POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close 1; follows :

For Christchurch and North at 10 a.m. j. p.m., and* 7.30 p.m., daily.,-s ' For Chertsey at 10 aim.' daily.;- ' For Rakaia at 10 a.m., ai\d-4 p- nay daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds/ Coldstream iangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine 1 10.15 a.m. daily, ' For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, a .15 p.m. daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and, South at IQ. I, m. arid 3 p.m'daily! . For Greeristreet, Ashburton Forks, Mo»n -Joiners, and Ashburton Gorge On Tuesday end Fridays at 10.30 a.m..

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letters are« advertised at'the ,'ost Office, as having been received fron - daces beyond 'thd a September,* arid’renjaninig ujiclaiiiied un the - ’ ist November 1878';:-* r * <„C. .'VVnderson^:james<2) *w T Collins,. ,-Fred:.r -j-xh' • ~-.* i-Fa , n^ e n l ’ , Fmil' "r;J* ' ' Ford WiUittrii :> '‘ s ' : ■■*'**, ' • - -Inkstef," Christopher -- : .. , Kelleher, John r- • K ... * Reilly, James' '' • .- ■ • - VVel»h,, William. . betters originating in New Zealand are not now advertised;' but are serit to the Dean better Office, after having Jain for two clem •woni.hs. - ' ’.■'•7 l .'n - St.'DOUGLAS, Postmaster.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

The Evening Echo. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1878.

The Royal Marionettes. —The Royal Marionettes, a now celebrated exhibition, were introduced last night to a large sec tion of the Ashburton public in the Town HalL At the commencement of the even ing it seemed as if-the patronage the Marionettes so well deserve was not to be accorded in the very greatest degree, but after the curtain had risen the audience swelled to really a big house, We were pleased to see so many-attend to witness what is really, a wonderful and an .im mensely amusing show. Not only are'the mechanical figures admirably got up, but the mechanism of their actiqn is used to perfection, and so well is the whole thing managed that at one pa.t of the perform - ance—when the pole balai cer is introduced —it i 3 difficult ,to believe that the per-., former is not a living thing instead of’ an automaton. The entertainment com mences with a Christy Minstrel part, in which tile'“ little niggers” do 'their Work remarkably well, the songs and jokes of the real performers behind the 'scenes being remarkably.' good. • Folio .ring the niggers comes the part headed' “.The Italian Fantoccini,” in which an olio of oddities are introduced. In this.lot is found the clever balancing figure referred to, a company of awfully droll Chinese •' ‘■•yets, a very peculiar-and erratic skele , d other fun-raising items. Then 'pV'dorairrre of Little Red Riding the Ferny Fa. , „ 7 d the >vholo of this Hood isintroduco.; " t w mfcrfully is gone through in a first-class natural way. The scenery -**’ the parts are well read by the hv>- 5 uany, whose .music is also of no mtrdi order, and, as we have already said, the mechanism of the Marionettes is perfect,. 30 that by the time the giand transforma'-’- cion scene, with, lime, light effects,, is brought on the audience is quite prepared for almost any impossible thing that can be put before them.’ The whole perform ance is free from the slightest touch of vulgarity, and we would commend the fun of clown and pantaloon to our readers who may wish to give the little one 3 a treat during the holidays. . . . Ashburton School Committee. —The usual monthly meetihg of the School Com mittee was held last night. Present—Dr.. • Stewart * (Chairman), --Messrs. Bullock, Williamson, and^ Parkin. The Cbaimuffi said that in- tlje* matter of allowance for the incidental'expenses of'the seliool, no rgply had been received from the Board. Of Education to The letter ; neither had the Board as yet taken any notice of their request for a grant 0/ money to purchase the necessary appa ratus for giving, instruction, in elementary science. Letters were read from the Board

