunshades,Gloves,Umbrellas, and with every cashpurchase of 5/- and above wo gireChristmas Cash Coupon.—Advt. j

Oheroi9ts and all storekeepers* koepSykes' Cuka Cough, the groat microbeKiller.—Advt. /

Stop that cough with Sykeb' OuklCbuGH.--Advt. .'

Messrs James Grace & Co. havoreceived the following testimonial inreference to their celebrated "Seller'sWashing Machines":—-Laundry,Broad)street,Palmerston North, Messrs JamesGrace & Co.,Palmerston North. DearSirs,—The "Washing-Machine"suppliedby youto me is exceeding all expecta-tions. I have put it to every possibletest, which my laundry work enablesme to do, from the finest lace curtainstothe heaviest blankets and quilts, and itdoes its work perfectly. I can cons c-quektly recommend it to everyone,' andwill gladly show it to anyone wishing tosee itat work. The saving in timeis agreat consideration;.for instance I canwas eightor ten shirtswith the Machine

1withless labourand time than isrequiredfor one shirt by hand.—Yours faith-fully, J. C. Ekicksex,

You can get it at C.Smith's, Welling-ton. Men's holiday suits, 15/11, 19/6,25/- ; men's pure worsted navy sergesuits, (our own make) lastest cut, 29/6,Worth atleast two guineas;Tennis shirtsfrom 2/6; Tennis trousers, 3/11; whitewashing Tennis Hat's, 1/6 and 2/-; anda greatvariety of fancy tie's suitableforpresents. Cash Coupon for dash pur-chase of 5/- and above.—Adyt.

Why keep the amiiy awakecoughingwhen afew dosesof Sykes'OuraCoughwill give you ease andrest.—Advt.

The Liver is the filter of tho humanbody; let tho filter get clogged, yourhealth is at onco affected and you aremiserable without any apparentreason.You can remedy this at once. TakeGatonby'sBLUB FLAG LIVER CURE(registered); it will put your liver intoa healthy state and enable it to do thowork for which natureintendedit. Onobottle to renew your energy. Prioe 2s6d from all Chemists and StrorekoGpeiß.;Wholesale from all mierchtCntk. '

In ouradvertisingcolumn theU.F.CAdraw attention to a grand frt-o dis-tribution of wellbound volumes to com-memoratethe Christmas season; also tosome special bargains for Peci-moer,notablyclothing samples, etc.. purchasedfrom the Kuiapoi Woollen Coy. at alarge discount. We understand thatthese are to be sold at prices nluoh willbe hard to resist.—Advt.

Sykes'Cdka Cotrcu euros soro throatsand all chofefc tVonblCSj—Attvt.

THE MANAWATU EYMiNG STiiNDAKI), SATUEDAY, DiUCEMBEB 29, 1900. 3

«> Years Old,REALITY.lw"'i"»l'owilUpMk ,Mhims(,lf

Old G.a*taP A«l 'Sh Son 11'?-' '?"

Apply,G. CRAW,

Linton.__

Or Groom in charge.

T0 STAND THISjfs|B|^f . SEASON

PALMEUSTON N.,THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

St.. Hippo.(BY ST. LEGEtt, OUT OP HIPPONA).

ST. HIPPO is a bay horse with deepblack pomta and stands abous 16hands 2 inches. He. is a horse of greatB'Hh with very strong hindquartare, andmeasaroD well at all points. Hid perform-ances are of too recent dale to bo forgotten.A8 a two-year-old he starred five timos.Tbe 6arly part of the season ht. was tooovergrown to show toadvantage, bun in theautumnha won the Northern ChampagneStakes, and carried 9st 41b into secondplace in tbe Nurosry Handicap the nextday, being beaten a bare heal by ForthAtlantic, to whom he was giving lOlbs. Asa three-yesr-old he wen the SeptemberHandicap at the A.R.C. First Spring Meet-ing ; at iho Hawke's Bay Spring Meetingha won the Guineas and Spring Handicap ;at the C.J.C. Spring Menting he won thaNew ZealandCup in 3min. 30£seo. with 7st71b up, the heaviest weight evercarried tovictory in this race by a three-year-old, andran Becond to Stepniak for the Be;by; otthe A.E.C. Summer Meeting he won JheAuckland Cup with Bst 91bin3min. SO^aec,the Great Northern Dtrby and AucklandPlate. Aa a Bix-year-old he ran eeeond inthe Auckland Cup, carrying 93t 91b, andwon the A.B.C. Handicap with 9st 91b, ,beating the winner of the Cup, giving her2st 31b. . This was his last raco.

ST. HIPPO in his firet season as tha Btudproduced Mise Anna, who proyed herselfthe best two-year old in the Auckland 3is-tiiot, and in his second year at tbe studHylas,winner of the Mutket Stakes, whobeat a large and select field, among the'number being Hermos*, who won so manyraces all over tte colony.

St. Hippo will serve s limited number ofmareß only.

Terms—6 guineas for single mare ; twoor more maroa sb „«.? agresment.

All care taken of moree, but no responsi-bility accepted.

For tabulated pedigree see cards.For further particulars apply tn

K. STEVENS, OrJ. MAHER.

TO TBAVLL THIS SEASONIS THE

MANAWATU DISTEICT,The Purebred Clydesdale Stallion

Mainmast.MAINMAST is a dark bay, stands

close on IS hands, bred by"WilliamBoag, Esq., Fendalton, Canter-bury, his sire being Lord Dunmore(imported from Scotland). Mainmastsdam Annie, her sire Kilbowie (im-ported from Scotlandby the late JamesWails, Kaiapoi) and bred by DavidRiddel, ofBlackhai, Paisley.

fee—£4 4s per single mare ; two ormore as per agreement.

-u-i-fr,All care taken bat norebponsibility,For furtherP^^^glg^oM,

Owner.Or G. R. HALL,

Tattersall's Stables.

TO TRAVEL THISffi%X**«tisims' SBAJSON

pal||3tonTHE PUEEBBEI> CLYPESDALE

PRETORIA.Sire Earl of Salisbury, dam Diamond.

-OESD by E. Chambers He*. B*wke

owners, Kairanga, Palmerßton N.

TO TBAVELfWf^jjM THIS SEASON

The Thoroußl"=«a Stallion

Gipsy King.(Le Xioap-Giti"111)-

Wl pa»,Oula^fu^fE°se;proprietor-

NATEBY HOUSE STUD,BUNNYTHORPB'.

pUBEBBED SHIBB STATIONS (p)Bolingbroke n

(17788), anp

BOBO'DBAYMAN(1779-D-

---GROOM W OHABfISi.

r^^lM MA N A WA T U

THE PRIDE,AND

THE GOYEMOB.AL at.ten

8tKCk is givinS tlie greatestcan aoni t lOn- A»yone in doubtfrom ?w« MConvineed by enquiringTiSr 1 St have them at work*

■For further particulars apply toE. WHITE,lalmei-stonKacecourae.

Important to Farmers.CHEAP MANUEES.

ON TRUCKS AT NGAHAUEAKGA.", 111 MANURE-^ per T<m. I

GUARANTEED ANALYSISImSaPhoSPhate-- "" 2

77 Per cent.7 per cant.

BONE DUBT-13e5 5s pei. Ton.GUAEANTBEn ANALYSIS

a 4 per osnt.■ ««. l:fltIXTifKE-.JES 2» 6d 'Per 'Eton. jGUARANTEED ANALYSIS "oEJK boSSdu!t'EKPEO-phate

«o. 3 MIXTURE-** IOS PerTon.

NSEEPHOSPfiATE

Wo. 4 fai&TUKE—£4 Iss PerTon.

One-t'^d LA WES' JsUPEBPHOSPHATE.One-iiiiid THOMAS' PHOsPHA^EOne-third BOftE DUST.Tfaa i* a f--' "7~"<, Turnip Manure, and isspecially fecou^u^d/orwet or sour lands.

SSPEC2AL, POTATO MANURE—£5 PBR TON.

14AIWHT!The addition of & .small proportionKainit to any of the Mixturesis an advant-age, and can b6 mad« witheut extra chargeif specified by the purchaser when givingthe order.

The Manures are not mixed nniil theorders aro cent out, and purchasers at theiroption cßn have tho original manuies sentto them in She makers' bags and make themixtures themselves.

SPECIAL MIXTURES can be made atany time ta fruit larmero.

HOTS—The "M" Manure gave the bestresults in proportion to cost out of nineteenesperimenta with Champion Swede Turnipsat the Government Experimenial Farm, at jMomahaki, in 1897 (see peso 170,Fifth Re-pors of Agricultural Department) :--

The experimentsrasdeai Moroob'aki withvarious Mauuyea npen Turnips in the Sea-son 1898-1899 chow that the best resultwas obtained from a mixture of one-thirdsteamed bone duss and two-thirds basic slag(Thomas' Phosphate), whilst th9bent result,at a minimum coat, was from a mixture ofone-third Lwea' Superphosphate and two*thirds of the W.M.E Co.'s "M" Manure.The laiieer miztnro contains the same oom-poaenfes as theIW.MVS. Co.'sNo. 3 Mixture,the proportions being a little different. Theformer combination points to the fact, nowgenerally recognised, that the value of basioslag, aIEO known as Thomas' .Phosphate,has been greatly onder-estinmted. TheVV.M.B. Co.'sNo. 4 Mixture contains oae-ihird of Thotnaa' Phosphate. A peruaal ofthe report of Mr Gillanderg, the managertit Momohaki,embodying fhe results of theexperiments referredto, which will ba foundin thefeeventh .Report of the Department ofAgriculture, would amply repay anyfarmerwhofinds a difficulty ivr electing the mostsuitable manures.

The Company ReceivesSTOOK FOR FREEZING

upon owner's acoount at the followingratesTo Include Slaughtering, Fbeezing

Shipping, Wrappeb and Freight;

FOR SHIPMENT IN THE MONTHS OFJUNE TO NOVEBIBKIt, inclusive—

MUTTON, %d per 1b (three farthings)BEEF, 9-10 d „ „ (nine-tenths of v

penny)LAMB, 9-10 d~ „ (nine-tenths af a

penny)

FOR SHIPMENT IN THE MONTHS OFDECEMBER TO MAT, inclusive-

MUTTON,1 and l-10d per lb (one pennyand on -tenth)

EEEF, 1 and l-10d per lb (one penny andone tenth)

LAMB, 1 and l-5d par Ib2(one penny anaone fifth)

fhe Wellington Meat Export.Co., ltd,

DILNOT SLADDEN, Secretary.

Harper's livery StablestRANGITIKEI LINE.

X DESIRE to jiform the public thatJ- I have ltase ;lie above commodi-ous premises and can guarantee everyaccomodation with first-class feed andattention. . i .

Horses, traps and bugles on hire.Depot for the Palxnerston North line

of busses and drags.tevenson>

Proprietor.

G. R. HALL,TATTEESAU/S, BANGITIKEI LINE

(Late Smith. & Hall).

-ir-sraVTNG made extensive alterations

I?S"-now kept -nder coverowtagto extraacoommototei^____

f! W WYOHEELETAND SON, "SADDLERS AND HARNESS

MAKERS,

The Square, Palmerston North, .A LAKGE Consignment of

IoBTMAOTEAW AND pM»

CASH PBICBS FOX °ASH'

( T7"INDLY compare these prices■with what you are paying else-

where, viz : ■3. D.

KEKOSENE,per casa ... Q h

per tin "■ A QNEW CUBBANTS,per lb "7

NEW SULTANAS,per lb "7

NEW RAISINS, per lb ... "7

NEW MUSCATELS,PIGS, &c.

TAPIOCA,per lb ... QSAGO,per lb O

BICE, per lb ... ... O

WOOL PACKS.Heavy weights, full size, 2s 2dThree-quarter size, 2s.

AT

Ifredk. -Ireland& €toe5s9

THE SQUABE, PALMEBSTON N

COOPER'S DIPIS BY FAB

THE CHEAPESTBECAUSEIT IS

THE MOST LASTING;.

THIS IS THE BEASON WHY IT IS

THE ;

World's Slieep

LAST year's increasealonesufficedto dip an additional

OH Q"7Q nQQZUjO/ OjUOOSHEEP.

Annual sale is now capableof dipping

nearly

200 MillionSI"! O (Skirt

AND THIS'AFTER THE

TEST OP

SIXTY YEAES USE.

ITgipfoed mooseBABEISTEE & SOLICITOE,

STAKDABD BUILDINGS,

Palmekston Koeth.

MONEY to Lend on landed property(town or country) at lowest current

rates.£1000 to lend on ohntiel aecuiiiiy io any

amounts to sui4 borrowers.

■tutT^tTn t uckibBABEISTEE AND SOLICITOE,

PATENT AGENT,4A Lambton Quay, Wellington.

' Money toLend in anysums t>nFreeholdSecurity (town andcountry properties) atlowest rates (4£ per cent.)

"Telephone No, 1437,

BAEEISTEE A SOLIOITOB,THE SQUAEE, Palmbbbtow'" K.

MONET TO LEND at CurrentEates onapprovedsecurities.

1 SOLICITOE,PALMEESTON NOETH,

HA.S several sums to land upon ap-proved town and rural lands at

current rates to suit borrowers.Al^fj, money to lend on chattels 'seourity.

r_

pURIRITkTATUBAL -m/riNEBAL TraTATBB1

A GLASS ON RISING CLEANSESv I THE SYSTEM.Site,EOBEBT STOUT,Chief Justice

of Niw Zealand, writes:—l have muchpleasure in stating that I have usedPUB[IRI WATEB for several years.-Toanyohe having a tendency to gout Iconeijier it invaluable. I can testify toits bdfleficial effects. Ibelieve that any-one leading a sedentary life will find it auseful table water, and second to nonein thb market."

IWILLXAM BECK,t AGENT,

i PALMEBSTON NORTH.]\rANAWATU AND CLUB HOTEL

STABLES.

H. WOODFIELD,PEOPBIETOE.

LANDAUS, Victorias, Buggies andGrigs always on hire at eitherofthe

commodious and central stables now joccupied by the above. ;

Saddle and harness horses supplied at jtheshortestnotice, ... -~,'!

Horse clipping atcurrent rates and all

work guaranteed.All vehicles kept under cover.TAlfrohone Manawatu Stables, 112;

telephone Club Hotel Stables, 113."telephone^ OOt>I?IELDf Proprietor.

T>AN&ITIKEI EACING CLUB.Jti \■ , — ■- ; ■SUMMER MEETING.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY,Ist and2nd JANUARY, 1901;

President:Colonel Gorton. Vice-Presidents:-Messrs J T Dairy mpla and D Eraser.

Judga: Mr J Stevens, M.H.R. Handi-capper :Mr J M Henrys. Starter: Mr TCameron. Clerk of the Scales: Mr DCampion. Assistant Clerkof Scales : MrLeslie St. Q Gorton. Clerk of Course,Mr J McDonell. Timekeeper: Mr J FMcKelvia, Hon. Treasurer : Mr F JManeell. Stewards and Committee:Colonel Gorton, Dr Bennett, Messrs J ABailey, J T Dalrvmgie, D Ifraser, J RJones, W A Keiller, B H Levett, P JMansell, J F MoKelvie, W J Phillips, DGEiddiford,D Bcott, J Stevens, and J GWilson. Secretary: MrT King.

PROGRAMME.FIRST DAY.

1. Flying Handicap (Open), of 60 sovb,second horse to reoerva 10 soys from thestakes. Nomination 1 soy, accepts nee 1soy. Six furlongs. To start at 12 noon.

2. Maiden Hack Race, oE 35 eovs ;second horse to receive 5 soys from thestakes. Entrance 1 soy. For horsesthat have never woo a raoe at time ofstarting. Weight for age. Seven fur-longs. To start at 12.45 p.ta.

3. FibstHandicapHurdleRace (Open),of 60 bovb ; second horse to receive 10boys

from the stakes. Nomination 1 aov.,acceptance 1rev. If miles, over sevenflights of hurdles 3ft 6in high. To startat 1.30 p.m

4. First Handicap Hacko HurdleRace, of £0 soys ; second horse to receive10 soys from the stakeß. Nomination 1eov, acceptance 1 soy. 1| miles, over cixflights of batten hurdles 3ft 6in high. ToBtart at 2.30 p.m

5. Hack FlyingRace, of50 sovb ; secondhorsa to receive 10 soys from tho stakes.Nomination 1 soy,, acceatance 1 soy.Sixfurlongs. To start at 3.15 p.m. ' :

6. Rangitikei Cup, a handicap of 150boys ; second horse to receive 20 sovbfrom the stakos. Nomination 1 soy,acceptance 1soy. 1J miles. To start as4.15 p.m. . ' .

7. Parawanui Hack Race, of 50 soys;second ghorse to receive 10 sovb from tbestakes. Nomination 1 soy, ccoepfcanco1 soy. One mile. To start at 5 p.m.

SECOND DAY.1. Cmfton Handicap(Open), of 60 soys,

second horse to receive 10 soya from thestakes. Nomination 1 soy, acceptance 1soy. Five furlongs. To startat 12 noon.

2. Telegraph Hack Race, of 40soys ;second horse to receive 5 eovs from thestakes Nomination lOj, acceptance 1soy. Five furlongs. To start at 12.45p.m.

3. Second Handicap Hurdle Race,(Open), of 60 soys; second horse to re-ceive 10 soys from the stakes. Nomina-tion 1 soy, acceptance 1 soy. If miles,over 7 flights of hurdles 3ft 6in high.To start at l.'i Op.m

4. Second Handicap Hack HurdleRace, of 50soys; second horse to receive10 boys from the stakes. Nomination 1soy, acoeptanoe 1 soy 1£miles, ovar sixflights of hurdles 3ft 6in high. To startat 2.30 p.m.

5. Killeymoon Hack Race, of 50 soyssecond horse to receive 10 Eoys fromthe stakes. Nomination 1 soy, acceptance1 soy. One mile and a distance. To startat 3.15 p.m <

6. Greatford. Stakes, (Open), of 110soys ; second horse to receive 10 soya

from tho stakes. Nomioation 1 soy,ncceptance 30s. 1Jmiles. To start at4.15 p.iu-

7. Welter Hack Handicap, of 40 soys ;seooad horse to receive 5 soyg from the■ P'-akeg. Nominatiion 1 boy, acceptancefne. Weights will be declared im-mediately after tho Kiileyrnoon HackBiae. Acceptances close at 4 p.m.Minimum weight 8.0. Seven furlongs.

NOMINATIONS for all events andEntries for the Maiden Hack Race willclose with the Secretary at the Officeofthe Club, Bulls, on WEDNESDAY,12thDecember, 1900, at 6 p.m.

WEIGHTSfor the First Day's eventswill be declared at the CommercialHotel, Palmerston North, on THURS-DAY, 27th December, 1900, about 9p.m. ; and for the Second Day's events(except the Welter Hack Handicap) atthe officeof the Club, Bulls, at 7 p.m.on the evening of the First Day.

ACCEPTANCES for the First Day'sevents will close at the office of theClub, Bulls, on SATURDAY, 29thDecember, 1900, at 6 p.m. ; and for theSecond Day's events (except the WelterHack Handicap) at the sameplace at8 p.m. onthe evening of theFirst Day.

DEFINITION OF A HACK—A Hackis a horse that has neverwonan adver-tised race (Hack and Hunter races ex-cepted), and that is not at the time ofnomination nominated for any race(Hack and Hunterraces excepted),norhas wona race of the value of 80 eovs,or races of the collective value of 150boys since the theIst August, 1899.

RULES.The winner ol any race after declara-

tion of weights to carry a penalty of71bs ; of two or more races lOlbs.

AllEntries to be sealed anaaddressedto the Secretary, Rangitikei RacingClub, Bulls, and entrance, money en-closed, with the name, age at time ofentry, nameof owner,pedigree and co-lours of the rider.

Stakes are paid infull.All races to be run under the New

Zealand Rules of Racing.THOMAB KING, Secretary.

Approved in accordance with theRules of Racing this 7th dayof Novem-ber, 1900. "F. MOFFATT,

Secretary Wanganui Jockey Club.

JFiiiiifi Wells ■LOWEST PRICES FOE CASH.

HYDBAULIO Rams, Tanks, Pampseta., Fixed and Bepaired.

Bigb-prasaurQ Water Supplies Procuredin any part of tha Globe.

ABTF.SIAJTVELLBBored by Steam from Three Shillings and

Sixpence per foot.-.Good flows guaranteed*

Bapporti the man who spends the money inthe District. 25 ysarß' experience,

OAK'T B BEAT.

B. J. MAKTIN,EAMITIKEI STEEET,

-jpUBE EULLEE PLOO-B,

'ASK TOUR BTOBEE.EEFISB.??FOE

jM a n aw atu■I FLOUK'| . GU&EANTEED OF '\ FIKST-CLASS QUALITY.

I&CHTEB NAJOESTAD & CO.

TIME TABLE for the CAENAEVONAND PALMEESTON COACH.

Telephone No. 103.

ON and after September 3rd, 1900,the above Coach will run as

under: j ~Leaves Carnarvon ... 7>o a.m„ Ohoko ... ... 7.45 a.m-

---„ Sandon ... ... 8.30 a.m.

~ Awahuri 9.30 a.m.ArrivesPalmerston ... 10.45 a.m.Leaves Palmorston ... 3.45 p.m.

(Dawick's City Buffet)Leaves Awahuri 5,10 p.m.

~ Sandon ; 615 p.m.„ ' Oholfo 7.0 p.m.Arrives Carnarvon ... 7.45 p.m.

The above Ooach will connect atAwahuri with the Eongotea and Feild-ing Boyal Mail Coach.

Passengers and Parcels carried atreasonable rates.

All parcels left ai Mr Tarrant's Store,Awahuri. will be carefully attended to.

H. HINKS,Proprietor.

CLUB STABLES.

HOTIAKES! SOT LAKES!/""^ABBINE Eoyd MailLine of Coaches ia\J Ohingaifci, Mangaweka, Kaikoura,Taihape. connecting with Peters and Sonat To B.oro Junction, and then on toMoawhango.

