ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

Accountants and Commission Agents— Charles Rraddell, Montgomery's Buildings H. J. Bristol prospect Buildings, East-st. VV. R. Boyle, Moore^street. Architect and Civil Engineer— S, W. Brown, East-street S. Farr, Montgomery's Buildings B. Mountfort, East Street Auctioneers— . Bullock and Co., East-street • Saunders Bros., Ashburton Barristers and Solicitors — Mr. Branson, East-street E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings Bakers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street Thomas Taylor, East-street, Banks— Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House. Keepers— J. G. Anstee, East-street Eagle’s Dining Rooms, Havelock Street Builders, Contractors, Etc.— James Baker, Havelock-street Geo. St. Hill, Burnett-street West G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-street Thos. "Williams, Tinwald G. Comptop, Builder, Moore-street. Booksellers and Stationers — A. Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street street South Weeks and Dixon, Stationers’ Hall, .East

Bootmakers— J. Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-street M. Nealas, East-street

Brewers — Wood and Co., Cameron-street Cabinetmakers and Undertakers — James Baker, [lavelock-street G. Parkin, Moor-street 'I honias Williams, J inwaid

Carrier— G. F. Scott, Cameron-street Chemist and Druggist— J. M. Cambridge, Montgomery’s Buildings Coal and Firewooi|Merchants— G. Parker and Co., near Railway Station A. llayes. Firewood and Timber, near Rail* ■ way Station F. P. Leßreton, Burnett-street.

Drapers and Clothiers— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr arc Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street F.rth, Pass, and Co., Old Bank Store, East street

W. Gavin, East-street T. Quinn t_o., Muor-street Engineers and Founders— Edwards and Lee, Engineers, Smiths, etc., burnett-street W. r- Hessey, Central Foundry, Peters-st Furniture Warerooms — A. Spillard, Tancred Street Grocers, General Dealers, Etc.— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr and Co„ East-street Firth, Pass, and Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street K. Sando, East-street

Greengrocers— W. Birtwell, East-street J. Mooar & Co., East-street Hairdressers— E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Pearse, Moore-street Hotels— Quill’s Commercial Hotel, near Railway Station Shearman’s Somerset Hotel, East-street Ironmongers- Orr and Co., East-street Aitken and Co., Havelock-street S. Hardley, East-street Ladies’ Clothing Establishment- Mi's. Morey, Tancred Street. Painter, kc.— J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Printers and Publishers— \\ eeks and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street 5, Hardley, East-stieet

Saddlers— Thomas Hudson, Burnett-street Surveyors— C. E. Fooks and Son, Fv/.-street Tailors— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Tentmakers— K. Sando, East-street TOBACCONISTS— A. Pearse, Moor-street E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close ii', follows For Christchurch and North at io a.m. jj. p.rn., and 7.30 p.m,, daily. For Cherlsey at 10 a.m. daily. For Rakaia at 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 jxm. daily. For Gveeiistreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount "Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.15 :a.m. and 3 p.m daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream. Rangitita, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, ■at 10.15 a.m. daily.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON

arrivals. October 15 —Taupo, s.s., from North. October 15—Pleaides, barque, from New castle. October 16—Arawata, s.s., from South.

sailed. October 15 —Taupo, s.s., for South. October 15—Go-Ahead, s.s., for North

expected arrivals. From London Hydaspes and Rangitikek From New York—Olmstee, Helen Angler, Alexander M’Neill.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

The Evening Echo. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1878.

