ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

i CTIONEERS — Bullock and Co., East-street Saunders Bros., Ashburton * COUNTANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS — Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings > kers, Confectioners, Etc. — Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street iiNKS — Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street iarding House Keeper— f. G. Anstee, East-street ilders, Contractors, Etc.— James Baker, Havelock-street Geo. St. Hill, Burnett-street West < 7. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-street Thos. Williams, Tinwald ,'OKSF.LLERS AND STATIONERS — A.'Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street Furness and Dixon, Stationers’ Hall, East street South ootmakers — . Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-street M. Nealas, East-street REWERS — Wood and Co., Cameron-street fABINETMAKERS AND UNDERTAKERS — James Baker, Havelock-street G. Parkin, Moor-street HEM IST AND DRUGGIST— J. M. Cambridge, Montgomery’s Buildings :oal and Firewood Merchants — G. Parker and Co., near Railway Station A. Playes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail way Station )RAP£RS AND CLOTHIERS — Aitken and Co., Plavelock-street Orr and Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street Firth, Pass, and Co., Old Bank Store, East street Ngineers and Founders— Edwards and Lee, Engineers, Smiths, etc., Burnett-street W. J. Hessey, Central Foundry, Peters-st rocers, General Dealers, Etc.— Aitken and Go., Havelock-street Orr and Co,, East-street Firth, Pass, and Co., East-street "John Fowler, Tancred-street K. Sando, East-street AIRDRESSERS— E. A. Garnett, Tancred-street A. Pearse, Moore-street otels— Quill’s Commercial Plotel, near Railway Station Shearman’s Somerset Hotel, East-street tONMONGERS— Orr and Co., East-street. Aitken and Co., Havelock-street S. Hardley, East-street Rinters and Publishers- Furness and Dixon, East-street Lumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Plardley, East-street pDLERS— Thomas Dudley, Burnett-street jJRVEYORS—- C* F. Fooks and Son, East-street" JHLORS— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Entmakers— K. Sando, East-street OBACCONISTS — A. Pearse, Moor-street E. A. Garnett, Tancred-street A. Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post. Office close follows For Christchurch and North, at id a.m., p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10 a.m. daily* For Rakaia at 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. Ijor Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 115 p.m. daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount oners, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays Id Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10. 15 tn. and 3 p.m daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Colds bream, mgitata, Orari, Winchester, and Gersildine, 10.15 a.m. daily.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letters are advertised :it the »t Office, as having been received fi'oi n aces beyond the Colony, during the ment h April, and remaining unclaimed on th e : July, 1878 yTanks, Williiam Jimler, L. C. f Cadle, W. C. ' Cairns, John, care of David Johns tom ’ Christie, Samuel Dunne, William ] Fitzgerald, John (2) Hall, John ' 1 Harris, Mark Harris, Joseph Hayward, William Leahy Patrick (2) I: Leggatt, W. L. j Orr, Robert i Tourgis, A. (2) Letters originating in NevrZe aland’are riot ' w advertised, but are sent to - the Dead i .etter Office, after having feiro for- twa clear I lonths.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. July 7 —Especulador, barque, from New- July 7 —Maud Graham, schooner, from Kai para. July 7 —Plannah Barrett, schooner, fiom Wellington. . July 7 —Cleopatra, brigantine, from Grcy mouth. July B—Taiaroa,8 —Taiaroa, s.s., from North. July B—Maori, s.s., from Port Chalmers. SAILED. July y—Marion, schooner, for Auckland. July B—Taranaki, s.s., for Port Chalmers. July B—Maori, s.s., for Nelson and West Coast. „ . . . . July 7 —Transit, schooner for Auckland. Auckland, Saturday. Arrived—Linda Weber, from Lyttelton. Timaru, Saturday. Arrived —Maid of Otago, from Lyttelton. Port Chalmers, Saturday. Arrived —Easby, from Lyttelton, at 8 a.m.

The Evening Echo. MONDAY, JULY 8, 1878.

