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ARGENTINE AFFAIRS. THE RAILWAY COMPANIES. (riox orm spxciAt coxxpoxDErT.) BUXNOS AYBES, Jnri 25. Tha potitioo 4 all the railway is Argentina hu becomo sotirjder of lata in cnae qncno of th material progress rnada by the BOuntrr dttrins tha last few: Years. OflcooiM tome of the lines are nffering wverelj from tfie Ion of last season's grain crop bnVwbereaa ibis loss may onlj mean a temporary redaction in traffic receipt, the position soma six or seven Teara ago was that there was no land! I under cultivation, and therefore no grain to lose, in many of the districts that are now agricultural centres.

Settlement and the development of the natural resources of the land hare been the rule along all the lines of railway whererer soil and climate hare proved suitable. In Argentina to day there are 8,300 miles of railway open to; traffic and some TOO miles under construction, or' imme diately to be commenced, by existing companies. The national Government is also seriously considering thoadTisabiHtyof the extension of the rail way system through Patagonia from' tha Rio 2tero to the Bio Santa Cruz. For many yean to ccmo the earnings of such a railway would necetsarily be extremely small, whilst the cost of maintenance would bo heavy on account of the snow in winter. Moreover, the initial cost of construction will be high In view of the topographical difficulties of the country traTersed.

In the circumstances, therefore, it is unlikely that this latest project for the extension ot the railway system will be realized for several years; however desirous the national authorities may be for its accomplish ment for political and strategical Of all the railway en tcrprisea in Argentina the Buenos Ayros Great Southern Company is by far the most important. This line has a monopoly of tho richest part of the Republic and carries tho traffic for a great portion of the most valuable pastoral and agricultural industries that Argentina poeaosses. The company has how 1,469 miles of railway open to tho public servico, compared with 1,403 miles in 1893. Tho earnings for the past 12 months have been 1,400,000 sterling compared with 1,800,000 in the previous year. Tho poor returns obtained from agriculture in the more northern provinces during the last three seasons havo induced many farmers to move southwards, and the majority of those determined to try their luck elsewhere "selected the districts served by tho Southern Company's "Vetera.

It is tho old story that 'tis an ill wind that blows nobody any good." and this company has benefited materially by tho misfortunes that befell the agricultural districts; of Santa Fe, Cordoba, and Entre; Rios. The company quite deserves any credit it may receive for the work it does. Complaints, of course, there are from tho public, but there is in reality small ground lor censure. The service of trains is sufficient to meet all requirements and is conducted in an efficient and punctual manner. "or have tho shareholders any just reason to feel dissatisfied with their property.

They receive a regular dividend and hold a security that is steadily increasing in value, is of a most solid nature, and promises to develop greatly iu the course of the next few years. The extension of tho Great Southern Company's line from, Bahia Blanca to the Uio and tho a distance of some 350 miles, is now far advanced, tho rails already reaching to the vicinity of the Colorado River. My personal knowledge of tho valley of the Rio Negro leads mo to believe that this prolongation will be a most profitable section for the company. The Rio Ifegro valley contains groat areas or rich bottom lands, stocked at present with cattle and sheep, but well adapted every way for agriculture. The trouble hitherto has been the difficulty of transport from this part of the country to any port of shipment.

During many months of the year the waters of tho Rio Xegro are and at all times freights on the river steamers are exorbitant. The opening of this extension from Bahia Blanca will giro easy facilities for transporting all classes of products for shipment at Bahia Blanca to Europe or elsewhere, and, consequently, a great immediate development, will assuredly take place in industrial enterprises throughout the Rio Negro territories. Another extension the company is about to make is from the station of Alfalfa, on the main line, to Puan, Guanimi, San Carlos, and thence linking up with the existing system. The districts through which this extension will run are already well settled, and the better facilities given for transport by tho now branch will probably lead to a very considerable area of land being broken up for agricultural purposes. The Buouos Avrea estern Railway Company has now 495 miles of line open compared with 427 miles at the corresponding date in 1896.