Fires. —Yesterdayaftemoon Messrs. Bullock and Co.’s premises escaped from fire by the timely discovery and prompt extinction of flames that had burst out amongst straw accumulated in the space between the olj and new buildings. —This morning, at two o’clock, Mr. Barrett, Wills Street, was awakened by a crackling noise in his kitchen. On getting up he found that that apartment was all on fire on one side, the fire having got considerable hold of the lower part of the woodwork. The dis covery was made just in time, and by the application of a few buckets of water, obtained from a tank which Mr. Barrett kept by the side of his house pump, and from a' similar reservoir belonging to a neighbour the danger was mastered, and the house saved, not, how ever, before considerable damage was done. The fire is supposed to have arisen from the outside, and to have been communicated to the house from an ash-heap at a few yards’ dis tance from the kitchen. Both Newcastle and Springfield coal were used in the dwelling, and the well-known tenacity with which the latter fuel keeps alight is sufficient reason for caution in its use. Mr. Barnett’s loss is estimated, to amount to about The Mayor’s Wedding Cake.—His Worship the Mayor and his lady are on board the Arawata en route for Lyttelton from Port Chalmers, and due to-day. In view of the couple’s arrival in Ashburton Mr. Thomas Taylor has completed the large wedding cake he was entrusted with in fulfilment of the usual wedding custom, and ladies and others interested in such things have an opportunity of seeing “the Mayor’s welding cake” at Mr. Taylor’s shop. The delicacy is a huge piece confectioner’s work jn three tiers, weighing 601b5., standing a yard and a half high, measuring 40 inches in circumference at its lowest tier, and surmounted with a gorgeous Iloral decoration. Cupids, doves, and what nots haunt its every corner, and, lest a profane hand should touch it the whole tower of cake and sugar is neatly fenced in. On one side is inscribed the wish, “Long life and happiness to his Worship the Mayor,” while on the opposite side o the pedestal true-lovers’ knots ire very prominen', Mr. Taylor has .taken gr a pains with his work, and has-been- suc cessful in showing bachelors and spinsters that wedding cakes need not stand in the way if loving hearts in Ashburton desire to be united.

Accident. —Yesterday afternoon, while Alexander Logan, in the employ of Mr, An drew Gibson, at the Hinds, was crossing the river near his house with a horse and dray, the latter upset, falling upon Logan and breaking his leg below the knee, The accident was ob served by some persons near by, who went to the man’s assistance and saved Imp from down ing. He was brought into town, and after some delay in finding a doctor, and sonje wind ing and unwinding of red tape in regard to the man’s admission to the barracks without gf? order from a medical man, the sufferer was attended to. Dr. Trevor was in Christchurch at the time of Logan’s arrival, and Dr. Stewart attending a similar case in the country, but on he Matter’s arrival in town he attended the b.-olfen limh) fncj tjig pyan is opw doing $s well $ can h?

Gouriiy Council.—A special meeting of the Ashburton County Coiliicil was held to day. The members present were—Messrs. Walker (Chairman), Wright, Reed, and Coster. The meeting was called for the pur pose of considering the report and plans of Messrs. Thornton and Bull re a water supply for the plains between the Rivers Ashburton and Rakaia. Before taking up the chief business of the meeting, Mr. tVright read the report of the Committee appointed to restore communication over the Rangitata traffic bridge. The report stated that, on examina tion of the bridge, the Committee were satis fied in their own minds of the necessity of expending the bridge towards the main terrace, whi:h is about sixty feet high. The north approach—formed partly by a cutting through the te'iace, and partly by an embankment— has be ;n carried away to the extent of 400 feet, and the stream of the Rangitata was flowin ' through the breach with great velocity. The c mcrete abutment recently reinstated by the G ivernment, under the supervision of Mr. Lock, was still standing (on the 7th October, the date of report), though partially under mined. The Committee were of opinion that 12,000 yards of shingle would snffice to make good the approach could the stream now flowing to the north be diverted under the bridge, but considering that ,£IB,OOO had already been spent in attempts to confine this river, the Committee questioned the wisdom of attempting anything in this direction, advising lengthening the bridge as the only prudent course. Meanwhile they had engaged Mr. FI. P. Higginson (late of the Public Works Department) to visit the bridge and report upon the description and cost of the works to be underraken preparatory to inviting tenders for them. The Committee had also ordered the driving of trial piles to enable the engineer to decide as to the practicability of extending the bridge in a less costly manner than upon a cylinder foundation. ' A satisfactory result of the experiment would reduce the cost of the work nearly one-half. The Committee recom mended the vigorous prosecution of the work. The report was adopted, and the action of the Committee confirmed. The Council then sat in Committee on the report and plans of the Tlains Water Supply.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

London, Oct. 73

In a panic, caused by a fire at a theatre in Liverpool, 37 persons were killed and many injured. Hugh Balfour, of Manchester, has stopped payment; liabilities,

AUSTRALIAN.

Adelaide, Oct. 15

Arrived Chimborazo, from Sydney. An additional 38 miles of the North ern railway to Tamworth was opened by the Governor to-day. Mr. Ward moves in the Assembly to morrow that tenders be called forth with for a monthly service between Aden and Adelaide, with permission for the steamer to proceed to Sydney; also, that negotiations should be opened with the Governments of New South Wales, Tasmania, and New Zealand, to secure co-operation.