jf Education requesting the secret try t.. submit a statement of the financial posi tion of the Committee, and enclosing tin month’s salaries; referring to the appomt nenfc/bf Mr. Wake, pupil teacher, jtvJr iommenced duties in tne sciiooi •ou • t;u bst inst. The master’s report l was;h b° ead, showing the" number of pupils o.:. he books to.--be i-ud.; vh^- attendance '297. On the motion M julloek, a: committed; conaioting 1, of*'t»*% Jliakinan, "Messrs: Williamson/-' Par. l n j tad’the mover, .to select •- -,ite for a High School; and also a. site ,uitable for tiie new house intended to be ouils .fpr-the. master.. It,. was„resolved to .vrite to the Board of Education asking I hat an assistant master he sent,* seeing, -that the number-of children' at - present ittending the" school, and the advancing istate of it, entitled ..Ashburton school tc mch an increase of teaching power. • The ■ JphjPmittee then discusse'd 'the matters cu ;giimoPe,.aiiiluauqp*,'wi.t}. -giving ii.i pj’ixOsV ’ &e, •' It'was’ resplVed to hold‘thc. 'i^iiittatVe® and.'WeTmestbxy L7th and 18th December, to get the award' ' 1 tiie exanuifei's ibhhfi-ie lOtm . Tne selec tion of exanjftierh whsdeft in the hands' ol ;the Chairman,, but -ii.-was resolved thai Rev. and Mrs., W. E. Page be asked to lake pai-t. On the matter of prizes Mr. »Vard instanced Lyttelton as a place where > t was usual for the Borough to give £5 -worth, of ..prizes. and suggested this good one ..lor . the Ashburton Borough rCoun.ciJtfto follbwl* It was also resolved "that each member of the Committee collect subscripr tions for prizes and -a treat-foPthe chil dren. The secretary reported, that the Inspector intended to examine -the school this week, but owins-to-the occurrence of tire holidays he (Mr!."Ward) had tele graphed. Jo that, .eliect, and the inspection iiad therefore been indefinitely postponed. The secretary was instructed to write to the Board relative to a new house for the master.

.Telegraph Statistics.—-The following comparative return of telegraphic work oi the Colony for the past quar-er and corres ponding one last year may not be uninter -1 eating. Telegrams forwarded from Ist July to 30th September of this year, /00 : during ue corresponding time fast .year 280,450 —increase hi 1878/ 00,34.0. Oasn leceived for telegrams dur ing tiie above time in 1018, £To,y3o ids Bd. lo<7, i'll,'Sol 0s 5d.,. Gov eminent tele grams m tne J uly-(September quarter 01 ioV7 were of tne value oi £l2ox Ids 8a ; m tne same quaiter of 1878, £0652 iusdd . mciease in governmental use .of the teie grapii, £iozu los. V'd. Tne total revenue of tne .Department during the puSt year was aoout xi o,ouo, being an increase ux nearly £ooou upon tiie previous year. i,2oU,di;4 teiegiams were cent during tne year, siiuw liig au increase of ido,6oZ oil tne last year’s WO.IK. rnclauing tne value ox-tiie Gov ern ineiit Le.egrams, me eainiiigs ol tiie depart ment amounted to’ about UO4,OUU, and exceeded tne expendituie by - jculUT. A- Coinpar.son snov»a tuat zu. il telegrams were sent lor every Hundred letters, isui’ing tiie year lie mhes ox line, Carry ing Zv2 miles oi wire, nave been erected, a.m owO mdcs of wiie erected on existing-, lines. ... . •« ......

The Electric Light.'—Pending,the ex periments or tore Metropolitan jyoard of ♦voiks, which, are to iffiiniiaiise tlie citi zens or ijonclon with the.erectile. light as a stieefiiluinmacor psays an 1 ' Engiisn paper;' private enterprise has uuaeriiffien to prac ucailydemonotraie tne many jaavantages ui the hew dyeV tlie’ old of street iiglitiug. • Lacir night . during . the past w eea t..e gas lamps 111 the strand nave been jnrowii completely iri the shade'- by tne paxe sneeii dr An ; exootric caudle burii jug iiom a window at tile top 01 WiC uaiety Tneaue. ivx.;,. Loutin's u^iianiq-eieeuiu mucinne-is the generator, and tins, is' worked 111 tire ffiacxiiue room 01 ihe.t* Echo ' office in ..Catherine street,... Tins identical ins irumeht "was. id use at trie pans Exhi bition during tne biuiui g operations in the, wiiaffip. de Mars. ' une ox'tlie special advantages' claimed- by M. Poutm lof lus generator o\er nvui contrivances is tiiat it can jsupply as ‘iuaiiy as thirty-six lainp3 ; each oiro' Independent oi tlie'f other.' The one in use at.the' txaiety .Tneaue is cap-, auie 01 producing a suqicieuo current lor twenty-r.our lamps,' eacn giving a light equal to ItAf camel burners Jbrencu Svuuidai'd or iignt), out 101; tne purpose o* tne test., tne enguie .'ip at present only worked up 10 tne production 01 six lamps. Dome oi tiie lamps w ere ournud inside trie tiieaire, but T hhyplhqt yet Witnessed .the eiigct vi these, though n. am told wat they are satisfactory. Tne eiieot 01 tne lamp on tne outside, however, is to, eoxivem night into day, and to make the glare or tne gas 111 ns vicinity look yerlo w and.dis mal rn the extieiiie. Tiiewoitaicarc 'Was -screened by aglygsglobe, mii# opaque by '«mipnace or zinc,, and tins, wiinhyt-mAymr-- area the intensity Of the rignt, uiade it a. line'-same rime sicady auu. crowds Have uetm attru ted by wiis mover moue of-lighting,-and. . favorable comments as to its efficacy are heard. , •