The above Lin -.of Coaches run aafollows:—

Leaves iVJeehan Commercial Hctcevery Monday and Ih'i sday, at 7 a.m., torTckaanu, acd from feae Ist Deoemher willleave Meehars s Hotel daily for Ksukoura,O'TBihape, ancs Moawhango, roturoingdaily to Ohinpaidi.

Our time tab's for tho through malts basbeen altered bs tallows :—LeavesOhing&iii iot*Moawhsngo MondaysArrives Ohingaiii from Tokaanu and Moa

whango TuesdaysLeaves Ohir>gaiii for Tokaanu and Moa-'■

whango Wednesdays iArrives Qhiagsiti from Tckaann and Moa- JwbangoFridaysLeaves Ohingaiti for Tokaanu s»Dd Moa«

whangoSaturdaysArrives Qbiog&iki from *Moawhango Sun-

days* For and from Moawhango and inter-

mediate places only.NOTE.—The aboveLine ofCoaches (and

no other) connects with Petars and Snn's atTe Horo Junction,who takeour passengers,etc., on to the Hot Lakes, and also at Moa-whango with Napier Coaches.

' Ws desira the public to know thai wehave iso ooaaection with any ether Ooach,and that pessersgera taking passageby ourCoach at Mangaono Kailway Station willbe sura ol theirpassage right to the end oftheir joutney.

Booking Offices—Meehan's Comi...<3roi&iHotel, Ohiugam; Horner'3 CommercialHotel, Mangaweka.

Horses, Buggies, Bpeoial Coaches, etc.,etc, on hire right through the line, andalso at Gaxbino 'Stables,Peilding.

We have & fine staff ot drivers, who wiJitreat people with every respect. Letters.Telegrams, etc., promptly attended to.

BEKfiY, TBKVEHA, & CO.,ProDrietors.

Daw's Royal Mail Coaches. f

FEILDING TO MANGAWEEA.^

/"CONNECTS with all the Coaches to the\J Hot Lakes, also all Trains and Boatsnorth and south of Feilding.

She finest tour route in the colony.

NOTE.—I Jh finest staff of driversn the colony ■ *

Becking Office—Carbine Btables, Feilding,

B. DAW,Proprietor.

TIME-TABLE FOE EONGOTEACOACHES.

ON and after the 26th May, 1898, acoach will leave Eongotea daily

at 8.30 for Palmerston; via Awahuri at9.30 ; Palmerston arrive at 10.50.

Will leaye Palmerston In the after-noon after the Wellington, Mastertonand Napier trains arrive. Will leaveThe .Buffet at 4.20 p.m.

A. G. HICKFOED,Proprietor

Ashhurst&Pohanglna

KOTAL..MAIL COACH.RUNS TO POHANGINA DAILY.

(After the New Year.)

TIME-TABLE-Leaves AshhursJ Railway

Station .. 13,40 p.m.Arrives Raumai 1.25 p.m.Leaves Raumai .. ... 1.30 p.m.Arrives Pohangina ... 2.0 p.m.Leaves Pohangina ... 2.15 p.m.Arrives Kaumai 2.40p.m.Leaves Eaumas 2.45 p.m.Arrives Adhhuret Railway

Station ' ... 3.30 p.m,(Meeting Express Train for Wellington )

Ooaoh meets every tain.Parcels delivered along the route, bn»

must be prepaid,D. ENKIGHT,

Proprietor,ABhursi.

W. A. BEOWNING,OOAOHBUILDER,

SXUBLSIOB STEAM OABHIAQ3S AHB'■ ;i " WAGGON WOBSS,Main S4ree4, near i&s Bailway Staiion,

Ouba S»ree4, eppositeOlareadon Koi«JSiablGD,. PALME9BTOK KOETE.

Evarj- doseraptioaof■Vehicles trailsQK&e? by a competent sitaiS of.workmsn.All'kinds ofrepairing work den® In coa-asetion with ih& baaiuasa si' ?sir acs]caasosablogdosa-

-1 hare also extended nc. v basijisassfche Mdn Street Vv-oi-ks s-.aas th* Ssalwas1st-stsoa, {;o shoalng &nd cjnnoral smith'svovk in dl it's hraxwhtta ]

■ ' v LATE■ ROWHINB & TORY -!

CABINET PHOTOS FBOM 12/. DO2: ATTWOOD & CO"O"AVINfI purchased pari of bankruptJO. stctfSfe will give thepublic the bnnefii

in.-OHB P PHOTOS TILL FURTHER

NOTICE.Having tiumpletely renovated and en-

larged their phoro premises by improvingoiudip and building a new room for Teßeh-ing Painting, &a., presided over by Mr Att.wood, Junr.

We oan guarantee the wort- done—GOOD,PBOMI'T AND CHEAP.

Picture Frames Made on Premises

ATTWOOD & CO.,THE SQUARE, PALMEBSTON N.,

Facing Bailway.

]^/f ES W. |yrONTIETH,LADIES CERTIFICATED NURSE

Taonui Street,Next door J. Miller's.

Telephone 24.

HEALTH ASSURED.npHOSE sufferingand ailing fromnerv-JL ous affections, bladder and kidney

troubles, depression,atrophy, exhaustion,bad memory,excitable temperament, irrit-ability, tired feeling-, weakback,pains andnoises in the head, sleeplessness,can relyon obtainingrelief by consulting (person-ally or by post free)

PROF. NOTMANN,M.E., E.M.G.,

Market Place, Christchurch (oppositeColombo StreetBridge). The onlyElectroBotanical Expert advertising (with 20years' European experience, and 8 yearsbefore the New Zeala,nd public), whowillguarantee a thorough cure. Proprietorof the only guaranteed Electric Belts andother Special Electrical appliances in thecolonies. Write stating your case, andyou will receive honest opinion FREE.Youcan be treated successfully at yourown home, andto convince the most scep-tical will forward Electrical Appliancesand Concentrated Treatment on easyterms ofpayment.

Thousands of testimonials from thosewho hadwasted their time andmoney canbe inspected daily from 10 a.m till 9p.m.

TESTIMONIAL.Ashburton, February 8,1900.

Prof. Notmann,Dear Sir,—l am pleased to say I feel m perfect

health every way since taking the last course oftreatment. " My head is quite clear,my memory hasimproved,Isleep well, 1do notfeel tired,or sweatat night now. I am improving rapidly. I neverthought itwas possiblefor any humanbeing toaltermy life to such an extentas you have,through yourkind and easy terms of payments and excellenttreatment, for* I had tried so many. No words ofurine can express my gratitude.—Tours faithfully,

JREAU> WHAT

VITADATIOIS DOSNC*.

HEMORRHAGESCONQUERED BY

TT I T AD A T 10.Eussen->gtreet, Prospect, Adelaide.

November 2, 1900.Mb S: A. Palmeb.

184, Fits-street, Sydney.Dear Sir, - It is with pleasure I give my

testimony to the curative powers of Vit.a-ciatio. Mp wife waa a euffarerfor two yearawith Hemorrhages, at first intermntantly,and afterwards incessantly, throwing upalarming quasifeiti-s of blood, and fallingaway to a m^re skeleton, becoming also soweak, that she could not. \yalk about. Theodly congelation the doctors could give was,that if tha Hemorrhage was Btopped, eon- jsumption would follow. Various remediesware tried, but wf-re of no use. I was thenadvieed to try Vitadatio for her, which Idid, although I waa prejudiced aeaiDßt theremedy thinking it was eniy another ofthose "Cure alk." To my suiprise, how-ever, before thu fourth bottle waß finished, jthe hemorrhage had ceased, end from that:time my wife increased in weight, health, I»ad strength. Those who knsw her con-dition, can scarcely believe tbeir own eyes,her condition newbeing so different. Is isfully 15 months since the cure took p'.aee,ar-d th^re has been nn return of theHemorrhage. You may uce this as youplease for tha information of others.

wm. Cameron,Storekeeper, late of Gawler.

"Witaesa—Geo. E. Davis, Adelaide.

For farther particulars,S. A. PALMEE,

WABEHOUSE, WATERLOO QUAY,WELLINGTON.

Correspondence invited. Write for testi-monials.

Agent—J. BIEPWOBTif,

i THE SQUAEE.

Ross 3 Antidote,THE GEEAT HERBAL REMEDY

FOX PURIFYING THE BLOOD.

A POSITIVE Cure for Indigestion,Internal Ulcerations and all

Diseases arising from Impure Blood.

BOSS' OINTMENT, VFor Poisoned Hands, Burns, Scalds

and Bites from Insects, etc.

boss' pile"ointment,A NEVEE FAILING-.EEMEDY.

Boss' Ointment for animals has noequal for sore shoulders, backs, girthgalls, greasy steels, sore udders, teats,etc., and all wounds and open sores in

aDSOLD* by all principal CHEMISTS &STOKEKEEPEBS andUNITED FARMERS CO-OP. ASSO-

CIATION, Palmerston North,WHOLESALE AGENTS. |

W. RAWLINS,Plsmte, tinsmith, Gasflttei, &c, 'THE Manufacturing of Dairying

Plant a specialty.Agent for and Manufacturer of tee

latest improved Milk Coolers andEstimatesfurnished foT al? clasaea of

work in the trade.

A»DBEsa - MAIN STEBST

' (Hext Oommereial Hotel),

Bricklayer- it.. Contractor,

LICSISED DB4ffIIOB»ESTOH TO THEi BORUU6H..■■■.. j ■ i

SE^SP PIPS, BaKEES' OVENS9 and monuments built.

allwo.be Guaranteed.

-

OPENING.NOTICE.

N. C. HANSEN,OF THE

! - Stoney'Greek larsery,TO ESPEGTPULLT informs the publicJOb that he has opened a shop in thesquare, next door to The Bon Marehe,for the sale of

Fruit, Flowers, Seeds, etc».where also orders for Fruit Trees, Macro-carpa, Pinus, etc., can be left and whichwill be executed promptly.

ggp" Agent for Cooper'sSelected Seeds.Having used his seedsforyearsIcanfullyrecommend same to be reliable.

Uj gk nga gk .ExcellencyAppointment ||Jhj^|(£k? tne

to His fel^ase*^) Governor

I^TOTICE OP KEMOJVAL,

James J. Gnrtis,Customs ft SUpplng' Igent,

FOBWA.itDING AND GENERALOA.BKIEB,

GuSTOBIHOtfSH-QUJL*,WELMN6TOK,P.<§>. Bos 198. Telephone, Hp. 9.

Farsitare removed with every caiean;?,attention,

.T*!egraiiiß and letters to wait onsieasaere and trains receive prompt at-tention.

Goods and parcels delivered to allparfca of tho world,

wellington ais i) manawatoRailwaycompany, ltd. .

to merchants and settlees.

;| LL persons forwarding goodaJ\ to or receiving goods fromWELLINGTON are specially in-vited to take advantage of theSHORTER and SPEEDIER route.

Consignment notes should bespecially endorsed "VIA WEL-LIN&TON A]STD MANAWATURAILWAY," and goods should beso ordered.

The Company offers great advant-ages for the conveyance ofPASSEN-GERS and PARCELS. Passengersshould be careful to ask for ticketsby the Company's Line, and parcelsshould be so consigned.,

All parcels are delivered to con-signees in Wellington.

W. M. HANNAY,General Manager.

6TUDY-ECONOMY!AND SAVE MONEY!

BY BUYING A GOOD

Cooking' MangeFSOM

(OWN MAKE.)mHEYare acknowledged the toest andJL cheapest and most (lisi'tabSeHtang@s in the market.

Hundreds of our Eangea in use, and aregiving every satisfaction.

A large assortment of Verandah Bracketsand Fring6 and other Ornamental Castingsto choose from.

Call and inspect the SHOWROOM Bfc theMm&w&tu 'ifonndry.

Iron and Brass Founders, Engineers,ilangeinakers & Blacksmiths.

Illustrated Catalogue oa application.

ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY.

W. LEIViQN,VETERINARY BLACKSMITH,

BESIEES to inform the public of Pal-meraton North and surrounding

district that he has commenced businessas BLACKSMITH in Kangitikei-street,next door to Stevenson's Stablea, andcombined with first-class workmanshipand strict attention to business, hopes tomerit a fair shareof thepublic patronage.

Racehorses a speciality

All horses shod under the Proprietor'spersonal supervision.

-...-... ..1.-■■ ■■-■■-*■" . . .PALMBBSTON "NORTH

YETEEINAEYSHOEING FQKG-E,

CortisT of fctsngitikei and Cuba Sts.(Next ClarendonHotel).

W, T, Wood,PEOPEIETOE.

A LL descriptionsof GeneralBlack-,Ol smWswortdone,

Agricultural Implements made and■repaired.

Shoeing done with, care and on anentirely new principle, under the per-aoutse superv3 sionoi theproprietor.

All Work Guarateed. ChargesModerate

" W.-JOHNSON,'■ Taiior, &e n

TBE BQUABB,

FALMEKSTON ISTGBTH.

A LL the Latest Styles ia Tweeds to

Griggs.-.& Son5 ...IBullies asi

.HAIN STSEST,Opposite the Corart Honse).

l^rOTE.—The TJnderSaklng Depart-jl% ment is a ©pesial feature of the

> firm's business.

SHIPPING NEWS.PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

Projected Dbpabttjiiks.

Kotoiti, for Onehunga, from breakwater28th,at 9.45 p.m.

Gatrlooh, for Onehunga, from break-water, 29th at 10 cm.

Mapourika, for Onehunga, frcm break-water, Ist, at 9.45p.m. 'Gairlooh, for Onebunga, from break-water, 2ad, at 10 p,m.

PORT OF WELLINGTON.

Phabks ov tutc Moon yon December.d. h. m.

Full Moon ... 6 10 8 p.m.Last Quarter ... 1J in 12a.r0.New Moon ... 2ii x* -.a.m.First Quarter ... 29 1 IS p.m.Sun rises, 4.26 a.m. | sets, 7.22 p.m.

ARRIVED.Pbidat, December 28. J

Zealandia, sa, 2700 tona. Waller, fromSydney, via Bast Coast and Auckland.

Talune, 63, 1303 tons, Smith, fromLytteltbn and Dunedin.

Takapuna,ss, 369tons, MoArtbur, fromPicton and Nelson

Haupin, ss, 494 tons, Nordatnun, from jWest Coast.

Kiripaka, ss, 51 tons, Shaw, from Wai-tara.

Opa-wa, ss, 60 tons, Clark, from Blen-heim.

Pania, ss, 40 tons, Fiak, from Blenheim.Hawke's Bay, 68 A583 tons, Childs from]

Napier.Cereda, ss, 1603 tons, Bannister, from

Noumea to New York(putin shortofcoal)Satusdat, December 29.

Papanui, ss, 6372 tons, Mayoss, fromLondon, Plymouth and Hobart.

s SAILED.Fbidat, Dkcbbtbeb 23.

Taviuni, ss, 910 tons, McLean, forWedtport.

Eotomahana, ss, 864 tons, Manning, forLyttelton.

Westralia, ss, 1819 tons, Thorpe, forMelbourne and Hobartvia South.

Zealandia, bs, 2900 tons, Waller, forLyttelton andDunedin.

Talune, ss, 1303 tona, Smith, forSydney, via Aucklandand East Coast.

Emma Sims,; ketch, 61 tons, Johnson,for Collingwood.

Wakatu ss, 95 tona, Wills, for Lyttel-ton viaCoast. ;

Aorere, s.b., 45 tons,Tinney, for Patea.Huia, ss, 90 tons, Crawford for Wan-

ganui. ".Himatangi, ss, 149 tons, Harvey, forEast Coast.

Charles Edward, ss. 166 tons, Wildmanfor Neleon.

Mana, ss 48 tonß, Westrup, for Patea.EXPECTED AE.EIVALS.

Taviuni, from Westport, 30thWainui, from West Coast, 30thRotomahana, from Lyttelton, 30thWaihora, from South, 30thTe Anau, from Auosland via East

Coast,31stMawhera, from West Coast via Nelson

and Picton, 31stMonowai, from Sydney, 3rdHawse's Bay, leftLondon October4th';

Aotea, left Plymouth Noyember 3rd ;WaiKato, left London November 3rdjIndradevi, left New YorkIS ovemher 9ta.Mimiro, hit London November lOtb ;Abbey Holme, left New York Nov. 15th ;Otarama,left London December Ist;Pakehiv, left London December sth jIkhone,left Calcutta December Bth,

Greta, let Glasgow, August Bth ;Canterbury, left Glasgow September 22 ;Inyeroargill, left Plymouth Sept. 29th;Beacon Rook, leftP»rt Pirie Octobe' 6th;Glenmark, leftMonteVideo October 18th;Loch Cree. left L.verpool November 3rd;TTortuna. left Port Pirie November sth ;Hiram Emery, l.ft New York NovemberIst; RiverBoyne, left Newcastle Nov. 5.

PEOJECTED DEPARTURESBotomanana, for South., 30tliWaiwera, for Souih, 30th]VTapourika,for New Plymouth and One-

hnnga viaNelson, 30thAorere for Patea, 30thWakatu, from Lyttelton viaCoast, 31sfcManaroa, for Wanganui 31stHuia, for Wanganui, 31stIeAnau,forDuaedin viaLyttelton 31stTakapuna, for Picton and Nelson, IstTarawsra, for Lyttelton. IstTaieri, for Westport 2ndQueenof the South, for Foxton, 2ndBotoiti, for .tfew Plymouth and One-

hunga, 3rdZealandia, for Napier, Gisborne and

Aucklandand Sydney, ith

Per Press Association.)Foxton, December 28.

Arrived2.30 p.m.—Queenof the South,from W ellingfton.

Fbeemantle,December 28.Arrived—Orizaba, from London. Pas-

sengersfor New Zealand—Misses Rogers,Elgood, Senior, Cohen, Eev O'lleilly,Messrs Batison, Eogera, Elgood, Senior.Cohen. MANAWATU

EVENINGSTANDARDAND

POHANGINA GAZETTE.GUAR NTEED LARGEST CIRCULATION N

THE DISTRICT.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1900.

THE MAORI CONTINGENT.

It is not surprising that theproposal tosend a hundred Maoris with the sixthcontingent has aroused a storm of in->dignation throughout the colony. Not"that there is.any intention to belittle theNatives or to cast a slur uponthe factthat they could not in any sense of theterm be calledwhite troops,but becauseit would bo a highly improper thing toraise the questionof the employmentofaboriginals in a war between whiteraces. It is a monstrous thing that thePremier shouldhave given occasion for

Iany protest, because he has over andover again erpressed■ the opinion thatMaori, troops could not be sent to inter-poso between the belligerents in South.Africa, but he always looks at mattersfrom a party point of view—that is aparty by the name of Seddon—-and wecan be sure there is somepoliticalobjectto bo served by the extraordinarypro-posal formulated. Wp sincerely regretthat the questionhas been brought intoprominence,forwe feel sure that which-ever way it is decided,it wjjl be a ca'ctseof considerable' discomfort to the Im-perial authorities.

AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR.Most of our readers will remember theoccasion when Colonel Spragg's Irish

|Yeomanrywere beset by the Boers neariLindley earlyin the year,andfour Aus-Itralians, with [great bravery, venturedthrough the Boer lines and found theil.way to Major-GeneralColviile, who wasin commandof a force a few miles off|to ask for assistance. They receivedscant encouragement, and the Major|General told-themto tell Colonel Spraggthat it was as easy-for him to ge|through the Boer line's as il was for the?

Major-General, Lord Mothucn arrivedon the sceno after tho Yeomanry worecaptured, and whenLord Roberts hoardof the incident be ordered Major-GeneralColrille back to England. Anenquiry was held at tbe War Office,and tho erring Commander was rein-Btatediin hiscommandat Gibraltar. Itnow appears tbatSirEvelyn Wood, whois acting as Commander-in-Chief of theBritish Army until Lord Roberts' re-turn, has disagreed with theacquittalofMajor-GeneralColvillo,and bas askedhim to resign. This request bas beenrefused and the recalcitrant one i«returning toEngland, where subsequentdevelopments will bo watched withinterest.

POLITICAL CORRUPTION.

It is pleasing to notice that there is apart of the British. Empire wherepoli-tical corruption does not receive tbeendorsement of tho majority of tho|electors. At, the recont Newfoundlandelections, Mr Bond has won thirty-twoseats out of a total of thirty-six byimmense majorities. Mr Morino andhis two colleagues have beenreturnedfor Bonavista, whilehis only other sup-porter is the membor for Brigus. TheOpposition total is thus only four.The result was unexpected. The Reidcontract was ;tbo sole issue onwhich the elections were fought.Mr Robert Reid, the "Czar of New-foundland " as be was called, is whollyrosponsible for tbe total defeat of tbeNewfoundland Opposition. It will borecalled tbat in March 1898 this shrewdScotchman,then a millionaire railwaycontractor, obtained from tbe thenCabinet a contract, in virtne of whichhewas to operate the Newfoundland rail-ways, telegraphs, and docks for aperiodof fifteen years. In return be was topay a million dollars, and to be giventwo orthreemillion acres of unclearedland, which, howover, wero reported tobe literally built on copper, and tbusimmensely valuable. A strongparty in■the island was opposed to tbe contract

!and the general election has now re-sulted in the practical annihilation oftbe Reid party and tbe triumph oftho Liberals under Mr Bond-

TEACHERS' SALARIES.

