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Amusements rjp H E A T R B ROYAL Howardfe Co. ... . Lessees Sam Howard ... ... Manager Harry Stoneham Stage Manager. THIS EVENING (MONDAY), SEPT. 10. For the first time in the Australasian Colonies the American Drama, founded on facta in the life of a man, entitled BUFFALO BILL; Ok, LIFE ON THE FRONTIER. Note.—Buffalo Bill is , a true character, and. beyond doubt or question one of the bravest and most devoted men of the American wilds. As scout, trail hunter, or guide, his services were invaluable on the great plains of the Far West of America. It was he who avenged General Custer in the late wars with the Sioux Indians. The principal scenes and events in the career of this remarkable man have been embodied in one of the most startling and thrilling dramas ever produced on any stage. Synopsis of Characters—Mr. Poiutdexter, au American pioneer; Henry, his son ; Augustus Hannibal, negro servant to the pioneer ; Judge Hawthorne, always for right; Buffalo Bill, the scout and Indian fighter; Maurice Gerald, a young Irishman of noble birth; Phelim O’Neil, Maurice’s faithful friend ; Cassius Calhoun, as great a villain as the world has ever seen ; Miguel Diaz, a Mexican bandit; Tom Manley, Bill Griffin, Seth Jones, his comrades; Ober Duffer, a Dutch saloon keeper; Captaiu Sloman, of the United States army,; Captaiu Hancock, Captain Crossman, of the. Mulligan Brigade; Louise Poiutdexter, beloved by Maurice ; Psadore L. Lanes, a Mexican huntress devoted to Maurice ; One-ou-tee, chief of the Sioux Indiana ; scouts, soldiers, renegades, desperadoes, and frontier characters.—Scenes : 1. The Prairie on Fire—2. The Great Bear Fight—3. The Scalp Hunters—4. Dodges of the Sioux Indians—s. Buffalo Bill on the war trail—6. The Mormon’s Garden of Eden—7. Buffalo Bill to the Rescue.—New ■ Scenery, new properties, new effects, startling situations, grand climaxes. Virtue triumphant; the great allegory.—The performance will terminate with the new petite comedy of the ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. , Reserved seats at Jackson’s without extra charge. jp 0 P U L A R IE C TTJ EES. The THIRD of the Course of Popular Lectures will be delivered in the CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH THIS EVENING, 10th SEPTEMBER. BT C. E. BUTTON, Esq., M.H.R. SUBJECT “ OXYGEN POPULARLY ILLUSTRATED.” Single tickets, 6d. To commence at 8 o’clock. ' Corporation Notices ■^T ELLINGTON CITY- COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given that the following By-law will come into force on and after MONDAY NEXT, the 10th instant : Any person guilty of any of the following offences, omissions, or neglect, bn the streets (either public or private), lanes, or alleys of the city, shall on conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5. 1. Driving any vehicle or riding any horse at other than a walking pace round or across any comer, angle, or intersection of any of the streets or public thoroughfares. 2. Permitting any carts, drays, or waggons - , to remain standing longer on any street or roadway than the time absolutely necessary for loading "’or unloading goods, or permitting the horses in any ‘ such carts, drays, or waggons, if they are fed during the process of such loading or unloading, to be so fed otherwise than by nosebags. 3. Wheeling trucks or wheelbarrows on the footpath, or walking on the footpath when carrying planks, iron bars, ladders, or other cumbrous articles. By order. WM. HESTER, Town Clerk. September 3, 1877. QITY OE WELLIN GTO N. ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS. NOTICE is hereby given, that the following gentlemen have been duly nominated aa Candidates for the office of City Councillors, namely— COOK WARD. BAYLISS, GEORGE HENRY GEORGE, J. R. GREENFIELD, ROBERT HUNTER, GEORGE MILLER, ROBERT -MOODY, CHARLES MURPHY, N. B. TE ARO WARD. DIXON, EDWARD KRULL, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS LOGAN, HOUSTON FRANCIS MACDONALD, THOMAS KENNEDY WHITEFORD, ARCHIBALD LAMBTON WARD. ALLAN, JOHN ALEXANDER DaNKS, SAMUEL MILLS, EDWARD WILLIAM MOSS, LEWIS • THORNDON WARD. ALLEN, GEORGE CLELAND, JOSEPH McGIFFEN FISHER, GEORGE GILLON, EDWARD THOMAS JOHNS, FREDERICK GEORGE MAGINITY, TOHN RAINIE, DAVID There are three vacancies to be filled in each Ward, and as the number of Candidates for the several Wards exceeds the number of vacancies, I hereby appoint a Poll to be taken as between the several Candidates whose names are given above, for the respective Wards, on THURSDAY, the 13th SEPTEMBER current, at the undermentioned booths: — Cook Ward, at the Sideroom, near Princess Theatre, Tory-street. Te Aro Ward, at the Market Hall, Cubastreet. Lambton Ward, at the Odd Follows* Hall, Lambton-quay. Thorndon Ward, at Mr. Waters’, near the. Royal Hotel. The Polling will commence at 9 o’clock a.m., and terminate at 6 o’clock p.m. J. B. WALLACE. Returning Officer. September 3, 1877. WATERWORKS*. NOTICE is hereby given that on and after the 3rd September next water for “power” or other purposes not domestic will be cut off, unless approved metres are used. By order. NICHOLAS MARCHANT, Engineer. 20tb August, 1877. MRS. GRIMES has vacancies for a tew gentlemen aa boarders. Plunge and shower baths. Lancaster House, the Terrace, two doors below the Jewish Synagogue.

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5137, 10 September 1877, Page 1

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Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5137, 10 September 1877, Page 1

Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5137, 10 September 1877, Page 1

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