The Evening Echo, Wednesday* July 3, ®

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Saunders Bros. HAVE PA nnn to LEND upon town // SECTIONS and othei r FREEHOLD PROPERTY. ' CO to be INVESTED in FREEHOLD Security. J? O O aa to be ADVANCED in ,OvU Sums of j£ioo and upwards. . ' Preference given to town sections and house securities. * JpOo nnnto be ADVANCED on GROWING crops, LIVE STOCK, andotherAGRICULTURAL Security. - , . M essrs SAUNDERS BROS, have for Sale, Situated on the NORTfI BANK of the RAICAIA, 4000 acres, partly improved. 690 ~ unimproved 675 ~ fenced # 760. ~ 400 of Which are now in Turnips 72 ~ unimproved 400 ~ j> «. jWAKANUI DISTRICT. 490 acres, 130 of which are ploughed jot ~ highly improved 201 '”, House, Stable, &c. ill „ 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 ror 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, L r iiituated neat Chertsey - / Dromore Wakanui Winchmore Gould & Cameron’s Westerfield Hinds,’ Rangitata K. :-3 I Money Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY.



DECLARATION OF WAR. HEN the first note of prepaiation was 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 peace, were silently girding up their loins for a l struggle as fierce in the encounter and more ■ baneful in its results thanany which has hitherto •devastated the face of our mother earth—it was * then that he sought every means in his power (j 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 nhabitants of Ashburton to stand a long N Winter Siege. , WHO HAS DONE- THIS ? .Why, THOMAS DUDSON, SADDLER, Burnett Street, And, for further emergencies, has on hand the Largest and Best Stock of Saddlery and Saddlers’ Ironmongery ever exhibited in Ash barton. PUBLIC NOTICE. JOSEPH HYDE, PRACTICAL COPPERSMITH AND BRAZIER, TIN, IRON, AND ZINC - > ; ! ' PLATE WORKER, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton lind surrounding districts that he has com menced business !( in TANCRED STREET, where he hopes by strict attention to business, combined With moderate charges, to merit a /air share of public patronage. N.| executed,



£3 A, Xj *i±» SPECIAL : ■ ; t ;:; - ; 'at ORf 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 I case of Ladies’ Silk Scarfs, frilled edges, etc i case of Josephine Kid Gloves 4 cases Fancy Hosiery 1 case Diess Buttons, Fringes, etc 2 cases Of Gents’ Overcoats 1 I case of. Boy- Overcoats 4 cases of Clothing, best goods 8 cases Of Colohiabmade Goods just to hand



Special attention is called to’our LARGE STOCK OF LADIES’ AND GENTS.’ HOOTS, 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 smallest remunerative profit, our chief object beihg to keep the % . LARGEST AND BEST STOCK IN ASHBURTON, So that the public may get all classes of Drapery, Clothing, House-furnishing Ironmongery, 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.



Advance Ashburton THE H'VHTsrZIsrG- ECHO NEWSPAPER AND GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, East Street, Ashburton. T HE proprietors of the Evening Echo have much pleasure in presenting their numerous customers with an enlarged edition of this paper, -and imthank ing the public for their very liberal support hitherto, beg to solicit a continuance. , The Echo is circulated daily 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 . "" .■■■■■•' ■ ■«* : . 1 ' ■ " fIHST €MSS P&IITIIG Of every description, and for Style, Design, and Cheapness, ' ■■9 ■ ' Cannot be equalled in Ashburton or surpassed in the Colony. Billheads of any size or pattern Memomdum Forms 1 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 size, Colored Inks or Paper Mourning Cards. jjarNQTE THE ADDRESS— THE “ EVENING ECHO " OFFICE. IFTTRINTBJSS XUSZOiT, 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 & DIXON, . Where particulars may be obtained, and Orders left. M. NEAL AS, 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 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. . * “'J'HE EVENING E C H~0” Town Agent, MR. A. WESTON, ' East Street. NOTICE. ~ THOMAS WILLIAMS, Tinwald, BUILDER, UNDERTAKER, CABINET . MAKER, WHEELWRIGHT, &c., YY7ISHES to notify to the public that he is V V 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 of 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 WILLIAM S , (Near Railway Station) Tinwald. STATUARyT STATUARY I V 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. 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 propertiss 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 aconstitu tipn 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.” —Tht Croil Service Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED AMES EPPS AND CO., Homoepathic Chemists, London. > HEALTH FOR ALL ' : HOLLOWAY’S PULS AND OINTMENT r THE PILLS Fnrifr tt» Mood, mm* 4 disorders of the Liver, Stomach, KidMp wad Bowels, wad are invaluable k nttdoffc plaint* ineidental to Female*. THE OUmiEMT U the only rsttebl* remedy for Bad Legs, Old Wounds, B*rs% wad doers. For Bronshltis, Diphtheria, '** Coughs, Colds, Gout, Rheumatism, und all Skin PieeaMa it has no *qoak Sold by the Proprietor, Txouto Hollo wat, 6SS, Oxford Street, Leni*% and by all Wsdioia* Vendors ttmiM tit*World* • . r v rr-n- . ' ■ 'ii?- I *' **m**fi