TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

The Eastern Situation.

[By Submarine Cable.]

Attempt to Assassinate the Em perorof Germany—The Eva cuation Difficulty—Knight hood to Australians.

[The following cablegrams reached us at 4 o’clock this afternoon : —]

Berlin, May n

The Emperor William of Germany has been shot at, but escaped unhurt. The assassin has been arrested.

Lgndon, May 10.

The honor of Knighthood has been conferred on Judge Williams, of Vic toria, and Thomas Elder, of Adelaide. St. Petersburg, May u.

It is authoritatively stated here that it is impossible to commence the with drawal of the Russian troops from the neighborhood of Constantinople until the Turks have evacuated Varna, Shumla, and Batoum, and the British squadron quitted the Sea of Marmora.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.]

Auckland, Monday. ■ A split has occurred amongst the National Independent Order of Odd fellows. A new lodge is to be formed. A company has been started to erect a Templar Hall.

The discovery of coal is reported close to Auckland.

Lewis Bros.’ creditors accepted as signment of the estate. Alexandra, Monday.

Rewi will acknowledge any arrange ment made by Tawhiao and Sir G. Grey and will interfere or allow any of his tribe to do so.

Te Awamutu, Monday. Sir G. Grey, Mr. Sheehan, and Rewi’s meeting took place yesterday at the house of Mr. Ross, a settler at Puani. The meeting was private. Wellington, Monday. The Government have telegraphed home for eight 64-pounders, to be sta tioned at Dunedin, Christchuch, Wel lington, and Auckland.

The Gazette to-day further prorogues the General Assembly from 23rd inst., to 15th June.

The Singapore cable is working inter mittently.

The Tasmanian cable is interr 'p ed. Gore, Monuay. The engine of the 4.30 train yester day when five and a half miles from Gore fell into a hole about 14 feet deep, and twenty feet in width through the line being washed away. The night being very dark, the engine driver did not notice the break until on it. The engine fell through, and now lies in a dangerous position. Mr. Black of the Public Works Department fell off as the train was falling into the hole. It is a matter for surprise that no one was killed. The traffic will probably be suspended for two days, as there are other breaks on the line, one at Wai pahi, twenty yards long, fifteen feet deep. The amount of damage is not yet known.

Balclutha, Monday. An extensive fire occurred here at 2 o’clock on Sunday morning, when Dunn’s Newmarket Hotel, a portion of the stabling, the Newmarket Hall, J. Blue and Cocks’ store (late Grigor and Stewart's), and another small empty store were totally destroyed, with almost the entire contents. The fire, which is supposed to have originated in a chim ney at the back of the dining-room of the hotel, was first discovered by the servants, who slept in the building near the holel. Mr. and Mrs. Dunne, the barman and billiard marker, got out by a window in their night dresses, the two latter leaping from the upper story. In less than an hour the whole building was level with the ground, and one burning mass. Only two strangers slept in the hotel. One escaped, but the other was burnt to a cinder. His skull and some charred bones were discovered in the morning. His name was Patrick McGrath, a native of Limerick, unmar ried. He is said to have a sister, mar

ried to a man named Torney, atDunstan Creek. The whole of the vehicles and harness were saved, and all the horses, but one belonging to John McDonald, which was in the stable at the rear of Blue’s store. No one knew the horse was there till too late. Several adjacent buildings had a narrow escape. The morning was very calm, otherwise greater damage would have been done. A small portion of the goods in the store was saved. Dunedin, Monday. The half-yearly meeting of the Na tional Insurance Company was held to-day. The chairman referred at con siderable length to the competition which prevailed, and said that there were nineteen companies doing business in Dunedin. The directors propose that in future annual meetings only be held, but this proposal is likely to be strongly opposed by some influential shareholders. A lady was robbed of a considerable sum of money on leaving Dr. Somer ville’s meeting on Friday night. Tuesday. There were 5000 applications for ad mission tickets to Dr Somerville’s lec ture last night on “ The Bible for the World.” It was resolved yesterday that the Albion Brewery and Malting Company should be wound up voluntarily. The total receipts of the Dunedin Athenaeum for last quarter amounted to and the expenditure to ,£352. Nelson, Monday. The Para Para Iron Company’s property and plant were sold for to a company formed in Collmgwood. The plant includes 210 tons of rails, a wharf, seven cottages, two punts, &c.