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By SUHMAkI iVE'-CaBLK.] - ? " • if |: London, undated. Earl spea-Ang. hr the ial’d olic invasion' of_lndia' impossible... As ti. iie'Berlin Treatyrhe "said the Ministry be lieved all the signatory- Powers intend t< enforce the treaty, but when the’time had’ elapsed for its being fulfilled, at any rate England was resolved to maintain the treaty by all the force at her command. - •The’ Australian commissioners at- Park banqueted and presented Owen with a silver epergne, - -i ■ ; ; • Nov. 8. ’ At the Guildhall banquet Lord joeacons neld said the evasion of the Berlin treaty was unfe&pible, for. it might, embarrass the precautions taken in our policy to prevent the fatal supremacy of anyj -.individual power. He disbelieved that there was intention on the part of Russia to evade, the Berlin treaty, but England was de termined to enforce its letter and spirit. He refused to 1 believe in the decadence "theory. England was capable of creating, ■but not of losing Empire. . -; • l oil .."...11 ,1 t . Nov. 11 l London papers approve warmly of Earl JBeaconsfield’s speech. , ... .iAA- ? : . •t■ •' VIENNA,' NoV.t 10. . The Emperor of Austria has granted an amnesty to the’insurge ; ntl--of- ; -Bosnia--arid ■Herzegovina. . . . r - , - TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS. London, Nov. 10. A despatch from the Sec-etary of State for Foreign Affairs declares the Halifax award unjust and excessive, and invites a renewal of discussion.

The Kaffirs have resumed hostilities in the Transvaal, and there has been severe fighting. The .-ninth inquiry by-the Boards of Trade into the cause of collision of the Princess Alice, and By well Castle decided that it was attributable to careless naviga tion of the former vessel. •

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per -Press Agency.] Auckland, Tuesday.

At the-auction sale of sixty-six years’ lease of the reclaimed land, allotments fronting on Queen. Street, prices ranged from £2 10s'to £7 03 per foot. Alexandra, Tuesday.

Another report concerning the murderer Hiroki has arrived at Hikurangi. A native named Tumahe, just returned from Parihaka, states that he saw and con versed with Hiroki, who is not wounded at ail. That when he saw the search party looking for him he put his puraki mat and hat on a stamp, which was fired at, the mat only being wounded, and Hiroki escaping unhurt. He also says that if Mr Sheehan goes for him, Te Whiti will not give him up unless the land is returned.

Grahamstown, Tuesday. The voluhteer review and sham tight yesterday was a, great success. About 800 Thames volunteers,' and 75 of aii Auckland company took part/ Every thing passed off successfully. There were two accidents/' A gunner fell "off the Armstrong carriage, and the wheel passed over his body. He lies in a precarious Condition at the hospital. A cadet shot a 1 youth, a spectator, with a blank cartridge, but the boy was not seriously injured.

