The Evening Echo. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1878.

Primitive Methodist Tea Meeting.— A tea meeting in celebration of the Primi tive Methodist anniversary was held last night in the Town Hall. There was a large attendance of friends of the cause and others, who partook of Mr. T. Tay lor’s good things, dispensed by the follow ing ladies :—Mrs. Sando ; Misses Taylor, Gates, Steele, Hardley, Legget, Lofting, Watkins, and M. Andrews. After tea, His Worship took the chair, but previous to the proper business of the evening, the Rev. Mi'. VVestbrooke performed the pleas ing duty of presenting to Mrs. Lill a work box, and to her husband an inkstand, in recognition of their indefatigable labors in the Sunday school. Mr. Lill suitably responded. His Worship the Mayor said he would have been present at an earlier period of the evening, but had been away at the opening ceremony of the Rakaia railway. He strongly urged the Christian co-operation of the different churches, and advised them all to put their shoulders to the wheel. The other speakers were Rev. Mr. Tinsley, of Christ church, who spoke eloquently on the want of practical sympathy and Christian fidelity in the modern Christian Church ; Rev. H. B. Burnett, who humorously dealt with critics of preachers ; Rev. Mr. Westbrooke, who gave a reason for the absence of the balance-sheet, but reported a sum on the right side. There was no apparent ii crease in the Ashburton con gregation, but the augmentation was going on in the county churches, which were being recruited by friends leaving the township to settle on the plains. He pointed out that there was still a deal of work to do in Ashburton—that they wanted Sunday-school buildings and a parsonage. A choir, under the leadership of Mr. Roger Tucker, with Miss Hardley at the harmonium, sang several anthems. The usual votes of thanks terminated the meeting.

The C.K.B. Minstrels, we may remind lovers of an exceptionally good entertain ment, perform to-night in the Town Hall.

An Artesian Well at Rakaia. —At the last meeting of the Rakaia Road Board Mr. Lambie gave notice that he would move at the next meeting, which takes place in a day or two, “ that an experimental artesian well be sunk at some suitable place on the plains. ” The mover has every confidence that a good supply of water can be obtained by this means.

Entertainment at Rakaia.— Yesterday being a holiday in Rakaia, to celebrate the ceremony of turning the first sod of the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway, the occasion was made use of to give an entertainment in the Town Hall in aid of the funds of the public schools. A large audience assembled, and Mr. Mann occu pied the chaif. The Ashburton Brass Band were present, and played several selections with their accustomed ability. The performers were principally local amateurs, and these were assisted by one or two from Ashburton.. Amongst the best items of the programme, which was ample and well selected, were the songs— “ The Mountebank,” and “Let Me Dream Again,” by Mrs. Partridge ; a duet by the same lady and Sirs. Kelly ; the duet “All’s Well,” by Messrs. Sharp and MHnroy ; “ The Outlaw” and “ The Friar of Orders Grey ” by Mr. M'lnroy ; “ The Bonnie Hills of Scotland” by Mr. Sharp; “Bide a Wee” by Mrs. Kelly; “ Far Aaway” by Mrs, Dunn ; and two piano duets by Mesdames Kelly, and Par tridge. Miss Bailey was very successful, and received encores for one or two Scotch songs, which she sang with taste and spirit. The buffo element was wholly in the hands of Mr. Horace Gates, and he kept the house in good humor. Mr. H. J. Weeks was accompanist, and materially helped in the success of the evening. We under stand a respectable sum will be secured for the schools as the result of the enter tainment.

Church Matters at Rakaia. —We learn that the Church of England property trus tees have accepted a site for building a new church at Sherwood, which has been kindly given by Mr. Passmore for that purpose, The site is on his estate.:—The Presbyterians are making an effort to get a church built in the township, and sub scriptions are being raised for that pur pose, so that a speedy start may be ex pected. A sum of about £2OO has been already collected. Drunk- —The following is from the “Chronicle” of Saturday:—The “ blew Zealander” of this morning in its report of the dinner given to Mr. Rowe last night, says, “The ladies and the Press were drunk, after which the party broke up.” We have enquired into this matter, and find that, as is usual in cases of men tal oblivion, occasioned by a too free use of Moselle, the boot has been metaphori cally placed on the wrong leg. Neither the Press nor the ladies were drunk, but it is evident that there was at least one Press man drunk. In his delirium, pro bably; It was that he saw the ladies whom he describes as being drunk. We have the authority of a sober reporter for saying that there were no ladies present, conse quently they couid not'' have been drunk. This sort of reporting is really scandalous, and transgresses top nmch the liberty of the Press,