When the measure introduced by. theGovernment for dealing with publicschool-teachers' salaries wasrejected bythe House last session, oneof the objec-tions to it was the autocraticpower itgave the Government,withoutconsulta-tion with Education Boards to fixteachers' salaries at any amount itchose. To meet the oase a , tentativomeasurewas passed providing that "inrespect to any amount appropriatedbyParliament in addition to the statutoryrant, the same shall be expended in

payment of salariesonly after consulta-tion with the several Education Boardsand as may be agreedupon by the saidBoards and the Minister of Education."It is now announced tbat " the Cabinethas decided upon the allocations to bemade in respect to tjie extra moneysvoted last session for bringing up toscale the salariesof underpaid teachers.A list of teaobers has been compiled,and on the various boards interestedagreeing to pay amounts in accordancewith the allocationthe Minister of Edu-cation will forwardthenecessaryfunds."There has been no consultation afc all inaccordancewith theActand certainly noagreement has been arrivedat betweentlio Boards and the Minister, so tbatanypayment made without such conditionsmust be illegal, althoueb there is aquestion whether, in face of the " Actto Supercede the Auditor-General,"passed last year, any objection-can betakento the coursepursued.

Hoiiday.—-TheManawatu EveninoStandard will not be published onTuesday next {New Year's Day).

'Fitisco Mail.—The new steamerSierra is expectedto arrive at Aucklandfrom San Francisco on Mondaynext.

Oojjmbrce.—According to the Wel-lington correspondent of the Press, MrGow,a well-knownDunedin commercialtraveller,is saidtobe well intherunningfor the new position of Secretary forIndustries and Commerce.

Bowling.—An invitation has beenreceived by thelocalClub to visit Feild-ing on New Year's Day, and membersdesirous of going must hand in theirnames by 10 o'clock on Monday' morn-ing.

Sports.—Tlie sum of £89 was takenat theoutside gateat Feilding sports onBoxing Day, £50 at lawn gate and.£l9 at concert. The gatemoney in-dicates that there were about 250 morepeople on the ground than last year.The olub will have about dS2S creditbalance.

HardLuck.—Fred Hunt rode secondin his heat in the Austral Wheel Eace,and in the semi-final he caught his menfrom scratch, just after the mile postwas passed, but with two and a halfmorelaps to go a rider felland broughtHunt down. Forbes who was in thesame race escaped the accident, andwon the event.

Busy.—The Bush Advocate says :—The secretaryof the Timber Yards and!Sawmill Employes Union is atpresent inDanevirke, working up evidencefor thohearingto takeplacebeforethe Concilia-tion Board on the 14thof January. Inaddition to a minimum rate of wage,fixed holidayswith full pay, and otherdemands, weekly payments in money,and not by cheque, are to be advocated.

Inquest. — Yesterday afternoon aninquest was held at tho Police Stationon the body of the infant child ofThomas WiUiam Cooper, of Tokomaru,ithaving diedsuddenly two days, afteritwap born. Mr G. M. Snelson,Dis-trictCoroner,conducted theenquiry, andthe following jriry was sworn in:—Messrs Haybittle (fore'nian), Holben,Strong, Middleton, Hall* andMcKenna.From tho evidence of Dr. Stowe itappeared that the child had diedfromnaturalcauses, and tho jurybrought ina verdictin accordance with the medicalevidence. ■ ,

TheOdds.—Aratheramusingincidentoccurred inChristchurchon Wednesday.A well-known auctioneer was standingoutsido tho front door of an hotel whichis.a favourito rendezvous for sportingmen, when two men, evidentlystrangersto thecity, walkedup to him and askedhim whatodds ho would lay against acertain horse which was running at theMetropolitan Trotting Club's meeting..Tho_Kuight of theHammer lost no timein disciplining that he had anything todo with tho fraternity, and. quickly loftthe spot.—Press.

Personal. —Mr 0. Sandford,of thoWoodvillo Bon Marcho, has purchasedMr Q. Hoslop's fine residence and 10aorosofland in Woodvillo. :

Telephone.—-Thelocal telephonestaffacknowledge with. thanks thereceipt ofseasonable delioaciesas Christmasboxes .from Messrs Barraud & Abraham andIreland & Co. . ',:. '

Off Thb Line.—-This morningwhilethe Woodville trainwas being prepared ]for its departureat noon, two carriages (ran off therails in tho yard, but aftor a <littleengineering they werosuccessfully iplaced in position again. i

Cycling.— One of the best known :bicycles in the market is generally re-cognised to be tho Dayton, for which '.Mr Gk H. Scott is the local agent. Aproof of the popularity of these reliablemachines is the fact that the people of

IHastings chose a Dayton machine forthe presentation of Trooper Oatherall,one of the N.Z. Contingent.

Accident.—While Mr J^ames,Fitton,of Beaconsfield,was ridmg a younghorse yesterday, tho animal reared upand. fell over, Mr Fitton falling under-neath it, sustaining acompoundfractureof the leg. Mr Fitton was broughtinto the Hospital yesterdayafternoon,whore he is now making satisfactoryprogress.

WBSiiBTAN.—To-morrow night at theCuba-street Wesleyan Church Mr E. H.Buckingham will take part in the ser-vice and sing " The Holy Shrine." MrBuckingham scoured first prize for sing-ing in the Dunedin Exhibition, and wasa fellow-worker with Mr Newbold inDunedin and Ohristchurch. During theweek Mr Buckingham will conductLantern lectures on Sheldon's " In HisSteps," and sing and recite to splendideets of slides.

Papantji.—The localoffice of the NewZealand Shipping Company has advicethat thePapanui arrived in Wellingtonearly this morning from London. Sheleft Plymouth on November 10 andHobart at 2 p.m. last Monday, with160passengers, 49 of whom are bookedto Wellingtonand thebalanceJo variousother New Zealand ports. As a notifi-cation of the above the company's flagwas flying to-day from the offices ofof MessrsBarraud and Abraham.

Nabkow Escape.—Yesterdayeveninga very narrow escape from what mightmight hay«» been a serious accidentoccurredwhile the Ashhurst train wascoming into Palmerston, through a pas-senger attempting to avoid the walkback into town by jumpingoff thetrainwhileit was passing throughthe Square.Those who witnessed the incident con-sider that the venturesome individualhad a very narrow escape from beingthrown in amongst the oarriages, butbeyond barking himselfin severalplaceshe gotoffunhurt.

I Peesentation.—Last evening MissMcEwen, ofEosieil, Jackeytown,for thepast two years organist at the localPresbyterian services, was presentedwith a very handsome silver eggstandand cruet on the occasion of Jier ap-proaching marriage. The presentation,was made by Mr A. Watson, in chargeof the district, who commended tn6many excellentqualities that hadgainedfor Miss McEwen the esteem of thepeople, and tenderedher their verybestwishes for a bright and prosperousfuture. Mr A. H7 McEwen feelinglyreturned thanks forhis daughter.j Significant.—The Argus has beenshown an extract from a letter by LordWolseley (written the day after theJubilee processionin 1897, to a residentof Melbourne, then in London), whichwill be interesting at this juncture.Lord Wolseley said :—" I have justreturned from inspecting tho colonialtroops now in London, and was verymuch takenwith thosefrom the several*1parts of Australia. They were so much,better dressed than the soldiers oftheregular army. I wish I could induceIcertain personages in London to take alesson from them."

Exteemes.—The tallest man in the1last House of Commons wag Mr EugeneWason, who has beenre-elected memberfor Clackmannan and Kinross. Hisbrother, MrCathcart Wason, thewinnerof Orkney and Shetland in the Unionistinterest, is halfan mclitaller. MrCath-cart Wasonwas formerly a member inNew Zealand. There will nowbe threesets of brothers on oppositesides in theHouse ofCommons. AH are Scotsmen.There are "C.8." and his Conservativebrother, Mr J. A. Campbell; the twomembers of theDewar family will con-front one anotheracross the table; andthe Wasons -will bo similarly situated.

A Welcome Change.—At last theTelegraph authorities have recognisedthe inutility of attempting to transmitthe work connected with the races atAshhurst by telephone, and yesterday aMorseinstrumentwasused, with appreci-able advantage to the public. Mr J.Laurenson, of the localPost Office,whowas the operator in charge, should becomplimentedonthe expeditiousmannerin which he despatched the largenum-ber of messages. It will be rememberedthat last year we alludedto the unsatis-factory waytelegrams were transmittedand Mr Innes took the necessary pre-cautions yesterday and sent Mr Lauren-son to Ashhurst.

Neighbourly.—«Mr Thomas Hyde, ofVictoriaBlock, informedus thismorningthat he has now telephonic communi-cation

_with his neighbour, Mr Tuely,

The wire is takenthrough the trees, andtheinsulators fixedto them. Communi-cation was establishedon ChristmasEve,and the event was celebrated on Christ-mas night with a party at both houses,singing and all descriptions offun beingcarried over the wire, the instrumentsworking splendidly. Mr Hyde obtainedtheinstruments, from the Telegraph De-partment at Napier. We understandthat communication will shortly be es-tablishedto Mr Dickens' and then overthe hill to Mr Goldfinch's. Itwill nodoubt interest our readers to know thatMr Hyde was thefirst residentof Napierto connect his house by telephone withthat ofa neighbour over 23 years ago.—"Examiner.

Hurricane and Typhoon.U.S. CKUIS&R WRECKED

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)(Per Press Association.)

Received December 29, at 9.30 a.m.

' Sydney, Decomber 29.New Britain was visited by a hur-

ricane lasting three days. Immensedamage was done to-tho cocoanut andother plantations:and buildings. ThoGovernment and othor wharves werodemolished, tho mission launch King-fisher and throe lighters \rrocked,manyboats driven ashore and smashed, twolives lost and two persons sevoroly in-jured.

Pout Dabwin, Deccmbor 29.Details of the typhoon at Guam and

the loss of the American cruiser Yose-mito state that the storm,w,as the worstoverexperienced. Houses werewreckedand cvonsruined. It is feared that un-less relieved the people will die ofstarvation. In the early .pact;. of thestorm five of the Yosomite's,crew wereattemptingto findBhelter, whon^the boatcapsized and all were drowmiid. Thecruisor dragged anchors and .a; reef;knocked a hole in herforecompartment,jcarried away the rudder and post, andI damaged the .propeller. Sho was thendriven a hundred milei* to sea and.keptafloat for two days by the greatestexertions. A passing vessel took off thecrew, who scuttled the vessel beforeleavingand she sank.

The Beer Poisoning Cases.[By Electric Telegraph-~Copyright.]

(Per Press Association.)Received December29, at 9.24a.m.

London, December 28.The total number of deaths in the

recent beer poisoning in theManchesterdistrict is eighty-five.

Ming Disaster.49 CHILDREN DROWIiED

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)(Per Press Association.)

ReceivedDecember 29, at 9.24 a.m..New Yobk, December 28.

A skating disaster occurred at Des-moines, in lowa. Fifty-one childrenwere skating on a river, when the icebroke and forty-nine were drowned.

ASHHURST.(From Our Own Correspondent.)

The Catholic concert and dance, asanticipated,proved to be a huge successand passed off,without a hitch, a factthat must be very gratifying to theirpastor, the Rev. Father Tymons, andthe funds for the erection or the churchwill be considerablyaugmentedthereby.

The programme was arranged andannounced by Mr V. Dallow (U.F.O.A)and the accompaniments wereplayed byMr Percy Tombs, to whose able as-sistance great praise is due. Theconcert party wereconveyedin twodragsfrom Mr*Stevenson'sstable. At theendof theconcert, Mr Dallow, in a few wellchosenremarks, thanked theaudienceforthe splendid patronage,and Mr J. Lynchon behalf of the committee thanked theperformersfor their kind efforts.

The following was the programme :—Instrumental overture, Mr Meyrick'sstring band; "Adeste," Miss Hickeyand Mr V. Dallow, with chorus by St.Patrick's Church choir; song, " Ever-more," Mr V. Dallow ; song, " KateO'Shea,"Miss Rush; Irish Jig (in cos-tume), Mr Peat (encored) ; song, "ForQueen and Union Jack,*' Mr FredHunn; song, "Song that reached myHeart,"Miss Hickey; comic song, " PatMalone," Mr J. Hanley, (encored);selection, "Kangaroo," Mr Meyrick'sband: duet, Miss.esMcGrath ; hornpipe,Messrs Roberts and J. Hurley; comicsong, " Yodeling. Song," 'Mr Chas.Pearson (encored) ; recitation, " TheCaptain's Colt," Mr L. Home ; song,"Off to Philadelphia," Mr F. Hunn,encore, " Laughing Song," ; gavotte,(in Highland dress), by four Conventpupils; song, "Tho man who struckO'Hara," Mr Peat (encored) ; comicsong, "Giving 'em all a turn," Mr J.Hanley (encored).

The Control of Dairies.

have been prepared toenable the Government to exercise thepowers conferred upon it by theMunici-pal Corporations Act of last session inthedirectionof improving the methodsof inspection of milk and dairies as fromthe Istproximo. Ithas been "providedthatall dairies and places wheremilk isstored are to be registered annually.Periodical inspections of all milkingestablishmentswill be made by Govern-ment officials, and licenses will be re-fused to those who do not comply withthe regulations.. One result, will, ofcourse, be to secure the observance ofsanitary methods amongst thepurveyorsof milk. Another willprobablybe thattlieprice ofmilk will advance to meetthe expenditure entailed upon farmerswho, for the first time, will be obligedtospendmoney in putting their promisesinto something like decent order.—N.Z.Times.

Band contest(Per Press Association.)CnmsTCHtJECH. December 2S.

The bands contest was continued to-day, when the quartette, euphoniumsolos and B flat cornet solos were dis-posed of. The. judge expressed himselfin the highest terms of the playing, andthe evenness of the performances. Theresults are:—

Quartette.—Wellington Garrison, 175points, 1; Port Chalmers Navals, 158,2; Wellington Garrison, No. 2, 143 ;South CanterburyBattalion, No. 2,.135 ;Stanmore, 130; Kaiapoi, 120; Kaikora,'115; Woolstou, 110; South Canter-bury Battalion, No. 1, 105 ; CanterburyEngineers, 100.

Euphonium Solos.—E. Smith, North-east Valley, 175, 1; J. O'Brien, Dun-edin Navals* 170, 2; R.. Estall, Wool-ston, 160 ; J. Dewhoff,Timaru, 155; A.Martin, Stanmore, 155; H. Woods,Stanmore,150; A. Don, Kaikorai, 110;G. Turner, Invercargill, 140; W. Yeo-man, Port Chalmers^ Navals, 13,0; D.Boyd, Dunedin Navals, '130: J. Mc-Carthy, Waihi, 120.

B Flat Cornet Solos.—J.Parker, Wel-lington, 176,1; W. H. Coombs, Dun-edui Navals, 172, 2; T.McConnell, PortChalmers, 160; E. Kerr, Kaikoraf,158;D. Blyth, Canterbury Engineers, 150;J. .Patterson, Kaikorai, 143 ; J. Cable,Port Chalmers Navals,' 135; P. J. Chap-man, Canterbury Engineers, 130; E.Bisscll, Timaru, 130;"J. Humphrey, In-vercargill, 123; G. McCan,Timara. 117;F. Hatton, 113; H. Monro,Timaru, 05 ;J. Bean, Waihi, 00; M. Mara, So.

A. Itcid,''winner of the side-drumcompetitipn, decided yesterday, belongsto tho Woolston Band.

THE MANAWATU E7ENIINC- STANDABD, |aTUBDAY.:-DEOBMBBE -29, 1900.4

THE EVENT OF THE YEAE

Friendly Societies'SIXTH ANNUAL

Picnic and SportsTO BE HELD ON THE

TTICTORIA PARK, FOXTON.V ONNEW YEAE'S. DAY

(Tuesday, January M, IHOI ">THREE SPECIAL TRAINS.

Palmerston Train — Leaves RAIL-WAY STATION at 9 a.m.; returning at5.45 p.m.

Woodville Train—LeavesWoodvilleat8.20 a.m.. Ashhurst at 8.55 a.m., Pal-merston at 9.40 a.m.; returning at 5.0p.m.

Feildmg Train—Leaves Feilding at 9a.m., Palmerston at 10 a.m., Longburnat 10.15 a.m.; returning at 5.25 p.m.

IS*Trains willNOT stop at TerraceEnd.SECURE YOUR TRAIN TICKETS

EARLY.Obtainablefrom Members of the various

Lodges.Special Trains. Adults Children

Palmerßton 2/9 1/2FeUding- 3/9 1/8Woodville 4/3 1/11Ashhuret 3/6 1/6All Train Tickets admit to Grounds,

Trains will stop at Grounds to set downand pick up passengers.

Excursion Steamers willrun to Heads.Milk and Hoc Water freo,guaranteed

available immediately on arrivel of eachtrain. Perreau Bros.' RefreshmentBoothon ground. Palmerston North BrassBand in attendance.

Tickots may bo had from—Palmersfeon—Bros.H. Palmer, W. T.

Wood, A. Buchan, J. Folks, G. Canton,T. Mitchell, H. Griggs, W. Rodgers, T.Griggs, G. Hall, O. Hosking, W. Weston,C. Blackburn, F. W. Woodmass, W. S.Hart, J. Slipper, H. Rivers, O. Rush, T.Bucknell, and A. Paltridge.

Feilding and Woodville—Mombers ofhe Foresters' and Oddfellows'Lodges.Ashhurst—Bros. T. Wilson and A,

Trass.S. J. WATSON, Secretary,

Palmere ion North.

IS THE BEST SOLD SK

UJFJC.A.CHBISTMAS!| CHRISTMA I

ONCE more the festive season is tohand when peoplo requro New

IFruits and Chriptmaa Hampers.

HAMPEES.As in former years, of the best quality

and at prices to suit all.See Our Hamphb Prick List.

NEW TfBUITS.CURRANTS

RAISINSSULTANAS

MUSCATELSAND FIGS.

Having imported one of the latestPatent Currant Cleaning Machines,which is now in working order, ourcustomers cau rely on gettingup-to-datecleanedfruit.

Tinned and Evaporated Fruits of alldescriptions.

Preserved Ginger, Table Jellies, Nuts,Spicos and Essences for the Christmaspudding.

WHITE'SSHEEP-DIPPING

FLUID.DEATH andDestruction to all Para-

sites infesting sheep.It invigoratea and strengthens the

growth of thewool.Wool dipped in WHITE'S SHEEP-

DIPPING FLUID has consistently com-manded tho Highest Prices, both in theHome and Colonial Markets.

Testimonials from leading sheep-farmers in Hawke's Bay and Canterbury.

Forpriceand testimonials seecirculars.prjce—27/6 per drum (sufficient to dip

1000 sheep).Manufactured at the Works, Kaikora

North, by

W. WHITE.BROPHY, MOWLEM &

WILLIAMS.Agents for Palnwrston North and

District.

LOST'ripHE TERRORS OF WASH-I

ING DAY.

Sellers'Washing

MachineWILL

SAVEYOUR■ ■ i

liedAlu 1 riAND WILL

SAVEYOUR

Money.]

Don't Forget jTHE ADDEESS:

James Grace& Go,,

THE SQUARE,SOLE AGENTS FOR NEW ZEA-

LAND. - j

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS

NEW YEAR TRAIN ARRANGE-- MENTB.

ON SATURDAY, 29th DECEM-BER, the mail trains willrun

between New Plymouth and Wanga-nui, connecting, as onmail days, withthe Wellington trains at Aramoho,and with steamers for Auckland atNew Plymouth.

The 4.0 p.m. train Wellington toPalmerston will run through toWanganui, leaving Palmerßton 9.45p.m., arming Wanganui 1.85 a.m.(Sunday), stopping where requiredThe 11.45 p.m. goods train Paltner-eton to Wellington, will carrypassengers.

ON TUESDAY, Ist JANUARY,the usual 9.0 a.m. train,from Foxtonwill leave at 8.0 a.m. and run an hourearlier than usual to Palmarston.The 10.10 a.m. tram Wellington toPalmereton will not run.

For Excursion Fares aud furtherparticulars see posters at stations..

BY ORDER

HABD AND SOFT EELTHATS

A SPECIALITYAT

LEOPOLD gIMMONS',THE SQUAEE,

PALMERSTON NORTH, '

18631863

18631863

18631868

18631863

1868

SCOULLAE & CHISHOLM,LEADING HOUSE

FOR

FURNITURE,CARPETS and FURNISHINGS.

Since 1863 wo have grown to"' be one of theLARGEST FUR-

NISHING HOUSES in NewZealand. But have youstoppedto consider the reason of oursuccess ?

We attributeit. to the HIGHSTANDARD of excellencemaintained and the fact thatOUR PRICES have invariablybeen kept down to a consistentlevel.

LAMBTON-QUAY,WELLINGTON,

(Near GovernmentBuildings.)

19001900

19001900

; 19001900

19001900

1900

SHOWINGTO-DAY,

PICNIC HATS, 6d EACH, jI

NEW SHIPMENT

°*KID GLOVES

AND

TEAVELLINGCOSTUMES

AT

LeopoldSimmons,

GENEBAL DRAPER ANDIMPOBTER,

THE SQUARE, PALMERSTON N.

Peoples' CashStore,

CUBA STREET.

HAVING just openedup a very largeassortment of China Ornaments,

Vases,"Glassware.and general Crockery,and being short ofroom Ihave erected a

SHILLING TABLE,On which, you will find value that has

never before been offered inPakuerston.

Comb and Judge for Youkself.

ELECTEO"PLATE. jFor ChristmasPresents.

I have also openedup a choice collectionand at prices thatwill astonish you.

AND REMEMBEEI ana still selling GROCERIES at the

very cheapestrate.Kerosene, ss; flour, 7s 6d; Sugar, 7b

6d and 8s; Oatmeal,2s 9d; Tapioca,2d; Sago, 2d; Rice, 2d; and allother lines at equallylowrates.

SPEING BLOSSOM TEA.I have been appointed sole agent in

Palmerston for this choice beverage—once had always used.

A. E. CLAUSEN.

MR HOBRS,DENTIST, late of Phil., U.S.A.,No.

3, Lambton Quay, Wellington(over Messrs Stewart,Dawson & Co.) andat Paeroa, Auckland. Telephone 1342.

HIGH-CLASSWORK A SPECIALITYINALL BRANCHES.

