ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

Architect and Civil Engineer— S. W. Brown, East-street Auctioneers— Bullock and Co., East-street Saunders Bros., Ashburton Accountants and Commission Agents— Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings Barristers and Solicitort— Mr. Branson, East-street Mr. E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings Bakers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street Taylor and Lill Banks — Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House Keeper— J. G. Anstee, East-street Builders, Contractors, Etc. — James Baker, Havelock-street Geo. St. Hill, Burnett-street West G Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-.strcet Thos. Williams, Tinwald Booksellers and Stationers — . A Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street \ Furr.ess*and Dixon, Stationers’ Hall, East street South Bootmakers — :f„ Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-street M. Nealas, East-street Brewers— Wood and Co., Cameron-street Cabinetmakers and Undertakers— James Baker, Havelock-street G. Parkin, Moor-street Carrier— Q. T\ Scott, Cameron-street Chemist and Druggist— J. 3.L Cambridge, Montgomery’s Buildings Coal and Firewood Merchants— G. Parker and Co., nearßailway Station A. Hayes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail way Station Drapers and Clothiers— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Grr ard Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street .Firth, Pass, and Co., Old Bank Store, East street Engineers and Founders— Edwards and Lee, Engineers, Smiths, etc., Burnett-street W. J. Hessey, Central Foundry, Peters-st Furniture Warerooms— A. Spillard, Tancred Street Grocers, General Dealers, Etc.— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Our ami 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, Tancred-street A. Pearse, Moore-street T L-T 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 | Painter, <kc. — a J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Printers and Publishers — Furness and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, Gas fitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Plardley, East-stieet Saddlers— Thomas Dudson, Burnett-street Surveyors— C. E. Fooks and Son, East-street Tailors— Aitken and Co., Havelock-Sti'eet Tentmakers— K» Sando, East-street Tobacconists— A. Pearse, Moor-street E. A. Garnett, Tancred-street A. Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office etese .a; follows : For Christchurch and North at 10 sum., ,4 p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10 a.m. daily. For Rakav,. at io a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. IF,or Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeacb, at 3.us p.m. daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Xermika, Timaru, and South at 10,15 ItTmT'and .3 jp.ua daily. For Tinwalfi, Winslow, Hindi, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at ID. 5 5 a.-m. daily.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following tetters, are advertised at the Post Office, as having been received from places beyond the Colony, during the month of April, and remaining unclaimed on the Ist July, 1878 Bank" Williiam Binder, L. C. Cache, W. C. Cairns, John, care of David Johnston Christie, Samuel Dunne, William Fitzgerald, John (2) Flail, John Harris, Mark Harris, Joseph Flayward, William Leahy Patrick (2) Leggatt, W. L. Orr, Robert Tourgis, A. (2) Letters originating in New Zealand tiffc fiot tiovv advertised, but are sent to thep' Dead Letter Office, after having lain for deal? maplfa

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. July 15 —Columbus, barque, from London. j u ]y j 5 —Mercury, three-masted schooner, from New York via Port Chalmers. July 15 —Hawea, s.s., from North. SAILED. July 15— Enterprise, brigantine, for Wel lington. July 15 —Maud Graham, schooner, for New Plymouth. . July 15 —Star of the Mersey, brig, for Rokianga. July 15 —Marie, barque, for Mauritius. July 16—Hawea, s.s., for Port Chalmers.

Port Chalmers, Monday. Arrived—Barques Thurso and Frederick Bassill, from Newcastle. Auckland, Monday. Arrived —Albatross and Saxon, schooners, rom Lyttelton. There was a severe ga'e in the harbor yester day. The damage to shipping is slight.

COMMERCIAL INTEILLGENCE.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

TO-NIGHT. Presbyterian Gift Auction, New Town Hall at 7 p.m.

The Evening Echo. TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1878.