The Longevity of the Olive Tree.— In the neighborhood of Baulieu may; be seen an olive tree, which, as far back as 1515, was • already noted for it 3 extreme age. Its trunk measures metres (about 40 feet), in circumference at the base, and more • than; metres (about 20 h feet) at a height of about 40 inches above the ground. This tree, called “ pinghole,” is the only, one that survived the terrible hurricane of 1518, since which time it has yielded on an average about 100 kilogrammes (225- lbs.) of oil'a*year, and sometimes, in good seasons, as much as 150 kilogrammes (about 837 lbs). Still more ce.ebrated are some trees growing in the Garden of Olives at Jerusalem. They are eight jin number, measure about 5 metres (20 feet} in circumference, and, according to isove, must • be a£ least 20 centuries old. On the banks of Labi h'rasimeno, too, there are other veterans, some of wiiicu may. doubtless have .wit nessed the expedition of Hannibal.—'“ The Garden.’’ i ' . v-, ; Thrift in Ireland.— Hr. Hancock's report and'statistics of savings just issued, show a - failing olf of £ljooo,oou in deposits ..and cash balaiiCjaaJijiijffitifehoeki han k~s r -.a.s "3Um]sarSrwith the amount in midsummer last year,.when the.total, wns £32,746,000, and widen amount was £69,000 less tliaii .in the prpcedmg.year. • - Until then there hiacl- been, a. steady increase since 1863, when the total was £l2,f}B7,oQQ. The ‘Trustee Savings Banks show a decrease in deposits of £17,000, or somewhat less than 1 per cent., while the Post Office Savings Banks show an increase of £43,000, or •upwards of 4 pgr cent. This increase, however, is much below those of fhe two previous years, There is a decrease of £393,000 in the £32,000,000 million odd of invested India and Government stocks on which dividends are, payable at the Sank of Ireland. At midsummer this ■year the numbersinjecejpt ofjyvork-house relief were 3991 more than in midsummer .last year, with a concurrent increase of 3175- -iffvitbef rijambpr,.receiving out-door, relief §£ £Ke end of July this'year. . 7 New York moistened its parched torfgue~with 690,000,000;-'giass ( es of;'b-eer last year. At five cerit3 A glass this gives the jptpniahing total of 35,000,Q00dp£. i

ASHBURTON ANNUAL RACE MEETING.

A far more than ordinary amount of; intercst'has this year attached to the Ash burton races. -Various cause? have tended to bring this about, , amongst which nuv be cited the fact that the population and importance of the town and district are greater than, of course, they ever been before, brought about by the wider and thicker settlement of the land and the growing prosperity of the settlers. Larger support has also been accorded to the committee, who .have thus been- able to increase the value of the trophies run for, inducing thereby the entry of a numbe* of superior horses, and giving the meet ing a not. insignificant place amongst the turf dates of the colony. Coming almost immediately after, the Christchurch meet ing and the Christchurch Cattle Show, and our own Cattle Show occurring in. the same week, parties bent on pleasure have an opportunity of extending their holiday over several days with something to in terest and excite during tile whole time. The weather up. till now, too, has been veritable “ Queen’s, weather,” for the meeting, and everything has combined to favor the success of the gathering. From all quarters strangers have been coming in since Monday,-: and the houses of acco modation are. all pretty well full; holidays-, having'been made of the race days by the town people, nearly every person made his way to the course, so that, when the* iirst race started there was a .vast crowd of holiday-makers on the raGe course. - The railway lias been doing a huge stroke for the last week or more, and to-day the trains poured in quite a concourse of. people to swell the crowd that thronged the racecourse. There was, of course, the usual contin gent of “ racecourse tradesmen” on the ground—wheel-of-fortuno men, nine pins, and other professors of shady science, and throughout the day, we dare say, .they, drew their usual amount of “ rent. ” Bet-, ting men were there, too, with their unceasing yells for busi ies3, and had their fair share of bookmaking work. The grand stand was loaded with a heavy weight of people eager to witness ‘ the various events on the card, each of which gave promise of exciting; contests. The first race on the list started at 12.30, namely— Handicap Hurdle Race of 40 sovs..; distance, 2 miles, over 8 flights, of about 3ft. bin. high hurdles ; nomination, 1 Bov* ; acceptance, 2 sovs. Te Whetunurama ... ... 1 Victorian ... 2 The Raven ... 3 Te Whetu, Raven, and Victorian came to the post. After a good start, Te Whetu took the lead- and kept it throughout, winning easily, hands down. Raven fol lowed up a few lengths behind for a good distance, with Victorian keejfing up a long stern chase. Half way round Raven missed a hurdle, had to return arid take it, and, in doing so, gave place to Victo-i rian, who then got second place, Raven coming in a long Way behind. Match for £SO. : • *- ty Maori.... ... ... 1 Spotted B >y and Maori got away neck and neck. A few yards running and Maori went ahead, and kept the lead to the end, gradually lengthening his dis tance till at the winning post Spotted Boy was a speck in’the distance. Maiden Plate of 20 sovs. 1£ miles; weight for age; entrance, 2 sovs. ; open-to all horses that-have not won an advertised race of the value of 15 sovs. of public money. Chillington 1 Baron ... ... ... ... 2 Nellie Gray ... 3 For this there we.e five entries, and all came, to the scratch. The betting had; shown Chillington to be the favorite, and from the firs., o: a somewhat ragged start, he did no beliet the trust reposed in him. There was only Cutout who wn expected to get any way near the favorite in the running, .and when the five animals got away, Chillington had a good lead with Little Arthur close up, Casiout and Nelly Gey next, Barron, whipping in. After the first half-mile, Baron and Nelly closed on the leader. Coming up the straight, Chiilingtop was seen again in the lead, with A el'y Grev and the Baron under the whip, endeavoring to catch him, but trie chesriat wai landed an easy winner by some ten lengths, Baron three lengths in fr . nt of Nelly Grey. Tne Ste .vards,. .we understand, had under review the conduct of Baron’s rider, who, when coming up the st.a : ght to the grand sta id, punished his horse with a brutaHy that was altogether un called for. “ A whip for the horse” is one of the sayings of Solomon, and of course must bp takeq -without question, but there is a medium' in everything, else one would be tempted to suggest the con sideration of the other part of the wise man’s sentence, namely—“ a rod, s<?»’ ; Ashburton Cub o Handicap, of 70 sovs,, acldud to a sweepstake of 5 sov3. each for acceptors; nomination, 2 sovs. ; acceptance, 2 sovs. ; two miles. Chancellor ... ... ... 1