The gross earnings for the past 12 months have been 690,000 sterling as egainat 720,000 for the same period in the preceding year. The decrease in the earnings is directly due to the failure of the harvest, a large part of the traffic of this company depending on agricultural production. All the older portion of this company railway is built through country rich in both agricultural and pastoral resources, and development of the natural wealth of the zones traversed is steadily progressing, although the production of cereals has been serionslychecked by the terrible affliction ofcon stantvisitationsof locusts during the last three seasons. The newer section of the line from Bragado to Villcgas has not yet had time to become settled by email farmers, and depends for its traffic upon the larger estates where wool and cattle are the principal products. The portion of the railway now under construction to Toay is through, a district almost entirely given up to cattle breeding, but is undoubtedly of value to the company, inasmuch as tho connexion at Toay with the Bahia Blanca North Western Railway opens up an alternative route from Buenos Ayres to Bahia Blanca in competition with tho Great Southern Railway.

The additional facilities that this last extension of the Western Company offers for the districts between Trenquelanquen and Toay will, most undoubtedly, finduce many eettlera to turn their attention in that direction, especially in view of the comparatively low price of land in that part of the country. On the whole, therefore, the company should reap substantial benefit from the additional mileage now being constructed. One advantage to the company from the: recent extension of the railway is that the average capital cost per mile is reduced from 20,000 sterling to about 13,000. The Bahia Blanca North Westcrn Railway, which gives tho Western Company access to Bahia Blanca by the connexion at Toay, has 186 miles of line open, and has earned sterling in the first six months of 1897, compared 160 miles of line open and 16,000 earned in the corresponding period of 1896. The railway will assuredly benefit by tbe junction with the Buenos Ayrea Western, and through traffic will be obtained to swell the earnings of tho company.

At Bahia Blanca the company is erecting a large central market for produce of all kinds, and as this undertaking tills a ladly felt want there is small doubt that it will prove a profitable venture in itself, besides helping to bnnc custom to the railway. The public generally do not appreciate thoroughly the important poaition occupied by Bahia Blanca as a port of shipment, but every year the trade from that port is steadily increasing, and better facilities are being provided for handling produce for export. Tho Bahia Blanca North western Company benefits by the progress being made round and about Bahia Blanca, and its prospects are brighter to day than they have been at any time since the construction oi the railway was first decided upon V.J The Central Argentine Railway felt) severely the bad harvest of last season, a great portion of i be lino passing through agricultural No new branches havo teen opened for the last 13 months, but a section is now under, construction to llelincue' and will shortly bo freo for. traffic. The total mileago how working is 790, the earnings for tho past six monthsbeing 402.000 sterling, compared with in, the orerions rear.

The company has to creat, extent recovered from it Ty difficult situation it feu into some six or seven years ago, but it; cannot' ever again hop to earn the profit it made in the rears iminediatelr preceding 1890. Formerly the through trafic to the northern provinces necessarily passed over the' Central Argentine line as far as Cordoba now the Buenos Ayrea and Roeario Company and the National and other narrow gauge systems carry direct trosa 2oeario to uw norm witnoos touching Cordoba. The lota of this traffic to the Central Argentine has been pertly compensated for by the great development of agricultural in 1 1 1 it. 5t uustry in we aisiricv servea vj wi huwij. There is no reason to doubt that, given Immunity from the plague of locusts, this development will continue, and the traffic of the Central Argentine Company thereby benefit, thus muiimiiinir we injury aono oy ine aecrease in uio Toiomo throuifh traffic.

Summing ur the position of the company to day, oho may say that the railway carries a heavy suburban traffic and out ot Buenos Ayres. and has rich agricultural and pastoral districts to support it on the other hand, the capital of the company is very large, ana otner railways mase seen compeuuun ior very large proportion of the available traffic. The Buenos Ayrea and Rosario Company with 914 miles of line earned 316,000 sterling during tbe first six months of this yearcompared with 911 miles and 340,000 in tho same period of last year. Tho decrease in the receipts is duo to the failure of the grain crops. The railway serves some of the best of the agricultural districts of Santa Fe.

and settlers have taken up lands for agricultural purposes as far north as the borders ox the province of Santiago del Eatero. The company has. however, to competo against ether enterprises, both from Buenos Ayres to Roeario and from Rosario to the north, the Central Argentine and the river steamers providing trans port in the former section and rival railways in the second. A marked decline in the amount of freight from Tueuman must be expected in the immediate future, owing to the collapse of the sugar industry in that province. A pood harvest in the ensuing season will help the company through most of its troubles, but without this help the railway will not be in a very nappy position aurwg tao conuug The suburban branch owned by the company from Buenos Ayres to Belgrano and tho Tigre should prove a valuable adjunct to the railway in future years, as the population oitno national capital is already and is rapiaiy increasing, as soon as Argentina begins to receive a sicaay bow of immigration from Europe, and the population OI tne interior OI too xepuoiio increases ui cuu seouence.