The Australian Cricketers.—Yester day the Australian cricketers received an ovation at Auckland on their arrival per the mail steamer, City of New York. The wharf was crowded with people, and a band played the heroes to the Auckland Club, where a champagne spread was prepared. Mr. Whitaker made a bril liant speech. He expressed New Zea land’s sympathy with the team, one of which he claimed indirectly, as he remem bered the courtship of Spofforth’s father and mother in 1552 at Hokianga. Sir George Grey sent a complimentary tele gram, and a congratulatory letter was received from Otago players. A Robber’s Garden. —An English paper says :—No gold diggings in Cali fornia could possibly have afforded greater excitement than the garden of the convict Gray, in Isle of Man, did last week, when the manager of the bank he had defrauded took a short lease of it with a view of a thorough search. It turned out to be a veritable Tom Tiddler’s ground. £2OOO in gold was found in the shrubbeiy, another £2OOO “ under the raspberry bushes,” and all the rest of the missing money beneath the lawn. After he was found “guilty,” Gray protested his inno cence in the most solemn manner. To one not accustomed to Courts of justice and the habits of the criminal classes, this is always a striking incident, and to those who have been on the jury an appalling one. In cases of life and death it is ex traordinary what a punishment the felon has in this way the power to inflict upon the twelve persons who have differed from him in his view of his own case, if they have tender consciences. If it were generally known, more murderers would probably die without confessing their guilt than at present.

Cards and Croquet. —Respecting the comparative moralities of cards and cro quet, the “Burlington Hawke-eye” makes the following remarks :—“ One day this summer we rode fifty miles in a railway car, seated behind four men who were playing with those awful playthings of the devil —cards. They played euchre' 1 until they were tired of it. They played a little SBven-up, pedro, and occasionally a trifle of poker. We never heard a dispute. Their bursts of merriment occasionally at some unexpected play repeatedly drew our eyes from our book. They never quarrelled, and never called names once. When we got out at our station we sat at our window and watched a party of young men and maidens playing croquet. In fifteen minutes we saw two persons cheat successfully. We heard the one player who did not cheat accused of cheating five times. We heard four distinct, bitter quarrels. We heard a beautiful young girl tell two lies, and a meek-looking young man three, and finally we saw the young girl throw her mallet against the fence so hard that it frightened a horse. The other young girl pounded her mallet so hard on the ground that it knocked the buds off an apple tree ; they both banged into the house at different doors, and the two young men looked sheepish, and went off after a drink. Now, why is this ? Isn’t croquet a good, moral game ?”

The Proposed Line of Steamers Home.- —A gentleman who recently made the voyage from England to Australia by one of the Orient steamers, is very san guine as to the success of the proposed line of direct steamers between England and Mew Zealand —a subject in which he had taken great interest, and on which he is exceptionally competent to pass an opinion. He considers it, however, to be an indispensable condition of its success that the homeward steamers should go by way of Magellan Straits, instead of through the Sues Canal, the latter route having proved a deplorably unhealthy one, several deaths usually occurring on every passage from various complaints induced by the intense heat. The Magellan Strait route, on the other hand, would be a tem perate one almost throughout, and it is believed that the homeward voyage could be made easily and pleasantly in 40 days. The outward passage, of course, would be round the Cape of Good Hope, and could be done in 45 days, ag already proved by the performance of the Orient steamers. We ' hope this - desirable service, which Would be of such vast and and incalculable benefit to the colony, will become, ere long, an accomplished fact. The Citizens’ League.—A Citizens’ League has been formed in Chicago for the suppression of the sale of liquors to minors, and the Saloon Keepers’ Associa tion of that city is stubbornly contesting every ipoyp made by the League. The Illinois law "provides that any person guilty of selling liquor to a minor without the written order of a parent, physician' or guardian shall be fined from 20 dollars to JOO dollars, or to be imprisoned in the county gaol not loss than 10 nor more than thirty days ; or both penalties may be inflicted. In order to*frustrate the working of this clause, the following per mit has been printed by the liquor dealers —“ To any saloon keeper in the city of Chicago. —I hereby consent to the selling or giving of intoxicating liquor of any kind by you or any of your agents or ser vants to bearer (a minor) at any time from and after this date. Signed (parent, (guardian), (physician).” This form of permit is regarded by the Citizens’ League as an evasipij of the law ; and the contest waxes warmer eucfi day, the saloon keepers, whose profits will f),Q greatly cur tailed by the enforcement of the law, being especially interested in the struggle. New Zeala.no LanO-— It is astonish ing how yapidly land in Ifew Zealand en hances in ysdiie. At Wanganui a forty* acre paddock formerly leased for about £22 per acre, was subdivided on the ex piration of the lease into blocks of four acres. These were sold on Saturday after noon, and brought in a total rent of £245 per annum. A clear gain of £823 per year Jjas thus b#en made,

RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS RAILWAY.

The ceremony of turning the first sod of the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Rail way yesterday attracted a large gathering to South Rakaia. The Mayor of Ashbur ton, several Borough Councillors, and a large number of influential gentlemen left Ashburton by the morning train, and a special laid on from Christchurch brought up a strong contingent Of the elite of the city. The strangers were warmly received at the station by the residents, where the school children, marshalled by Mr Cox, were drawn up, bearing flags and banners. A procession, headed by the Ashburton Brass Band, was then formed, and marched to the scene of the ceremony— a point about five minutes’ walk to the south of the Rakaia Station. The whole presented so lively a scene as perhaps has never before been witnessed in Rakaia. A flag had been erected where the cere mony was to take place and here the pro cession halted. Amongst those present were George Hart, Esq., Chairman of Directors; F. B. Passmore, Esq, Engineer; C. F. Barker, Secretary; John Anderson, jun., and A. Anderson, Contractors: Messrs. J. E. Brown and J. C. Wason, M. H. R.’s; Messrs. T. Bullock, W. C Walker, C. Reed, J. Ollivier, Lawrie, F. Back, N. McLean, E. S. Coster, D. Cameron, Mann, J. Anderson ; Revs. Paige, Collins, and Wyatt; and Messrs. Weeks, Zouch, and Utting. Mr. Passmore, who was master of cere monies, after a few remarks on the im portance of the undertaking, in which he referred to the fact that this was the first railway of the kind, handed a new spade to Mr. George Hart, the chairman of directors, who cut a few sods and loaded a new wheelbarrow. This he trundled to the spot where the line was to join the main trunk, and there emptied the sods. Mr. Hart felt honored by the position he occupied that day. It was impossible to overrate the importance of the line they were then initiating, which would connect the mineral resources of the province with the main line, and open up a large tract of arable country to the colony. He looked upon the Act under which this line was made as a step in the direction of local self-government, of giving them powers which they did not possess before. If suc cessful he had no doubt that the example thus set would be followed in many other districts, and that lines of a similar character would spring up all over the country. This being a new Act and this company the first of its kind, the working of the railway would no doubt be watched with very considerable interest in other places. The Minister of Public Works, Mr. Macandrew, had personally expressed his warm interest in the work, and had promised that the Govern ment would lend its every assistance. With regard to the company, he could only say that they had worked with con cord and with accord. He thought the shareholders had great reason to congratu late themselves on having obtained as their engineer the services of so well known and experienced a gentleman as Mr. Passmore, who, as they all knew, pos sessed great ability in his profession, and living upon the spot, would be able to devote his time and attention to the inter ests of the company. After the ceremony the party sat down to luncheon in the Town Hall, prepared by Mr. Gee, of Christchurch. Some de lay was experienced in the getting ready of the lunch, but when all arrangements had been made, ample justice was done to the viands. A full toast list was gone through, and the speeches were of the usual character. An entertainment was given in the evening.

Veering Round. —The “West Coast Times” used to support the Ministry. It doesn’t now if this means anything : Speaking generally and locally, we are sorry to admit that the Ministry have failed utterly in realising the high hopes that were formed of them at the outset of the session, and though they must inevit ably have another year’s tenure of office they iqnst amend their ways considerably before they regain the eqnfidence qf this portion of” the colony, and, as far as we can judge from the opinions of our con temporaries originally favorably to them, of many other constituencies in New Zea land, They have broken distinct pledges, they have dealt unfairly and exceptionally with weak districts, have pandered to the most important, and have utterly failed to carry out more than the shadow of the policy they expressed at the outset of the session. Let us hope they will yet turn over a new leaf, ‘