y Ellen ... •dt tt» 3 Thb Agqxit ... ... ... 3

Betting—Even on Chancellor, 2 to 1 agst Agent, 3 to 1 agst Lady Ellen, 10 to 1 the rest. Of the eight acceptors five only came to the post, Danebury, Ehdymion, and . Pru dence being the absentees. At the secoi d attempt Mr.- Gompton- sent thenraway to ;a fide., start, Agent immediately, taking a long lead, Chancellor waiting 10 lengths’ behind until passing the stand when he went tortile front. At the m;le and a half post Chancellor and Lady Ellen took a long lead, and from this forward nothing

be was in it. They ran neck and neck mtil the turn, when Lady Ellen s L\di vas shot, and, although ridden out to the finish,- Chancellor was never disturbed, 'tinning by 6 lengths, Lady Ellen second, Agent third.

iADiEs’ Purse of 25 sovs. ; for county • horses -only ; Welter weights for -age.; gentlemen ride s, who must be members iof the Ashb :iton Rating Club; entente

2- sovs. ; lit mile. As we went to press. Max Friedlandei* had just brought Merlin gallantly in first for the Ladies” Purse.

A meeting of the.. Stewards, was held after the race for the Maiden Plate, when Wood, the rider of Baron, was called upon to give some account - for the brutal manner in which he had flogged the horse Baron in’this race. After taking evidence, the Stewards very properly decided to. dis qualify Wood from riding for any race during the present meeting.

Reclamationof Habitual Drunkards. —Dr. Eastwood, of Darlington, forward* to the “Times” some figures of a satisfac tory character as to the recent experience: in tlie United States of the treatment of confirmed drunkards, in. institutions such ; as those proposed by Dr. Cameron’s BilL - The depth annual report of -the,inebriates.; Home,,. Hing’s ’County, New York,,state* that during tlie year 1877 there have been 300 individuals treated in the institution, besides' 64 re-ndhiiniissionS. This latter r n mber is riot surprising when it is found that of the whole 300, patients, no fewer - than fifty remained under thirty,days. “ Of the 300 treated during'- the year, 98 > are known to be doing well in the ontside world ; 44 have been lost sight of, but that very fact is an, evidence that they have.not returned.to their old habits, or we should quite certainly have heard of them, for our experienceis that those who have spent any extended time in the home fly thither for protection against them selves when they fall; 21 are known to have relapsed;. 3 have died since leaving the institution ; 12 are known ,to havo considerably improved in their Ixabits of life ; and. 122 still remain within its walls.” The.average duration of each patient, not including the 50 who leave.under a month, has been 34 ; weeks.—“ British Medical Journal.”