the bosition of the Buenos Ayres and Rosario Company will undoubtedly improve, the railway being so located as to bo ono of the first to benefit by the influx of any large number of immigrants an i vine in the country in search of work as agricultural labourers. Tho Ensonada Railway Company does not show any marked signs of recovering from the lome wnat comatose eonaition japseu iuw xer MM ft years since. There are now vm miles oi line working, against 129 miles at the same date in 1896. The earnings for the first six months of with 109,000 in the similar period of last year. The passenger traffic of the railway has certainly been seriously affected by the arbitrary action of the National Government in ejecting the companies generally, and the Ensenada in particular, from lie old central railway station.

The company intends to chum compensation from the Govern ment for the loss suffered, but it is extremely doubtful whether any such claim will be recognized. The railway is the direct line from Buenos Ayres to the Ensenada Port, and if the latter dovelops into a great shipping centre the company must benefit proportionately. At present, tho prospects of the line are not very bright. The iiuenos Ayres and racinc uompany nas made most marked improvement during the last three years. For the past 12 months the earnings were 398,000 sterling, as compared with 341,000 in tbe corresponding period of the previous year.

In both years the length of line open to public service was uu nuic. mn inuuncwry bullu vi affairs is in part owing to the increased number of settlers in tho districts through which the rail way passes, but chiefly to the great development of the vine growing industry in Mendoza and San Juan, and consequently the largo additional through freight carried lor those provinces. Through traffic to Chile is also increasing, and all of it goes by this railway. If wetake into consideration tne agricultural and jpastoral districts tapped by this line, the freight in wine and merchandise carried for San Juan and Mendoza and the flourishing state of the vine planting industry in those provinces, and, finally, the traffic to Chile, lb 19 nob voo uracu iu pujt uai wie cuuipaujr uu promising outlook before it. Tho change in the position and prospects of this railway from the condition it was in some five years ago is more remarkable than is the caio with any other company in Argentina.

Tho Argentine Great Western Railway has improved from much the eamo causes as the Buenos Ayres iracmc. traversing tne provinces oi ean Juan and juendoza, mis line carries tne produce of these two provinces to Villa Mercedes cr transport over tbe racihe Railway to Buenos Ayres, receiving at the junction tho traffio brought by the Pacific company from Buenos Ayres for the Andine provinces and for trans shipment to unite, witn aiy mues open xor public service the Great Western earned 317,000 sterling during the last 12 months, compared with 265,000 in the corresponding period immediately preceding. If the vineyards of San Juan and Mendoza continue to flourish and the through traffic to Chile to increcso the company should do well. The Transandino Railway from Mendoza to the summit of the Andes is one of the two guaranteed lines not yet settled with by the National Uovernment. x.

very excuse is made to avoid a settlement, the authoritiesendeavouring to prove that the company has incurred more than the value of any guarantee due by fines inflicted, fcr the non completion of the line in the specified period. The Government forget, apparently, that the principal reason why the line was not completed was because Argentina failed to fulfil her public obligations in tho matter of meeting the charges for her indebtedness. If tho line is completed, and through railway transport provided to Chile, a great increase in trans continental traffic will certainly take dace. Whether the railway will earn sufficient to pay interest on the capital invested is, however, a mailer mas lime aiono can ueciue. ice railway and establish connexion with Chile means the expenditure of lsrgo sums of money on the tunnel work to done near tho summit of the Cordillera.

The narrow gauge system of railways in Santa Corfoba, and thenco north wards shows scarcely any alteration from last year, the mileage open for traffic being the same and the' earnings of the Central Cordoba and the Cordoba and Rosario being practically equal 1896 and 1897. The Central Cordoba is one of tho companies which has not yet settled with the National Government about the guarantee but in this caso the company docs not appear anxious to press the claim for the moment, the reason being that tho railway would be greatly benefited if the company could. obtain tbe lease of the national railways to the north of Tueuman. So long as the National Government is in debt for tho guarantee the company havo a certain claim for preference when the question of leasing these national lines is decided, as it will be in the course of a few weeks. If the Central Cordoba obtains control of the national railways it will carry all the traffic for tho provinces of Jujuy and Salta and any through freight there may be from Argentina to Bolivia.