Some time since an effort was made to establish a “ British Workman’s Pub die House without the drink,” in Ash burton, which, unfortunately, for some . ireason fell through. The success of i these houses in the old country is too well established to need comment. By the late Home papers we see that in . Ireland and Scotland (popularly sup | posed to be two of the greatest whisky consuming countries) more houses of this description have been opened. In i Belfast, the Irish Temperance League ■ has erected a suite of buildings com prising the Lombard Hall Cafe, League ’ Council Room and offices, which were /formally opened on January 20th by Mr. John Preston, Mayor. The object 1 .af these buildings is to furnish first class temperance luncheon and coffee rooms for the accommodation of ladies and gentlemen. What Ashburton requires, is a few er/ergetic men to to lay their heads to gether for the purpose of buying or building a good house of say twenty or I twenty-five rooms, amongst which would • comprise a dining room, reading and : smoking rooms, two private sitting I -rooms, and the remainder bed rooms, kitchen, and other offices. In this house respectable men could be ac commodated, as in an hotel or board ing-house, and just as comfortably. They would have the advantage of seeing ! most of the the Home and Colonial papers; a library might also be in con nection with the house, and everything abound them be made as comfoitable as possible, so that a man coming in after a day’s hard work would find aneans in the house to pass a pleasant evening, without being obliged to go to the pub. Such an enterprise as this would be best carried out by a com pany registered under the Joint Stock Companies Act. The hotel accommo dation of Ashburton is not by any means Inferior —so far, at least, as the better class Douses are concerned, and there is one large and commodious boarding-house projected; but still there is plenty of .room in our township for the “ British Workman.”

The capital requited need not be much, and the shares .should be made as low as possible, t& £n t T-ble all to take them up. A section arnghi be procured at a reasonable cost ; it is* not at all necessary it should be in the centre of the town, where land is most expensive. And with a good and trustworthy man as manager for the house, the share holders would in a very short time be in receipt of dividends. Accommoda tion such as this is required as much if not more in Ashburton than in any other town in the Colony, The popu lation is largely composed Qf single

men, or men who come here to work at their trades, and are obliged to leave their families behind, owing to the scarcity of house accommodation, and who, in the absence of a house of this description, are compelled to live at hotels. To this class such a house would prove an inestimable boon, and one which would be readily accepted, so that the promoters would have no fear of the investment turning out un profitable. If such a thing were floated, capital would not be wanting. When the project was first mooted, many gentlemen expressed their willingness to take shares, and we do not doubt that if the subject was taken up by one or two influential men the share list would be rapidly filled. Such a thing as this cannot be carried through in Ashburton at once, but requires fre quently to be brought before the public till its real worth and the benefits it would confer are discovered.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“Gift Auction.”—The Bazaar in aid of the funds of the Presbyterian Church is a great success. It is being held in the new Town Hall, which has been handsomely decorated for the occasion. On the stage stands a large Christmas tree, covered with attractions for the young. The gallery is quite gay with flags and across the room are hung rows of variegated Chinese lanterns, which will have a pleasing effect in the evening. Contributions of all sorts have come in ireely, amongst which are sacks of potatoes, wheat, and oats, forest trees and shrubs. Live animals ' also are not wanting ; pigs, sheep, and poultry may be heard in various portions of the building and its pre esnets. The stalls are handsomely filled and decorated with the usual assortment of useful goods generally to be found at Bazaars, and as the business is worked on strictly cash princi ples, the supposition is, that it pays. Our worthy townsman, Mr. Thomas Bullock, has kindly volunteered his services this evening, to dispose by public auction of any goods tha 1 may remain unsold. The stalls are presided over by the following ladies : —Mesdames Macßean Stewart, Kidd, Burnett, MacLcan Dunn, Orr, Fraser, and MfiVlillen, Misses Henderson (2), Ross, Stewart, Hudson (2), Jamieson, McLaren, Kidd, and Stevens. Great praise is due to Mrs. Macßean Stewart (who was the originator of the Bazaar) for the way in which she has carried through a large amount of work, and also to those ladies who so ably assisted her. No doubt when the accounts are made up it will be found that the Church funds will be increased by a handsome sum.