It can never be expected of a young colony that all at once it will rise to an equality with the countries, whence its inhabitants came, or with one sweep gather round it all the substantial com forts of an advanced civilisation which are the result of the - intellectual and physical labor of generations. The old saying, “ Rome was not built in a day, is an excellent plug to stop an impa tient outcry, and when some go-ahead spirit rebels against a backward state of things, quieter and easy-going people insinuate this proverb, which they fancy is unanswerable. Rome was not built in a day, and Ashburton will not reach its acme in a generation; but that is no reason why the improvement plough should not be sped, and the town’s best interests carefully and attentively watched. It is thus satisfactory to know that there are some amongst us whom the oft-repeated proverb cannot hobble down to lethargy, but are be stirring themselves to have the more clamant wants supplied and to have remedied evils and disadvantages the existence of which for any length of time is fraught with much danger. The formation of a Gas Company is a step in the right direction to supply a want, and is a tangible proof of the willing ness and desire of the citizens to help themselves. As Byron sang in his “ Isles of Greece,” Trust not for freedom to the Franks, They have a king who buys and sells ; In native swords and native ranks, The only hope of courage dwells,”

so, without attributing any unworthy motive or purpose to the public bodies who manage our local affairs, we have a surer hope of seeing a scheme carried to a successful issue in the hands of, the j icople themselves than we have of one projected by the Government or any pn’blic administrative body. fiStilb the’Ugh having a greater belief uv/the. existence at no remote period of a’gas syste m in the township, we do not de spair of seeing the County Council un dertake the work of a water supply. The supply of gas is an important matter ; its want is everywhere felt, and doubtless the danger attending the use of kerosene is not without a share in raising whatever enthusiasm may speed the purchase of gas shares and the erection of necessary works. There is too, a substantial reason for enthusiasm in the handsome dividends the Com pany must yield if the town increases at the rate it is now doing for any length of time. But then the danger from kerosene is continually apparent. It affects insurance premiums, it jeopard ises property and life, y and keeps people for ever on their/guard against acci dents. The gas want is thus felt at eve. ry turn, and stares us continually in the 1 ace, while its supply holds out an inducement j n the shape of a direct commt rcial profit on its manufacture and sale and a direct saving by its use. On the ot her hand, the necessity for a water supp ly does not force itself upon our notice ,- s ° prominently, and is not daily made sO evident to us by palpable danger as is .the necessity for gas, nor does it hold ou.t any inducement of a money profit. But the want is equally pressing \ the dang er to health from bad water is just as great as that to life and property from highly inflammable

oil or inefficient lamps, though evidence of it is not flashed in our sight every evening; and it only wants a destiuctive fire to show us our almost total destitu tion of means to extinguish it, or a visitation of typhoid, traceable as it must be to polluted wells, to raise an outcry’ that cannot fail to accelerate steps towards a proper water system.

It is long since the County Council adopted a prize scheme for supplying the township, and hopes were then raised that we would soon be in the enjoyment of a living "Stream of pure drinking water running under our street ways; but those hopes were dashed down when the Council laid the matter aside. That body is composed of men whose eyes are quite open to the neces sity of remedying this great evil. They know the dangers of a bad water supply as well as the greatest sufferer by it or the most open-mouthed alarmist can tell them, and it is to be hoped that those who have again agitated the matter at the Council, will not allow’it to be shelved. If they can keep it in motion till the Council’s promise to Ashburton is fulfilled in the completion of the work, they will have given the best proof they can of their interest in the town.

It is no use waiting for the declara tion of the borough : that may happen to-morrow, or not till Rewi is Prime Minister, or it may not occur at all, just as the caprice or red tapeism of the authorities at Wellington may choose to will it, so that, while the evil continues, we look to the County Council to do for us in this matter what we cannot do for ourselves. “ What is everybody’s business is" nobody’s concern,” but a water supply for Ashburton is the" com cern of everyone connected with the township, and ought to be undertaken without delay. From the composition of the Council, we are , sure no obstacle will be unnecessarily thrown in the way and the question must not be allowed, to sleep for want of agitation by those who represent us and are friendly to our cause in the Council Chamber.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Correction. —Mr E. G. Wright, in his speech at the Ashburton gas meeting gave the price of gas at Timaru as 22s 6d, not 15s. The Library. —At a meeting of the committee of the above institution, held on Thursday, 4th July, it was decided •to make important alterations. The hall is to be made into two rooms, with a fireplace in each, one to be used as a reading-room, the other for a smoking room. There are rooms to be erected for the Care-taker 1 to reside in, and coffee is to be supplied at a reasonable charge. Saturday’s Court. —W. Thornton was charged with being drunk and dis orderly and using obscene language. 'Tlve'yhajge of drunkenness was dismis sed, but the'penalty of 10s. or 24 hours was imposed for the obscene language. David* Murray, on a charge of a similar nature, was‘dismissed with a. caution. Harry Jones was .brought up charged with stealing a note from the per son of a man named Maloney. The case was remanded. Prosecutor stated he would be unable to appear next court day, and was accordingly detained. San Francisco Mail. — -A telegram has been received by the Chief Post master Christchurch,dated 5 p.m. Satur day, stating that the mail would not arrive at Wellington till Monday. The Ashburton letters will not, therefore, be delivered before Wednesday. Ashburton School Committee. —The School Committee will have rather a busy time of it at their meeting to-morrow evening, part of the business being to consider applications for the post of Head Master for the school. We understand that up to the present time there have been over forty appli cations sent in, and no doubt to-mor row’s mails will produce a number more.