Country clients suited at shortest notice

| PIS XBCE Solicitors practising in Pal-SL raerston North have agreedto

close their respective offices for theXmas holidays from noon on Satur-day, 22nd December, until 9 o'clockon Monday morning, 7th January1901.

BANK HOLIDAYS.

THE branches of the un derm°n-tioned Banks at Jfaltnerston

North, Feildmg, Bulls, Otaki andLevin will be closed on Monday,Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 3lstDecember, and Ist and 2nd January.UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA

'(Limited)BANK OF AUSTRALASIABANK OF NEW ZEALAND.! ,

~.|,,, ~,,,, , ...E NELSON, M.R.C.V.S., Con-

« suiting Veterinary Sar.geon(lateGovernment Inspector), w 11 be>staying at the Eoyal Hotel, Palmers-ton North, from the 22nd December,till Januaryßfr, 1801, where he may

be consulted

JUVENILECLOTHING

AT

LEOPOLD gIMMONS',GENERAL DRAPER,

THE SQUARE.

SPECIApLCUT PRICEsf

GKAND XMAsIfAIEmow on at

The Bon MarchePALMERSTON NORTH.

BABGAINSIN

DRAPERYCLOTHING

DRESS GOODSMANTLES

MILLINERYFURNISHINGS

BOOTS & SHOESAnd a Charming SblißCTion of

JAPANESE GOODS,Useful and ornamental, suitable for

Xmas Presents.

Eahly Inspection Solicited.

0. M. EOSS & CO.

ft

CHRISTMAS GIFTSAT THE

TT.F.C.A.500 WELL BOUND

VOLUMES(BY THE BEST ATJTHORB.)

ALLFORPRESENTATION DURING |THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, j

ON and after THURSDAY, 13th ofDecember, every Cash Purchaser

of Drapery will have the option ofchoosingabookby their favourite author.

These willbe distributedas follows :—Cash purchases to valueof 20/-1 volume

40/-2 „ j» « ">) 60/- 3 ~80/-4 „.. 100/-6 „We are also in a position to show

some striking BARGAINS, especially inthe Clothing Department, having justpurchased from the Kaiapoi Woollen Co.a completerange of Traveller's Samplesat a big discount. These will be offeredat a price muoh under the usual value.A great saving canbe effeofced by making, all yonr purchases at the

i

I PALMERSTON NORTH.

fTIHE Phoenix Timber, Coal and

Firewood Yards, Palmerston North,will be closed from 25th Decemberuntil the let January, both days

inclusive.

f GK A. GAMMAN & CO.L

_«-,

Police .Court.—At the Police Courtthis morning before Messrs J. R. Mc-Millan and T. L. Buick, Js.P., MichaelKennedy was convicted and dischargedfor drunkenness. Tho ' same offenderwas also charged with resisting thepolice. Constable Coulahari deposedthathe was calledupon to arrest theaccusedfor being drunkinMain-street yesterdayafternoon,and whilehe was taking himto the lockup the accused assaultedhimseveral times by striking him onthefaceand head, the marks of which he stillbore. Evidence of a similarnature wasgiven by several other witnesses, andtheaccused, who denied allknowledge of thecircumstance, was fined £5, or indefaultone month's imprisonment with hardlabour. Cornelius Mauley alias JohnShao,an old offender,was charged withboing drunk.in a public place and wasfined £1, or-one week's imprisonmentwith hard labour. Olf Anderson wasalso chargedwith drunkenness and wasfined 10s, or in default 48 hotu-s' im-prisonment.

Tho big bargain giving epoch and'grand Ainas fair which commencedyes-tordayat the Bon Marche is naturallyattracting considerable attention. Thoentire establishment presented quite ananimated appearance ■throughout the-day. Ihopresent inducementsto buyerswill continue throughout the presentmonth, but buyers are recommended toshop as early at; possible to secure theirrequirements in Drapery, ClothingBoofc? and Shdds and Windy Godds nowon displayat bargain prices.—Ai>Vt.

Xmas Goods.—A lovoly selection oi!New Xmas Cards find Calendarsat W.Park's. Fancy Goods. Cricket,Tennis&Croquet Material, Electroplate,Books,Pictures, China and GlasswareyLeatherGob&s,Toys, Ac.—lVrk'Js Fancy Gddds"Wareh&u&e.—Advt, "

Royal Artillery Accident.FOUR MEN INJURED,

(By Eloctrie Tdeßrapt-CopjrigUl,)KtooiTcd December 20. ,1121 p m

SPORTING.(Continuedfrom Bth page.)AUCKLAND RACES,

(Por Press Association )

iwult. Of tKosecond davL condud"'?

Wutoi \~ S?Tah°r° .1. Hegalla 2,.tadk lmln- 458»«- X";

TWtors- Plato.—Formula i HeanerBivSd^.3- Time' Wn 5=-mm. 1-oth soc. Dividond,£3 12a2 ISr^- Paull 'O«nge and BlueA _ First Whisper 8. Time, lmin. 194-osec. Dixidend, £3.

MARTINBOROUGH RACES.Per Prosß Association.,r ~ Wbllinqtok, December 29Maiden.-Forest Oak 1. Dividend,

Boxing Day Handicap.—Prologue 1,Warnote 2, To Taihai 3. Dividend £4los. 'Hack.—Discharge 1. Dividend, £1111s. "Hack Hurdles.—Kohunui 1. Dividend£2 6s.Flying.—Pnrahina 1. Dividend, £6

/s.Valley Handicap, — Ruamahunga 1,Rebel 2, Whario3. Dividend, £2 16s.Welter.—Parahina 1. Dividend, £415s.

New Zealand Telegrams.(Per Press Association.)

New Plymouth,December 29,The Taranaki Herald's correspondent

writes that a Maori named SidneyHockau was drowned on Friday after-noonat Cape Egmont. A party of fourMaoris were fishing in a canoe andHoekau, who was steering, fell over-board. The canoe filled and capsized,but the others reached the shore safely.

Dunedin. December 28.Althoughnot included in the ljst sent

from Wellington, John Roberts, C.M.G.,has accepted a position as one of theFederation Commission.

Blenheim,December 1.Over thirty applicationswere received 'for enrolment in the Sixth Contingent.

Twenty-four wereprovisionallyacceptedand the remainderrejected because ap-plicants did not comply with the con-!ditions. ■ .

Gisbokne,December 29.FrankO'Meara,ofAuckland,has been

appointed temporarily in command ofthe Union Company's local office untilCramond, the" new manager returnsfrom the Islands. Mr J. W. Cargill, the jlate manager, whois transferredto Grey-mouth, was this afternoon made thesubject of thepresentation of a purse ofsovereigns and a flattering address.

A number of applicants are alreadycoming infor the Sixth Contingent, themembers of the East Coast Hussars,who are now in camp, being most en-thusiastic onthe matter.

_Capt. Tucker, with a party of men,

leaves to-day for Campbell Island, whichhe has taken over. The steamer Bimuwill take them with 2000 sheep fromDunedin. ,

Auckland, December 29.One hundred and fifteen men have so

far volunteered here for the 6th con-tingent.

Christchubcbc, December&).

About one hundred men have handedin their names to the local volunteeroffice for enrolmentin the Sixth Contin-gent. „_T .

At an inquest on the body of HenryNeal, found drownedin a creek near thecity, the evidence showed he had beendrinking heavily for weeks,and was dis-missed from his employmentin consequ-ence So hewastaken to thehospitalonverge of delirium tremens, he was re-fused admission as the hospital did not

take such cases. He was given medicinewhich he took, but during Thursdaynight he left the house and next day

was found drowded in a smaU creekface clown, in three inches otwater A verdict was returnedif found drowned there was, noevidence to show to* lip got into thewater A rider was added calling the

slid ladX man been admitted to£ brutal «"l ""Heby theKital authorities and wont to

hls i^b. Member 29.

sr«'pw"o«Fay? taft ttoc1!I no A", to h»serious rr-r Ifg

Events Worth Noting.:o: -■

igf§ilstock sale willbe Jieia v m

The local Banks jrm d ynext

?„ NrtVoarbo'i&s bo heU »*

Hoi.wiptiTel«'"It.?,tAl,|Ihar.tW <»-

Tawto and ar tolulays-observed »fc> 1*

BUNNYTHORPE.(From Our Own Uorrespondent.)

Trii ub^c was held in tho

Of thoSn^ TbanqU6t iQthe a^"OOn

a .oritl " 3 Janilar7> to be followed bya social m tho evening. Thecharge for

and£K aud 2s 6d for ladic«.Is for t r° Clal aL2i fOF ?entl<^*andi«^ j dleS' The following were

*>" Maddon,Andrew,Masters, EeelotonJepson ,Rogers, J.Dison, and E^WwiUlo tho arrangements for the social"wore ?onferreduponMessrs B MaS 'Tn£ "'■■£"■ £nderson. Stewart, LJoffones, H Dnon, D. Maclean, J.MnTJ ' F-,/ePflen. B. Masters J.'TVdfn> M- Mulholland, Andrew■fcggletonand .Espiner. Tho two com-mittees met afterwards and elected theMVTM& :-Banquet committee:Mr D. Maddon, J.P., chairman ;Mr WMasters, treasurer; Mr Espiner, secre-tary. Social Committee :Mr WAndrew, chairman " Mr H. Dixon"secretary; Mr B. Maclean, treasurer!-it was decided by both committees toobtain tickets for both banquet andsocial and to close sale of themon tholoth. ot January.r ■y.^.",eeting of Erectors of the Pub-lic ilall Companyheldrecently itwas de-cided to make someextensivealterationsand additionsto the Hall as it has beenround too small and inconvenient IDojwe thereare about a hundred andntty shares not yet issued, so there is asplendid opportunityfor the residentstoiend a IWping hand to a deservinginsti-tution. Owing to theuntiring energy ofof the Directors the property is at pre-sent entirelyfree of debt and the Com-pany has paid three, dividends of 7$ percent, 5 per cent, and 3$per cent, on allpaid up capital which is not abad recordtor a small country place.I understand the Settlers'Picnic andSocial on Boxing P-nr a great suc-cess in spiteofiau..;... tunable weather.

Tennis.Per Press Association.Cheistchukch,December 29.

The Tennis championships were con-tinued to-day. In the Men's HandicapSingles, first grade, R. D. HarmanbeatT. Sutcllffe, H. A. Parker beat J. U.Collins,J. A. Peacook beat T. Seay.

Returned Troopers andIntending Settlers.

(Per Press Association)Wellington, December 29.

Three invalided troopers returned bythePapariui thismorning—J. J. Raynes,of Auckland, and Henry Sutherland,ofDunedin, both of the First Contingent,and John J. Collins,of Palmerston N.,who joined the Imperial Yeomanry inSouth Africa. The men were driven tothe acting-Premier's office where MrWard welcomed them.

The Papanui brought 162 passengers,of whom 96 have come to the colony forthe first time and intend to settle.

Fraudulent Divorce Mill.AN INFAMOUS TRAFFIC EX-

POSED IN NEW YORE.A great sensation has been caused in

NewTorkby tne discovery of afraudu-lent divorce agency which has been con-ducting.businesson a stupendous scale.Hundreds ofdivorces have been obtainedby the shamefuluse ofperjury and for-gery. The agency was conducted by aman named Waldo Maison, who adver-tised"Divorces quietly and easily ob-tained from 25d01. up." It didan enor-mous business, and clients camefrom allparts of the United States, and evenfrom England and theContinent,cases are not tried in open court, butcertain lawyers are appointed referees totake testimony andreport.upon it. Whena male patron of Maison's, agencywanteda divorce, Maison wouldproducebogus witnesses to swear awaythewife'scharacter, and sometimes get a dummylawyer to appear arid enter a plea ofguilty. '" Under the New York law divorce

In the case of a wife,seeking divorceMaison would get a female accompliceas the respondent and falsely confess tomisconduct with the husband. Therefereeshaving no reason tosuspect per-jnry invariably reported to the courtsthat'divorces should be granted. Maisonhad half a dozen aliases, andemployed alarge staff of bogus witnesses, lawyers,and other assistants.

The fraudulentcharacterof the agencywas exposedby Amos Russell a short-hand writer. Russell had been fre-quently employed to take notes oi thetestimony, and he noticed that the samewitnesses and lawyers were constantlyappearingin differentcases. He com-municated his suspicionsJo the police,andaraidwasmadeon Maisons ofh.ee

yBlSa hadreceived a bow-over andhad disappeared,but thopolicearrested Heniy Zeimer, a Weivwhowas Maison's business manager MaryTonipkins,professional respondent, andFrank Wilson, professionaldent and are holding as witness MrsSick, a client who was obtaining a

CliTompkins has made a full confession

Ss^^^aS«nybe pronounced worthless.

King developmentsareerpected.

CONTENTS OF SECOND ANDEIGHTH PAGES.

.xo.v*"-—- pago.' ■ ... 2Boer War.... —. - 3Chines© war """ — 3The Coniinonvireaitjl ":' 2

itwnli^sonsDramaticCor |Obituary "-" — '". \\, 2

SSTin Dondyke::: Z ";; *£-20,000 wedding ... - ._ 8

$%?£#*<s*"■&**? ITrouble in Tonga """ -^

_8

—rT^TrRMITE^,Welling-

Chicago in Terror.EVERY KNOWN CRIMINAL TO

>r BE ARRESTED.i ■■ ■■■ . ■ ■ ■

A veritable reign of terror exists inChicago as the result of wholesaleburglaries and highway robberies. Thecity is overrunwith thieves and"thugs,"whose operations are daily becomingbolder and more desperate. A gang ofnegro burglars broke into the mansionofMr Orrin Potter, a millionaire, on LakejShore drive, last night, and forcedan entrance into Mrs Potter'sbedroom,

! The lady was awakened by ono of thetburglars applying a spongo saturatedwith chloroform to her face. Shescreamed, and her assailant struck herhead with a heavy slung-shot, renderingher unconscious. -| The scream arotised the household ofservants, who rushed to the room. Theburglars leaped from, the window andescaped. Mrs Potter is not expectedtorecover. The Potter mansion was en-tered by burglars last April, and 50,000dollars' worth of jewellery was stolen.The' Chief of Police issued orders to-dayfor the arrest of everyknown criminalin the city.

Vardon, the golf champion, is mourn-ing the loss of a large assortment ofvaluables arid a considerable sum ofmoney stolen from his room at Apa-wamis Club house. The property stolenincludes awatch studdedwith diamonds,presented by the Royal Jersey Club; achain and charm presented by theScarborough Club; and a collection ofmedals won on various links.

Canterbury Regatta.(Per Press Association.) ,. Little Eivee, December29.

_The regatta started. with, splendid

weather and smooth, water. In the -firsterent the result was :"—Canterbury 1,Aramoho (Wangahui) 2, Star (Welling-ton) 3. ' Canterbury took the lead at thestart and held it throughout, thoughchallenged the first mile by Aramoho.Won by a clear lene*th.

Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day asfollows: —Moderate to strong southerly winds.Glass rise. Weather colder.

The conditions for enrolment in theSixth. Contingent about to be despatchedto SouthAfricaareadvertisedinto-day'sissue.

On Wednesday next Messrs Brophy,Mowlem & Williams will sell the wholeof the furniture and effects at the resi-dence of Mr A. Boktad, Terrace End,also J-acre and 7-roomedhouse.

THE MANAWATTJ EVENING STANDARD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1900. 5

Popular Descriptive LectureOF

CHARLES M. SHELDON'S FAMOUSBOOK,

"IST HIS -STEPS."50 COLOURED PICTURES,

Also,—ILLUSTRATED SONGS and RECI-

TATIONS.

WESLEYAN CHURCH, AshhursfcMonday, December 31st.

Longburn, Tuesday, Ist January.Bunnythorpe, Wednesday, 2nd Jan.Cuba Street, Thursday, 3rd Jan.

' Taonui, Friday, 4th Jan.Awahuri Hall, Saturday, sth Jan.Broad Street, Monday, 7th Jan.

Admission, Is ; children, half-price.Doors open 7..30, commence8 p.m.Proceeds in aid of Wesleyan Church

Fund. ."

fpfl BATEB T3 O 5T AL.

Palmehston North.

EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTION.Unique and Brilliant Dramatic

Season.THREE NIGHTS ONLY

COMMENCINGFRIDAY, JANUARY 4th.

Firßt appearance here of

Jlir-J. C Williamson'sFamous Dramatic Organisation

IncludingMiss Edith Obanb

Mr TyrynbPowerMr Cecil Ward

Messrs MissesCyril Keightley .Lillian WheelerJ.W. Hazlitt Rose MusgroveOily Deerins Julia MertonW. F. Grant Alma VaughanHarry Hill Florrie GleesonArthur Lissant Hetty MuretW. Rosevear Ethel SpillerVictor Dougall Annie OobbR, C. Pitcher M. HillR. Steveley Frances GrantW. G. Fernside Miss Rochester

and others.The Strongest Dramatic ComDany ever

sent on tour.Production op the Three Most Noted

Plays op the Age,FRIDAY, JANUARI 4th,

Wilson Barrett's World RenownedNoble Play,

mHE SIGN OF THE /^ROSS. ■XHE SIGN OF THE;VjROSS.

SATURDAY, JANUARY sth,The Famous Napoleonic Spectacle,

A ROYAL T\iydßoE.ROYAL JL/IVORCE.

MONDAY. JANUARY 7th,The world-widesuccess,

rnRELBY.XRILBY.

Magnificent Scenery from the OriginalModels,

The Original Gorgeous Costumes.

Pox plan at Park's.Prices—DreßS Circle and Reserved

Stalls,4s ; Stalls, 2s 6d ; Pit, is.Earlydoors 6d extra to stalls and pit.

' J..bT.'-CIAIB.GOSPEL HALL^MAIN STIiEET.

ME C. H. BINiViAN will (d.v.) preachin the above Hsll to-morrow (Sunday)

evening at 7 p.m.All beaitily inyitsd.

"WESLIfiYAN METHODIST CHURCH.

SERVICES wiU be conducted on Sundeyas follows :—

Broad-street—11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Eev.S. Lawry. Evening'Eubjecc: '-The Voiceof the Dying Year."

Cuba-s«reec- 11 a.m., Mr C. Colli?; 7p.m., Eev. T. W. Ne,svboia. Solo by MrBuckingham.

JLongburn-2.30 p.m., Eev. S. Lawry j

7u m Mr C. Colls.BuDnythorpe-H a.m.,Rsv. T. W. New.

hold " 7 P.m.. Mr H. Toiley.ABhbnrßt-8 p.m., Key. V. W. Nswbold;

7p.m.,Mf Nutsey.Taonui-7 p.m., Mr ThackorPohangica-H a.m., Mr J. Masters.

F~OR SALE-Gazelle 111, pedigreeJersey cow. Secured first and

ebampion prize at Franklin Show thisyear Gazelle is the dam of the firstand champion prize cow at the AucklandShow for 1900(57 competing. Apply to

A. Buchanan, Terrace-street, PalmesretonNottu.

BKOPIIY, JMOWLEM, & WILLIAMS.

SATUEDAY, DECEMBEE* '29th,1 At 1 o'clock.

BEOPHY, MOWLEM & WIL-LIaMS will sell—

i Suites of furniture, mattrassas,pictures, potatoes, pigs, &c.

■ Ako,—" Balance of the bankrupt Btock! of J. Colville, saddlery,: collars, traces, &c.

Also,—Balance of the marble ware.

ON THE~PEEMISES(8 doors past Terrace End Firebell).

WEDNESDAY, JANUAEY 2nd,1901, at 1 o'clock.

BEOPHY, MOWLEM & WIL-LIAMS have been instructed

by Mr A. Bobtad to auction thewhole of his household furniture andeffects, withoutreserve.

Also,—The section, containing i acreand 7-roomed house thereon.

CENTRAL AUCTION MART.

Brophy, MowlemAND ■

Wil Slams(Late Modtague),

STOCK AND GENEEALAUCTIONEEB-S,

HOUSE, LAND, GEAIN ANDPEODUCE, AND

General Commission & Finan-cial Agents& Valuers.

O ALI3S conducted in any part of theK^ district on moatreasonable terms.

Sale 3of produce, furniture, pigs,poultry, &c , every Saturday, at 1 o'clock,at the Mart,

Large stocks of all kinds of grain andproduce always on hand at lowest rates.

Property List available on application.

Loans Negotiated. Bents and InterestsCollected.

AGENCIES—White's Sheep Dip.Tost Typewriter., Columbia Chainless Bicycles.Wertheim Sewing Machines.Bath Cabinets.D.I.C. Piano Department.L'ewellyn's Genuine Bee Ointment.

MUSIC.

MRS BEOWN (late of. Kumara) willcommence teaching in Palmers-

ten, piano, organ and singing and voiceproduction, aboutJanuary. Terms,&c,can be obtained on application at MrMentague's. :

Touching and phrasing a speciality.Pupils prepared Holy Trinity College

Examinations.Practically and theoretically.Highest testimonials

DISTRICT OEDEE.

SIXTH CONTINGENT.

APPLICATIONS for Enrolmentin the Sixth Contingent for

and to fill ranks of otherContingentsnow serving in South Africa will b9received at the Drillshed, Welling-ton, from 10a.m. to 4 p.m.

CONDITIONS OF SEEVICE:1. Standard age20 to'Bs; Heightsft

7in to 6ft; Minimum ChestMeasurement, 35in ;" MaximumWeight 12-J- Stone.

2. Tests—Horsemanship, Shooting,Medical, and to be Un,marned.

3. Horses willbe purchased by Agri-cultural Department, but ifoffered- by applicants will beaccepted at valuation jfo'passedby GovernmentVeterinary Sur-geons. Standard not to exceed

~-.'. 16 hands. y ""' <4. Conditions ofService—During thecurrency of the War, or notmore tlran one year.

5. Eate of pay 5s per diemfor Pri-

" vates, corresponding for otherrank&.

6. Applications from Officers not re-.quired as only one will go tohand draftover to Officer Com-manding m South Africa.

7. The number of applications need

' not be limited, as a second draftmay be required to follow thefirst.

