The Evening Echo, Tuesday, July 2, 1876.

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Li /Saunders Bros. HAVE i? A aaa to LEND upon TOWi SECTIONS and othe freehold property to be INVESTED ii FREEHOLD Security. to be ADVANCED ii Sums of ;£ioo and upwards Preference given to town, sections and hous securities. to 'te ADVANCEI on GRO wing crops LIVE STOCK, andother AGRICULTURAI Security. £2,000 £2,800 M essrs SAUNDERS BROS, have fo Sale, Situated on the NORTH BANK of the RAKAIA, 4000 acres, partly improved. 690 „ unimproved 675 ~ fenced 760 ~ 400 of which are now in Turnips 72 ~ unimproved 4°° i> 11 WAKANUI DISTRICT. 490 acres, 130 of which are ploughed 201 „ highly improved 255 201 in 936 200 House, Stable, &c, Sixty Acres four miles from the Township. Several Valuable Town Sections. DRAUGHT HORSES. ***"■ Undersigned have FOR SALE a 4. Number of Broken and Unbroken COLTS now to be seen in their Paddocks, adjoining the Ashburton Doniain. SAUNDERS BROS. NOTICE TO FARMERS, HORSE BREEDERS, AND OTHERS. THE Advertisers are prepared to Receive HORSES for Sale by Public Auction or Privately, and to make Liberal Cash Advances on same. Good PADDOCKS and Plenty of FEED tor Stock. SAUNDERS BROS. C. PERCY COX, • LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, AND — VALUATOR, V ASHBURTON pARMS to LET and SELL, of all Sizes and Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, situated near Chertsey Dromore Wakanui Winchmore Gould & Cameron’s Westerfield 0 Hinds Rangitata Money Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. DECLARATION OF WAR. *f X7HEN the first note of prcpaiation was V V sounded in the East, and the war cloud was no laiger than a man’s hand, and while the principal potentates of Europe, though breathing I up their loins for a —Struggle as flfree in iFie encountcr and more baneful in its results than any which has hitherto devastated the face of our mother earth—it was then that he sought every means in his power to avoid such another calamity that befel Plevna, by obtaining for the coming winter a very Large Assortment of Horse Cloths, Oil skin Leggings, and Sou’-westers, to enable the of Ashburton to stand a long Winter Siege. WHO HAS DONE THIS ? Why, THOMAS DUDS ON, \ SADDLER, ' Burnett Street, And, for furtl.'r emergencies, has on hand tl Jr* 2i? st ,* nd -k* st Stock of Saddlery ai Saddlers Ironmongery ever exhibited in As burton. public notice. JOSEP~HY^e, PRACTICAL COPPERSMITH A ?> BRAZIER, TIN, IRON, PLATE WORKER, \ Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburt and surrounding districts that he has coi menced business in TANCRED STREE where he by strict attention to biisine combined with moderate charges, to meril fair fhare of public patronage, i mil?



S -A_ L IE \ GO’S. ) We beg to announce the arrival of a Large Shipment of Goods, ex Himalaya, from London, and have resolved to clear a great portion of our very EXTENSIVE STOCK AT A SWEEPING REDUCTION to make room for an Immense Lot of Goods to arrive by the Columbus, now due. 4 cases of Ladies’ Costumes will be sold at 17s 6d to 30s 2 cases of Knicker Winceys, reduced to 6d per yard 2 cases of Twilled Tweed Wincey, very wide, 8d per yard 1 case'of Tartan Plaid, reduced to is 6d per yard 4 cases of Flannels, reduced to is 2d per yard 2 cases of Fingering Wool will be sold during this sale at 3s iod per lb 4 bales of Blankets, at 14s 6d, 16s 6d, up to 45s 1 case of French Merinos in new shades, brown, green, etc 3 cases Brown Hollands, at Bd, iod, is, up to is fid per yard 2 cases All Wool Shirtings at reduced prices 2 cases Ladies’ Jackets, good shapes and nicely trimmed t cases of Ladies’ Stays, nice-fitting goods l case of Ladies’ Silk Scarfs, frilled edges, etc I case of Josephine Kid Gloves 4 cases Fancy Hosiery 1 case Dicss Buttons, Fringes, etc 2 cases of Gents’ Overcoats e ' I case of Boys’ Overcoats 4 cases of Clothing, best goods 8 cases of Colonial-made Goods just to hand SPECIAL AT ORR AND Special attention's called to'ouf LARGE STOCK OF LADIES’ AND GENTS.’ BOOTS, in Colonial and English make. CHILDREN’S BOOTS IN GREAT VARIETY. I • , ■ The above goods are now opened up, and as will be seen from prices quoted, will be sold at remunerative profit, our chief object being to keep the j ' LARGEST AND BEST STOCK IN ASHBURTON, So that the public may get all classes of Drapery, Clothing, House-furnishing Ironmonger and General Stores within easy reach, and at prices which cannot be beaten by any house in the Colony, as we believe the public would prefer pur chasing in Ashburton to sending their orders elsewhere. QPEJB 0.0