The Brass Band. —To-night the Ash burton Brass Band will occupy the galley of the Town Hall at the gift auction. Under the leadership of Mr. J. S. Savage, the Band has made great progress, and it is a pity that its numbeis cannot be swelled to a greater ex tent. The Committee have been advertising some time for recruits, and surely there are some young men in Ashburton whose tastes lie in the direction of instrumental music. We hope they will not allow any false modesty to prevent them coming forward to aid with their skill in making a superior thing of the Brass Band. The usefulness of such a body is manifested on such occasions as the auction to night, and we hope since the Committee has made admission an easy matter that many musical enthusiasts will take advantage of theii offer. Advance Ahsburton.— Yesterday after noon the new letter-carrier brought round the mails —in full uniform of blue faced with red. This is a decided acquisition to the business people of the town, and will do away with so much time being lost in going to, and waiting at, the Post office. The American harvest is estimated to yield fifty million quarters. 22,000 children are being educated in the State schools of South Australia. A Blind, Deaf, and Dumb Institution has been opened at Brighton, South Australia. A Plan is being tried in Sydney of having temperance lectures delivered in the prison there. Forged Bank Notes.— The Sydney papers state that there are a number of forged Panic of New South Wales notes in circulation there. Oysters.—A movement has been made in Sydney with a view to ship Australian native oysiers to the Londou market. It is believed the venture will prove a financial success. The Government have instructed the Col lectors of Customs at the various ports through out the Colony not to clear any vessels on Sun days, except in cases where the English mail is carried. Considerate.—Some clergymen are very sensible and humane men. The ocher Sunday morning in Dunedin Dr Stuart at Knox Crunch announced that in consequence of the incle ment state of the weather, and the discomfort which many of his hearers would be experienc ing from the severe cold, he had determined not to detain them through a sermon, but would dismiss them after engaging in the usual service .of prayer and song. This he accordingly did .and the congregation went home to “ their ain firesides” deeply grateful for the tender consi deration of their pastor.' During some of tuese terribly wet and cold Sundays here Dr Stuart’s example is perhaps yyorthy of imitation,

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

The Rastern Situation. [By Submarine Cable.] London, July 12. At the Pari.; Exhibition the Austra lian wools excel greatly. They will pro bably be awarded the first prize, besides the gold medal in most sections. The Australian exhibits stand conspicuously high. Foreign Governments are asking quo tations for preserved meats. The Colonial Office has distributed the prospectus of the Sydney Exhibition, and has received applications from foreigners and British for space. The Liberals will oppose the occupa tion of Cyprus on account of it being an apparent alliance with Turkey, and a protection of her Asiatic dependencies. The > Liberals (think that the Ottoman mis-government precludes an English alliance. July 13. The Scottish Admiral has been towed to Gravesend. Governor Robinson’s term of office is extended. Consols 96, market rate of discount 2 Adelaide wheat, 50s to 51s; flour, 355. New Zealand, per cent loan, 104. The Australians have played against 18 of Oldham. The first innings of Oldham closed for 138. The Austra lians have eight out for 115. Gregory made 42. The Oldham match was drawn. The Australians wanted 39 runs to win with three wickets to fall. June 15. The treaty agreed to by Congress was signed on Saturday. The Envoys are leaving Berlin. Preparations are being made to receive Earl Beaconsfield here to-morrow with enthusiasm.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.] Auckland, July 15. In the Police Court to-day, Crowe, charged with maliciously assaulting Harry Broome, a prize fighter, with a bill-hook in a brothel, was remanded for a week. Broome’s recovery is expected unless erysipelas supervenes, Crowe has pre viously been convicted fifteen times for drunkenness, larceny, and other of fences.

A fire at Newtown this morning de stroyed a large dwelling-house in Dublin street, occupied by two married couples named Gladding and Harrison. The property belonged to John Jeffrey. Several adjoining buildings were endan gered, but the fire was prevented from spreading-by the efforts of the Newtown and Auckland brigades. The occupants escaped with their lives, but no furniture was saved. The building was insured in the South British for At the Supreme Court civil sittings, the case of DeThierry v. Fitzgerald is proceeding. The plaintiff claims commission for negotiating the sale of a block of 24,000 acres at Okahakuru. Waitara, Monday.

On Saturday night about thirty Wai kato Natives who had been drinking during the day attempted to.pull down and burn the Waitara Hotel. The con stable called upon the Europeans to assist him in arresting the ringleaders, when a serious row took place. No one was seriously hurt, although blood was flowing freely. The ringleaders were eventually lodged in gaol, but owing to the threats of the Natives, and an at tempted rescue of the prisoners, they were released by order of Mr Thomas Baylor, J.P. The affair caused great excitement, and blame is laid on the Police Department for not having a proper staff located here. Wanganui, Monday.