P. Beturned Troopers wishing to re-join are privileged to state intheir applications in which Con-tingent now p.erviag in SouthAfrica they wish to enrol, orwhether to go as members -ofSixth Contingent.

9. Applications willbereceived frommembers of Native Bace, butonly those will.be eh&ible whounderstand theEnglishlanguage,and preference given to those'

- who are members of VolunteerCorps.

T. -W. POETEB, ,Lt.-Col. CommandingDistrict-

Headquarters, Wellington, 27thDecember, 1900.""ITOLIDAY ASSOCIATION.

rjIHE Holiday Committee requestJL that Tuesday and Wednesday

I next (Ist and 2nd of January) beobserved as the New Yearholidays,

WILLIAM PABK,Chairmanof Committee.

CONBEEGATIONAL SJiIEVICIfI.

IN THE FIEE BBIGAUK HALL ONSUNDAY, 30th DECEMBEK.

CONDDCT'ED by Rev. T. W, Dunn, ofSt. Enoch's, Sydney. Mormcg at

13. Snbject: "What I have Written Ibava Written." A sermon for the olose oftbe century. EveniDg at 7. Subject: " TheFour Sqawe City."

A beat, a hymn book, and a hearty wel-cotne to all.

Sunday School at 2.30 at Broad-streetChurch Bfie., ST. ANDI^W S PWESBYTERIAN

j CHURCH.Palmerston North.

SABBATH, 30th DECEMBEE.

SEKVICES will be conducted by theRev. Jj,b. Cbioholm at 11 a.m. and 7

p.m.Sunday School and Bible Cats at 2.30.Kiliranga-7 p.to.; Mt WatE'on.

ABEAEAM & WILLIAMS.

PAHIATUA STOCK SALE.TUESDAY, JANUARY loth.A BEAHAM & WILLIAMS will

jCjL sellby public auction asaboveat 1 p.m., ~

500 forward' 4-tooth wethers,goodline

100 2-tooth ewea300 2-tooth wetherß150 „170 „100 „ „

DANNEVIEKE SALE

WEDNESDAY, JANUABY 9xh.

.'A BRAHAM & WILLIAMS willJT3L sellby public auction as aboveat 1 p.m.,"

20 cows and calves4 4-year-old bullocks, 6 2 year-old bullockß3 fat cows

20 weanerso 12-monthg steers ,

750 mixed2-tootbs400 „ ,800 „150 „450 fat and forward wethers, 4-

tooths200 fat and forward ewea

HUNTER & CO.

BOYAL HOTEL SAMPLEBOOMS,

Rakgitike'i Stbeet.

HUNTER* CO.,AUOTIONFERS AND COMMIS-

SION AGENTS, 'HAVE removed to tne abovenamedaddress.

Outdoor nales undertaken in any partof the district.

Salesof furniture, fruit, produce, poul-try, &0.. held an rooms every Saturday.

Consignments of every descriptionIreceived.

Prompt account sales.

FORTY MILE BUSH CALEDONIANSOCIETY.

PAHIATUA.

fJIHE Annual Sports GatheringJL will be held on Wednesday,16th January.-~For further particulars see posters

or apply to the Secretary.

MES BISHOP, m wishing-all jher friends a iMEERY XMAS AND HAPPY

NEW YEAE,De&ireß to draw attention to her

splendid andChoice Assoetmetstt op

FEUIT & VEGETABLES.JSote the Address—

NEXT KOSKING'S FOUNDEY.

NOTICE."

ON the instructions received fromthe Native Minister, a meeting

of Natives will take at Mr UtikuMarumaru's plaoe, Parewanui, on theBth Januarynext.

Business :To choose members for the two

Councils (Native Counciland NativeLand CounciJ)

And whateverothermatters may. . be brought forwardfor con-'"'"■■- "} eideration,

TAEAUA UTIKU.

BOUNDARIES OF MAOEICOUNCIL.

FEOM the' mouth of the Mana-- watuEiver tothe Gorge, alongHuahine Bange to Te Hekenga(atsource of Kawhatau Eiver), downalong Kawhatau Eiver to Bangitikei.Thence up EangitikeiEiver to mouthof the Hautapu Biver* AlongHautapu .to Waiouru, thence toWhangaehuEiver, and on to the seacoast.

The District shallbeknown as theKura Haupo District (Council).

PANUITANGA.

f" EUNGA I te Whakahau atey Minita Maori ka tv tetahi hui

Mrori kitekainga o Utiku Mar-mara i Parewanui ate 8 onga ra oHanueri c haere ake riei.. ; Nga Mahi,

He whiriwhiri i nga mema monga Kaunihera Erua aramote Kaunihera Maori meteKaunihera o ngaWbenuaMaori.

Me era atu mahi c tae ana maiki mua o taua hui.

TAEAUA UTIKU.NATIVE LAND COUNCIL.

npUEAKIEAE, Barry's Bay, We!-'I. lington, along Tararua, Eange,

across Gorge to Ruahine Eange,along Buahine Eango to Tehekenga,thence as to Waioru, thencebetweenMounts Euapehuand Tocgariro. HUNTEEVILLE STOCK . SALE.

mHE nextStock Sale willbe heldJ_ at Hunterville on THUES-

DAY, January 10th.E. E. BECKETT,

Auctioneer.

NEW YEAE HOLIDAYS.

OUE Offices and Warehouses "willbe closed on Monday, 31st

December,and Tuesdayand Wednes-day, Ist and 2nd Jannary.

BAEEAUD & A rfEAHAM.c. Mcknight, (tor the

N.Z.L. & M.A.Co., Ltd.)

FIEJE BEIGADE LIBEAEY.

OWING to the Christmas andNew Year holidays, the Fire

Brigade Library will be closed onSaturday next,December 2Sth.

A. TINGEY,Superintendent.

Pearceißavenhill

50 Acres, 3 miles from Palmerston,everything of the best, grandorchard and dwelling house, £600cash, balanceterms. Pearce's LandMart. ~.";.. 429-559

Grond little business, lease, mostlyready money, no goodwill, stock atvaluation. Pearce's Land Mart: ■.--- , 88-415

10 Acres, freehold^ i-miie from Square,with dwelling-house thereon, levelPearce's Land Mart. 694-60land. £600. Terms arranged.

Longburn. Ohapel and Public Hall forsale. Bargain. Pearoe's Land Mart.

800 Acres nearrailway station, all leveland crass, 18 paddocks, new fences,workshop, store, woolshed and dip,3 miles from creamery, handsomedwelling, 9 rooms, 3 miles frompost office,£7 10a per acre, terms.Pearce's Land Mart. New issue.

152-125To-Let—Sheep larm, 300 acres, good

grazing and splendid dwelling, 8/6

' per acre. Peavce's Land Mart.147-116

For Sale—Rangitikei Line (adjoinsHolben & Kirk's) 66ft. frontage.Apply sole agent?, Pearce's LandMart. ' -46 rooms, bath and gas, all very good,adjoins German Church, FergusonStreet, close to Square. Termseasy. Pearce's Land Mart. 656-596i ■

RANGITIKEI , RACIIN G- CLUB.SUMMER MEETING.

A OCEPTANCES for first day'sIX events will close with theundersigned at 6 p m. on Saturday,29th December, 1900.

THOMAS KIN a,Secretary.

RANGITiKEI RACING CLUB.

NOTICE TO BOOKMAKERS.

"OOOKltfAKERS, their Clerks orJ3 Acents, are herebynotified thatthey will NOT be admitted to thegrounds of the Rangitikei RacingClub on the l?t and 2nd January,1901.

THOMAS KING-,Secretary.

IN BANKRUPTCY.ESTATE OF W. B. RHODES,

FOXTON.

TTENDERS will be received up tog_ noon of January 4th, 1901,at

mv office,forstock inBhop at Eoston,and goodwill, as a going concern,

Stock consists of: — £ s dGrocery, (cash value) 170 0 3Ironmongery „ „ 143 12 6Crockery and fancy gooda 66 7 10Plant " ... 117 3 0

Freight ... ... 910 0

£506 13 10

Particulars and conditions can beseen at shop, Foxton, at Mr G-. J.Scott's, Deputy Official Assignee,Palmerston North, and at my office.

The highest or any tender notnecessarily accepted.

JAMES ASHCROFT,Official Assignee.

" Wellington, 27th December, 1900.

!MANCHESTER ROAD BOARD.

THRESH TENDERS will be re-|j ceiled by the above BGard up

to 11 a mi on Friday, 4th January,1901,for the following work, viz :—i Ist—Forming and metallingi about 4i4< chains Sorenson's

Road.r 2nd—Trimming and metallingabout 52 chains Knopp-street.

3rd — Trimming and metallingI about 81 chains Halcombe-

Feilding Road.

Specifications and conditions maybe seen at the JBoard's Office, Feild-mg, and the Town, Board's Office,Halcombe.

The lowest or any tenderfnotnecessarilyaccepted.

€HA;S.BRATrEngineerManchester Road Beard.

HARET PALMEE.

Harry-Paimer,Stools and General Auctioneer,

Land. Bouse and Estate& gent, Valuer and Com-mission £gent-

BARGAIN LIST.

1 light Rig1 hew American dogcart1 hooded gig2 drays1 express, can be used as a van

| hpring trap '; 8 cultivatorsSet of fishing tackleand rods

j 1 English riding saddleI. 1 snapshotcameraL Lndies1 side saddle

1 Hoeking's kitchen range1 sefd sowei' '1 Ladies' bicycle2 first-olasi'1 violins1 guitar

Wool packs,TWINE AND NEEDLES.

Full size (fuH weight) 2/2Three-quartersize (full weight) ... 2/-Sewing Twine from 6d hank.

New ChristmasFruits.

CURRANTSEAISINS

SULTANASFIGS

PRUNESMtJSCATELS.

ALL NEWAT

GEOV B ' 8Gash Store.

See ourNew Cash Price List, the only.genuine and regular Cash Price Listissued in Palmerston.

MES J. H. ANDEESuIV.RELIABLE REGISTRY OFFICE,

TERBACE ENl>.

Agent foe—CANTERBURY PEESS, AND

HA FOLD'S HAIR RESTORES.

WANTED—Cooks, 25s ; houaemaids,assist bar, 16s ;' waitresses, 15s ;lady help in hotel, 12a; nurse girls for

hotel, 8s; generals for boarding bouse;parlour maids, 14s; cook and housemaidfor gentleman's family; general, nowashing; cook and housemaid for town,14s ; girls to assist; nurse girls; 2house-keepers ; lady helps, for town andcountry; 30 generals, 10s to 16s.

Wanted : Several hotel hands, 15a to209 ; kitohenman 20s ; farm bands, 20a\several axemen for day work, 9s jploughman ; men for flaxwork.

Wanted: A laundress, 20s.Wanted: Married couple, a year,

no encumbrance.Apply MRS J. H. ANDEBSON.

MISS MILLEK,REGISTRY OFFICE and DRESS-

MAKER,GEORGE STREET, Palmerston N.

j Wanted: Good housekeeper.

' Wanted: Housemaid..Wanted: Waitress.Wanted: General for Feildmg.Wanted : Good general for hotel.Wanted: Two boys (farm work).

Apply Sharp.

~MRS ESSEXLICENSED REGISTRY OFFICE,

Opposite tlio Palmerston Railway Station

Wanted: Woman oook for town, 25sweek.

Wanted: A man for farm, able tomilk two cows.

Wanted : Kitchen man for a hotel.Wanted: A nursemaid, must be able

to sew.Wanted : Second cook, good wages., Wanted : Oook for town, £2 a week.Wanted : 2 scutchers, dresser and

feeder at once for good flaxmill.Wanted : Several women cooks, 30s

per week.Wanted: A woman cook for country

hotel, good wogG3.Wanted: A papo? boy foe Railwtiy

Station.Waiting engagement: A woman for

day work.Wanted : Two good g^n. ral servants.Wanted : Several git Is to *ssi«t.

WANTED, TO LET & FOR SALEADVTS. ON FIRST PAGE.

LOST AND FOUND.

10s REWARD. ii"a

LOST —One cheatnur mare, aged, onehind foot sligUly split;. Anyone

.'returning the srme io me will receiveI the abovereward. Joe Kuhrzo, Brewer,Church Street.T OST—On Christmas morning, bejJU tween All Haiius* Church -nd H.

jHaydon's store, a gold bangle. Finderrewardedon returning same to Standardoffice.

IT OST -Strayed on 'Christmas EveIJU

_from Stoney Creek, tall chestnut

| gelding, white blaze on face and white| hind feet. Finder will be rewarded onreturning to Defiance. Creamery, StoneyCreek.

£1 REWARD.T OST—From Hokowhitu, a darkbayI J draught gelding; long tailj no

brand. The abovereward willbe paidonreturning to C. W Borrensonf-Muna-watu-street, Hokowhitu, Palmerstoa NT OST—A black and tan collie dogJLj from Scandia-street about » weekago, answers to name of " Scamp."Anyone detaining same after daie willbe prosecnted. Reward given on return-

I ing to D, Anderson, Scandia-street.

.' ' . £1 REWARD.T OST—On Monday in Palmerscon, aI j gold cable bangle with padlock.

The abovereward will bepaid to anyonereturning Bame to thisoffice.

LOST—.Between the railway stationand the police station, an 18 carat

gold ring with FW on a shield. Finderrewardedonreturning same to Stansabdoffice." ;.■

66 "Of/" HEJS.JS are you goinj?, myW pretty maidP" " Why, to

.T. Wisbart's to buy a ring!" she said.Wedding Bings. of oztra quality saaio■me hour's notino. Don* fp'trot

" " ''■''■"

" ' SPECIALLY IMPORTEDHEALTH

UNDEKCLOTHINaFOR SUMMER WEAR

AT

J^EOPOLD gIMMONS',."THE tiv^UARE,: PALMERSTON NORTH.

6THE MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD, jSATUBDAY,-I)EGEMBER 29, 1900.

IF you want a bargain in Cyclesseonroone of our secondhand ones

guaranteedin good order :— 'Budfle-Wbitworth (guaranteed

for 6 months) £15 10sHollis ... £'18Massey-Harris £8 10sStar £8 10sHumber £8 10sHumber £1Swiffc £8Victor £8Model £7 lOsAnßlo-Bpecial "... 10aRed Bird £7Swift " £7Cleveland 10aBudge (Ladies) £13 10sGents' Sociable £18

J. B. CLARKSON.CITY CYCLE DEPOT, OPPOSITE

UNION BANK.~...i.i.v.j.v.ii ■■..«... ■■■ ■ --'-

Red Bird Bicycles1900 .MODE!'.

EED BIRD MODEL, 52.EED BIED MODEL, 55.BLACK BIED MACHINES.

WE claim to have themost completeimprovementsfor thesemachines,

which are unrivalledby anyothers onthemarket.

:, J. BBTT, -MA.WAWATU CaBBIAGE FaOTOBY,

LOCAL AGENT.

Daytons' AND

Orients.LATEST IMPBOVEMENTS.

Best QuAUTy, Beducbd Prices.£20 and £23.

FITTED with BALDWIN CHAIN(every link detachableby hand.

New Patentee Crank Fastening andmprovedbearin

OXIDYZED TUBING (preventsrustinside.

RepairsBy a Eeliable Engineer. Stove enamel-

ling done on the promisea.Broken Frames Ee-built.

Large Stock of Tyres, Duplicate Parts,and Accessories.

£ fi~SCOTT,NEXT THE BON MAEOHE,

THE SQUARE.G.P.O. Box 86. ,

THE VEET LATEST IN

BICYCLES.BALL SPOKI3K AND BALIi AND

BOLLES BEAHINGS. Can't failto go eaoilf.

C! eve-landsLead th& way in general coaHtruction aad

genuiue improvemGnts.New maohines jast arrives!. 1900 Pat em.

Prices from £17 upwards.

Arab BicyclesNo7er break down cr yiye trouble, for

the? are

BUILT AS THEY SHOULD BEFrom B.S.A, paria and all the be;:t

nu'iteriaU>.

Ealelgßis aiid impeiia'sSTOCKED.

And other makesprocured it requires.

REPAIP.S A SPECIALITY.COME AND SEE

G-. H, ByorofbAKB C0.,.

The Square, Palmerston Nortb.

MRS G. MILLER,POST OFFICE BTORB

Ccba SiSees, PftlmgA-atcu

nEKEEAL STGKEKEEPEIt and FEOU DUOS DBALEIi.

Bouse aud Lr«nd AgeuS.

Grain of a\i sorts ?.«nEh* uml Sold,

O"TALTEB TT> UTIIEEFUED

Aecotsutant fiosuiirajace ttnd

Agont for Public TrusteeO^ftob—RangifclkGi-fitreet.

ITOW PUBLISHED.

STO¥E'BWELLINGTON, HAWKB'S BAY

AND TARANAEICommerdial, Municipal and General

MRBOTOEYAND NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL.

Augtst 1900.Edited by John Stone.

Deny 3va;. size, containing over DOOpages, together."-with mapß of Wellingtonund Wew 2enbnd, corrected to date, thewhole h3ndsome.iy bound in cloth, gililettered.

Price—l2/6.STONE, SON & CO.,

Printers and Publishers, Crawfordand JtttySireet9,Dumaaia azid Weil'ngton.

§cn.t) (*(\ 9Q I

OfMEATI" FOR HBeef Tea, §oups |Gravies, Sauces, etc. B

GUARANTEED j§JiBSOLUTELYPURE. 1And of the Very Hjj|liest Qnality. ||

llanufdotiireileololyfrom Cattle paEßod by &kthe Qovcraraent veterinary Inspector. iiObtainable throughout the Colony, m

ASK FOR IT, And talec no other, |j

Eelianc© Bakery(NEXT LYCEUM THEATRE) PAL-

" MEItSTON N.

P. MWfiINEY-AND"00.

BAKERS, CONFECTIONERS,Etc,-,

WISH to notify that they are nowdelivering BREAD to all parts of

the town at the following prices:— >.

2|d per 21b loaffor Casli and 8dBooked-

Customers may rely on receiving breadof first-class quality; also on all ordersbeing attendedto at once.

A largo Assortment of Small Goodsalways on hand. ":.

Wedding andBirthday Cakes made on.the shortest notice.

T. E. WHITEHEAD,Bake? (6 Confectioner,

AlBAKERY, REFRESHMENT ANDDINING ROOMS,

THE SQUARE.

TOTEDDING and Birthday CakesmadeH . to order.

MEALS ALL HOURS.

Private Dining Eoom upstairs forladies

Meals ordered by telephone ready whencalled for.

Telephone No. 14.

A. E. WHITEHEADIS still to the front with a large assort

ment of

Cakes and Pastry.Only the Finesb Factory Butter used in

Cakes,&c.

We are selling BREAD at

2ID per 21b loaf delivered Cash2 .

QD per 21b loaf Booked (no rebate).

Wedding and Birthday Cakes.Telephone 88.

His LoFdsiiip's Larder.

HAVING disposed of the Al Bakeryand Confectionery Business, it is

j my intention to devote the whole of my} time to His Lordship's yLarder, situatednext to the TJ. P.C.A

Visitors will furl everyaccommodationfor their reqirements, including privateapartments for ladies and gentlemen.

Meals ordered ry telephone will beready on arrival.

Tea, coffee or cocoa with pastry 6d.Ham and eggs with refreshments Is.. An efficient staff of waitresses will give

every attention.The celebrated Bermaline Bread on

sale.

S. CLAKE,PASTRY COOK,BAKER AND CON-

FECTIONER,

PIS LORDSHIP'S LARDER.Telephone No. 123.

ICE IN ANY QUANTITYAND

ICE CREAMSAT

MIS IOKDSHIP'S LARDEB,THE SQUARE,

PALMERSTON NORTH.

S. CLAEE.

GentlemenWE havo openod up a first-class

selection of

Hosiery, Mercery & Mats.All those goods nave been bought directfrom the British manufacturers,and wecan confidently recommend them as beinglow inprice and right up-to-date in style.

In Scarves, Bows, etc.,we have a superb assortment in all thenewest shados.

In El ATTS we v all the latestshapes in Frame, Hard and Soft Pelts,Straws, Golf Cape:, etc., and if you favourus with a call you will find tha.t our S/<&Hard Felts are the same quality as thoseusually sold at fi©/6.■ Yours Faithfully,

Deliuen Bros*,THE SQUARE. PALMERSTON N.

J. E. PAEKEE,TAILOR & OUTFITTER,MAIN STREET WEST, PALMERSTON

NORTH.

HAVING a wide experience and athoroughknowledge of the trade,

customers canrely on getafcmgsuits turnedout iv first-claßs style combined withbest workmanship.

Price list on application.Military uniforms and riding f pants

made to order.Gentlemen's own material made ap,

£1 15sper suit,A perfect fit guaranteed.

1). FEASEB,VETERINARY SURGEON,

HAS resumed practice in Palmers-merßton North.

Address—Mr E. D. Browne'sStables.

Collegiate Scliool,PALMEESTON N.

Principals—J. R. ARCHIBALD, 10.,AND MRS ARCHIBALD.

TSE-OPENS MONDAY, JULY 2nd".JOu Evening pupils atwaual hours.

Apply at School,Broad £ Street.

BIUCKMAKE ES,BOUNDARY Eo4.D.

GOOD Bricks for ealo. Promptdelivery Of all otdetfc. j

BasraHd andj&braham,

Eesd andGrain Merchants.■jVTEW SEASON'S KELIABLE

TUJINIP, SWEEDE, KAPE,

MTJSTAED, CLOYEES, F»% .,Direct from Hurat& Son-, who.haveagainsentus the finest seed obtainable. Thetests (made for us by practical men ontheBULKnotoil SHIPPING SAMPLES)are fully equalto theusual high standard

maintained in the past. ,Rye^rass— .-.,, ' ' 'Old pasture Hawke's Bay from Capt.Eussell's Flaxmere Estate. -The numer-,ous testimonials we hold (extending overthe lust 5 years) proclaim the value ofthisstrain of Kyegrasa seed. Intendingpurchasers of seed should inspect forthemselves permanent pastures (close athand) laid down with this now" famous"seed.