Tne Cordoba and Rosario, on the other hand, Ha built through rich agricultural country, and' will always havo local traffic to support it. Of the other Santa Fe railways there is nothing very encouraging to ssy. The Santa1 Fe Great Southern earned 12.000 sterling loss during the last year than in the twelve months previously. The Western of Santa Fe receipts were only $670,000, currency for tbo first months of this year, compared with $1,040,000 for a like period in 1896. Both those railways are greatly dependent upon the grain harvest, and, consequently, the traffic shows heavy falling off for the'present year.

The future of these companies depends largely on immunity from the locust plague. The Central of Entre Rios Company does not receipts against These for the 61,000 are small show smtisfactorr results. The past year were 57.000 sterling, In a similar neriod of 1805 06. earnings for a railway with 386 miles open for traffic. Entre Rios was cursed last year by a visitation of locusts, the great bulk of the cropa being destroyed, and the raUway tranxc sunerea in consequence.

Bat the nver offeri so many facilities for transport to almost all sections ox the province that heavy long distance traffic on the railways cah hardly, be expected, the farmers only wanting transport of their produce to the nearest point of the river where shipment can be made. The other Entre Rios railway, the East Argentine, does not show any signs of. improvement, the receipts for the first six months of this rear being only 16,000 compared with 20,000, for the corresponding period ot jjsjo. The North East Argentine, in the province of Corrientcs, remains in an unfinished state, capital being wanted to carry but the unfinishod work. Of the national railways, of which some 660 miles exist, there is littleto be said except to call attention to the fact that the National Railway Board declares that the Government cannot manage railways, and recommend! that this property of the nation be leased to some syndi cato or company with as little delay possible.

Of British capital there is about 80,000,000 sterling in round figures invested in Argentine railway undertakings. There is room for a much larger sum yet, if the money be handled with proper, forethought and careful management. Two essential factors are necessary before the1 further investment of capital takes place. The one is that some certainty may exist that every harvest is not to bo in jured by locusts the other, that a steady flow of European immigration comes to the country. If the former is assured there is every reason.to suppose the latter will follow, and it is incumbent, therefore, on the Government to take active and drastic measures to endeavour to eradicate the locust pest.

So far as the present management of railway a I a' .1 A1 eniemriM Annnuw is cuncerauu vusre la small fault to find, 'i he men occupying respon aihla noata in the rail wav com names are. in nearly all cases, practical men who know their work and perform their duties in an efficient manner. The cannot make railwavs earn divi dends where tranio does not exist, but they can and do work as cheaply as anywhere in the world where similar conditions prevail. Nothing has yet been decided in respect to the building ot a new central station for Buenos Ayres in place of the one the Government lately ordered to be demolished, me dimcuity is tnat tbe uovernment want to control tho working ot the station, whereas the companies consider it should bo entirely under the authority of respon siblo officials nominated by the various railway companies. PRINCE OF WALES'S HOSPITAL FUND.

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Boi oOoe open from 13 to 10. Telephone 2,732. TERRY'S. Strand. Manager.

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Oeorye Edwards'a tVnpany in the Japaces Mnsical Play. THE GEISHA A Story of a Tea House. The book by Owen UaU. Lrrisa by Harry Ureeabaak. Muic by Sidney Jones.

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FRANCILLON. FRANCILLON. FRANCILLON. An InxtastaseoTU sccce i on eattday traalsg last. The Sasdsy papers say I Mrt.

POTTTR'S personal charm held the audience. enttraacd.H Mrs. POTTER'S PraneiUon fsseinatiot." Mrs. POTTER'S Fraaallon rrikiag Mrs. POTTER as Francilloa had a conception of the part that was a real thing to he self and her a id erx.

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Mlai VANE FEATH1TESTOX Mies MARION TERRY. Ac, tL Bei oSee epea daily, 10 to 10. LYCEUM THEATRE. Sole Lewee. Henry IrrW Under tho management of Mr.

iX Rh tU ROE EETSON. EYANLNO. prceisaly loetrtara 7jCV will be presented Shakespeare a Tragedy HAMLET. TO NIGHT, at S. Hamlet Mr.

FORBES ROBERTSON. OpIieJta Mrs. PATRICK CAM PHELL, Mr. J. U.

Uarnea. Mr. Caraer W. f.i. IhWi ar.