A Novel Pinnace. —An English paper gives the following account of a novel steam pinnace : —“ At the visit a short time back of the Speaker of the House of Commons to Portsmouth Dockyard, a steam pinnace was exhibited which, with out having a man on board, could do everything but stoke and keep its own fires alight. Its engines were worked, and its movements controlled, wholly by elec tricity, the cable which supplied it with fis mysterious power being unwound from winches as the pinnace 1 " sailed on its mis sion. Its principle use is to drop and explore counter mines in the neigh borhood of an enemy’s mines, and, by destroying them clear a harbor for the approach of a fleet. It performed its work oil" the above occasion to the amazement of the beholders/"The oouuiprmiiies were represented by a .couple of barrels contain ing small charges of gun-cotton, and with these slung over the sides it took its de parture from the boat containing the battery, and dropped tjm casks at the dis tance of about 200 yards, igniting at the same time the fus,es which blew the barrels into matchwood, and returned obediently, like a ‘ thing of life/ to the controlling hand after accomplishing its duty, 0

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A journeyman cook named Passmere attempted to stab the King of Italy with a poignard as he was entering Naples yester day. Constantinople, Nov. 17. A Council of Ministers advise the Sul tan to make an amicable arrangement with Greece before foreign intervention. The assent of the Sultan is considered certain.

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[Per Press Agency.] Auckland, Tuesday.

James Beith engineer, was killed at the Head. He was struck by a crane. At the inquest a verdict of “ Accidental Death”; was returned.

An open boat with its back broken has been found off Kauri point. Fears are en tertained for the safety of the owner, Bell, of Helyers’ Creek. The boat has been carrying firewood, but has been unsea worthy for some time. A boy named William Crozier was acci dentally impaled while helping himself to fruit in Lady Martin’s garden. Dr. Goldsbro put him under chloroform and attended to his injuries. Wellington, Tuesday.

Captain Rayner, of the Caidotta, has had his certificate returned. The Court considered that he was not to blame for the loss of the vessel.

The inquiry into the cause of the wreck of the City of Auckland closed and the decision is expected to be given to-morrow. Dunedin, Tuesday. : A motion affirming the desirability of making provision for the religious instruc tion of the young in public schools, has been discussed by the Synod, but nothing definite was resolved upon. The Caversham Borough Council has agreed to Mr. Proudfoot’s tramway pro posals, but the concessions are to termin ate at the same time as those for the city. The Board of Governors of the High School have resolved, in conjunction with the Otago University, to obtain frpm Europe a teacher of the French language. The committee of the Otago Cricket Association wrote to the City Council coin plaining of the inadequate provision which exists in Dunedin for cricket. They sug gested that an additional area of the southern recreation ground should be re claimed.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS. Wellington, Wednesday. :. Under instructions from the Colonial Secretary an information for misdemeanor will be laid against George Wood, who kept his lunatic sister under restraint for 21 years. An information will be laid under the 40th section of the Lunatic Act, 1868.

The Agent-General telegraphs, under date 13th November, that the ship Tara naki sailed with 493 immigrants for Port Chalmers.

Railway Extension. —An increased issue of shares in the Rakaia and Ash burton Forks Railway is mooted, with the view of extending the line to Mount. Somers.

John Chinaman. —Asa proof that the Chinese are imitating in some respects the habits and customs of the “ barbarians,” and are approaching a high state of civili sation, the “ Mount Ida Chronicle ” gives the following : —A Mongolian storekeeper in a mining township not a hundred miles from Naseby, became enamoured of a fair and attractive 1 barbarian/ of the age of sweet ‘ seventeen/ at whose feet many presents were oft bestowed. The mar riage was arranged to take place about Christmas time, and matters so far ap peared to have run smoothly, and. would probably have done so but for the acci dent of a young if not handsome, swain from the ‘Land o’ Cakes’ appearing on the scene, who woed and won the winsome lassie ! The recipient of the many and valuable gifts turned her back upon the Flowerylander, and . gave her heart and hand, in the orthodox fashion, to the son of Scotia. The result is that the disap pointed ‘ heathen/ in order to sooth his wounded feelings, has placed the matter in the hands of a ‘ limb of the law/ who will sue for breach of promise of marriage, with heavy damages—the first case of the kind, we believe, that has happened in history. Very Steep. —A “ steep ” story is given in the Augusta (Georgia) “ Chronicle,” to the effect that a jolanter near Midway, in South Carolina, has cultivated his entire farm this year, so far as ploughing is con cerned, with an alligator. This domesti cated saurian is described as being un usually large, weighing 3501 b., and being perfectly docile. He is reported as work ing splendidly in plough harness, and being far superior to mules or horses. His only failing is a difficulty he has to repress the natural penchant for having a little nigger for dinner, a circumstance that may save the race of alligators gener ally front), being broken to harness. Strangers coming to reside in Ashburton i ire often at a loss to know which is the best Establishment to visit for the purchase of Drapery, Clothing, and House-furnishing Iron mongery, and General Stores. Orr & Co. offer special advantages to the public that can be met with nowhere else in Ashburton. They keep at airtimes 'the largest and best-assorted Stock of every class of Goods,’ imported' direct from the leading manufacturers at home, which beina bought entirely upon cash terms, they are enabled to ofler goods of such sterling value as cannot be equalled by any other house in the trade. Every article in stock is parked at the lowest price, f)ron> whichno abatejner}f ismade so that the most inexperjenepd buy thefr goods at the same pdees as the best judges,—*Advt