Also in Stook,— jPoverty Bay and Southland Eye- fgrass, Dogstail, Foxtail, and all 1best known natural grasses. £Mangold Seed Tares *Seed Oats Seed Oats j

bakkaudlTabraham— !, j

SFRIM.TOOTH !■

HAEEOWS. I,YOU BUY THEi *

" Syracuse,"YOU BUY THE BEST.

VARIOUS sizes. With or withoutwheels and seat. Loose inter-

changeable points. Useful all the yearround for stubbles, fallows, ploughedground, stale ground, turnip ground.For eradicating oouch. For drawingturnips.

Booifi, McDonald <k Co., Ltd,,CHRISTCHUECH.

AGENTS—

Baraaud

Abraham,,PALMERSTON NORTH. J

Important to Farmers,

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.

WALTER A. WOOD'S BLNDEKSfi AINED SILVER MEDAL atCanter-\W bury Jubilee Show,beating allcompetitors. Highest award given.

Wood's Binders, Mowers, Hay Bakes,Hay Tedders, &c, &c , are the best thatcan be procured.

Over 1500 prizes won by the WoodMachines,

We do not id]y boast, but stand on a50 years' experience.

GREAT SEDUCTION IN PEICE.Enquiry Invited.

FABMERS' FAVORITE DRILL,BEISTOW'S TURNIP & RAPE

FEEDAwarded Gold Medal at the Canterbury

JubileeShow.FEILDING AND PLATT PATENT

SAFETY OIL ENGINES.The simplest Oil Engine in the World.

Portable and stationary.NICHOLSON HERCULES CUL-

TIVATOR.The only Englibh Cultivator in the mar-

ket. Built to wear.

Orchard and Garden Cultivators,HorseClipping Machines. Dehorners, &c

JMEW ZEALANDLoan & Mercantile Age&ey

COMPANY, LtdSOLE AGENTS.

Farm LabourSaved.

Tlie fiKanitobaiHay StackerBUILDS GOOD STACKS and SAVES

Hay, Time, Hard Work and Money.

The Noxon LineOF MOWERS AND RAKES

The best made. Suittjc country and thepocket.

Tlie Webster GrinderFor sharpening mower knive9, and all

kinds of tools?,and for gulleting saws.

WOODYATT LAWNMOWER

The Easiest, Quickestand HandsomestLajra Mowermade.

18" wide, high wheels, and l@w price.

THIS CHEAPEST HOUSE FOEGOOD HAY TOOLS IN N.Z.or prices and catalogues apply

MANBON & BAKR,RANGITIKEI BTEEET.

Nicholson'sbook: ■arcade.;

HAVING- disposed of the lease of theabove,we shall bold a OLEAR-

ING BALE of the Btoek in MATO'SBUILDINGS, Mflin-Btreeti West, untileverythingis clearedout. -\

EVERY ARTICLE REDUCED.

COME AND GET YOUR PICK.NO OLD STOCK.

T. NICHOLSON.

EUBBEH1 STAMPS made by#AftT & KSSBLIN&, Main-

sfc'ttfet

UKUB MD ABR4H4SI,Seedsiuifii ami General

Merchants.

ALLkinds of Farm Implements andMaohinerv in stock.

M cConokkBEAPBTJB AND BINDERSMOWExtriHAY RAKESDAISY ROAD CARTSSTERLING BICYCLES

Booth, lacdonald & Co/sPLOUGHSDISC HARROWSCORN CRUSHERS, &c.

AiiOrews & BeaversCHAFFCUTTERSCORNCRUSHERS,&c.

ashtos's pateSFsdeephclder.gear compass mahures. *

bakraudtabeahamaOOD NEWS FOE ALL

AT

Arthur Hopwood'sIEO^MOIGIit.

TUST ARRIVED, per s.a. Cerada,the(| -largest assortment of

Shears, Shears,EVER SEEN IN PALMERSTON N.

NOTE.—Make sure of your 30/- per!day by getting first pick at

ARTHUR HOPWOOD'S,jIRONMONGEK.

BY SAME BOAT—

AxeS '" Newßrand>

lames, Plough cbalns,The latter light and guaranteedto pull

ten ton.

CutleryAt prioes neverbefore heard of in Pal-

merston North.

Enarneiware: NsTyiea.A FORTUNE MADE BY

USINGZEALANDIA RANGES.

I ■ ■

XMAS.mHE DRESDEN PIANOJL 00. will give away aSpecial Organ in Walnut Case ;high top; mirrorback; twokneeswell ; grand organ octavecouplers. ";-;;.> Purchasers on thetime payment, or for cash, of aPiano ororganduring Decemberwill receive an equal share inthe Organ mentioned, and theshareholders will be invitedearly in January to arrange fordisposal. We have openedup aBpecial shipment of Pianos andOrgans for this month.—TheDresden Piano Co.,Wellington.M. J. Brookes, Manager.

THIS BOOK OFSONGS AND BALLADS

POSTED FOR 1/1.Where theRippling Waters FlowThe Nigger and the Bee .My Dream ofLove"is O'erGood-bye My Honey, I'm GoneHush, Don't Wake the Baby (My Pretty Red RoseDe Double WeddingLessons Learned at Mother's KneeRegretThe Old Tin Dipper on the NailWhen the Dewdropa Kis3 the Roses,

(vocal waltz)Twelve Months Ago To-nightDarlingThe Lone GraveTbeLittle PieI'll Send for You,DarlingBe Friends With YourBrother Again.

(With Music).

EDWIN J. KING & SON,Two Doors past Oriental Hotel,

27a Willis Street,Wellington.

F. Meyrick, Junr.(Successor W. _4. COX)

NEXT TO NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY,

Hairdresser and Tobacconist.TTIXPERIENCED HAIEDEESSER inI"*.* Saloon. Inspection Invited.

MRS WILSHIRE has great pleasurein announcing to the ladies in

Palmerston North and surrounding dis-triot that she has returnedto Palmerstonand resumed nuring. Ladies attendedin town or country, and has also com-fortable suite o rooms for ladies duringaccouchment. Address—Mrs WiltshireLadies Nurse, King-street, Palmerßtbn.

~J,L. WILTSHIRE,PALMERSTON NORTH.

i) ft YEARS' Bill Postingfor theatrical4i 0 companies andothers. Is still atthe old game-

Bills sent by post attended to.Express and lorry always ready to

meetagents andcompanies atall hours

AGENTS FOE THE

Biggest Accidentinsurance Company

IN THE WOKLD.

THE OCEAN COMPANY, Ltd., .GENERAL ACOIDENT & lOKNESS

INSURANCE.Fidelity Guarantees.

Employees' Liability.Plate Glassand Burglary Insurance.

AGENTS—

L PEAECE & RAVENHILL,■■PALMERSTON-NORTH.

i A CCOUNT BOOK bniding made£L a spfcpiality at HAJBtT &

HOLLOWAT'SCURES STIFF JOINTS, SPRAINS, OLD WOUNDS, PILES

FISTULAS,' and all SKIN DISEASES.Manufactured only at 78, New Oxford Street, London; sold by all Chemists and

Medicmo Vendors.

IIELLINS'"I■■ . .

I EOK INFANTS AND INVALIDS.( AWARDS SECURED AT PARIS EXPOSITION 1900.--

--| MELLINS' FOOD .. GOLD MEDALIMELLINS' BISCUITS .... .... SILYEE MEDALMELLINS' LAOTO-GLYCOSE .... BEONZE MEDAL

THIS is a unique record, which proves the superior quality of thesepreparations.

"~THE L.ONDON

tf.awgH TAILORING DEPOT,WWMWWi NEXT DOOR TO MR H. HAYDON, BROAD STREET.

H^l^Hl^i nn^ introduce to the public o£ New Zealand our Famous

|j||||i|||| WIRE-WOVE SOFT 'SERGE,l!!!fH!^ti We have decided to GIVE AWAY, absolutely FEEE OF||M^po|o|| CHARGE, an EXTRA PAIR OF TROUSERS with.

■|i?^^9\o^^a' everypurchase of our famous111l||| 50/- SUITS TO MEASURE 50/-Hjj^^f I '^^a c B*° a^vertise our tradeonly, feeling suro thatlis^^j i %%\ ono a' w^rQa^e permanent customers.Wst '' '''M\ FIT> FINISH, STYLE, AND DURABILITY.

S'^tl? i if Thousands of Patterns to choose from—Serges, Vicunas, West\Wteq | [^|| of England, Blaney Tweeds, Scotch Tweeds, &o.

v«u[' Patterns and Self-measurementForms, Free on'^* - Application.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.mHE LONDON TAILORING- DEPOT wish to announce to the public ofX Palmerston North and District that they are staying permanently, jiottemporarily as it is reportedby others in the town. We are establishedhere, andhere we intend to rerna n and give the working man value for his money.

NOTE THE ADDBESS—

LONDON TAILOKING DEPOT,BROAD STREET. PALMERSTON NORTH,

J. MORTENSEN,Wa eh maker A Jeweller,

ifotfr^ THE SQUARE,PALMERSTON N.

"OTA.B a large and varied stock of the very latestWmsj t\ JOL patterns and designs Art Jewellery, Watches,!W / . > Clocks and E.P. Ware,frof m.v, >t. v* Jewollery ounsists of a magnihcent Sblection of

Dress and Sngagement Bmg-s, Wedding*■ ■ ' " Eings and Keepers, Brooches,Muft Chaiuß and Bangles-

The Latest Novelties in Gold and Silver Albert?,All work with guarantee.

TPI^TOTT i' irs JUST A BIT OF A COLDIT'S BOUNJ3 TO GET WOKSE.

BE SUEE AND CURE IT.

DR. PASCALLrSCOUGH

nTTX>TmQ BAD COLDS, COUGHS,INFLUENZA, BBONCHITIS,\J U JLvJOiD an(J all Throat and Cheali Afteotions.

Vhomsale-, Mr E> LEABY. 1 1/6 *»

EETAIL J CHEMIST. J 2. Q

' Sold by all Chemists and Storekeepers.

Westport Coal company,COALBEOOKDALE COAL.

PHCENIX COAL AND TIMBEBYARD.

WE have been appointed by theWestport Coal Co. sole agents

for Palmerston North, Sandon, Wood-yille, Dannevirke, Mangatainoka, andPahiatua.

This coal is admitted to be the bestfor householdand steam purposes/

G. A. GAMMAN & CO.

FISHING TACKLE.

w; ■b.'ljjlrt,MAIN-STEEET WEST (Palmbbston

North),

TUST AEKIVED—Alargeand variedt) assortment of Fishing requisites,comprising:—

BODS LINESs KEELS TRACKS

CASTS MINNOWSFLIES HOOKSGUT FLY BOOKSWADERS BASKETS

&0., &o.j Bods and TackleRepaired.

|" L. G. WEST,Architect,

DISTRICT AGENT North GermanInsuranceCompany,

Landand Ho use Agent.OFFICE — C orner Rangitikei and

tCuba-streets.Private Resldenc, FitzherbertSt.TelepTiDney25..Box 45. P.0.. PalmeMdh North.

> /-IHEAP MONEY!jTmEAJ? MONEY !! ;

I IN SUMS OP

: $100 " £io9000.

COUNTRY,CITY AHD

BUBUBBANFREEHOLDS,

AT -4-i PER CENT.

Terms ofrepayment ofthe most liberalcharacter, which can be ascertained onenquiry.

For forms of application and full in-formation apply at any agency of the 'Government InsuranceDepartment.

J. H, RICHARDSON,Government Insurance Commissioner.

E. W. DAVIDSON & CO.,AGENTS FOR THE KAIPABOBA

SAWMILLS. "ORDERS taken for all kinds of mill-ing timber at marketrates.

1 We also aofc as Grain and Produce! Brokers, &0..) Office—Old Oounoil Chambers,the1 Square, Palmeraton North.

E. LAECOMB.CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT.

OFFICES—Law Chambers,theSquare:Private residence, Duke-streetJ PalmerstonNorth. J

PAINTERS, PAPERDiWtiBRS, AMGLAZIERS.

08G00D OANGOCK,|"IUSTOMEIIS can rely on "the host of\J workmanshipat reasonableprices., rat-class Btock ofthe cheapestPap«r-

hangfngs of thelatest designsjust opened up.

PICTI7UIU~FK4n]E§A specialty.

All Designs at ModeratePrices.large selection of Picture FrameMouldings always in stock, and

Frames made on the shortest notice.Ul goods marked in plain figures at

Wellington prices.

Glazingpunctually attendedto

ESTIMATES G/VEN.

©SGOOD AND HAMCOCK,CUBA AND LOMBARD 3TREETS. ,P&MBTATION^if fIBALTfi£^i BEATLY assisted By wearing thoseVJT sound BOOTS and SHOES asmade by

J. H. FORD.A select stock now on viewof

LADIES'and" CHILDREN'S LEGLETS,GENT'S BALMORALS,&c, &c.

INSPECTION INVITED AT'J- Ts. FOBD'S,NEW SHOP*,MAIN-STREET WEST.

PORK BUTCHEKY.

John C. Dender(NEXT TO THE U.F.0.A.)

Palmbbston Nohtd,TTAS commenced business aa above.

Smallgoods ofail descriptionson band.Pork sausages and boiled ham fresh

daily.i Orders for poultry, sucking pigs and

andwiches promptly attended to.Only the best of dairy fed pork kept,

ild caredbacon and hams in stock.~~W. B,EED,

WHOLESALE AffO RETAIL BUTCHEB,THE SQUARE.

TTAVING purchased the oH estab-JLiL lished Butchery so successfullycarried on by Mr F. Bryant, next to theBank of Australasia, it will be myendeavorto follow his exampleby keep-. ing nothingbut the best quality of goodsin

BEEFMUTTONLAMBPORKSAUSAGES,&o.

OLD CURIOSITY SHOP,Main Stbbet.

PETER"LAESENHAS commenced business in above

premises, where he is preparedto undertake the repairing of sewingmachines, tinware,&c.

Musical instrument repairing aspecialty. Viclins, aocordeons, flutes,infact Irepair everything.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Prices low.Call and give him a trial.

QLOCKS.~~

JOHN J. GAUSTAD,THE SQUARE,Palmerston North,

DESIRES to draw attention tohis special shipment ofMarble Clocks

I Just to hand.i ; .

Unrivalled in Appearance, Price, andQuality.

Prize Ale 8c Stout,

FTIHE "Cat Head Brand" still holdsX Ist prize. Brewed andbottledbythe Palmerston North Brewery, Church-street.

Sold in quarts, pints, and by thsgallon, and a trial requested.

W. J. KTJHTZE,PROPRIETOR,

The sun, moon and stars may alter,But the brewers of the Cat Brand Aleneverfalter.

ATEW ZEALaJNJD INSURANCEXT COMPANY.Capital* £1.000,000Kesbbvbb ... £220,000the premier office of new zealand.

FireandMarine Risks of everydescrip-tion accepted at

LOWEST CURRENT KATES.

Settlements Prompt and Liberal.CHAS. W. EWEN,

Manager,C. B WALDEGIUVE1,"18'I"''

Agent for PalmeratonNorth

T.R.Martin,ENGINEER AND MILLWRIGHT,

Main Street,PALMERSTON NORTH.

HAVING had over thirty years ex-perience in some of the foremostengineeringestablishments at Homeandin the colonies, the undersignedis in aposition to execute the most intricatemechanical engineering atrates to the satisfactionof customers.Highest Testimonials, both English and

Colonial.Agent for—

CEOSSLEY'S GAS ANDOILENGINES.Turning, Screwcuttingand Wheelcutting

donefor the trade.

T. R MartlßjMAIN STREET.

MUSICI neatly bound at HA.RT

THE MANAWATTJ EVENING STANDARD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1900 7

DOLLS!TMAS.■^ GOODS

DOLLS!JUST ABEIYED!

Bireet from Manufacturers.17 Oases FANCY GOODS.PRESENTATION AND

PICTURE BOOKS.AXL NEW GOODS ANDLATEST NOVELTIES.

USEFUL, AMUSING- &ORNAMENTAL.

1000 DOLLS FROM Id. to15s. EACH.

TIN TOYS 3d. EACH,GREAT VARIETY.

WAR MAP PUZZLES, 4d.EACH COMPLETE.

A Full Stock of the Latestand Standard GAMES

MECHANICAL TOYS,MAGIC LANTERNS.

1000 Rubber andOther Balls.IN LEATHER GOODS-LADIES' HAND BAGS

GLOVE BOXES,HANDKERCHIEF

BOXESALBUMS,

LADIES' COMPANIONS.WRITING CASES,POCKET BOOKS.LETTER CASES.

PURSES.GREAT VAKIETY GENT'S

CAMPAIGN DRESSINGCASES.

A Splendid Assortment ofBASKET WARE.

We also Received a SplendidAssortment of

JEWELLERY—GOLD andSILVER BROOCHES.

GENT'S STUDS & SLEEVELINKS

IN GREAT VARIETY.

We Claim to have the BestSelection of

VAMPING AND OTHERMOUTH ORGANS

In the Colony from 9d to 7s 6deach.

We have a Large Assortmentof

ACCORDEONSFrom 12s 9d each.

VIOLINS, Full & Half SIZEBest QUALITY Strings,

Bridges, Chin Rests,Tail Pieces,

Pegs, &c

1000 AND 1USEFUL EVERY DAY

ARTICLESToo Numerous to Mention.

*&> The above will be foundto be from 10 to 50 I>er cent

under usual prices. &\

ESSEX"& CO.,Nr. BAILWAY STATION

J-M.JOHNSTONLand ' s»o«k» Seed, Proanoe,I , AND

Financial Agent,fiAN^IKElLINE (UnderßoyalHotelBuildings),

j PALMERSTON NORTH.

produce and on Btoot mortgage.

AGENT FORLISTER'SALEXINDEA SEPARATORS.

Agent for Manawat* aad EangitikeDistrict for

Murray RobertsAND GO.,

WOOL, PRODUCE, AND STATION_ AGENTS.DKESS~SHIiTS ~~

REGATTA SHIRTSSOLENT SHIRTS

ATLEOPOLD gIMMONS',THE SQUARE,__ PALMERBTON NORTH.

Photography,CABINETS

MIDGETSCARTE >E VISITES

FAMILY GEOUPESMounted on Xmas Cards,suitable for

sending to fr]>-rJ" nbroad,

MIDGET PHOTOGRAPHS 6/-PKR DOZEN.

BUNTING,PHOTO GKRAPBEB,

PALTVERSTON N. AND FEILDINQTjlOE ARTISTIC amd HIGH-CLASS

PhotographyAT REASONABLE PRICES, GO TO

Whalley & Go.,THE SQUARE;" PALMERSTON N.

(Next Pegden's, Near Club Hotel.)

We are doing 12 Cabinetsand enlarge-ment on handsome mount, size 18 x 14,for 17/6cash; 3cabinets5/-,3extracopiesat 1/- eachj semi-cabinets 8/6 per dozjmidgets 5/-per doz

Old photographs copied orenlarged,

BILLENSFOR

WEDDING GROUPSand'

BRIDAL PAETIEB.FOR

CHEISTMAS FAMILYREUNIONS.

BILLENS.

Sale. Sale*

Gigantic SaleNOW ON

AT

S.P.Q.R.DRAPEEY COMPANY,i MAIN STREET.

DON'T fail to secure some of thehundreds of bargains being

offered. All new and up-to-dategoods, including a full range o*travellers' samples.

Sale. Sa!e-

---" CHEISTMAS1900.

OHBISTMAS PEBSBNTSAND

NEW YEAB GIFTS1900.

TjlOß PRESENTS AND GIFTS

THE BEST CHOICE n

IS AT

ALL NEW GOODS.

i££IL!NEFHAroKEB-CHIEFS,BRACES & BELTS

r BOPOLD "gIMMONS;,THE SQUARE,■ pALMEEStfO* NORTH.

BOOKSELLEESAND

STATIONERS,NEAR POST OFFICE,

THE SQUARE.

XMAS CARDS. XMASCAEDS.

TN endless variety from Id to 8s 6dX each, imported direct from theleadingEnglish and Continentalmakers.

PACKETS and BOXES of beautifulXMAS and NEW YEAR CARDS from6d to 4s each.

FANCY CALENDARS, in exquisitedesigns, at all prices.

DIARIES FOE 1901.By Whitcombe & Tombs, Collins',

Lett's, and John Walker & Co.

BOOKS. BOOKS.Gift and Reward Books, Children's

Picture Books, Albums of Views, boundVolumes of Poets, Birthday Books, ScrapAlbums, Writing Albums, StampAlbums.

BIBLES, Bagster's, Oxford and Cam-bridge Reference Text and Teachers'Bibles, PrayerandHymn Books,ChurchPraise, Wesley's Hymns, and CatholicPrayer Books.

' ' NEW ANNUALS.Boys' and Girls Own Annuals.Chums,

Quiver,Sunday at Home, Leisure Hour,Young England, The Captain, Chatter-box,Little Folks, OurDarlings, Sunday,Bubbles.Prize, Children'sFriend, Child sCompanion, and Child's Own Magazine.

LEATHEE GOODS.Purses from Is to 20s each, Pocket-

books, Letter Cases,Cigar and CigaretteCases, Ladies' and Gents' Card Cases,Ladies' Handbags, Albums, PhotoScreens, Writing Desks, Workboxes,Music Cases, Ladies' and Gents' Dress-ing Cases, Fitted Travelling Bags, andJewelCases.

FANCY GOODS,Suitable for Xmas Presents,. Photo{

Frames in endless variety, Glove and;

Handkerchief Boxes, Photo Boxes,Workbaskets, Brackets, Mirrors, Ink-stands, Match Boxes, Smokers Com-panions, Ladies' Companions, CrumbTrays, Wall Pockets, Hand-pamtedPlacques, Music Stands,&c.

