First and second-olass pcasengers seonre speolal advantages by booking through from New Zealand, ns they will be oharged only the same rates as from Mell jnrne and Sydney, being provided with saloon passages to Australia FREE OF CHARGE. For further particulars apply to UNION STEAM SHI? COMPANY OF HBW ZEALAND (LIMITED), 200 Agents In New Zealand. TjTIOR LONDON DIRECT. rfEHSEEiffiSSS^ The First-class Steamship ELDERSLIB Will be despatched on or about 10th AUGUST. For freight or passage apply to MURRAY, ROBERTS, and CO., 13jy Liverpool street. Jfe-^v 1W AID °F OTAGO' J|?|lg4||b> ItJL LOADING for RIVERTON, egUgsiliKs Sailing THIS DAY (TUESDAY) at 11 a.m. sharp. SBjy D. M'LEOD, Agent. Educational. ISS O FREEMAN, B.A. Higher Education for Ladies. Private Lessons and Classes. Third Term Morning School Commences August 16 Girirox College, DuiKdiu- 2au ANCING, DEPORTMENT, MUSICAL CALISTHENICS. Mr CHARLES HALL, Great King street north (late 111 Mare street, Hackney, London), is now forming Classes for the above, and will introduce several New Dances which have never been danced in tha colonies. Advanced Classes. Fridays; Ele mentary, Wednesdays, 8 p.m. These Classes nre quite private: only Pupils admitted. Twelve Les bous, lil 13. Juvenile Class, Saturdays, 4 to 5.30. Dramatic Class, Tuesday Evenings, 8 o'clock. Mem bers wanted. Schools and Families attended. Pri vate Lessons p.t any hour, ss. Charles Hall's new " Ballroom Guide," twelve stamps. sjy MR GEORGE R. WEST, PROFESSOR OF MUSIC. Teacher of Pianoforte, Violin, So.; and Vocal Training in all Branches. Single Lessons or in Classes. Girtow College, Dtm'KDiir. ISS JENNIE WEST, (Royal College of Music, London), SOLO PIANISTE and TEACHER, Girtos Oolissi, Dnnixlm. Jewellers, CHEAPEST HOUSE IN THE COLONY ron AMERICAN WALTHAM'WATCHES. G. and T. Y O U S G, 80 FIttNCKB 6TBEKT, DUNEDIN, TIMARU and OAMARU, Beg to direct attention to the following list of prices of American Waltham Watches, vhioh on com parison will be found the cheapest in fhe Colony.— SterlingSilver Hunter Full-platoWalsnam Lever Watch, steel balance, seven jewels m setting, 60s; with gold balance, 70s; compensation, 80s; with two pair extra jewels and com pensation balance. 90s; keyless full-plate ditto, from 90s to 1255. Starling Silver Hunting '-plate Waltham Lever Wateh, gold balance, seven jewels in setting, 85s; with compensation balance, 92s 6d ; with two pairs extra jewels and gold balance, 955; compensation, 100s; keyless J-plate ditto, from 100s. 