A Fish in a Fix.—The wet dock at Arbroath was recently run dry for the purpose of ascertaining the state of the bottom. Among the mud was found a fish, tightly jammed in a bottle, and quite lively. The bottle was of clear glass, about eight inches long, with a wide neck, and the fish must have got in when quite small,' Several persons tried but failed to extricate it. The ,fish, which is known by the local name of “ poach,” was taken possession of by one of the men who discovered it.

Canterbury Waste Lands Sale —ln this day’s P/ess is published the following interesting table, which must have taken considerable trouble to compile, showing the total acreage of Waste Lands sold in Canterbury and. the prices realised during the financial year ending 30th June, 1878 : RURAL LANDS. Counties Acreage. Receipts. A. R. P. £ s. d.

Town Lands—Ashburton, 67a. or. 25p. ; South Rakaia, 16a 31-. ; Arovvhenua, ioa. 31'. ; Geraldine, ir. ; total, 94a. 3r. 25p. ; realising ,£14,920 14s. The following table gives the area of land sold in the Canterbury district, and the sums realised therefrom during the last eight years : Financial

A Diplomatist & liis Thoughts. —Every diplomatist has his own way of concealing his thoughts. Prince Bis marck found that the best way to deceive was by telling the truth, because there was a presumption in the mind of his hearers that he would not do so. The plan of Ignatieff is to mix up truth with falsehood. In one conversation he will contradict himself a dozen times, and if this is pointed out to him he merely smiles. Viewed from an artistic point, there is a certain merit in this habit, for it is far more puzzling than persistent truth or persistent falsehood. An Improved Plough.. —Messrs. Hornsby have introduced an improved plough, which has a wooden beam, with a steel plate on either side, secured by bolts. The stem of the plough is held by two of these bolts, and is fitted with a set screw to facilitate the adjust ment. The coulter is carried in a clasp, secured to the beam by through bolts, and serves to carry a second plough body, with share and- mould board, and also a coulter, for double furrow ploughs. The-stems of the slade and coulter are curved, so as to biing the cutting edges underneath the beam.

Another Product of Civilisa tion. —It was stated at the last meeting of the R.oyal Dublin Society that a’new explosive agent has been discovered by Professor Emerson Reynolds in the laboratory of Trinity College, Dublin. It is a mixture of 75 per cent, of chlor ateof potassium with 25 per cent, of a body called sulphurea. It is a white powder, which is very easily prepared by the mixture of the materials in the above-named proportions. The new powder can be ignited at a rather lower temperature than ordinary gunpowder, while the effects it produces are even more remarkable than those caused by the usual mixture. Dr.-Reynolds states that his powder leaves only 45 per cent, of solid residue, whereas common gun powder leaves about 57 per cent. It has been used with success in small cannon, but its discoverer considered that its chief use would be for blasting, for shells, lor torpedoes, and for similar purposes. Dr. Reynolds pointed out that one of the advanfages this powder possesses is.that it can be produced at a moment’s "notice by ;jf : comparatively rough mixture of the "materials, which can be stored and carried without risk so long as they are separate. 'The sulphurea,The .chief component of the new explosive "was .-discovered by Dr. .Reynolds about ten years ago, and could be easily procured in large quantities from a product of gas manufacture which is at present wasted. A Big Printing Machine. —The New Yotk Tribune says Messrs. Hoe, of that city, the famous printing machine makers, have put up- on their premises a press sft. high, 6ft. wide, and 24ft. long, which can turn out 30,000 copies of their paper an hour ready folded for delivery by post. “ The entire process is absolutely automatic. A roll of paper half-a-ton in weight, and four and a half miles long, and in width just double- the length of.one of the Tribune's pages, is hung 013 a horizontal axis over the press, the end of the big ribbon is pushed into the machine, a lever starts the revolutions, and as the roll unwinds, complete copies of the Tribune , neatly folded and ready for the mail, issue in two streams at the end of the machine, no hand touching them from the time the half-ton roll is swung into its place till the boys gather up the folded papers and deliver them to purchasers, or turn them over to the mail clerks.”