Glassware, Chinaware,Cricketand Tennis Material.

JAPANESE GOODS,Imported direct fiom Japan,consist-

ing of Flower Stands, Fancy Tables,Writing Desks, Workboxes, Vases.Brackets, Flower Pots, &c, &c.

TOYS. TOYS. TOYS.In endless yariety and at all prices.

INSPECTION INVITED.

G. H. BENNETT & CO.

ifoTNew Vegetable Remedy.To overcome habitual constipation and♦Jmalfvms dependenton a weak or in.

She"Kaon"of the kidneys, liver andbowels, take a dose of ,

IMPEY'S "MAY APPLE"before retiring tobed. 2/- everywl^

I ; :: v;■ .' /- ■■;; .;■■■/ ■. ■■■■

■ ■■ * ■ ■ ■"!"'...'■"■ ■ ■' i

THEMANAWATU ;■ ' ■ " ■ . ■ ;

EVENING !ii

I! ' ' !■ ■ ".-.I

j

m PUBLISHED EYEEY DAY AT 3.15 P.M., AND CONTAINS ALL THE!|

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC AND CABLE WH?S OBTAINABLE. !

r

ITHE ONLY JOUENAL DELIYEEED DAILY BY MOUNTED RUNNERS ||

THROUGHOUT THE FITZHERBERT, KAIRANGA, STONEY CREEK,

ASHHUBST, BUNNYTHORPE AND LONGBURN DISTRICTS.

y . j

' !

PIRANI AND CO., PROPRIETORS.

XMASIS once more close upon us, and with

it comes the well-known voice of

Montague(the only one .

Nearly 12 yearß have passed awaysince Montague commencedbusiness inthis glorious and go-a-head town, al-though it was predicted by the knowiHgones that he would not hold out threeweeks. But he ia still as of yore in thefront rank of his profession, that of the

Universal Provider.The business that commenced from a

mere speck is no longer a shop but anInstitution second to nonein the colony."Eow this gigantic success has beenattainedis easily explained. Montaguecommenced his career in Palmerstonwith a fuli knowledge of his business,and a firm determination to succeed, toaot lair and 3quaro with every customer,rich or poor, large or small, thus thename of Montague hasbecome a house-hold word throughout the coloay. Thefact is you only pay once at Montague's(there is absolutely no middle man), thisthe public have long since found out andthus the gigantic strides made eachyear.

NOW IN REFERENCETO

XMAS 1900.Tbis we intend shalleclipse all others.

We are going to make it a oolossialboom. 'We are going to make thingswhirl. We are landiog five heavy ship-ments of assorted Xmaa and other lines,consisting' of the choicest

A monstrous shipment of Toys andFancy Goods for the children.I addition to this our factory i3in

full swing manufacturing tha choicest ofart furniture for ourXmas Exhibition.

ELECTROPLATED WARECUTLEBY by many of the best

bheffield makers .,- Handsome FANCY CHINA andI GLASSWARE

BASKET WARE, BAMBOO, andRATTAN WARE

TAPESTRYS, PLUSHES, BLINDHOLLAND

Lace and other CURTAINSCARPET SQUARES, HEARTH

RUGS and MATSA heavy line ofLINOLEUMSBEDSTEADS, FENDERS. FIRE

IRONS and BRASSESIRONMONGERY,both English and

American j

Our Arcade IronmongeryAND

Fornilitre ShowroomAre simply pictures in themselves. Calland see us and wewill showyou throughour premises (even if you doi«'twant tobuy). We want to see you to wish you|a Merry Xmas and a Prosperous Now

Year. IYours as of old,

MONTAGUE,'!THE UNIVERSAL PROVIDER

17'OEhigh ciass jeweiiery ot everyJL pescriptiour call at 3. Wishart's

/ ilate "Wood and Wishart), the Square,jny article manufactured to order atthe shortest notice. Don't forget thatby patronising J. Wishavtyou can save25 per cent duty. Old-fashienedjeweilsrymelted and re-made into theaiost fashionable defeifcns.

GUARANTEEDABSOLUTELY PURE

THEREFORE THE BEST.

For BEEP TEA, GRAVIES, SOUPS,SATJCES,&c.—Avery libtlo of it represents the strengthand savour of pounds of prime meat.

Obtainable t&xougrlioutthe Colony.ASEC FOR IT, and Take Mo Qiheri

J. H, Vincent^4 OOOTJNTA.NT AND GE2SEBALtl COMMISSION AGENT,

ASHUBST.Eogistrar of Births, Deaths, and

Marriages., Aghsncihs — The National Mutualife Association of Australasia; The

New Zealand U'ireand Marine insur-ance Company.

Properties For Sale and To Let.Afoney to Lead on Freehold Proper-

ties.nil Kf\f\ TO LEND in sums ,

o&JL^^JvJU from £5 and up-wards. Approved bills discounted atany time.

richard' essex.

If Yon Want .mHE LATEST STYLES

IN ]

TIES SHIRTS iCLOTHING

BOOTS oe HATS,BUY PEOM

file New Zealand SlothingFactory ;

The Squash, Palmebston N. **!C. PAEKEK, Manager.

M.Impey,Esq. Wellington, July 13,1808.'Dear Sir—lt affords mepleasure to testify to 'the valueof your preparation, " MayApple."I can speak of it both personally and from aknowledge of its effect upon others. I waolaid aside with an abdominal chill, my tem-perature was high, and the pain in the in-testines very severe. At night Itook a doseof "'May Apple,"and the relief afforded in ian hour or two was simply wonderful. In ;attacks of indigestionit is a "friend in need,*and it works wonders where sufferers fromdyspepsia are concerned. You may makepublic use of this testimonial, as I consideiyour preparationworthyof the highestrecom-mendation.—Yours truly,

* J. X. M. HOBNSBY,M.H.B.

1000 LATEST SHAPESDERBY TIES & BOWS, \

17- EACHAT

LEOPOLD gIMMONSV,THE SQUABE, " . .J

PALMERSTON NORTH.

I FROM TEA-GARDEN TO TEA-POT DIKECT BY io%~^EVERY MAIL STEAMER. J^^^^^^g

i'/amAZ%tsstf£i> CHC)ice^t; Which is recommendedby the Government Analyst of Victoria in the,' .. following certificate:—MR. G. R. BUCKET!, F.C.5.,, ' -Government Analyst. Laboratory, Swakson Street,

Melbourne, Sept. 21st, 1894.

| «I have examined the,

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SPORTING.ASHHUEST-POHANGINA IIACESPresident,A. Aclioson-Grny; Vice-Presidouts,I-. G-

Phillpotts mid G. S.*Rumble ; Judge, W. H.Hartgill;Handicapper,J. E- Honrys ; £*<"■*«>E Wood ; Timokocpor, V. H.Roberts ; Clerk ofScales. D. J. Couchie; Clerk vt Course, H.Hart; Totalisator Steward. J. Piercy ; Trea-surer, G. 8. Bumble ; Stewards, Messrs A.Acbeson-Gray, a. S. Humble, *'. G. H. iliill-pots. J. Pierey, J. H. Paton, D. Orr, J. Craven,P. Eanlon, T.Kimmor, W. Dellow, J. Syinonds,J. Eraser.

Although tlio weather was dull mostof yoatorday, with tho oxception of aslight shower there was nothing to marthe enjoyment of tho annual meeting ofthe above Club,which passed off withgreat eclat. There musthave been fully■ 2000 people prosent, and if this popularfixture continues to draw such largenumbers of visitors from all parts, theClub, to meet tho case, will certainlyhave to enlarge the grandstand, as itproved inadequate to accommodatemorothan half the people who desired toavailthemselves of it. No loss than £7081.was put through the totalisator against£5593 last year. Tho stewards per-formed their work splendidly, and leftnothing undone co promote the successof tho gathering, and one and all cer-tainly deserve to bo highly complimentod jupon their woll-directod efforts. Mr A.Acheson-Gray, the popular President oftheClub,whois looking splendid afterhistrip home, is an indefatigable workerand proved himself a credit to his highoffice by his gentlemanly demeanor.Messrs F. G. H. Philpotts and G. S.Eumble (Vice-Presidonts) ably secondedthe efforts of their chief,and were bothcourteous and obliging. Mr W. H.Hartgill (Judge) is admired forhis genialdisposition, and he is an official whonever makes an error while in the box.Mr J. Piercy, the lotalisator steward, isa well-knownfigure at these meetings,and his absence wouldbe greatly felt bythe Club as he performs his duties in anunostentatiousway, and is always to berelied on. Another familiar face was thatof Mr D. H. Roberts, the energetic time-keeper, who journeyedfrom Christchurchto carry out his office. The distancewasworth travelling if only for the heartywelcome he got from his many acquaint-ances. Mr T. Cameron, the starcer, wasa great success with the flag, and he wasloudly clnoered several times as he senthis horses away almost, in a line. MrD. J. Conchie," the clerk of the scales,and Mr H. Hart, clerk of the course,could nothave been betterplaced, as theywere both capableandup-to-datein thosepositions. Of the stewards notmentionedMessrs J. H. Paton, D. Orr, J. Craven,P. Hanlon, T. Eimmer, W. Dellow, J.Syrnonds .and J. Fraser, succeededadmirably in doing their portion. Mr3. H. Vincent, the able secretary, getsthrough a lot of work in a quiet andeffective style. The proceedings wereconsiderably enlivened by the AshhurstBand, who played choice selections atintervals. While it is apleasuretopraisethose responsible for the good workaccomplished, it is our duty to draw theattention of those in authority to theluncheon supplied to the public, whichcaused a lot of grumbling on the part ofthose who partook of the fare provided.We know how difficult it is to get first-class caterers, but we trust the Club nextyear will endeavour to improve matters.

The racing all through, although notas exciting as on several former occa-sions, was of an interesting description.The Manawatu Gorge Handicap was afine contest until half way up thestraight when, Queen's Guard gave theothers a taste of her quality, notwith-standing her 101b penalty incurred forwinning the Hack Race in Palmerston.The Ashhurst Guineas is a class of racethat should be encouraged by everyCluband although the number of starters wasnot equal to last year we hope to seethem doubled for 1901. Beau Ideal, thewinner, brought himself intoprominenceby winning the Hack Scurry at Feildingand paying his backers a few shillingsover the half century. He demonstratedyesterday that his initial victory was nofluke,as he gallopedwith taking freedomand when he was asked a question byhis jockey, he simply smothered hisfield. Nevertheless, the win was anextremely popular one as Mr J. MeKelvie, the owner, is a sportsman of theright class. After Beau Ideal had drawnweight, he was ridden on the lawn andthe blue riband was placed on his neckby Mrs L. A. Abraham, of Pal-merston North, amidst the enthusiasticcheers from the vast crowd that hadassembled to witness the ceremony.The Komako Welter was the best finishof the day, Tokatea defeating Ngapuhiby half a head. Mr Scott entered aprotest against tho winner on tre groundthat the rider had jambedNgapuhi onthe rails and thus interfered with hischance. After careful consideration thestewards dismissed the protest. ThePohangina Handicap was another finerace. The winner, Etang, is trained byMr J. Maher, the local trainer. TheFarewell Scurry resulted in an easyvictory for Skylark, who is reported tohave been brought from Blenheim forthe contest. Mr J. E. Henrys, thehandicapper, was present, and one ofthe secrets of tho great advantage hehas over other handicappers is that hetakes the trouble to see the animalsrunning, and thus obtains an excellentidea of their capabilities. Mr Henrysis gifted with a keen pair of eyes andthere is hot much that escapes hisoptics. An ex-President oftheAjhhurstClub (Mr J. Cotter) was on the courseand he looks all the better for his tripto England. The following are theresults :—Trial Huedles, of 50sovs; 1-2- miles.

328 Sudor by Capapio—Leita, lO^t(Cochrane) ... 1

180 Madman, lOst (Alexander) ... 260 Jones, lOst (Arnott) 3

Also ran—l3o Capture 10&t 101b, 22Huka lOst,16 European lOst,48 Fiona103t.

Europeanfell at the first hurdle, but

Mitchell, tho rider, escaped injury, jFiona was in tho leadfor a milo whenSudor went to tho front and remainodthere till tho finish,winning by a couploof longtha. Time, 2urin. 56socs.

I Totalisator-784-828—£2 3s.Flying Handicap, of 85sovs ; six fur-

longs.66 Full Cry by Reynard—Vienno

Bst 71b (Fahoy) 1236 Laurestina, 7st 181b(Price) ... 276 Oudenard, 7st 71b (Ayres) ... 3Also ran-223 Lady's Link 9st 21bj

155 Somnolent Bst 91b, 151 BrilliantineBst 41b, 51 Aquinaldo7st 131b,92 Knpupa6st 121b

A splendid finish. Laurestina, Aqui-naldo and OudenardtackledFull Cry inthe straight, and a ding-dong finishresulted in'the latter getting first by halfa length. Time, linin. 17sccs. Tota-lisator—loso—66—.£l46s.Asiihurst Guineas, of 100 guineas.

Second horso to recoiye 20 guineas,-and the third horso 5 guineas fromthostakes. For present 3-year-olds thataro not nominated for other thanhack races at timo of entry, and havenot won a race of the value of 40sovsat ti i:o of starting, hack and hunterraces oxcepted. Colts,Bst 101b; filliesand geldings, Sst 51b. The winner ofany Hack Guineas or Hack Sires Pro-duce Stakesto carry a penalty of 7lb.Acceptance 31s 6tl on night of generalentry closed with 36 nominations. 1mile.

479 Beau Ideal, by Handsome Jack—Pandora (Reed) Bst slb *. 1183 Illumination, Bst 51b (Ayres) ... 21.08 Black Wing; Sst 51b (Price) ... 3

Also ran—2s Consistent Sst 51b.1 Illumination and Black Wing racedalong in front, Beau Ideal next and Con-sistent last. Coming into the straightBeau Ideal moved up and soon had theothers settled, securing an easy victoryby several lengths. Time, ltnin 47 l-ss.Totalisator—B4s—479-£1 Us.Manawatu Gorge Handicap, of 110

soys ; one mile and three furlongs.248 Queen's Guard, by Vanguard -Juliet, 9st Gib (including 101b

penalty), (Wilson) 1297 Waterford,Bst 51b (Price) ... 2

28 Etang, 7st 31b (O'Brien) ... 3Also ran—-210 Jewel Gun 9st 121b,

185 Robin GrayBst 101b,76 Brown BillSst 91b. 64 TokateaBst, 51 Rata 7st 101b.

From a splendid start Waterford ledinto the straight, but passing the standTokatea and Rata wore in adyance of theothers, Queen's Gutrd and Waterfordrunning along together. At theentranceto the straight Queen's Guardheld com-mand and from thin out she won with-out the aid of the whip by a length fromWaterford. Time, 2min 28 3-ssecs.Totalisator—lls9—24B-M 4s.Stewards' Stakes, of 60 soys; one

mile and a distance.364 Laurestina, by Guncotton—

Laurel, 9st 31b (Wilson) ... 1214 Hardwork, 9st (McAleer) ... 239 Capture, 9st 31b (Retter) " ... 3Also ran—42 Wild Wave 9st.Hardworkled,followedby Laurestina.

Once when their heads were turned forhome the issue was never in doubt, asLaurestina came along full of runningand woneasily without thewhip. Time,2min 7secs. Totalisator—6s9—364—£l12s.Komako Welter, of 70 sdvs; seven

furlongs.188 Tokatea, by Torpedo—Kopeki,

lOat 31b (Wilson) 1261 Ngapuhi, 9st (Cochrane) ... 273 Crown Prince, 9st (Ellern) ... 3vAlso ran—93 Brown Bill lOst 101b, 34

Nina Bst 101b, 37 Wonder Bst 101b.Nina and Wonder led to the five

furlong post, when Ngapuhi on the in-side and Tokatea on the outsideraced infront al cmst side by side and they camealong locked together, Tokatea winningby half a head. Time, lmin 34secs.

i Totalisator— 876—188--SA 3s.A protest entered against Tokateafor

bumping Ngapuhi was dismissed.Pohangina Handicap, of 95 soys; one

mile.120 Etang, by Jet d'Eau—Bonnie

Idee, 7st 41b (O'Brien) 187 Rata, 7st 10lb (Wilson) 275 Wai-iti, 7st 91b (Pine) 3Also ran—ls7 Jewel Gun lOst, 157

Lady's Link 9st, 85 Somnolent Bst 51b,32 Aquinaldo 7st Blb, 41 Kupupa 6st111b.

From an excellent start Somnolentand Rata carried on the running forthree-quarters of a mile. Coming intotho straight Etang ran through the fieldand won by a length and a half fromRata, Wai-iti a length away third.

.Time, lmin 47 3-ssecs. Totalisator—753—120-£5 12s.Farewell Scurry, of 60 soys.; five

furlongs.68 Skylark, by Meridian—Tui, 9st

(Pine) 1466 Himalaya, 9st (Ansley) ... 2146 William Tell, 9st (McTaggart)... 3

Also ran —26 Puss 9st, 81 Despatch9st, 16 Splash 9st, 51 Aldinga9st, 91Wereroa 9st.

Won from start to finish. Time,lmin 4 4-ssecs. Totalisator—9ss—6B—£12 12s.

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Friendly Societies' Sports.

Hui-Dles, 220ti>_.(yds ' yds

Watts ... sci". Pirani, F. ... 20Hunter ... 15 Shortt ;.. "22J.-J. Garrity 16 Little ... 22

1 "W". Prentice 16 Tlioruas ... 22Catkro ... 16 Robinson, F. 22Griggs ... 20 Flyger ... 25Robinson, P. 20 Foley ... "25jNTo_._i-0-t ... 20 S. Woodroofo 25

Bicycle Race, 1 mile.Fume ... _&". A. J. Goldfinch 50Mayo, T. ... 10 Luxford ... 50Power, P. E. 20Fhiendly Societies' Race, 120 yabds.

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*Assumed name. '■At a meeting of the committee, it was '

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Trouble In Tonga.

(Lyttelton Times Special.)The Press Association telegram,

stating that tho Tongan natives have ob-tained rifles and ammunition from Syd-ney as "hardware," and are evidentlypreparing to resist annexation by GreatBritain, seems to point to the conclusionthat the strained relations existing for.some time between tho Parliamentaryand annexation sections arecoming to acrisis. The financial affairs of Tongahaye been in a hopelessmuddle for sometime. Not long ago the native Premierdismissed Mr Maxinie de Lambert, theChief Collector of Customs and ChiefPostmaster, without giving a reason. MrLambert insisted on anaudit being madebefore surrendering the books, and whilehis own were discoveredin perfect order,the departments of the native officialsshowed large deficiences. In the StampDepartment, which was in charge of thePremier himself, the auditors dis-covered a deficiency of nearly andthat some 26,000d0l were missing fromthe Treasury accounts.

Tonga has a white' population num-bering about four hundred, but theParliament is composed of native chiefs,the head being King George Tabou, whopractically exercises supieme control.His Majesty was educated in Auckland,and has had a thorough English training,which, however, he employs againstBritish influence in Tonga. On May 19of this year Tonga was proclaimed underBritish protection, and according to theterms of the proclamation, the BritishConsul was appointed Adviser to hisMajesty the King of Tonga. The Kingwas much averse at heart to the estab-lishment of the protectorate, but theEnyoy of the Imperial Government (Mr

* Basil Home Thompson) was firm, and"his Majesty signed the agreement with abad grace, well-knowing that it was theonly course left open to him. HisMajesty's disregard of his Parliamentand subjects becomes apparent when itis stated that not one of the Ministers ormembers of the House knew that hehad entered into negotiations with GreatBritain until the British Consul read theproclamation on May 19, which hadbeen agreed to by the King on May 2.

The Europeans naturally concludedthat somerespect would be paid to theirrights by the King under the advice ofthe British Consul,but on the contraryhis Majesty took little or no notice ofrepresentations made by the Consul.Almostweekly hundreds of pounds weregranted by the King to natives who cameto ask assistance", whether they requiredit or not, andwhen the white population,who contribute a large portion of therevenue,represented to him the urgent'necessity for better wharf accommoda-tion at Nukualofa and for a pilot boat,he at once refused to grant the request.This is only oneof nAnyinstanceswhiohmight be cited of the King's arbitraryconduct towards the white population.Deficiencies in the accounts of theGovernment have been of very frequentoccurrence, and the deficiencies exposedby the audit demanded by Mr Lambertdo notrepresent a quarterof the amountthat has goneastray during the past fewyears. While the King's salary is, allthings considered, a good one—l believeit amounts to about ifilOOO a year in all— large sums have to be voted in addi-tion each year to cover his debts. Itseemed unaccountable that the Kingshould find a use for so much money,asho scarcely ever leaves his palace, andwhen I visited the island I intervieweda number of officials and others on thequestion. They informed me, withouthesitation, that the money was paidaway in buying support amongst thevarious tribes. Mattershavenowreachedsuch a stage as to call for the interven-tion of the Imperial Government,and inall probability before very long -Tongawill become a part of the British domi-,nions in fact as well as in name. l

The importation of armsInto Tongawould be of Kttle consequence, for the,resistance the Tongans could showwouldbe as nothing against the fire ot a Britishcruiser, but the danger lies in the factthat theDing's guards, who aro alreadyarmedand trainedmen, and the othernatives who might be armed could ex-terminatetho white populationin a fewhours. In addition to this, tho FrenchGovernmenthas long sought to obtaina footing in Tonga, and h is more thanlikely that in case of a rupture Frenchaid would be ihvitca by theKing, ttho

j Power thatrules Tonga could also com-

' raand Fiji, and thus itbecomes apparent Ij how important it ig for tho colonies tbatno foreign Power should obtaina strong-hold in the "Western Pacific Tahiti is aFrench colony, it is true, but it wouldbeof little use to France in the event ofwar.

