The Echo, Monday, July 22, 1878;



Saunders Bros. HAVE PA C\r\r\ to LEND upon TOWN SECTIONS and othei FREEHOLD PROPERTY. eo to be INVESTED in FREEHOLD Security. PO Qnn to be ADVANCED in ctjWjOUU Sums of and upwards. Preference given to town sections and house securities. Jp Qr\ r\r\r\ t 0 be ADVANCED X;aOjUUU on GROWING CROPS, LIVE STOCK, and other AGRICULTURAL Security. Messrs SAUNDERS BROS, have for 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 400 ~ ~ WAKANUI DISTRICT. 490 acres, 130 of which are ploughed 201 ~ highly improved ” House, Stable, &c. 99 99 99 ' 2 55 » 201 „ hi „ 936 „ 200 „ Sixty Acres four miles from the Township. Several Valuable Town Sections. DRAUGHT HORSES. THE Undersigned have FOR SALE a Number of Broken and Unbroken COLTS now to be seen in their Paddocks, adjoining the Ashburton Domain. 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 oj FEED jor Stock. , SAUNDERS BROS. C. PERCY COX, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, AND VALUATOR, ASHBURTON pARMS to LET and SELL, of all Sizes and Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, situated near in all parts of the District. 2000 Acres FREEHOLD )To be Let for 5000 >» LEASEHOLD > a term of 5 5000 SHEEP ) or 7 Years. 319? Acres FREEHOLD )To be Sold on Near OPAWA Railway Terminus. 1445 Acres FREEHOLD, very rich land, with Seven-roomed tiOUSE, Improve ments, Orchard, etc., etc,, 'Within one mile of MAKIKI Railway Station. 000. Acres near the KAKAHU, within six miles of Winchester LAND of all descriptions, o:r of any size, between the Rakaia, Rangatata, Ashburton Forks, etc., etc. Money Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. AGENT FOR 1 UNION INSURANCE COM fflr, DECLARATION OF WAR. WHEN the first note of prepaiation was sounded in the East, a.ud the war cloud ■was no laiger than a man’s hani 1, and while the principal potentates of Europe, tl rough breathing peace, were silently girding up 1 '.heir loins for a struggle as fierce in the encoui. iter and more baneful in its results thananywhii :h has hitherto devastated the face of our mother earth—it w?s then that he sought every means 1 : n his power to avoid such another calamity * that befel Plevna, by obtaining for the comi. ng winter a very Large Assortment of Horse t Cloths, Oil skin Leggings, and Sou’-westers, to * enable tire nhabitants of Ashburton to stai id a long Winter Siege. WHO HAS DONE THIt 5? Why, THOMAS DU] 3 SON, SADDLER, Burnett Street, And, for further emergencies, has on hand the Largest Best Stock of Sadd lery and Saddlers’ Ironmongery ever exhibited . in Ash burton. CARDS and Boxes, MaVor’s Spelling, Royal Readers, Slates, Pencils, *opy Books, Drawing Books, and oth or school Requisites to- be obtained at our p 'remises, SjWt'Stfeet* Ashburton. FURNESS AND DIXON, f Stationer?’



SPEC X -A_ H S _A_ X. IE AT ORR AND 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 6d per yard 2 cases All Wool Shirtings at reduced prices 2 cases Ladies’ Jackets, good shapes and nicely trimmed I cases of Ladies’ Stays, nice-fitting goods 1 case of Ladies’ Silk Scarfs, frilled edges, etc I case of Josephine Kid Gloves •4 cases Fancy Hosiery i case Diess Buttons, Fringes, etc •2 cases of Gents’ Overcoats k case of Boys’ Overcoats 4 mses of Clothing, best goods 8 <osses of Colonial-made Goods just to hand i Special'attention is called to our | LAIRGE STOCK OF LADIES' AND CENTS.’ BOOTS, \ in Colonial and English make. CHILDREN’S BOOTS IN GREAT VARIETY. ’ The above goods are now opened up, and as will be seen from prices quoted, will be sold at the- smaUep.t remunerative profit, our chief object being to keep the L*:sT AND BEST STOCK IN ASHBURTON, So that the public may get all classes of Drapery, Clothing, House-furnismng Ironmongery, ;and Geneva! Stores within easy reach, and at prices which cannot be beaten by ainy house in 'tht? as we believe the public would prefer pur chasing in Ash iburton to sending: &heir orders elsewhere. O M 3ES M3D GO



Advance Ashburton & si THE ZEATIEINrXIISrGr ECHO NEWSPAPER D GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, East Street, Ashburton. ' proprietors of the Evening Echo have much pleasure in presenting their numerous customers with an enlarged edition of this paper, and in thank ing the public for their very 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 : 060 086 100 Or, delivered to all parts of the Town, 6d. per week. In advance - - per quarter „ - „ (posted) „ - per'annum Commercial and General Prmhng. This department is supplied with every requisite for Ml 1 a 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 Memorndum Forms Receipt and Order Books Circulars and Envelopes Plain and Fancy Cards Fancy Labels, any size Ball Programmes and Tickets Vellum Address Labels, Catalogues Societies’ Rules, Forms, etc., Pamphlets, Handbills, Posters of any Mourning Cards. THE ADDRESS— THE “EVENING ECHO” OFFICE PUBITBSS &c IOXSZOIsr, PROPRIETORS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON



CHARLES BRADDELL, Agent for Press Company, Limited. Secretary Town Hall Company. Agent for National Insurance Company. Removed to Montgomery’s Buildings, entrance from East and Burnett Streets. CANTERBURY DYE WORKS. (Near the Post Office) CHRISTCHURCH. J SELLARS is still Dyeing to Live, and • Living to Dye. Ashburton Agents: FURNESS & D'l XON, Where particulars may be obtained, and Orders left. i M. NEALAS, Boot Sc 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 Boots 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. “'JpHE EVENING ECHO.’ Town Agent, MR. A. WESTON, East Street. NOTICE. THOMAS WILLIAMS, Tin wald, BUILDER, UNDERTAKER, CABINET MAKER, WHEELWRIGHT, &c., 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 under the charge oi 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. Plans Prepared and Estimates Given.| Note the Address— THOMAS WILLIAMS, (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. r r FURNESS and DIXON, STATIONERS’ HALL, EAST STREET. GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. E 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 a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by the judi cious use of such articles 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 JAMES EPPS AND CO., Homcepathic Chemists, London. HEALTH FOR ALL. HOLLOWAY’S PILLS AND OINTMENT THE PILLS Purify the Blood, eorreet all disorders of the Liver, Stomach, Kidney* . and Bowels, and are invaluable in all COBh plaint* incidental to Female*. THE OINTMENT la the only reliaM* remedy for Bad Legs, Old Wound*, Sore*, and Ulcers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Coughs, Colds, Gout, Rheumatism, and all Skin Diseases it has no equal. Sold by the Proprietor, ThoMjub EEoIIoWAY, 533, Oxford Street, London, md by all Medicine Vendor* throughout ,he World* Printed and Published by SMITH JAMES Furness and Chabxes Dixon, at.their: Printing Office, East Street, AfbfcurtQß, Monday, July l8j8 (