Tt 1 1 1 1 1 TT M. 17 UM.mwu 1. rfur.cu UMTTJ, Mr. III. mT.

Sieger Whin. Mr. Prank DralL Mr. J. Mean.

Mr. HnW Krr. aT aad Mr. Bernard Gould; HIm rtidner Crowe and MtaaGraatiUa. Jtox (tr.

j. uorst) is ta i and tola Seats booked letter or Ulegram. Doers opeo 7 JO earriagoe 1L LYCIL'X. AMLET. SPECIAL MATINEE.

SATURDAY NEXT. Sept. 25, at 2. Beats, may now be bookcd. LYCECM THEATRE.

TTENRY IRVING and THE LYCEUM COM TO NfRfTT. and NIGHT tifs week. THE BELL, aad A oivrns vie nAlJJUiUU. I.UIAI. UAJLVU T.

DRURY LANK THEATRE ROYAL. Manasag Director. Arthur Colllna. TO NIGHT, as UX THE WHITE HEATHER Mrs. Jaha Wood a.

Beatrice lAmb. Lillian Maoelly. Mary BraesS VS T. Messrs. Henry Nee lie.

IMweceTai wari Rcbo Loraiae. Ernest Lawford. UM. J. B.

Uordsa, and H. de Langa. HER MAJESTTS THEATRE. The HEDMONDT OrKRA SEASON. TO NIGHT at US.

Rip VAN WINKLE Mr. Bedaeods: Mewars Arthur Wlackworth. Arthur Peraral. Homer Ltndt Hbm Uawood. Meedames Attalio Claire, Ada Danes.

aUmrm Ormerod, Nellie BeU. Beeoodwicke. HAYMARKET THEATRE. TO JOGHT. at 9, A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE I Vaa Winifred Ut.

Frederick Harrison. aad Mr. Cyril Maajder Messrs. Sydney Vsleatine, Udmaa Clark. C.

Blakiatoo, H.h! ivw(aw Mtmin eaer ao sar. straauoa ADELPni THEATRE. r'8 Proprietors and Managrrs. A and S. Cattf.

TO NIGHT, at 8, IN THE DAYS CJF THE DCKX Tbi JTUHf" l7iaa. Mr. Charlea Cartwright, Mr. J. D.

Beteridys. Mfc CtarlM. Mr. Laureno. Cautley.

Mr. Harry NloSAis.aa.; Miaa Millward, Miss Vane eatherslon. itlsa Marion TarryTaT LYCEUM THEATRE. IGHT. at 1 HAMLET Mr.

Forbee RebertaeaL Mr. Hr Cooper CUffe. Mr. lao RobarteemTlir. H.

tlSJr Hin3 r. JWUlea. Mr. F. Whtta.

Mr. Prang rall. Mr. J. Heara.

Mr. Q. Browne. Aa, aad Mr. Bernard GeeJd; Miss Salner Crowe, aad Mrs.

Fajick CpbaU. STRAND THEATRE. Q.t. A a. as ex ia.

ruaaa N. urn ih U4.H, onm UarTrT, Jr Oiart. S. Champioo. CTroode.

a Bna. anjRh. and J. G. Grahamo Miaaea Florence Fordyea, AAn) THE 0'1 GAIETY THEATRE.

TA.Vfr!tre m.u.. vuuius uuuj; meaara. uejawaj 5frlc' IV Maokinder. Harrr Monknons. Arthur Williams.

Wilbe itaumy, tt. xx. rowau. aa4aismasl Payno: Meedames ajhel Hard on. Connie Ediss, Ursoe PsIoba Fracoes Eatle.

Madge Greet. Annie DweUey. aad iUJa Bayosr. TOtw wtrrr. GLOBE THEATRE.

THIS EVENING at 9 MATINEES, Wedneedats aadtwtaf dats. at 3. MLJ FBANCU OF ALE: Mr. Waeden Graa amitn Mmea. Ethel Hope, Speacer Bmnton.

Helen Farms, BeatnMFerrar. and May Palfrey Messrs. ArUur Plarfair, Nark Bungherno, p. Little, and Harry Beetee Smith. at 115 and 115, ty OuTblTTlUtkFOrV rtemm.

as VACDEYILLE THEATRE. TO NIGHT. ai i A NIGHT OUT. At 115. ROUND ATKXX: Mem.

George GUidens. Chas. Bugden, W. Wyes, G. Uruesmith, lua, J.