MESSRS. GRIGG AND SAUNDERS AT WATERTON.

List evening Mr. Grigg and Mr. Saun ders met the ratepayers at Waterton. Mr. Clark was called to the chair, and male some appropriate remarks as to the importance of that portion of the county getting more voice in the Council than it had hitherto done. He then called on Mr. Grigg to address them. Mr. Grigg said that as the retirement of Mr. Bullock had left Mr. Saunders and himself unopposed, and they were now actually elected, the object of the meeting was really accomplished, and.-they would feel little interest in the-'proceedings.' In the late Council that district and many others had been entirely neglected and ignored, and he hoped that what they had suffered would be a useful lesson, to-thsm. They had specially suffered in. the late distribution of the funds to the Road Boards, in which the Chairman of the Council had given the lion’s share to his own district and the Upper Ashburton, to the neglect and injury of the two such populous and important districts as Lower Ashburton and the Rakaia. Everything the Council had done pointed in the same direction, and especially -the attempt to rob all the Road Boards- to construct the Mount Somers Railway. The proceedings connected with that design were fortu nately frustrated by the childish incapacity of those who were so willing, though so incapable, of carrying them to a successful issue, and the change in the Council would now leave them little to fear. The Council had acted as if they believed themselves above all law, and seemed to quite forget *. * that they could not give the funds of the Council to a company formed under the District Railways Act. -From,; personal conversation with some of the members he had discovered that they were quite adrift as to the legal position of the Coun cil in the matter, and spoke of it as a point that had not yet claimed their atten tion. He pointed out some misapprehen sions that many ratepayers were under in the same direction, who thought that the Council could erect bridges to be used by District Railway Companies for their lines of railway. As he had not been in the Council he could not speak with authority as to their past proceedings, and, he would leave that to Mr. Saunders, who would favor them with an address. The town of Ashburton had been most unduly favored, and he thought they could point to no other town that had been treated in the same manner by any County Council. The £SOOO given to the borough for a water supply was,, he thought, an unfair and unwise robbery of the county dis tricts, and one that looked very much like vote hunting for another purpose which ho need not mention. He was glad to have had that opportunity to .meet them, and he need not say that it would be his constant aim to protect and promote their interest in the Ashburton County Council. Mr. Saunders gave an account of the proceedings of the Council from its com mencement, and specially dwelt on, some mistakes which he thought had been made. Too many members came from, one corner of the. county, and the north west portion was too strong for the rest. This not only led to unfair application of money, but it destroyed all confidence in the Council as an ' equitable distributing body. He thought, the. first act of the Council was a mistake, and one that led to many others—the election of Mr. as chairman. Mr. Walker was a gentle man both by nature and education; a man who made friends, naturally and could heap coals of fire. on the heads of his enemies, but he was deficient in many of the sterner qualities which a chair man of a County Council should possess, and which were necessary to keep the Council alongside of its neighbors—with ~ such chairmen as Mr. Rolleston and Mr. John Hall. His out-of-the-way, un-come at-able residence, too, was in itself a fatal objection, and one that, should have pre vented such an appointment. This mis- ; take, of course; led to the-same, gentleman being appointed a commissioner tq distri bute the accrued land fund tp the Road Boards, in which Mount Somers came to the fore, aiicj, those who loiew not Walker were left in the lurch. The'next'great mistake was not bringing the Counties Act into operation during the heavy~wind fall of land fund that occurred in the later months of 1877. Bad as the Counties Act was, it was better than leaving Cante£; bury to the tender mercies qf thq General Government, and .the mistake was made worse by. afterwards delaying the pay ment tq the Road Boards, and giving the General Government an ‘ excuse for keep ing the money in their own hands, by which much interest was lost, and the Colonial Treasurer tempted to ipy-ent devices to swindle the province- put of £227,0GQ altogether, and, in spite of all the efforts of the Public Accounts Com mittee, sonic £("0,000 of that would bo hopelqgsly lost to the Canterbury coun ties. Another loss to the county was occasioned by the friends of the Union Bank being too strong in the .Council, and most improperly acting as, the clients of that Bank instead of as the of the ratepayers. Tenders >v;ere: itiViibd ’from the Banks'doing'business in tlie county, when the following tenders were re ceived ~ . Union Bank. Minimum daily balance - per cent. Deposits for three months SH )> „ six months 6 „ twelvemonths ~ Overdraft < f■ . „ Subject to six months’ notice on either side.