Advance Ashburton I Tims EATEJsrmsro- echo NEWSPAPER AND GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, East Street, Ashburton. ' ~ '»r ’ A. - —■ ■■ proprietors of the Enening Echo have much pjeasure in presenting their numerous customers with an enlarged edition of this paper, and in thank ing the public for their ve.ry liberal support hitherto, beg to solicit a continuance. The Echo is circulated daily throughout the County and district, and offers special advantages to advertisers. Advertisements can be taken for three, six, or twelve months, on very Reasonable Terms. Auctioneers and Commission Agents liberally dealt with. Casual advertisements as per scale. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : ■ / In advance - - per quarter 060 „ - - „ (posted) 086 „ - per annum 100 Or, delivered to all parts of the Town, 6d. per week. Commercial and General Printing. This department is supplied with every requisite for flfiST ESLIBB PHOTiIG ' ’ Of every description, and for Style, Design, and Cheapness, Cannot be equalled in Ashburton or surpassed in the Colony. Billheads of any size or pattern t Memorndum Forms Receipt and Order Books_ Circulars and Envelopes 1 Plain and Fancy Cards Fancy Labels, any size Ball and Tickets Vellum Address Labels, Catalogues Societies’ Rules ; Forms, etc., Pamphlets, Handbills, Posters of any size. Colored Inks or Paper Mourning Cards. )ja“NOTE THE ADDRESS— THE “EVENING ECHQ” OFFICE. &c mxioisr, PROPRIETORS, 6ABT STREET, ASHBURTON,



CHARLES BRADDELL, Agent for Press Company, Limited. Secretary Tovm Hall Company. Agent for National Insurance Company. Removed to Montgomery's Buildings, entrance from East and Burnett Streets. 4 CANTERBURY DYE w6Mts. (Near the Post Office) CHRISTCHURCH. J SELLARS is still Dyeing to Live, and • Living, to Dye. Ashburton Agents: FURNESS & DIXON, Where particulars may be obtained, and ' Orders left. M . NEALAS, Boot & Shoe Importer* EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, Wishes the public to know that he has just completed improvements in his shop, and is in receipt of a , Large Winter Stock of .and Shoes, of every description, which can be guaranteed as the best in the market, and will be SOLD at CHRISTCHURCH PRICES. , His or dered work, sewn or pegged, is well-known to be the best in the district. Repairs attended to. 4. - tt'j' HE EVEN IN G ECHO." Town Agent, MR. A. WESTON, ~ ■..:' v . East Street. NOTICE. THOMAS WILLIAMS, Tinwald, BUILDER, CABINET. . MAKER, WHEELWRIGHT,^., WISHES to notify to the public that he is . prepared to execute all/orders entrusted to his care in any of the above branches. Every description of Furniture made and repaired at Christchurch prices. One trial in this respect will satisfy. Funerals furnished and conducted at reduced ,':■ ' , prices. " ‘ As each department ,is tinder the charge of 4 practical men, and as T.W. employs only first* class hands, customers may rely on having their orders executed in a thoroughly workman like manner, fPi,ANS Prepared and Estimates Given. Note the Address— THOM AS WIL LIA MS, J (Near Railway Station) Tinwald, STATUARY! STATUARY! A GRAND Display of some of the Finest Models extant ... .Casts from the works of the Best Masters. A Rare Chance for the Adornment of the Drawing-room, Portico, or the Garden. FURNESS and DIXON, STATIONERS’ HALL, EAST STREET. GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. T?PPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa. Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with n delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by the judi cious use of such a rticles of diet, that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly, nourished frame.” —The Civil Service Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED J AMES EP N D C 0., j Homcepathic Chemists, London. HEALTH FOR ALL. HOLLOWAY’S PILLS AND OINTMENT THE PILLS Fnrify the Mood, «omd all disorder! of the Liver, Stomach,'Kidney* and Bowels,, and are invaluable k all eons* plaint* incidental to Female*. THE OHIfTXEHT u the only remedy for Bad Legs, Old Wound** Berea, and Ulcers, For Bronchitis, Diphtheria Coughs, Colds, Gout, Rheumatism, aai all Skin Disease* it has no equal Sold by ’ the Proprietor, Txokmi Holloway,, 553, Oxford Street, Load#** fl and by all Medicine Vendor* thw«fko*l the World*