A Quiet Street in Wellington. — lt i* no new thing to have to record a.disgrace ful disturbance in Taranaki street, but one which took place recently was .even more than usually discreditable to 'that locality, and indeed-to the whole city— above all, to the police, who ought to devote particular attention to that unfor tunate neighborhood, where the value of property - is being rapidly depreciated by the frequency of these nocturnal brawls.- For-nearly an hour, between 8' arid o’clock, the street was completely blocked near its junction with Abel Smith street by a free fight, in which men, women, and boys all topk part, while the yells antty bootings made night hideous. It 'is a A shameful outrage on decency and good order that these and other abominations should be permitted; to ’ continue in, an .- otherwise respectable" neighborhood’, - andi.; the police, for their own credit’s sake, . ought to interfere fprtlitvith. i. At the present time, owing to this state of things, houses in Taranaki street are not worth so much rent as in other localities by fully 30 per cent., and soon it will be impos sible to obtain a respectable tenant for a Taranaki street house ; indeed, even now, •- houses may be seen remaining vacant' there for lengthened periods—unlike those in other parts of, this city. Strangers coming to reside ...in Ashburton . ire often at a loss to know which’ is -thef best * Establishment to visit for the purchase of Drapery, Clothing,' arid Tlouse-iMrnishYliigf' I iron* nongery, and General Stores. O.RR.:& Co. >ffei special advantages to the public that.can be met with nowhere .el,sg in Ashburton, They teep at all times the largest and best-assorted btock. of every. class o| Goods, imported direct ’ from the leading manufacturers at home, which beinp bought entirely upon cash terms’, they are enabled to ofier goods of su°h sterling value as cannot lie equalled by any other house in the trade. . ;EyeryArticle!;i ,;stock is marked at the lowest price, from which no abatement is made so that the most inexperienced buy their goods at the same prices as’tlmliest judges..-—Advt

’ WEDNESDAY, November 13, 1878.]

THE , EVENING * ECHO."



s. d. s. d. Gutter, inferior to best, Plb o 0 to 0 0 tggs, p dozen • - 1 Bacon, piime smoked, $ lb o 2 10 to to I 0 0 0 Hams in cloth, P lb - I 0 to 0 0 Uheese, prime quality, $ lb o 9 to 0 10 Flour in bags, ,p ioolb 12 6 to 14 0 Datmeal. p ioolb • 26 0 to 0 0 1 .aid, P tb - - - 0 9 to 0 0



BOARDING HOUSE FOR SALE IN THE BEST PART OF ASHBURTON. Messrs, bullock & co. have received instructions from the pro prietor, to-offer for Sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, At their Rooms, East street, ON SATURDAY, 16th NOVEMBER That newly-erected substantial and wel± built House containing— ROOMS, ' Situate in Wills street, a few yards from the Railway Station Th i«: foye-storyed House H- '-upoi golid concrete wundations, ha.virig ain im posing frontage on the Wakanui road, thr timbeißvUsedbeing of am well' Scisolied' ’ The fronts# iscoverSc With rusticated boards * finished m a-Su perior manner.- The internal fittings havi also been carefully attended to,- and space has been so economisedras to roomt of all- dimensions, suited either tol. single gentleman or members of families. On the .-ground floor" are.: several- comfortably aiding and reading rodnis and large dining room moat conveniently placed. Attaohea to th'e building, but under a separate roof, ia a large and commodious kitchen of two rooms and scullery-r'fitted with a large Leamington range and self-supplying boiler. No pains have been spared tc make it equal to any similar building i i the colony both for convenience arm ° The house is erected upon a £ acre sec tion and .that -In- itself from us position offers an additional inducement to intend ing purchasers. ~ Upon it is erected a com modious cooperage with bench, and chim ney,’ at present let to-a good tenant.- _ Further particulars can be had fiom the Auctioneers. , 0 „V- Terms liberal, at bale.. Sale at lo30. ; y ■ BULLOCK &* CO., Auctioneers.