The three-masted schooner Ellerton, from Auckland, was signalled yesterday outside the Heads lying safely at an chor. During the night the anchors must have dragged. This morning she was discovered amongst the breakers riding heavily at anchor, with her bows on to the surf half-way down the south spit. She is in a dangerous position, but the wind having moderated there is a chance of getting her off. The schooner Forest Queen is in a very dangerous position above the bridge. The wind failed her in passing through this morning, and a strong fresh carried her against the piles. She heeled over to such an extent as to threaten to capsize. The foremast was just cut away in time to save the vessel. Her forepart is now under the bridge, but still in a very dangerous position. She is unable to discharge on the bridge and lighten, as the cargo is too heavy. Westport, Monday. The steamer Result, which traded between ‘Westport and Karamea, was

wrecked on Thursday last about half way from the Karamea. There were no lives lost. Later. The cause of the stranding of the Result at Karamea was that no light was shown at the signal station. Warden Broad, postmaster Shrimpton, and Mr. Alex. Stitt, of Westport, were among the passengers, who were all landed safely, but suffered much from exposure. Edwards and Co., of Nelson, have tele graphed to send a steamer to the as sistance cf the vessel. Dunedin, Monday. During the year ending June 30th, 1431 nominations equal to 1285 statute adults were made through the Dunedin Immigration office for free passages to the colony.

The Old Parishioner and the Modern Parson.

“ Why, John, I haven’t seen your face In church for weeks, I know.” *‘No, sir, it’s such a queerish place. When it’s icstorcd I’ll go.”

“ When it’s restored ? why, John, you’ve seen The chancel that’s just built, “ With painted windows, carved oak screen, And reredos all of gilt.

“ With decoration it abounds ; There’s a new altar, too ; The organ cost three hurdred pounds. It’s all restored quite new.”

“Yes—like old Ised, the t’other day— What had a stroke, I mean— He’s quite restored to health, they say 5 But, lor’, his mind’s gone clean.

“ Dark windows may be beautiful For them as likes the look; But I, with old eyes getting dull, Want light to read my book.

“ When I was young (you’d think it odd), The roses climbed in there. They always made me think of God, And all His tender care.

“ But now, if I look up, I greet Them figures done in paints ; I’d go a long way not to meet Saints, if such folk be saints.”

“Ah, John, they didn’t teach high art When you were put to school; But how do you like the singing part, Come, that’s a belter rule ?”

“ Why, sir, they’re thinking far too much How tunes go now-a-days. Give me the old Hundredth Psalm and such— That’s more what I call praise.

“ We used to sing it—such a crowd— Maybe the notes weren’t true ; Maybe we sang a bit too loud— But then our hearts sang too.

“But now my grandson, pert young lad, He says he’s got much higher; Says he, * You’re not to sing, grandad, You’ll interrupt the choir.’

“ You thinks a deal about that thing The choir, I says to him ; But I can’t see why you can’t sing Without your bedgown, Jim.”

“ New chancel’s mighty fine, but ne’er Can we make out; who knows What’s gone with the Commandments there. Sir, what have you done with those ?

“ You’re all for pretty tiles and bricks, For carving, gilt, and scroll ; What good could them tall candlesticks Do to a poor dark soul ?”

“ Sir, there’s a many things restored No use to such as me ; We want to hear about the Lord— You only talk of She.

“ We used to pray the prayers, and then Parson he prayed from his heart. Now, you all seem to think Amen The most important part.

“ But now —I scarce like telling you How it sounds when you intones.” “ Well, John, what is it like ? Speak true.” “ Machine what grinds the bones.”

“ We had a parson once, sir— ’Twas long before you came— A man that was a minister Not only in the name.

“ Your decorations, popes, and stoles, Fie didn’t need such aid ; He cared too much for our poor souls To think how his gown was made.

“ I’ve seen him pleading with' us thus— Tears in his eyes there stood 5 Somehow those tears preached more to us Than twenty sermons could.

“ The rich and poor came far and near— The church would overflow— It’s getting full again, I hear ; Folks comes to see the show.

“ Now, it’s most like the play I see In London town one day, All werry well for plays maybe, But not for prayer, I say.

“ Do you think, sir. such a queerish whim Can please the Lord, forsooth ? lie said we were to worship him In spirit and in truth.

“ So that’s why I don’t come, you know, I will when it’s restored. But now, sir, I don’t dare to go Because I fears the Lord.]

Ashkiuton,

BABY WALKER.

