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Evening Star, Issue 3229, 26 June 1873, Page 3

All the European Governments except the French have determined to resist the increase of fhe *uez Canal tolls Baron Lesseps proposes a commission on the subject at Constantinople. There is no scarcity of horses in Russia. According to the last census, the number in European Russia alone was 19,266,667, and the annual production of horses is about one million. There are 1,076 horse fairs held every year, and at these about 200,000 are sold.

Late Advertisements. NEW ZEALAND STEAM SHIPPING • COMPANY (LIMITED). FOR LYTTELTON, WELLINGTON, PICTON, NELSON, TARANAKI, and MANUKAU, transhipping at Wellington, for Wanganui, Napier, and Poverty Bay, and at Nelson ior Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika. fJIHE b.b. TARANAKI, on Tuesday next, Ist July. W. F. WHEELER, Agent. Offices: Corner of Liverpool and Crawford streets. HARBOUR STEAM COMPANY AGENTS SAMSON, p.s., for OAMARU, To morrow (Friday), 27th June. Passengers by 7.30 a.m. train. Fares: Saloon, 20s; Steerage, 15s (including rail fare and land* ing charge). MAORI, s.s., for LYTTELTON via TIMARU, To-morrow (Friday), 27th June. Cargo till 2 p.m. Passengers at 5 o'clock. PRETTY JANE, s.s., for PORT MOLYNBtJX (taking cargo for transhipment per Tuapeka to KAITANGATA, BALCLOTH A, and all up-river landings), about Friday, 27th June. Cargo till noon. Offices : Harbour Chambers. NOTICE. WE beg to announce that we have from this day transferred onr business to Messrs J. Ashcroft, T. A. Clowes, and J. J. Spence, and as we shall remain in the man agement we can offer you the assurance that we shall do our best to give satisfaction to their customers. Having increased facilities for baying and importing direct from England certain portions of tbeir stock, the new firm will be enabled to place you on the most favorable footing as to the prices and quality of goods. Soliciting a continuance of your favors for them, and thanking you for the support so liberally accorded to us. We are, &c., J. & W. BEE. Oamaru, 2nd June, 1873. WITH respect to the above announcement, we beg to solicit a continuance and increase of the support hitherto given to the separate firms of J. Ashcroft and Co„ and J. and W. Bee, for the new business, which will be carried on under the name of Ashcroft, Spence, and Co., and we have to assure you that we shall endeavor, by strict attention to business, to study the interest of our customers. We are, Ac. ASHCROFT, SPENCE, & CO. N.B.—Mr Spence will, for the present, have no interest in the Coal Trade, which will be carried on by Messrs Ashcroft and Clowes, under the old firm of JAMES ASHCROFT k CO. WANTED, a General Servant Apply Mrs Keith Ramsay, Rattray street. QITY OF DUNEDIN. TENDERS will be received at the Town Clerk’s Office, Manse street, on or before WEDNESDAY, July 2nd, 1873, at 3 p.m., for the following works, separately Ist. For Forming portion of High street, South Ward2nd, Fqr Forming portion of Arthur street, High Ward. 3rd. For Forming portions of Cargill street and Athol Place, Bell Ward, 4tb. For Forming portion of Dundas street, Leith Ward. sth. For Supplying and Carting Gravel Ac., in Beil Ward. 6th. For Carting Metal, from August Ist to December 31st, in the four Wards. Specifications at City Surveyor’s Office. J. M. MASSEY, Town Clerk. 26th June, 1873. DUNEDIN GAS WORKS. N 0 tTc E. to engineersT^ronfounders, AND OTHERS. TENDERS are invited for the Erection of an 80ft. Telescopic Gasholder, at the Works, Anderson’s Bay Road. Drawings and Specifications may be seen on application to the undersigned between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 noon. Sealed Tenders, addressed to the Engineer, must be forwarded on or before Monday next. Lowest, or any Tender, not necessarily accepted. E. GBNBVER, Engineer. WANTED, a General Servant, for a private family. Apply Mrs Kingcombe, Tamora House. WANTED, Girl as General Servant. Apply Mrs J. M. Jones, corner Albany and George streets. WANTED, a Nurse Girl, about 16. Apply Mrs Barker, comer of Albert and London streets. PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY OF OTAGO. npHE 113 th Monthly Meeting of this X Society will be held on Friday, the 27th inst., at 7 p,m., at the office of the Society, Temple Chambers, Princes street. J. S. WEBB, Secretary. NOTICE. —Dunedin Band of Hope will hold tbeir Fortnightly meeting in the Oddfellows’ Hall, George street, To-morrow Evening, at seven o’clock sharp. Clements Jones, Secretary. WANTED, an Apprentice to the Mantle Trade. Apply to Miss Skinner, at A. R. Hay’s. British Insurance Shares wanted lO to Purchase. Fredk. H. Evans, sharebroker, Jetty street. WANTED, to Sell, a good weight-car-rying Cob; goes well in harness. May be seen at Smith’s stables, Madaggan