THE NORTHERN KORERO.

( Special to the Press.) Auckland, Monday

Sir George Grey had a cordial inter view yesterday, with Rewi, chief of the Ngatimaniopotos, the latter expressing entire concurrence with Sir George Grey’s proposal to the King, which seems to relieve him of the difficulty regarding the residence of the Kingites on his tribal lands, which was becoming irksome.

Rewi starts through to Mokau, making known the terms and securing the con currence of the tribes. Then he goes to Waitara to meet Wiretnu Kingi, and bury the hatchet whe r e the war com menced. It is understood that Rewi will be called to the Legislative Council, which he much desires. He left his settle ment, went over the confiscated land to the house of Ross, a settler, to meet Sir George Grey, and came out leaning on the Premier’s arm, the best under standing apparently subsisting between them.

THE EVENING ECHO, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1878.



TO BOOTMAKERS. WANTED a good GENERAL HAND. V V Best wages given. Apply to T. Cham bers, Earl street. A TEM BERANCE SER M 0 N will I>e D Preached in the PRIMITIVE METHODIST CIIURCII on Sunday Evening nex,t by the Rev. W. B. Westbrooke. Subject— “ A Successful Total Abstinence Society 24 Centuries Ago.” W. SANDO. REMEMBER TO-NIGHT! T AST NIGIIT HOOPER’S Popular En -G tainment. Piizcs! Prizes! Prizes! THE Public are Cautioned against Cashing a lost N.Z. Bank Cheque, numbered 9469, as payment has been stopped. May 13th. WANTED, a few Respectable YOUNG LADIES as Appientices to the DRESS MAKING. A. O. AITKEN & CO. FOR SALE. A FOUR Roomed Cottage on a Corner sec tion in Cox Street, Price moderate. Terms easy. Apply to W. R. BOYLE, Moore Street. Food for the Mind and Refreshment for THE BODY. A WESTON’S COFFEE and PUBLIC T"x. READING ROOMS, will be opened on Saturday, nth May. Pies and Coffee alv ays ready.



MR. BRANSON, BARRISTER and SOLICITOR, H AS COMMENCED PRACTICE in ASHBURTON, and can be consulted at the SOMERSET HOTEL until he can obtain suitable OfTices. J OST on Sunday in Ashburton, a CALICO •»— l ' bag, containing a Cheque for fS ios. and three /, I notes. Reward on returning to Echo office. HP lIE Public are Cautioned against Cashing J- a lost N. Z. Bank Cheque, numbered 9462, as payment has been stopped. May 6th. WANTED Enmediately, SEVERAL first- V \ class CARPENTERS and JOINERS. Highest wages given to really good hands.— 11IOS. WILLIAMS, Builder, Tinwald. WANTED, about the beginning of June a 3or 4 roomed Cottage, to rent. Ad dress, W. “ Echo” Office. WAN'I ED—Three or Four Intelligent MEN to circulate the “ EVENING ECHO ” throughout the County. Apply at once. IMPOR TA N T N 0 T 1 C E T 0 MOTHERS. D ° N ' T trouble yourself to make any Clothes for your little ones this Winter, as you WILL GET all you want Well-made and Elegantly Finished at the ASHBURTON PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH GIFT AUCTION, which will be held shortly. Ashburton county STEEPLECHASE MEETING. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1878. PROGRAMME : I.—ASHBURTON COUNTY STEEPLE CHASE—Handicap of 30 sovs. added to a sweepstake of 2 sovs. for acceptors. Nominations 1 sov., over about 3 miles of fair hunting country. To start at noon. 2.—ASHBURTON HUNT CUP—For Sil ver Cup, value 15 sovs., with silver mounted whip for rider, weight for age. About 2 miles. Gentlemen riders to be approved of by the committee ; entrance 1 sov. ; winner of the A.C.S.H. to carry iqlbs penalty. 3—THE FARMER’S PLATE of 15 sovs. Weight for age—about \]/ 2 miles; entrance 1 sov; hoses to be the bona fide property and ridden by Farmers or Farmer’s sons resident in the County, winner of the previous races to be excluded. 4. —MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE —of 10 sovs—Weight for age. Entrance, 1 sov; 1 mile ; for horses that have not competed at this meeting. 5 HACK RACE of 5 sovs—About 1 mile; post entry, 10s. catch weight.



