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Evening Star, Issue 3378, 17 December 1873, Page 3

SBUTQro. HARBOUR STEAM COMPANY AGENTS Beautiful star, b.r , for iimaru, AKAKOA, and L\TTELT<>N, on Thursday, 18th instant. Cargo till II a. m. Passengers by 2.30 train. SAMSON, p. S ., for OAMARU, on Friday, 19th December. Shipping orders issued till 3 p.m., and cargo received till 5 p.m. on Thursday. Passengers by 7.30 a.m. train on Friday. PRETTY JANE, for MOLYNEUX and KAITANG AVA (taking cargo for Balclutha, Inch-Clutha, Ac., at through rates, to be forwarded by drays from Kaitangata), about Saturday, 20th December. Offices : Harbour Chambers. REGULAR STEAM COMMUNICATION TO BLUFF AND INVERCARGILL. THE Full-powered Screw steamer WANGANUI will be despatched for above Perts on TUESDAY NEXT, December 23. Cargo received at Rattray street Jetty. RETURN TICKETS, available till 31st January, issued at SINGLE FARES. H. HOUGHTON & CO. M'MECKAN, BLACKWOOD, AND CO.’S STEAMER’S. Cabin Excursion Tickets to Melbourne and Back, during the months of December, January, and February. .. LI7. I Steerage ... L 8 10s DALGETY, NICHOLS, & CO.. Agents. STEAM TO ENGLAND UNDER 60 DAYS. IHE Favorite Passenger Steamship GREAT BRITAIN, 3,500 tons. 600 horse power, Chas. Chapm*ak Commander, Will be depatched from Hobson’s Bay, On WEDNESDAY, 4th FEBRUARY, 1874. Passengers booked through from Dunedin. For further information apply to BRIGHT BROS. & CO., Bond street. LITERATURE. PROSPECTUS OK “ THE SOUTHERN MERCURY, ” A Weekly Chronicle of News, Politics, and Literature. Conducted, by Vincent Pvkk.* UNDER the above title it is proposed to issue an original and independent Newspaper, untrammelled by party influences, and not subservient to any special interest; but having, as its guiding consideration, the general welfare of the entire community. We shall present to our readers all the current local news, and the fullest and most reliable information respecting all matters of public interest in the Australasian Colonies and the Mother Country. In politics, the Southern Mercury will be liberal and progressive. Agricultural and pastoral affairs will be fully recorded. Manufactures and local industries will be faithfully represented. The interests of the Goldfields will obtain due recognition, and ample exposition of their resources and requirements. Sporting matters will be adequately reported. To literature and science a fair proportion of space will be devoted. Correspondence.—The free expression of opinion will be encouraged. ISo that all will find in the Southern Mercury something of interest to themselves. The First Number will he issued on .Saturday, January 3rd, 1874, and will contain the first chapters of AN ORIGINAL STORY, (By the'author of “Wild Will Fnderby.”)

Subscriptions : Payable in advance and exclusive'of postage— Per Quarter .... ... 6a Per Six Months ... ... Us Per Annum ... ... 20s Single copies—6d, R. T. WHEELER, Manager and Publisher, Dunedin, Agents wanted in every Town. Advertisements on liberal terms. TO LET. MASONIC HALL. fjpo LET, as usual. Terms, &c., on application to B. Hudson, Dowling street. TO LET, For Nine Months, rjIHK IRON STORE in Bond street, lately occupied by Messrs Mackerras and Co. Apply office of this paper. SEA-BATHING,— Two Rooms to Let, furnished, with board and attendance, close to best bathing-place on harbor side ; beautiful view, and near jetty ; also the use of small boat. For terms, apply C. P. Farquhar, Princes street; or G. Green, Broad Bay. TO LET, those large, commodious, and centrally-situated Offices lately iu the occupation of Messrs George Gray Russell, and Co. Apply to Neill and Co., Universal Bond, __ _ SEA-SIDE RESIDENCE TO LET. TO LET at Broad Bay, two detached Summer Residences, newly erected, containing 4 rooms each, partly furnished, with bath house in course of erection These houses arc pleasantly situated within easy distance of the lauding place, and the steamer Peninsula calling daily affords opportunities of reaching town. For particulars apply to A. Mercer, Rattray street; or to G. H. CLEARWATER, Broad Bay.