(From the Hanaiuatu Times.) The sons of Neptune are generally , accredited with a trustfulness in the good faith of the world in general, and of the female sex in particular, and Captain Fraser, of the Jane Douglas, would appear to be no exception to the general rule, Such being the fact, then, it is not to be wondered at that —when an unknown lady accosted him on Thursday evening last, on the Welling ton pier, just as his steamer was about to put off, handing him a baby eighteen months old, telling him to give it to the guard of the Foxton train, from whom it would be received at Palmerston by a party of the name of Walker—he should take the parcel without asking or know ing more of the consignor. On reach ing the above-named port, Mr Batt, the guard, was duly apprised of the circum stance, but as the- worthy skipper knew nothing more of the consignee than that he bore the suggestive name “ Walker,” Mr Batt steadfastly refused to take or give delivery without a way-bill. In this dilemma the Son of the Sea' mourn fully paraded along the platform, child in hand, smiling serenely under the darts of ridicule and banter levelled at him from all quarters, when luckily he espied getting into the carriage the portly and matronly figure of Mrs Row ley, wife of a celebrated professor of that name. Handing the child in with a smile that w r on the lady’s heart, he begged that she would look after it dur ing the journey to Palmerston, when, as he informed her, the guard would deliver it to its friends. The task was accepted, and all went well until Pal merston was reached, and Mrs Rowley siepped upon the platform to resign her charge, when, to his horror, the guard found himself confronted with a demand to take care of the child which he hoped he had left behind in Foxton. In vain he asserted that the child was not his, that he was innocent of marriage, and other declarations suitable to the occa sion, none of which seemed to convince Mrs. Rowley, who drew her.own con clusions by comparison, asserting that the child had “black hair and black eyes,” In an unguarded moment, the unwary Batt lifted up the child in his arms to convince himself of the fact, when Mrs Rowley—-with an agility not to be expected from one of her proportions—rushed to her seat, and slamming the door, placed a barrier be tween herself and its possession. Here was a dilemma, but Batt was equal to the occasion, for without a moment’s delay he brought the child into the stationmaster’s office, and tell ing the clerk that “ Walker ” would call for it, rushed out, sprang upon his van, blew his whistle, and before the as tonished official discovered that it was a live child which had been “ left till called for,” the train was speeding on at a pace never known before. Now, unlike the bacheloric Batt, Mr. Cottam was a married man, and the father of a flourishing family. What was to be done ? The poor little fellow could not be left by himself at the station all night, still the kind-hearted Cottam was somewhat doubtful of his reception were he to introduce the youthful stranger under such suspicious circumstances into the bosom of his family, for, as a rule, housewives do not take kindly to the introduction into the domestic circle of babies with unknown pedigree and antecedent. However, the storm was braved, and the derelict kindly taken care of for the night, in the hope that the morrow would solve the mystery. The morrow did solve it, by the recep tion of a telegram marked “ collect,’* which contained the information “ that the little stranger was consigned to a Mr. Donald Walker.” As, however, poor Cottam was not acquainted with that interesting member of the Walker family, he did not think the information by any means an equivalent for the is. 4d. demanded, and considered the last step as adding insult to injury, However, later on in the day, the veritable Donald put in an appearance, and claimed the “ parcel,” stating that it was one which had been sent him from Wellington for adoption. So thankful was Mr. Cottam to be relieved of his unsought burden, that he forgot to ask for expenses, and up to the present neither the steamer nor the railway have received the amount of fare for the interesting passenger.

Another opportunity is now afforded to our readers of proving the sincerity of our remarks regarding the advancement of Ashburton. We spoke upon a late occasion about the necessity pt encouraging those who did their best tff fpstigt l trade in the' neighbourhood. We observe amongst our latest advertisements one calling attention to an extensive sale of Drapery, Cloth ing, Boots, Shoes, c-tc,, by Messrs. AITKEN & Co., and wouid advise all who read this notice to take advantage of an opportunity such as seldom occur to buy one pound’s worth of goods for eighteen shillings, Messrs. A. O. Aitken and Co. having decided to take ten per cent, oft the price of all goods paid for in cash, will be glad to give all a chance. Vide bills great clearing sale, fioni g4th July, /or ojast mnt\ ' ;;•

The Evening Echo, Tuesday, July 16,1878*



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