Brisbane, Oct. 15

It is stated that a goldfield has been discovered 500 miles west ofßlackwall, in a large quartz mountain, with a good show of gold.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per] Press Agency.] * Auckland, Tuesday,

The presentation of a purse of so vereigns and a farewell address to Mr. Luckie, on the occasion of his depar ture for Wellington, took place to-day. The presentation was mgde by Messrs. J. Russell, •Cosgrav f e, i Ai£ken, and Dor mecker.

The present Mayor, Mf;’'Brett, hav ing declined to stand for re-election, requisitions were circulated to-dav to Dr. Campbell and Mr. Peacock, asking them to stand/ '

The Fiji Bank is declared finally wound up.

The mail steamer Zealandia arrived early this morning from Sydney, but brings no later news than that by the Arawata. She sailed aeain with the outward mail at foiir o’clock.

The Theatre Royal was well filled with a fashionable audience for Mis- Cha r bonette’s farewell concert. She goes to Napier on Thursday.

The outward mail steamer Zealand;; went ashore off St. George’s Bay ii gomg out on her way to San Francisco. The tide is rising and she is not yet off Wednesday

The Premier, replying to the B : shoj: of Auckland, says that the Govermneir will put a sum, not exceeding .£SOO on the estimates, to be paid pound for pound on subscriptions raised locally to build a Sailor’s Home. Otakj, Tuesday.

The body of Gingham, the appren tice belonging to the Felix Stowe, was washed up this morning on the beach, three miles south of the ship. Reefton, Oct. 15.

4 fire broke opt here last night, de stroying five shops and ppenpses. The fire was stopped before getting jto Messrs. Masters, wholesale ironmongers, who were insured ; the others are n< t. Hokitika, Tuesday.

The Waipara, which tendered the T% board the Sisters of Mer^

to take charge of the fconvenf Schodls The Vfaipara is expected at 11 to-night* when the Sisters will have a warm wel come.

The Union Bank shipped 24630Z5. gold by the Tararua. Dunedin, Tuesday.

The Public Works Department is taking steps, in conjunction with the Survey Department, to complete the record made of flood levels throughout the Middle Island. The South Dunedin Council have expressed themselves in favor of the introduction of tramways in the borough. 'The East Taieri Hotel was yesterday destroyed by fire. The building was insured in the Standard Office for furniture and stock for in the Victoria Office, and -£3OO hi the Standard. The amount of beer tax which will have to bel refunded in Dunedin is ;£i°3°- A petition is being got up here against the Townships Act.

[ Special to the Times .] Dunedin, Tuesday. The London correspondent of the Adelaide Observer states that among the candidates for the chair of English Literature in the Otago University will be Mr. William Black, the novelist, and Mr. Minton, of the London Examiner.

Steps are being taken to make the railway bridge over the Clutha avail able for foot traffic.

Subscriptions in aid of the sufferers are coming in freely.

ECHOES FROM HANSARD .

another edition of Hansard.

The cost of printing a Maori edition would be, much greater than was now incurred in printing Hansard , and the translation of Hansard into the Maori language would be even more costly. The only effect would be to overwhelm the Maoris with a lot of trash which they would not understand. The. real object would be met by teaching the Natives the English language as was now being done in the Native schools, so that they could read Hansard for themselves. — Alt. Gisbotnr. THE BOROUGH RUSH. Great inconvenience had been caused in the old Provincial District of Wel lington through the establishment of small municipalities. They abstracted much of the. funds from the Road Boards, and the consequence was that, while the small boroughs could keep their footpaths in repair, and do other minor works, the roads leading from one to the other were in a wretched state from want of funds.— Air. Bran don.