With these complications looming onthe horLzon it is high time that Tongashould be brought directly under theBritish Crown, a step warranted by theAnglo-German-Amorican agreement oflast year. Nuie, which was placed underBritish protection at the same time asTonga, was formally annexed by LordBanfurly, on behalf of theBritish Crown,while on his tour of annexation to theCook Group. The next possession to boaddedwill undoubtedly be the islands ofTonga.

The Tongan native is probably themost subtle and cunning of all theisland races, and is treacherous to adegroe. The majority have beeneducated, and many would no doubtside with the whites against the King ;but the mind of the Tongan native isjust as hard to fathom as that of theHindu. No amount of kindness seemsto appeal to a Tongan, and to earn hisrespect it is fiifat necessary to exerciseseverity towards him. He is a keentrader, and is ever on the alert for achance to make money, but thoughtrading and dealing daily with thewhites, the European cannot probe hiamind. Though the Tongans havesprung from Polynesian stock, theyseem to havo an admixture of strongerand sterner blood than that of the CookIslanders. " -

There is a large and rich export tradein fruit and copra from Tonga, but thetrade could bemadomuch greatet. TheTongan Government does little or no-thing to foster trade. There is a splen-did opportunity for coffee,spice, orangeand banana growing, and doubtless inthe near future those industries will bedeveloped,but first the awakening willhave to come for King George Tabou, hisPremier and native officials in the abso-lute annexation of Tonga by the Im-perial Government.

The codlin moth lays its firsteggs onthe fruit (not in the blossoms) about themiddle of November; the scale is hatch-ing out at the same time. Apply Straw-bridgb's ExterminatorTHEN. Usedby all practical fruitgrowers.— HPalmer, Sole Agent, Palmerston North,Feilding and district.

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THE MAEAWATU EVENING' STANDARD, SATIJEDAY DECEMBER 29, 19008

distances).440yd. 220yd.

Watts... ..'. scr. scr.Cathro ... 5 8Furrie 8 10Hunter ... 10 7Garrity, J. ... 20 10Stansell ... 20 10Prentice, W.... — 12Northcott ... 20 15Walther ... 25 15Shortt... ... 25 —Burton ... 25 12Stubbs ... 25 10llobinson,IT.... 25 15George ... 30 15Little 30 15Ward, G. ... 30 15McLean ... 35 17Max 35 18Thomas ... 35 17Slack 35 17

! Check 35 17Garrity, P. ... — 10Hall, A. W. ... — 20Foley, J. ... — 18Flyger, O.E.... — 18Pirani, F. ... — 18Pirani, L. ... — 18Brebner, C. ... — 18Euklbwski ... — 12

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m^^^^^^ posure, moist air, orsome little change,

i^^^^^^ andyouarcdownwithk§s^» l^f? pneumonia. Take no*i«lP! a&^^ chances with bucli a

' You may not have/J* "» Grip hard, but there isult a^ways 61 ot pneumonia.

is the great preventive of serious lungdisease. It's a prompt and certaineuro for the Grip. Tour hackingcough stops at once, the soreness inyour cheat passes o/way. Tour egpjnpefrdm pneumonia Is complete.

In Large and Small Bottles.Aciiiolsliantencd Ijt placingoverthe chestmm

TENDEES.

KANGITIKEI COUNTYCOUjNCIL.

fTIENDERS addressed to the.i. Chairman, Marlon, will he

received until noon of the 10thJanuary, 1901 -For the supply of Totera for a( period of 12 months, to be

delivered at the followingEailway Stations : Poraoa,Cliff, Marton, Turakina,Wangaehu and Fordell.The first order will be forabout 80,000 super feet.

Specifications will be forwarded onapplication to the County Engineer,Marton.

A. E. MACKAY,County Engineer.

'jnENDEES are required for the1 erection of a butter factory at

"Weber and creamery at Waione forthe Weber-Waione Co-op. DairyFactory Co., Ltd. Plans and specifi-cations can be seen at Mr N. Mc-Phee's store, High Street, Danne- Ivirke. Tenders, addressed to theChairman, Weber, will be receivednot later than Saturday, December29th, 1900. Lowest or any tendernot necessarily accepted.

H. BEODEICK,Secretary.

mENDERS are invited for theJL variousworks in the construc-

tion of four eimi-detached cottages.The work comprises plumbers,painters' and carpenters' work; also,brick walls and drainage works. Forparticulars, plans and specificationsapplyto

E. EDWAEDS,Architect.

MANAWATU EOAD BOAED.

rfIHE 3oard's office will be closed1 for Christmas holidays from

22nd December, 1900, toBrdJanuary,1901.

WALTER RTJTHEKFURD,Clerk.

E. LEAEY,CHEMIST AND PUBLIC VACCINA-

TOB,THE SQUARE, Palmerston North.

I (Established in Palmerston 1875).

HAS in stock for Summer season—Seltzogenes, Dust and San

Goggles, Ice Bags, Bathing Caps,Preservatives (Eor meat, fish, butter,eggs and fruit), Flavouring Essences,Eennett Extract (for junket and cheesemaking), Hop Beer Extract, FruitSyrupß, Lime Juice.

A choice assortmentof goods suitablefor presentation, comprising FancySmelling Bottles, Perfumes in largevariety, Toilet Soaps, Fancy Puff Boxes,Ladies' Hand Mirrors in mahogany,ebony, and vegetable ivory, HairBrushes (ladies and military), Com sand Sponges.■ ' i

Spectacles for all kinds of sight defect.

i

bight Testing Daily. <PALMERSTON GUARDS. ' i___

i

TTIHE above Corps will parade asJL follows:—Friday, December 28th, squad-drill, y

f 7.30 pm. <Orderlies — Sergeant Merriman and ,

Private Hunt, . ,By order. j

■. " F. S. GOLDINGHAM, }Capt. Commanding P.G s

TENNIS SHIETS ]AND

CKICKETING TROUSEESAT I

LEOPOLD gIMMONS',! -i. THE SQUARE, ■ ,■

PA'LMEESTON NOETH.

MOWLEM & HOWLEM,LAND, FINANCE, AND INSUE-

ANCE AGENTS,THE SQUARE,

HAVE for Bale—

252 acres, Poliangina, all glassed, 4paddocks, sheep yards, cottage; reallygoodproperty. Price £8 6a per acre.

126 acres, Napier road, all glassed, 5paddocks, running stream, 4-roomed cot-tage,orchard, 2£ miles from creamery, 1&miles from railway station. Price £12per acre.

27$acres, Fifrcherbert;200 in grass; 5paddooka; metalled road; good sheepcountry. Price, .£5 58 per acre.

Church-street,two i acre sections, £35each.

Church-street, 1£ acres, .£l5O,10 percent deposit,balance at 5 per cent.

Clmrch-Btreet,1£ acres, £160, 10 percent deposit, balance at 5 per cent.

200 acres, Colyton, all grassed, severapaddocks commodious 6-roomed housenew, well-watered. 27 cows, milk canaand separator given in ; sheep can botaken at valuation. Price J213 10s, terms.A splendid property.

5 grand building sites, Linton-street,£10 deposit, balance, 5 years at b\ percent.i acre, Broad-street, .£9O,7 nice lots, Pitt-street, frontage 63ft.

by 132ft. Price £50. deposit,balanceeasy,

E. .T. H. LEIGH,LAND, ESTATE" AND FINANCIAL

AGENT.Agent Magdeburg Fire Insurance Co.

HAS thefollowing propertiesfor saleor lease—

f)r A«EES, Zl miles from the Square,£iO 5-roomed house and outbuildings,well watered; £26 10s an aore, terms ar-ranged.1 O/j, Acres, 3 miles from a railway-&-£tc station, all grassed, ring fenced,well watered, whare; £7, terms.O£> Acres, mile and half from Square,OO sub-divided, 2 houßes, one(new) 6rooms and one 6 rooms, 20 acresploughed; price.£I,BOO.("> A A Acres, 8 miles from Palmerston,d'TV sub-divided, all ploughable, 80

Kcreß under plough. Splendid countryfor dairyingor mixed farming; £18.tyCiH Acres, Pohangina, all in grass,til) ( sub-divided, good hilly country,carry 2\ sheep,whare; £6 11s 6d.f)C)A Acres, Fitzherbert;, well grassed,uu\j sub-divided, whare, substantialcheep yards, 6 miles from Palmerston;£7 10b.f)A£* Acres, near Pahiatua, sub-divided,U\J\) 80 acres rich alluvial flats, 40acren ploughed, well watered, house of5 rooms, scullery and bath, dairy andconcrete tank 4,000 gallons, large barn,woolshed and press, etc., etc A splendidproperty, Only £9.979 Acres, nearPahiatua,subdivided,010 about 90 acres river flats (nofloods), 20 acres ploughed, Bub-divided,well fenoed, house 6 large rooms, scul-lery, bath and pantry, sheep yards anddip, good orchard. A most desirableproperty. Only j696s,100 Acres, sub-divided,house5 rooms,100 woolshed, sheep yards and cowbails, 25 acres ploughed. A grand dairyfarm; 2£ miles from railway station,school and creamery. Only .£ls; terms.

Properties in all parts of the town, in-cluding come of the be?t building sites.Call and inspect my list.

Money to Lend at lowest currentratesof interest on town and countryproperties.

Houses to let and rents collected.N.8,-t-I will find a large portion of the

purchase money for any of the aboveproperties.

H. MELLSOP & CO.,MANAWATU LAND AGENCY.

DISTRICT Agents for Australian"Widows Fund; Norwich UnionFire

Office;New Zealand Accident InsuranceCo;Live StockInsurance Co, ofNew Zea-land.

Land for sale in all parts ofthaColony.FARMS FOB SALE.

1800 Acres, splendid sheepand cattleland, good homestead, carrying 40C0sheep, 100 head of cattle and horses.Price J69 per aore. Easy terms.

154 Acres, Eaumai, rick alluvial flat.Price £13 10s.

96 Acres, Kairanga, very rich land.Price £28 per acre.

50 Acres close to Palmerston EailwayStation, in lots from 10 acres upwards.Very small deposit, balance 5 per cent,

1000 Acres. Kairanga, fattens 1 bullockto the acre, rich alluvial soil, drained,fenced a.nd subdivided, good managershouse, sheep dip and yards. Price £IQper acre. ,

600 Acres, Pahiatua distriot, 12 milesfromPalmerston,largewoolshed,grassed,fencedand subdivided, limestone country,3 Bheep land. Price £7 ss.

3000 Acres, Tuscan Hills, 24 paddocksgood homestead and complete stationequipments, limestone and papacountry2 sheep. Price £6.j 356 Acres, good S-roomed house, sheepyards, dip, &c, splendid land. Price ,£l7.

340 Acres, Nannestads Line, splendiddairyland. Will be sold asa wholeor in42 acre lots. Good homestead and twocottages. Price £18. £4 per aore cash,balance 5 per cent.

Dairy farms near Asbhurst, Makino,FitzherbertandPalmerston North.

Sheep land at low prices in groatvariety.

Houses in Palmerston from 2 to 12rooms, land from £-acresections upwards.

Moneyto lend at currentrates.

(1. A. PKEECE,LAND, FINANCIAL, AND GENERAL

AGENT, AND LICENSED INTEE-PEETE3,

HASthefollowingpropertiesfor sale—

"lAA ACRES rich Kairanga land,X\J\J splendidfatteningcountry, allin grass, fenced anddivided,wellwatered,3 miles from town, close to creameryand school. If you want to buy comequickly. 18213-1836.£*p? ACRES,all in good grass, level\Jt) land, rich soil, fenced, 4 pad-docks, well watered, 5-roomed house, allnecessary outbuildings. Township,school, creamery and post office l^-miles.Price acre. Cash required only £270,balance 5 years at 5%. No. 1728,

SPECIAL NOTICE.

GA. PREEOE has. the" following Dairy Farms for sale,

situated l|-mile from School,Creameryand Railway Station, which will be sold 1on easy terms to suit purchasers, namely£1 per acre cash, balance at 5 per cent.For 5 years, with option of paying offorreducing at any time—m ACRES, mrt ploughed and

stumped, level land,rich soil,ivell-wafcered, with pood road frontage.QO ACBES, rich soil, lavel, part170 ploughed,wellfencedand watered, .joodroad frontage.Qf\ ACRES,moreor less,with optici*UkJ of a further portion of 45 acresf desired, being well watered anditußted.

BOYS' & MEN'S STRAWHATS

-/6 EACHAT

LEOPOLD gIMMONSYGENERAL DRAPER,

THE SQUARE.

-A. C. BURR.T OOK AT THESE FARMS!

FOR SALES.24 Acres, fully improved, nice littledairy farm, 4 miles from falmerston,twenty minutea from ttvo creameries.

.£5lO, terms.35 Acres, dairy farm, near acreamery

and onemile from the Square ; fit for agentleman's residence.54 Acres, dairy farm,Kairanga, veryhighly improved, new house, splendidwater.

500 Acres, splendid district, goodroads, central position.; £8 per acre,will consider any reasonable offer, ex-ceptional terms.

100 Acres, dairy farm, RangitikeiLine, fully improved ; easy terma.

TO LET--510 Acres. Taranaki district, good

homestead, centre of rising district,near go.od town, good roads; easyrental. 4s per acre.

100 Acres, 4 miles from Palmeraton,all in good grass and most been underthe plough.

507 Acres, 12 miles from Palmerston,first-class position, highly improved.TOWN PROPERTIES FOR SALE-

-4J Acres, 5 minutes from Square ;£450,terms.

A good hotel,first-clasßposition,easyIncoming.

1 Acre, house 6 rooms, 2 minutesfrom Square; £480, easy terms.

£ Acre, house 4 rooms, 6 minutesfrom Square; verycheap, good terms.

3 good building allotments, goodposition ; small depositonly required.

1 Acre, Featherston-street; easyterms, cheap.

TOWN PROPERTIES TO LET—House, 6 roomß, 1 minute from the

Square, rental 12s.4 Acres and house7 rooms, 7 minutes

from Square (can have another 4 acresadjoining).

GENERAL LINES. CHEAP!1 Reaperand binder, good order £1'

(take oats in payment).1,Express, horse and harness, Anc

arrier's goodwill, £50.1 Wool waggon, cheap.2 Landaus, horses and harness

complete.1 Horße hay rake, a bargain.Livery stablea and plant,, aplendic

position, good business, very lowrental.

One light trap, good as new, £12 10sOne light gig, good order, £11.One dog cart, very cheap.Trap horses, prices £8, .-89,

£14.Half draught, broken to chains, £20One dogcart, horse and harness

splendid turn out, cheap.Several good dairy cows, purchase!

can see them atmilking and choose.Anything else you may require call on

A. C. JBUKR,LAND AND COMMISSION AGENT

The Squake.

J. G..MSTEE,Land and General Coramissioi

Agent,THE SQUAKE,

TTAS FO R SAL E —Dairy farm, 160 acres, house of i

rooms, dairy cow bails and every convenienoe, land all level and in gootEnglish grass, subdivided 5 paddocks,'.mile from factory. Price J615 per acre

Sheep farm, 300 aores, lease in perpetuity, 200 acres in grass, well wateredgood house, near school. Bent £18 pc:annum.

Sheep farm, 640 acres, WaitunaPrice £6 per acre.

Dairy farm, 46 acres, 4-roomedhonsiand scullery, dairy, hay-loft, cow bailspiggeries, etc Land fairly level. Prici£25.

55 acres, house of 6 rooms, cow bailsshed and all necessary outbuildingPrice £18.

£-aorebuildingsites, 4126 each,5-roomed house and bathroom

shed, stable, and nearly 1 acre of andclose to the Square. Price £325.

7-roomed bouse, outbuildingalarge orchard.

8-roomed house, £-acre of land, closito the Square, every convenience. Prici,£450.

3 Acres in Hokowhitu, house of Irooms and kitchen ; two large vineries iifull bearing, f-acre in vines and fruitrees of all kinds, well sheltered. An]person purchasing this property nohaving the practical knowledge of th<cultivation ofthe vine, the present ownojwill undertake to impart thai) knowledgefree of charge.

150 acres to lease for 5 years ; a finedairy farm with a good 8-roomed house17 acres in crop. Land well wateredand situated close toschool and creamery

J. S.MUNKO,A CCOUNTAN'JL LAND AND COM.il Mib&ION AGENT,

* ranoitikei stbeet. "341 Acres, Linton, 5-roomed house

dairy, shearing Bhed, cow balls, yardsetc,; half-felled and laid downinEnglishgrass, subdivided into 7 paddocks. Goodsheup oountry. Will sell for j65 10s.

25| Aores, 2£-miles from Palmerston,5-roomed house, workshop,€airy and allnecessary outbuildings. Magnificeniorchard. A very desirable property,Will sell cheap.

I-acre, FoxtonLine,;lominutes fromSquare, 5-roomed house, and one of thefinest! littleorchards in the district. Realgood investment.

Still a few building sites in Raogitikei-street from j£3 per foot up.

Good selection of town and countryproperties on hand.

Houses 'to-let, rents and debts col-lectea*.

' Books kept and posted.

LOMAX & CO-,Hotel Brokers, Land & Estate

Agents,THE SQUARE,PALMERSTON N.

HOTELS, farms, and businesses forsale or lease. Hotel clients assisted

part purchase money. Call for quota-tions.—Lomax and Co., Next door Hep-worth, Herbalist.

LAMBS AND LTOGWORM. ■WITH 'such a damp season far-

mers should take precau-tionary measures and use

WORMO SFECIFIUO.The only safe preventative and sure

cure. ApplyBARRAUD and ABRAHAM,

MEN'S COLONIAL TWEEDSUITS.

PERFECT FITTING GARMENTSAT

LEOPOLD gIMMOJSTS',THE SQUARE,

PALMERSTON NORTH.

pAHIATUA TRACING i°ILUB.

HACK RACE MEETINGox

PAHIATUA RACE COURSE.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,January 30th and 31st, 1901.

Handicappkk: Mb J. E. Hbnbts.Stabtee : Me H. Tivsa.

First Day, Wednesday, Jan.80th, 1901.Pboobammb.

1. Handicap Hurdles, of -45 soya ;1$miles

2. Flying Handicap, of 85 soys ; 6'furlongs. 3. Maidkn Plath, of 30 soys ; 7 fur-longs

4. Pahiatua Cop Handicap, of 90soya ; 1£ miles

5. Telegraph Stakes Handicap, of40 sovs; 5 furlongs

6. Membkrs' Handicap Rags, of 25boys; for membersonly

7. Railway Welter Handicap, of 5080V8; 1 mila; minimum weigh*,Bstlolb

8. Konini Handicap, of 85 soya; 7furlongs

Second Day, January Slsi, 1901.1. Nrwmarkkt Handicap, of so boys;

distance, 7 furlongs.2. Handicap Hurdles, of 40 soya;

1^ miles3. Onslow Park Handicap, of 30

boys ; 6 furlongs4. Racing ClubHandicap, of 70 soys;

1 mile 1 furlong..6. Stewards' Stakbs Whiter Handi-

cap, of 40 boys ; 6 furlongs;: minimum weight, Bst 7lba6. GrandstandHandicap, of85 boys,;

1 mile7. Pahiatua Scurry, of 25 boys; dis-

tance onceround thecourse, about7 furlongs ; for horses tnat havonot won anadvertisedrace exceed-..ing 10 boys at time of starting

NOMINATIONS for all races closowith the Secretaryat 9 p.m. on Friday,January 11th, 1901.

WEIGHTS for the first day's raceswill be declarod on or about Tuesday.January 15th, 1901, and for the secondday's raceson Wednesday, January 30tB,at 8 p.m. ,-

ACCEPTANCES for the first day'sraces (including entries for the MaidenPlate and Pahiatua Scurry), close withthe Seoretaryon Saturday, January 19,.1901, at9 p.m., and for the second day's'racsson Wednesday, January 30th, 1901,at 9 p.m. ,

Forfull programme, see Referee andposters.

EDWARD E. LEWIS,Secretary.________

VOIOE Production, Singing, Pianoforte, Guitar, Violin,. Mandolin

Banjo.Mr Kistle Cornwall and family havingttled in falmerston are prepared to

receive pupils as follows:—Mr KisfcleCornwall, voice production and singing.Mr H. J Cornwall,pianoforte; Mr FCornwall, violin mandolin, guitar, andbanjo.

Mr K. Cornwall has undergone a longcourse of studies in Italy and Londonunder the best Italian and Englishmasters, and has a thorough knowledgeoftheItalianmethod ofVoice Production.

Mr Francis Cornwall intendsforminga Mandolin and Guitar Band if sufficientinducement offers.

Address — MAIN-STREET—OppositeLyceum Theatre.

: CHAS. BEGG & CO-HAVE THE

LAEGESTA»D

CHOICESTSTOCK OF

PIANOSON THE COAST, AND AT MOST

Reasonable PricesWITH EASY TIME PAYMENTS.

PIANOS BYSCHIEDMAYERCOLLABD & COLLARDBRINSMIAD .THURMERPULL & FIELDROSENER

MOJSINGTON & WESTONORGANS ■■ ';' BY

KIMBALLSTORY & OLARK.

AGENTS—~*

James Gi*a,ce j|

AND CO.

KAN&IUETJ HOUSE,OTAEX

(Two minutes walk from sea beach.)

SEA Bathing, hot' and cold baths,boating, fishing tennis.

Oows kept.1 MISSES GELL,

Proprietors.Coach meets every train*

DB. CAMPBELL hascommencedpractice at his residence,Fitzherberfc-etreet, near theBank ot

New Zealand. Hours o£ consulta-tion : 9 to 10.80 a.m., 1 to 2pm6.80 to 8 p.m. *

NOTICE.

WANTED KNOWN-That G.Allman, ot the ManawatuShoeing Forge, having sold mVlandto Mr Burges, he has bought a sectionopposite X Stevenson's stables; andwill be building larger premisesshortly to suit the increasing de-mands of trade.

G- ALLMAN.HEEP SHEAES in all the lead-;"mg Brands, and aconsignment!of best Turkey Stone have jußt!arrived. j

R S. BARKY. [CHEAPSIDE. |