Panic of New Zealand/ Daily Balance - * V Three months deposit -j - Six months deposit . - }- 6 per cent. Twelve months deposit - j .; Overdraft * « J

Jfo tradesman WQulc| re W r ® tQ look twice these two tenders to decide that

WEDNESDAY, November id, 1878.]

THE EVENING ECHO.



Business Notices. PHOTOGRAPHY. JUST GPEK E. TEAGUE, PHOTOGRAPHER, Begs to intimate that he has opened a Temporary Portrait Gallery next to Mi. J. G. Anstee’s Boarding-house, Tancred Street. Carte de visite, 12s. 6d. per dozen ; Cabinets, 30s. per dozen ; Home steads and Views, as per agreement. j£©-Photos. finished in oil up to life size^ CARDS, Elc., For transmission to Friends in England and Elsewhere via outgoing ’Frisco and Suez Mail, at A, WESTON'S EAST STREET, Novelty Depot. CAEISTHENIC 2LASS EVERY alternate Wednesday and Saturday Afternoon. Terms, per Quarter Five Shillings each Pupil. SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL, Oxford Villa, Burnett St., Ashburton, Conducted by Miss Steane. Private Lessons in French, German, and Latin, twice weekly ; Music, and Drawing in Various Styles. Preparatory School for Boys. Inclusive Terms. ISONST OF TEMPERANCE BENEFIT ' SOCIETY. rlllS useful institution meets every alter nate Friday in the New Templar Hall, Moore Street. New members invited. All information can be obtained from Bros. G. W. Andrews, East Town Belt; K. Sando, East Street; Thos. Williams, Tinwald. Next meet ing on the 25th inst. S A. J. ANDREWS, R.S.



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ALTHOUSE SELF-REGULATING WINDMILL PUMPS. THE following TESTIMONIALS have been received: — “ Messrs. Friedlander Bros. “In reply'to your enquiries as to how the Althouse Windmill I purchased of you has stood the late gales, I am glad to say that it has worked most satisfactorily since it has been put up about five months ago. _ “(Signed), C, Percy Cox. “ Oct. 17th, 1878.” “ Messrs. Friedlander Bros. “ I have great pleasure in stating that the Windmill has stood the late gales most satisfactorily ; and, as far as I can tell, has not suffered in the slightest degree. “ Signed) Norman P. Thompson. “ Longbeach, “ October 17 th, 1878.” “Messrs. Friedlander Bros. “I am pleased to inform you that the Althouse Windmill and Pump, purchased of you, is now fitted up and working splendidly. My ditches are now full of water. I have an abundant supply for stock of every description. I consider the Windmill and Pump almost equal to an artesian well. There is no doubt these mills will become universally used on the Canterbury Plains. “ (Signed), John Lambie. “ Kyle, Nov. 8, 1878.” And several other Testimonials. Qty sold and set up in Now Zealand / during the last Six Months, all running and giving satisfaction. No other Mill can show as good a record. We guarantee the Althouse to give satisfac tion. Buy the Althouse, THE CHEAPEST & LEAST LIABLE TO GET OUT OF ORDER. Highly commended at Christchurch Show The specimen Windmill put up by us in front of our Establishment supples the Borough and surrounding District with water, only running a small portion of the time. For further particulars, apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS., East Street, Ashburton.



ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRIES. AO. AITKEN & 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. AITICEN & CO., TAILORS,