When the Municipal Corporations Act was before the House it was thought that very liberal provision was made for allowing people to erect towns into boroughs. The country was already absolutely flooded with small boroughs and mayors, and he feared, it a precedent were made in thiscase, the would have brought before it a larger number of Municipal Corporation Bills than even Harbor Bills, - and with far less reason. It was absurd to say that a town which, by the last census, had a population of ninety-six adult males required to be incorporated. He was quite sure that if Camnbelltown were incorporated every vi’lage in the country would be asking for the same thing. —Mf. Bowen. The House should wipe out all the small municipalities that at present existed, because really great injury was done to the progress of the country 'hrough their existence. There was one municipality in his own district which contained only two. hundred souls all told-—'men, women, and '•hildren —and yet it had its Mayor, Town Clerk, and all tie officials and paraphernalia that such a municipality is the Citv of Dunedin had. It would fie wise to pass an Act providing that ill boroughs containing less than 250 ratepayers should be wiped out, for many of them were nests of corruption. He was perfectly certain that if a Government officer inspected the ac counts of some boroughs they would never be passed. In one small borough they put an exorbitant valuation on .heir own property, and drew a cheque upon the Corporation to pay the rates, nnd theq they went tq the Government for a subsidy on that amount. He regarded that as a spoliation of the public funds. — Mr. Pyke. READJUSTMENT OF REPRESENTATION. We require a readjustment imme diately. When it is known thaf jn some provincial districts the population has increased from 58,000 to 92,000 in four years, while ini other districts the ncrease has been spajgejy anything at all, it js yer.y evident that an adjust ment of the representation is absolutely lecessary. : -J' think it is ipcqinbent upon the Govsjirrwent to in a $U*

fotf. the redistribution of Seats as apart of the Representation Bill. Thesub ject has been very widely preacied throughout the colony, and, as the honorable member for Avon has aid, those principles set forth so eloqutjitly by the Premier should be embodie| in a measure, and be brought beforethe House this session.— Air. Alontgomry. TELEGRAPH TO COLLINGWOOD. His sympathies were entirely wih Collingwood and Motueka, old favorite districts of his, but he could not con scientiously support a motion which would do no good to the district pro portionate to the expenditure it would entail on the colony. He agreed 1 with the principle that districts which {were not benefited by the construction of railways should have some benefitjfrom colonial expenditure in other. Vays ; but he thought the Nelson members made a great mistake in the way in which they sought to carry out that principle. In advocating the principle that there should be something done for their district they advocated an ex penditure on works which, they knew would yield no proportionate return. The railways in that provincial district were such that they would not return enough to keep them in repair, even if the Government constructed them for nothing. It would be much better for those honorable gentleman to ask for something that would be really bene ficial, instead of asking for these rail way's and telegraphs that were absolutely not wanted. There was a long line of telegraph proposed that would run through country the greater part of which was good for nothing, and never could be' .used for purposes of settle ment; and it was to go to the District of Collingwood, which was just as much populated twenty years ago as it was now. Instead of that district having been neglected by the Provincial Government of Nelson, it had supplied that province with aSuperintendent who had reigned (here for years, and under whose reign every penny that could be got' for Collingwood was sent there. Notwithstanding all that fostering care, the population of Collingwood had not increased, simply because there was no space for it to increase. Like many other districts in Nelson there was a great lack of good land for settlement there, and he believed it was a fact that Collingwood was less .populated now than it was twenty years ago. Although it had produced gold, still it was in such small quantities that it did not pay. It produced coal also, and when he was in Nelson many years ago they tried to work it, but in that case also the quantity was not sufficient to make it pay. The expenditure proposed in this motion was not justified by any of the circumstances of the district, and he would therefore support the Govern ment in resisting it, and commended them for doing so. He had no doubt they would gain more approbation and sup port in the House if they cpnsented to expenditure of this kind/ which was altogether unjustified, and therefore he considered that they deserved all credit for opposing this motion; and wherever they took a firm and deter mined stand against unprofitable ex penditure he would support them.— Air. Saunders

A MODERN RUTH.

A pretty story is told in the Pittsburg Commercial. A young lady from the South was wooed and won by a young physician. About the time the wedding was to come off the young man lost his entire fortune. He wrote the lady a letter, releasing her from her engage ment. And what does the dear, good girl do? Why, she takes .a lump of gold which Her lover had sent her in his prosperity as a keepsake, and, having it manufactured into a ring, forwards it to him with the following Bible inscrip tion engraved in distinct characters oil the outside : —“ Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee ; for whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest I will lodge ; thy people shall be my people, and thy God mv God; where thou diest I will die, and there will I be bur ed; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.” “We may add,” concludes the Commercial ’, “ that fortune again smiled on the young physician, and that he subse quently returned to the South to wed the sweet girl he loved, and who loved him with such uijdyiqg. affection. Reader, this is all true. Young ladies who read the Bible as closely as the heroine of this incident seems to have done, are pretty sure to make good sweethearts and better wives,”

