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Evening Star, Issue 3520, 4 June 1874, Page 3

Japanese officials are beginning to try their hand at proclamations in the English language. Here is an example “ The trees cutting, birds and beasts killing, and cows and horses setting in free at the ground belonging to Government are prohibited.—(Signed) Osaka Fu.”

Late Advertisements. SATURDAY, 6th JUNE, At 12 o’clock. EXTENSIVE SALE OB' UNREDEEMED PLEDGES, by order of Messrs Lyons and DM. SPEEDING • will sell by auction, at his Rooms, on Saturday first, at 12 o’clock, The following unredeemed pledges, transfer™ from Mr S. Levy (late pawnbroker) 675—July 4th, 1872, gold w&tch, diamond g°id chain, and two opera glasses ; 419-May3rd, 1873, theodolite; 595—20 th June, 1873, two brooches; 628 - June 28 gold watch; 149 —gold watch; 650—gold albert; 699—eight pairs boots ; 733—July wa tch ; 776—silver ditto and 86°—«°ld watch; 901—gold ditto: 90b—September 15th, gold watch and albert. oof IP °^ er pledges, numbering between . I and 9 °6, consisting of jewellery, cloth mg, guns, underclothing, &c. Also, Pledges left with Messrs Lyons and Hart as follows |— * ’ 834—watch and albert; 831 chain and nng ; 867—gun ; 1,024-gold watch ; 1,028 -gold albert; I,o3B—gold watch; 1,056 °^o-T Undercl . othin g 5 1,120 —silver watch; *ii i mua ’ c box; 1,143 —3 rings; 1,147 — gold brooch ; 1,154 do and 2 rings ; 1,222 br och and earrings ; I,2s3—ring ; 1,381—3 do ; I,427—watch and albert; I,476—shawl and diamond ring. And, 207 pledges, from 630 to 1,641 (which the Pawnbrokers Act allows to be sold) of a similar description to the above. Gash on the fall of the hammer. Any person holding tickets for any of the above, can obtain the pledge from the Pawnbrokers at the auctioneer’s rooms up to the time of sale on paying costs extaa. FRIDAY, sth JUNE, At 1 o’clock. SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. SEWING-MACHINE AND COTTAGE PIANOFORTE. On the Premises, Roslyn. M ‘LANDLESS, HEPBURN, & CO. have been instructed by the Proprietor, who is leaving the Province,’ to sell by auction, at his residence, Leven street, Roslyn (opposite Jas. Krlgour, Esq.’s), The whole of his superior Household Furniture and Effects, Comprising— Sofa and dining chairs in hair (doth, dining tab]?, cheffonier and bobk-oase with glass doors, Brussels carpets (new), pier glasses, sewing machine, bedsteads and bedding, washatands and ware, dressing tables and glasses, fenders and irons, fcitchin utensils, &c. Also, Cottage pianoforte. ■ Terms cash.

CITY OF DUNEDIN. THE NEW CONTRACT FOR REMOVAL OF RUBBISH FR(»M PRIVATE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY. NOTICE is hereby given that the contractor for this work will commence duty on Monday morning, Bth June, 1874, at Sam. The present arrangement is that the carts shall start from Princes street south, and from George street, at the White Horse Hotel, simultaneously, and proceed towards the centre of the City. The streets to be traversed by the contractor are as under:— ' • - Princes street, from Bay road to Octagon j George street, from Octagon to Frederick street; Great King street, the Whole length ; Bond street, do; Crawford street, do ; Hope street, do ; v\ alker street, from Hope street downwards ; Stafford street, do; High street, do; Maclaggan street, from Clark street downwards; Rattray street, from Canongate street downwards; Clark at, from Maclaggan street eastwards ; Manor street, Police street, Jetty st, Liverpool street, Water street; Dowling street, from Princes street eastwards ; Moray place, all round ; Gaol street; Castle street, from St Andrew street southwards ; Cumberland street, do; St. Andrew street, the wbolelength ; Filleul street, between St Andrew street and Moray place. The Contractor will remove from the front doors (or from a distance not exceeding 6ft back from the front door]| of premises situate along the streets, any lubbish boxes which may be left for removal. The boxes must be readily portable, and should not contain more than say four cubic feet of rubbish, ( J. M. MASSEY, June 4, 1874. Town Clerk.