A New Sword has been introduced in the English army. It is a combination of the ordinary regulation sword (cavalry and infan try), with a six-chamber revolver at the hilt,

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

1 he Eastern Situation. [By Submarine C^able.] London, July 5. The Australian cricketers have played eight matches. The average for the first six have been made up, and are as follows :

Garret, one wicket for every three runs. Spofforth one wicket for every four runs. Boyle, one wicket for every five runs. The Australians played Eighteen of Stockport. In their first innings the Aus tralians made 163. The top score was made by Bailey, 34; and Blackham, 33. The Stockport team have one out for tB. The attendance is moderate. The Aylesford divorce petition has been dismissed. The Envoys at Congress are privately discussing the questions of Batourn and Greece. The Chief Justice of Hong Kong re ceived an address from the Aborigines Protection Society. In replying he re ferred to a visit to New Guinea, and expressed a hope Great Britain would colonise that island. Berlin, July 6. The Turks have accepted in principle the Austrain occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but demand that a limit be fixed as to its durations, and stringent regulations as to area to be occupied. The navigation of the Danube is to be opened to all nations. A difficulty is expected with reference to.Batoum.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, July 6. Governor Gordon arrived, en route for England. Representatives of the Japanese De partment of Agriculture are at present in Sydney, purchasing wool and sheep.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.] Wellington, Saturday. Arrangements have been made be tween the Government and Corporation by which the Government agree to sell Thornton reclamation to the city upon payment ot This sum to be payment in full of all charges. The Government, moreover, promise to in troduce a Bill into Parliament to enable the Corporation to carry out the pur chase. The extent of the street frontage in the reclaimed land is 7720 feet. Captain Holmwood, of the Hydra bad, and the members of the Under writers’ Association’.conferred to-day as to the advisablen.ess'-of ‘attempting* to get the ship off, and it was decided* to make an effort; .which it is thought may be successful, provided 'no unfavorable change in weather takes place. > The National Bank has received ad vices ot the floating of the waterworks loan of placed to the credit of the city. ■ Sunday. During the two. hours for which the Colonial Museum was. open.-to-day 650 persons attended, and when the time . for closing arrived the place was ' full, and* numbers, ’continued to present themselves.-'’ . Monday. William O’Connor ‘ found guilty of attempting to poison William Light, was brought up for sentence this morn ing. Prisoner made a long statement, lasting about an hour and a half, with a view of showing that he could not be guilty, and called several witnesses to testify to his good character, including Shearman. Prisoner several times called heaven to witness that he was innocent of the crime he was found guilty of. The Chief Justice, after a few brief remarks, sentenced O’Connor to ten years’ penal servitude. Dunedin, Saturday. The Times states that the libel case, Haughton v. Reed and Fenwick, will not come on at present, as a Commis sion has been issued for the examination of several persons formerly belonging to her Majesty’s ship Euryalus. A settler named Alexander Rentaul, residing at Taieri, was killed yesterday by a fall from his horse. Captain Sinclair, of the fire brigade, was last night presented with an address and purse of- sovereigns, as he is about to leave the district. Monday. The proposed classification of teachers

is likely to cause much dissatisfaction. The Dunedin Branch of the Educational Institute has decided to request the Inspector-General to forward to the Institute a statement of the principles of classification of teachers, in order that the Institute may discuss them be fore the classification is made. Timaru, Saturday. Batsman is scratched for the Timaru Handicap at the Steeplechase meeting. The valuable thoroughbred stallion, Detractor, died yesterday of inflama mation of the stomach. The Temuka Leade? has been rein stated. Mr. Alex. Wilson, is the pur chaser. The paper reappears oh Saturday next. 1 The remains of a large cuttle fish have been picked up in Caroline Bay. It had one arm four feet long. Two men, engaged in sinking a well near Ormsby’s mill, had got down 600 feet, when they suddenly struck water, which spouted up 30 feet. One man was quickly rescued,' but the other, owing to delay, was very nearly drowned, and reached the top in an'exhausted srate.