BYE-LAWS. All races to be run under the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase Rules, unless otherwise specified. No horse shall be qualified to run at this meeting, unless such horse was the bona fide property of a resident in the Ashburton County on Ist April. Nominations for the handicap, enclosing i sov., to be sent to the Hon. Sec. by 8 p.m. on Saturday, May the mil. Weights will be pub lished in the Evening Echo on May iSth. Acceptances enclosing 2 sovs will be received on night of general entry, Saturday, May 25th, at 9 p.m., at Somerset Hotel. Entries for Hunt Cup, Farmer’s Plate, and Maiden Steeplechase, enclosing x sov, to be sent to lion. Sec., May 25th, at 9 p.m. N.B.—Scale of vveight-for-age—4yrs old list ; syrs old, list I2lbs; 6yrs and aged, I2st Mbs. All colors must be declared to Secretary, May 25th, at 9 p.m., and a fine of £1 will be enforced for running in colors other than those declared. JAMES WILKIE, Hon Sec. LOTTO, Draughts and Draught Boards, Dominoes, Cards and Cabbage Boards, &c., at FURNESS AND DIXON’S, East-street, Ashburton. [A Caro.] PRIVATE LESSONS TO YOUNG -L LADIES, Four times a Week in Music, French. German, and Drawing, at MISS STEANE’S, Oxford Villa, Burnett Street. TO STATIONERS, DRAPERS, AND STOREKEEPERS. TO land ex Waikato, and for Sale in original packages:—Few cases Envelopes, white and blue office, No. 7, each containing 100.000, also foolscap and demy; 9 casks Ink, black, blue-black, copying and red, all sizes; 2 cases Blotting paper, Tracing paper and Cloth, Co ventry Book marks, great variety; 12 bales Paper, brown, printing, drapers’, small hand, single and double foolscap, tissue papers, all colors; 1 Harmonium. R. BINSTEAD, Stationer, Christchurch.



Saunders Bros. HAVE PA non to lend upon town SECTIONS and olhei FREEHOLD PROPERTY. nnn t 0 be invested in ) UUU FREEHOLD Security. pO Q nn to be ADVANCED in vJVO Sums of £i oo and upwards. Preference given to town sections and house securities, 4? Oz-v pi a to be ADVANCED dOifeiUjUUU 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 7‘ ' ~ 400 of which are now in Turnips 72 ~ unimproved 400 „ highly improved WAKANUI DISTRICT. 490 acres, 130 of which are ploughed 201 2 55 201 111 936 200 House, Stable, &c: Sixty Acres four miles from the Township. Several Valuable Town Sections. DRAUGHT HORSES. THE Undersigned have FOR SALE o> 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 Cask Advances on same. Good PADDOCKS and Plenty of FEED< for Slock. SAUNDERS BROS.



WEST COAST LUNCHEON & DINING ROOMS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. J. G. ANSTEE, ECS to intimate to the public that he has. just OPENED those spaciofls buildings situate in East Street, as LUNCHEON AND DINING ROOMS. Persons panonising this establishment can rely on securing all the com forts of a home. The bedrooms are well ventilated, every attention being paid to cleanliness. The table will be found all that can la desired. First-class accommodation for Boarders. N.B.—The proprietor trusts by strict atten tion to the comfort of his patrons, combined, with moderate charges, to merit a share of public custom



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