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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5197, 17 November 1877, Page 2

THE NEW ZEALAND MAIL IS /’V'. .v PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. By Post or Coach, Cs. Cd.; Town delivery, 6a. quarterly. CONTENTS 808 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17. PAGR. Advertisements 1,2, 22, 23, 24 Select Poetry —True Signs of Love .. .. 3 Odds and Ends .. •• >.»• - 3 Ladies’ Column—Cigar Boxes Utilised as Flower Pot Covers—American Girls Abroad—Recipes 3 The Novelist—Three Feathers: Chapters XXI, and XXII. Our Illustration—The Prince of Wales The Sketciier—Edwin Forrest—Dibden’s Sue cessors The Traveller Stanley’s Journey Across Africa General News 0 Parliament .. Cricket—Cricket Excursion to Blenheim Sporting .. A Fish Farm . .. Shipping Intelligence Commercial News The Wellington Markets Announcements—Births, Marriages, and Deaths 12 Leading Articles Talk of the Week Telegraphic News Law Intelligence * Town News Annual District Meeting Wesleyan Church — Wesleyan Homo Missionary Society—Te Aro Foreshore Reclamation Theatre Royal— Hutt Agricultural Show ..16 Prince of Wales Birthday 18 Intercolonial News 19 Railways in New South Wales-The Murder on the Barron River- A Desert in Queensland .. 19 Clippings—What the “World” Says—Extraor- ' Oinary Abduction Story—The Civilizing Progress of Great Britain—Wine Without Grapejuicc —Testing Crockery —The Specie Robbery , at Galle—Population and Food—Samoa —Pardoned in a Well—Opium or Whiskey.. .. 20; Farm and Garden—Profits of Cheesemaking in Victoria—Notes on the Eucalypti of Aus-tralia—-A Neglected Plant 22 \ THE WELLINGTON ALMANACK AND WEST COAST, WANGANUI, AND WAIRARAPA DIRECTORY FOR 1878, WILL BE PUBLISHED EARLY IN. DECEMBER. TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION. ! The Proprietors would take this opportunity of returning their sincere thanks to their patrons and the public gene'ally for the liberal bestowed upon this work, as well as the high encomiums they have been pleased to pass upon its merits, and beg to assure them that its increasing popularity will be a further inducement to spare neither expense nor trouble in its preparation, and that the WELLINGTON ALMANACK FOR 1878' will be found to bo ono of tho best publications of the kind in the colony. Orders for the insertion of advertisements and copies of the Almanack should be forwarded to the oflice of tlie New Zealand Times Company without delay, as the work will be published early in December. TERMS FOR ADVERTISING : , Full Pago, 20s. Halt Page, 10s. Quarter Page, ss, THE NEW ZEALAND TIMES AND MAIL, , . AND WELLINGTON ALMANACK FOE 1873. N 0 T I C E. SUBSOKXBEES AND ADVERTISERS are respectfully informed that Air. 11. McKENZIE is now journeying on the West Coast. All persons favoring him with their. orders may rely upon having them punctually attended to, and his receipt will be a sufficient discharge. THOS. McKENZIE, Manager, TO THE PUBLIC. In order to ensure accuracy as far as possible in tho City Directory of the WELLINGTON ALMANACK for 1878, it is requested that all persons who have lately changed their place of residence, or are doing so, will furnish the same without delay, addressed to the “ Publisher of tho Wellington Almanack," office of this paper. riTEA.—Those who complain that they cannot obX tain really Good Tea should try that supplied at tho Canton Tea Mart, where, having a thorough knowledge of tho class of teas to mix to produce those delicious flavors so much admired, and exercising great care in their selection, they are enabled to offer the very best value for the money at prices from 25., 2s. 4d., 2s. Bd,, 3s„ and 3s. Id. per lb. A reduction of 2d. per lb. on 61b. parcels. E. H. CREASE, CANTON TEA MART.

J McDOWELL & CO. will commence • THE SEASON by offering nil their . NEW GOODS at the lowest possible PRICES, placing all-the BENEFITS of their cheap purchases IN THE HANDS of their customers. J. McDOWELL AND Go. •will commence THE SEASON by offering all cash PURCHASERS of £2 or upwards a DISCOUNT of 5 per cent,, and on all ACCOUNTS paid monthly 2) per cent. QUARTERLY accounts net WITHOUT discount or abatement. DURING the season there will always bo SPECIAL cheap lines and cheap PURCHASES on the tables and in the BASKETS, corner of LAMBTON-QUAY and WILLIS-STREET. CHAS. POWNALL AND CO., Land, Estate, and Financial Agents. In correspondence with Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin Agencies. Grey-strcet Wellington. HOTEL AGENTS.—In correspondence with Dunedin, Christchurch, and Auckland. Hotel proprietors in town or country availing themselves of this agency, secure a valuable and inexpensive circulative medium for the effective disposal of their properties, with strict privacy if required. CHAS. POWNALL & CO., Grey-street, Wellington. FII. WOOD & CO, AUCTIONEERS, YALUA- • tors, Accountants, Stock and Station Agents, Grey town. JUST RECEIVED, at THOMAS MYERS’ Picture frame Establishment,’ Lambton-quay, Superior Gilt Mouldings, suitable for framing life-size Oil Paintings, Photographs, and Water-color Drawings. M R. RAWSON, DENTIST, Bolton-street, Terrace . next to Dr. Kemp’s. . Mr. Rawson will leave in a few days on a visit to Wanganui. MR. MOFFIT, Dentist, opposite the Old Union Bank. JyJ’BW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY. Esxabuhiiicd 1869. CAPITAL, ONI! MILLION. PAID UP, £200,000 ; RESERVE FUND, £IOO,OOO. Local Diukoxoii : Gkoiujb Hunxicu, Esq., M.11.R. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS of every description accepted at the lowest current rates. R. M. SIMPSON, •Agent. Offices—Corner of Grey-street and Lambton-quay, Wellington UNION FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND. This Company is now prepared to accept RISKS at CURRENT RATES. Temporary Offices: Temple Chambers, Featherston-street. J. NANCARROW, JuN., Agent. Wellington, September 8. Guarantees for fidelity. bonds .GRANTED at Rates of Premium by the London Guarantee and Accident Company (Limited.) Capital, £115,000. EDWARD PEARCE, Agent. milE FIDELITY AND ACCIDENT GUARANTY X COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND Is prepared to Issue policies guaranteeing the fitly Ii ty of employes on moderate terms. ; . , For rates of premium and forms of proposal, apply at tile Company’s Office, Lambton-quay. S. CARROLL, ; .... ~.. •, -! ~ , Secretary.