Came, NerUle Dooae. O. Dan or. Cairns James. H.

Psoas: MeeJamee U. A. Vacar. nibjl Grey. L.

tangent, sad FkxUs Broaghton. FAV0T THEATRE. Oyly Carte. Prepneter and Manager. THIS EVENING, as 120.

TUaTYEOMENOFTHE GX7AX9X Messrs. Walter Paasmore. Henry A. TempfiTSoxt kaesaL Jpaee Ilewaoa, and Charles Kenningham: Muee. Florenee Parry, Roth Vincent, and Jaoetna Brandram.

At 7.d OLD CO HD THEATRE. TO NIGHT, it ONE HUMMER'S DAT Mr. Charles. Hawtrey. Messrs.

H. KemtOe. K. Hendrie, Cosmo Stuart. KsaaeA DeugUa.

Lystoa Lrle.tR. Coeham. Drajrott. A. Matthews, Vaster Bfctomfey: Misses Era Mnore, ltdia RaohaeL Lattice Faotax.

Constance Collier. Mate! Tern peat, Maud Abbott. Mrs. Caaraa Calrert. At 110, THE OULNEABTAMPV I'Klf trv Ttisirsr Levies.

Mr. Charles Wyndhara. Mr. UUJ BEASON. AO.O CCmSIIU.

a (last six nights Messrs, TY. It rf. surusw; meeaamee uot A aweu, a. a Brooke, Ada Braaaon. Andrey Ford.

D. Barton. Doorsgpsa ag PRINCE of WALES3 THEATRE." Sole' Leasee and Manager. Henry Loweufeld. TO NIGHT, at 115.

LA POUfEE: Meaara. C(Jce roenda. oauaonu. a. lnaries lUrowt sr.

tuiaea Conwsy Dixon. Donald, aad Wdhe Edooia Mmea. Eias Dsa, L. Belmont. A Newton.

PoweU. rTaliibttry. Barker, Jena) uuiu ii.il. JSAiUJLU X. U.I MAXUKDAY.

at 2A BHAFTESBURY THEATRE. TO NIGHT, at 115. THE WIZARD OF TUB NILS Nsssrs. J. J.

DaUas. Charles Rock. E. agnall. and Harrisoo Brack teat: Mesdamea Amy Aunarde.

Clara Thropp. Dorothy Haabqry. sad Adele Ritchie. MATINEE WEDNESDAY NEXT, at 111. TERRY'S THEATRE.

AcranL Manager, Mr. W. GrtCtbs. TO NIGHT, st 120. THE FRENCH MAID: Messrs.

Eaeri Green, Erio Lewis. Windham Cuisa, Morrst K'nfc U. a Clsrse, Karum de ScLs. Percy Porcinl. W.

Maedonald. and Jssswk Wilson: Mesdamea Louie Pounds, Barta. LUte Pesaos. Hilda Jeffreys, and Sato cutler. LYRIC THEATRE.

Lrnee. Mr. William Greet. Mr. WlLtON BARRETT! KA50N.

TO NIGHT, at 115. THE SIGN OF THE CROSS atoWIhwl Barrett aod Com pant. DALY'S THEATRE. THIS EVI.ING.ai 11a, THE GEDHA Mesdsmes atsrie lass pest, Gladys Horn. rer.

Fawcett. Cratame. CeUottA Vyf Wmdniro, Maejie May. and Lttty Lind: Messrs Hatdsa Csas, ntUy Wright, E. Snow.

Boor. Appleby. HaB, Bjsss. aad W.aV Rawlis. DUETE ef YORK'S THEATRE.

Managers. J. C. Williamson and George Masgrvts. TO CILLO.V Mrs.

Potter and Mr. BeBrVI nesara. joaa xteaocnamp. J. I Macsay.

Arthur Ernest Eitoa. Gecrgs ner Mssss Grace 5sUs, Bar trooie, aaa uelen vase It. HORNIMAN'S oEASON. IOC. THE SLEXPINO FAXXXEl ars.

James Welch, Sydney Brouga. leeneee r. J. CarUw Mesdamea Lena AahwaO. PALACE.

i THIS EVENING, at t. ro. EraBsrTtllria. Waring. The Forresta.

E. Ptch: WIT Uoaea Ihe Parkins Trio, May Gray. Jehu Radcliff. Will Crscsisa Glenroy Troupe. EdUh Ysrk.

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