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Saunders „ Bros have $ £4 ooo t 0 LEND u p° u To ™ SECTIONS and othei FREEHOLD PROPERTY* £2,000 to be INVESTED in FREEHOLD Security. O nA to be ADVANCED in Sums of/100 and upwards. Preference given to town sections and house securities. £20,00o t 0b& ADVA ?N?? on GROWING. CROPS, LIVE STOCK, and other AGRICULTURAL Security. Messrs SAUNDERS BROS, have for. SL Sale, Situated on the NORTH BANK of the RAKAIA, 4000 acres, partly improved. 690 ~ unimproved 675 „ fenced 760 ~ 4000! which are now in lurnips 72 ~ unimproved 400 „ ,y WAKANUI DISTRICT. ' 490 acres, 130 of which arc ploughed 201 ~ highly improved Hi ” . ” House, Stable, &c. hi ~ „ 93 6 » » 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 how 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 lorbtOUv ' SAUNDERS BROS. c. PERCY COX, LAND AND ESTATE ‘GENT, AND VALUATOR, ASHBURTON pARMS to LET and SELL, of all Sizes and Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, situated near * Chertsey Dromore , Wakanui Wlnclimore Gould & Westerfleld Hinds Rangitata VloneY Lent in Large of Small ns, on AppfQved Security. AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. DECLARATION OF WAR. WHEN 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 ' 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 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 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 burton. PUBLIC NOTICE. JOSEPH HYDE, PRACTICAL COPPERSMITH AND BRAZIER, TIN, IRON, AND ZINC PLATE WORKER, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and sunrounding districts that he has com menced business in TANCRED STREET, yvhere he hopes by strict attention to business, combined with moderate charges, to merit a fair share of public patronage, : Repaid neatlywcuted^



SJALIE 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 3 0s 2 cases of Knicker Winceys, reduced to 6d per yard 2 cases of Twilled Tweed Wincey, very 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 xod 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, lod, 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 y 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 case of Boys’ Overcoats 4 cases of Clothing, best goods 8 cases of Colonial-made Goods just to hand Special ’attention is called to our LARGE 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 Sold at the smallest remunerative profit, our chief object being to keep the LARGEST AND BEST STOCK IN ASHBURTON, So that the public may get all classes of Drapery, Clothing, House-furnis mg 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 e> (A e m ■%) m m THE ZEATIEICTXIISrQ- IEOXXO NEWSPAPER AHD GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, ' East Street, Ashburton. r |"'HE 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. 1 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) o 8 6 „ . - - 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 *-111 PSISTIK 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 size, Colored Inks or Paper .Mourning Cards. '■ - M~NOTE THE ADDRESS— THE “ EVENING ECHO ” OFFICE I’TJIiITESS &c ZDIZSZOEnT, PROPRIETORS,



CHARLES BRADDEJ, Agent.for Pm’ss Company, Limit. '>• Secretary Town Mail Company. •>. Agent for National Insurance Removed to Jdontgomcry’s Buildings, from East and Burnett Streets. ! - m ax CANTERBURY DYE WORI : (Near the Post Office) CHRIST C II U R C II J SELLARS is still Dyeing to Livt • Living to Dye. Ashburton Agents : FURNESS & DIXO N‘. Where particulars may be obtained, a Orders left. f®k Wf ISIS! mg&mgSSmm IV! . NE ALAS, Boot & Shoe Imported EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, Wishes the public to know that he has juj completed improvements in his shop, and is ' receipt of a Large Winter Stock of Boots] and Shoes, of every description, which can be guarantee as the best in the market, and will be SOLI at CHRISTCHURCH PRICES.. His oj derecl work, sewn or pegged, is well-known be the best in the district. . ’' Repairs attended t 0..- <T T H E : EVENING EC PI -'O, Town Agent, MR. A. WESTON, East Street.] ‘ NOTICE. ~ THOMAS WILLIAMS, , Tin wald, BUILDER, UNDERTAKER, CABINE MAKER, WHEELWRIGHT, &Ci, j WISHES to notify to the public that he prepared to execute all orders entrust to his care in any of the above branches. Every description of Furniture made t repaired at Christchurch prices. One trial this respect will satisfy. Funerals furnished and conducted at .reduce ' prices. As each department is under the charge practical men, and as T.W. employs only fin class hands, customers may rely on havr their orders executed in a thoroughly worknu like manner. Plans Prepared and Estimates Give. Note the Address— THOMAS WILLIAMS, , (Near Railway Station) Tinwald. - ’ • statuaryT~statuary ! A GRAND Display of some of. th Jt\ Finest. Models extant. Casts from the works of the Bes Masters. - A Rare Chance for the Adornmer of the Drawing-room, Pbrtico, or th Garden. FURNESS AMD DIXON,- STATIONERS’ HALL, EAST''STREET, GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. 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 j the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr,-"'* Epps has provided our breakfast tables.with p 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 constitd 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-Civii Seiuice Gazette. . SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND C <- Homcepathic Chemisis, London. HEALTH FOR ALL. - - HOLLOWAY’S; PILLS AND OINTMENT THE'PILLS Purify the Blood, correct all disorders of tlio Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and Bowels, and are invaluable in all com* plaints incidental to Females. THE OIHTHEHT is the only reliable remedy for Bad Legs, Old Wounds, Sores, and Ulcers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Coughs, Colds, Gout, Rheumatism, and all Skin Diseases it has no'equal. Sold by the Proprietor, Thomas’ Holloway, 633, Oxford Street, London, and by all Medicine Vendors throughout! tho World. Printed and Published by Smith ' James Furness and Charles Dixon,, at their Printing Office, East Street, Vybburtop,