The Kaffir Loss.— \ Cape paier states •hat during ti ew r - bout 900 Kailrs hive b;en killed and worn ed. From' p ivate ac count', the D amo id \ews can cy.te believe th; £e to be wjthfi tfie Oia.Jc- Thq French has appropriate} ZBOOO p v.irds the m i of 'lf euiffby tjlje latf rising in |v T ew ■

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s. 'd. s. d. -hitter, inferior to best, $lb i 6 to 0 0 tggs, $ dozen 10 to. I 0 i’acon, prime smoked, li? lb o 10 to 0 0 Hams in cloth, $ lb I 0 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, $ lb o 9 to 0 JO Flour in bags, $? ioolb 12 6 to 14 0 Oatmeal, it? ioolb 26 0 to 0 0 Lard. V J » - O 9 to 0 0



COMMERCIAL PRINTING. NEW MACHINERY JUST ERECTED. 'HE Proprietors 'of the Evenjng Echo 1 have much pleasure in announcing that their New Jobbing Printing Machine, by Connkbec, is now in full working order, and that they a’e prepared to Execute Orders Superior and Cheaper to anything ever yet turned out in Ashburton, and, in future, can Guarantee Despatch in all orders entrusted to' them. WEEKS & DIXON, Printers ancl Publishers Echo Office, ~ - j .... ’ -tr .. r



C. PERCY COX; LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, AND VALUATOR, A S H B U R r T O{N INARMS to LET and SELL, £of all Sizes and Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, situated in all parts of the District. 3000 Acres, in Blocks to suit Purchasers, on easy terms.. 150 Acres, with Stable, partly fenced, near the Hinds. Money Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. HOW TO PROCURE A SPAVING MACHINE EASILY. 'J'HE GREAT ADVANTAGE OFFERED by ORR and CO. By the TIME PAYMENT SYSTEM places the SINGER HOUSEHOLD and HOWE MACHINES within easy reach of all. Payments—Weekly or Monthly. ORR & CO., Sole Agents for the above Machines in Ashburton. *



(Next the Horse Bazmr), BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. Edwards & Lee, ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS. AND GENERAL SMITHS. Orders for every description of Machinery executed in a workmanlike manner, and guar anteed to give satisfaction, at prices that will compare favorably with any in Canterbury. Important.—Ex erienced Manufacturers and Repairers of Reapers, Combines, Straw Elevators, Portable Engines, Wool Presses, 6cc. Wind Pumps, Circular Saw Spindles, and Tables, made to order. General Smith, Wheelwright, and Shut ing wink warranted to give satisfaction. EDWA RD S _A N D LEE, Proprietors. The Central Foundry, PETER STREET, ASHBURTON. W. J. HESSEY, BEGS respectfully to inform the public ol Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has ON HAND and FOR SALE, Working Men’s Kitchen Ranges, cast or sheet iron ovens. Cambridge Rollers, at Christchurch Prices. Wire Strainers. Repairs of Castings in Iron or Brass, of fVfry description.



NOTICE. ADVERTISEMENTS for- the EVENING Echo must be sent in not later than 3 p.m. with the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, or they will be inserted till countei* manded, 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. 6d. ; posted, 355. 6.1. ; weekly, paid to ruuners, 6d. Delivered to any part of the town, and at any of the Railway Stations,



’ MESSRS. HOBBS & CO., MERCHANT TA T L O RS , Christchurch HAVE much pleasure in informing the Gentlemen of the Ashburton District that, in response to the invitation of several influential residents, Mr. F. Hobbs will, on Saturday next, be pieparecl to . take orders from their New Spring and Summer Patterns at Quill’s Hotel, Ashburton. Arrange ments will be made to fit on all coats, and a Perfect Fit will be guaranteed. HOBBS & CO.



ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRIES. AO. ATTKEN & CO. have much plea • sure in informing the Gentlemen of Ashburton that they are prepared to take orders for New Spring and Summer Suits. A Perfect Fit Guaranteed, and at Christchurch Prices. A. O. AITKEN & CO., ‘' TAILORS, Havelock Street, Ashburton.