THURSDAY, '23tu NOVEMBER. TOWNSHIP of greens tree t. 115 ALLOTMENTS 115 "ESSRS BULLOCK & CO. have Ilf been instructed to offer for sale, by public auction, at their Rooms, East a i HUR^AY, r 2BTH NOVEMBER, 1878, 115 ALLOTMENTS in the already formed Township of Green-street, being at the' conjunction of the Main Road to Alford h orest, Winch more, esterfield, and Ashburton, being about seven miles from Ash burton, on the direct road to Al ford k orest. As the nucleus* of a Township already ixists, there is every inducement ottered, rot oily from its; contiguity to Ashburton, 3U t also from its being the centre of a ,arge and important district to extend its :apabilities, and as the population ot the mrrounding districts increases, greater lemands will arise for town allotments, mrchuseis Cannot, therefore, do wrong m jiving this .their .. j The Terms will be most liber4« thereby enabling all classes to participate therein. Api - V - 1 splendid stream of water running ■ough the township materially enhances value, and adds to .W beauty. Terms liberal, at Sale. 32 Sale at 1.30. BULLOCK & CO, Auctioneers. A SOMERSi JX)DGE. nHE Regular Monthly Meeting L Lodge is hi) iroiu j? nu. a Y > jih, till Wednesday, 20th mst. By order. CHARLES BRADDELL, 5 - ‘ Secretary. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. SETTLING DAY SATURDAY S MORNING from 10 to 12. J *■ J. WiLKiE, I •• f , lion. Sec. THE SERVICE OF SONG



entitled CHRISTIANA, * From the Pilgrim’s Progress, WILL be given by the Choir and Sunday School of the Primitive Methodist Church on SUNDAY AFTERNOON, commencing at 2.30. ' -,.j. Parents asp oTHfine-coRDiAixY invitet' . . 33 WANTED' 'KNOWN— That'' the "chea pest and neatest; CARDS may be )Md »t EVENING ECHO Jj East v*i : |



NOTICE. Advertisements for the evening Echo must he sent in not later than 3 p.m. with the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, otherwise they will' be inserted till countermanded, and charged accordingly. ; Special notices-can be received up to-3;30 p.m. for insertion over the Leader, but will'be charged double scale. . Subscriptions—Quarterly in advance, 6s. ; posted, Bs. 6d. ; per annum, in advance, 225. 6(1. j posted, 355. _ d. j weekly, paid to ruuners, 6d. Delivered to any part of the and at any of the Rail way Stations encourage local industries. AO. AITKEN & CO. have much plea . sure in informing the Gentlemen, of Ashburton that they are prepared t<> take orders for New Spring and Summer Suits. A Perfect Fit Guaranteed, and at' Christchurch Prices. v A. O. AITKEN & CO., TAILORS,



Strangers coming -to reside in Ashburton, need not be at any loss to find, the be# e.af.tfil - lishment to visit and purchase thejr drapery, clothing, and general stores, L-taying the Railway Station and turning down Havelock Street, they will set'the establishment of A, •j, AjTKfcN & Co ,’who are now offering special advantages, which exceed any before offered to the public. Keeping at all times a-very large and exceedingly well assorted stock of all classes of goods, bought in the-best mar kets and on the 'most" favorable terms, enables ’ use- trade- - J adaude—.‘‘.tp- do-’-the thing well-in. fact' the .goods offered by them are such as cannot: be excelled-either in quality or price by 2 y house, in the trade; and are. marked at sm'. prices.. that making any abatement is unneu-sary, and the most .nexperie#c?d are enabled to buy their goods a* toimWjl 41 the |j»3t judges,-ADjrx, .



ANNIVERSARY SERMONS - /,j of the Ashburton :r4 '" J ‘ PRIMITIVE METHODIST 1 CHURCH, . A Wills ‘Street, 1 ? ? by the REV. B. J. WESTBROOKE,: ... QN i U N DAY • -gp,® XT , NOV. 17th, 1878. Morning, 11 o’clock j Evening, 6.30 i 1 : . t rr —i'ttv • ' , t \-J u Public TEA AND ENi’ERTAINMENT ; on* the following TUESDAY, :I9th NOVEMBER, in the Tow n Hal 1, •• His Worship the Mayor in the Chair. Addresses by the Revs. Tinsley and Westbrooke, and other friends. MUSIC By AN efficient choir. (Songs and Solos.) - Tea on the Tables' at 6 p.'nu ; Enter tainment, at 8 o’clock. . ' • * YOUNG Ladies Journals. —We have just received, per Suez Mail, a few copies of this-Journal of Fashion -.for November. Price, 1/9 each, nwiwpi**