USES OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

If British traders have nothing to learn from their foreign rivals in the way of honesty of purpose and fair dealing, they may with advantage ac cept a few valuable hints from America upon the detail of business. At home there is an antiquated superstition, arising perhaps from the innate modesty of the Englishman, that it is a sacrifice);; of dignity to advertise. Fortunately. !/: the force of this tradition, like that of many others, has been weakened by the action of those enterprising firms who refuse to be trammelled by old time notions. In vain the old school, of business men, as they are pleased to call themselves, sneer at the energy they see displayed by their rivals, and endeavor to meet loss of -business, with pointless sarcasm.. The system-of;trad ing on a reputation made when the century was young, and the .refusal to. adapt themselves to the exigencies of ' the times, practically place the slow ones out of the market, but for that they shake their heads after the man ner of the eminent Elizabethan states man, and steadily refuse fo budge an inch from the position taken up by their venerated ancestors. “We never advertise,” say these philosophers.- “We leave that to houses, occupying an in ferior position.” To these gentlemen we-would say, “Your mode of. doing . business-may have suited the stage coach days, but it is utterly out of har- ... mony with modern times.” As Ma- - caulay says “Advertising is to business what steam is to machinery—the great propelling power; ” and this is the realf , secret why our cousins across the water and their wares are so often heard of in the colonies. The stock arguments against advertising are always to be met by the substantial facts of large orders and increasing trade. If a man is to be a seller, it is to his interest to endeavor to find a buyer, and if in ventors and manufacturers will only do themselves the justice to advertise their wares, they will find colonists and residents. in foreign countries appre ciative enough. “ What do you lack,” should be the question persistently asked, for there are so many in opposi tion always ready to propound a similar proposition that reticence,, like delay, is r . dangerous, even to a British trader.

The “Baton Captif.” —The con struction of the Tuileries captive balloon is attracting much attention in] Paris. ) The necessary excavations for the rope winding roller, the steam-engines; pul lies, &c., have modified the appearance of the old Tuileries yard. A large wooden saloon has been erected for the sewing of the canvas, which is quite .... ready; not less than 100 girls will be required for about a month, fl The work of making the rope, which is almost finished, has been immense. The weight of the netting will be 3000 kilogrammes, ~ more than thedisplacement of the largest - ‘ balloon in use. Besides the netting, the • ’ other ropes connecting the car, &c., will weigh 2000 kiiogrammes, and the large rope for mooring the balloonr JOnthe;; j steam winding apparatus will be; 3000 ;• 1 kilogrammes. Experiments will be made to show that the rope can bear a traction oi of 50,000 kilogrammes, although it is. not intended to ascend when the effort ■ to move the balloon will exceed 12,000 kilogrammes. The real steam power required will be 300 horse-power. The r , : displacement of the balloon will vary according to its station; on the gro.und it will be 24,430 cubic metres, but float ing at 600 metres ib the air fit*'will be 25,000. It is to hoped that this balloon . will be more fortunate than its prede cessor at the Vienna Exhibition, which went off in a thunderstorm on a voyage of discovery by itself, and alighting in Styria was cut in strips by the ingenuous natives as something uncanny,; an&‘, therefore to receive Jedburgh jusfe

The Evening Echo, Monday July 8, 1878.



ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST. si rt'f- s. d, utter, inferior to best, #lb i O to 1 2 ggs, 1? dozen - - 2’ 6> to 0 0 aeon, prime*smol<;cd,, K? lb o 10 to 0 0 tarns in cloth, # lb I’ & to 0 6 heese, prime quality, lb o 8- to 0 10 lour in bags, $ lOQlb 15 O' to 0 0 atmeal, $ jcd& » 36 0 to 0 0 ufytfy 8 ' 9 3 & £ to 0 9” , l



Ashley 77,771 2 26 155,343 6 6 Sehvyn ... 80, 106 3 36 160,510 5 0 Aharoa ... ‘ 18,361 1 0 36,722 10 0 Ashburton 172,292 3 0 345,635 12 0 Geraldine : 7, W 3 4 175,800 0 b Waima ' 1 1 1 25 234,316 16 3- Vincent 20 0 0 40 0 0 £1,108,868 10 3



Year. Acreage. Receipt: 5. A. R. p. £ S. < cl. 1871-72 41,000 3 15 83,029 15 8 1872-73 211,870 0 1 425,601 4 0 1873-74 269,361 0 0 637.875 15 6 1874-75 143.830 2 15 287,277 ro 5 1873-76 . -.205,270 3 9 413.567 8 8 1876-77 321,760 0 14 648,785 13 3 1877-78 553A52 2 36 1,123,789 4 3



BATTING AVERAGES. Per Innings. Midwinter ... 29 Bailey ... 26 Garrett ... 20 C. Bannerman 19 Spofforth 18 BOWLING AVERAGES.