.Printed and Published by Smith James Furness and Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, Friday, 29th March, 1878.

THE EVENING ECHO, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1878



AT ASHBURTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 29! OOHVLIISTGr BYT THBEE SPECIAL TB A TTsTPi OB SIXTY TRUCKS, YUAJNTS, & CARRIAGES I a •a fcW'J it tt? rl ■ w V J V KtS ritVA GRAND CONSOLIDATED MENAGERIE, MUSEUM, AQUARIUM, AND CIRCUS. J. A. BAILEY, Manager. R. J. A. BAI LEY has returned from America with a cargo of New and Rare Living WILD ANIMALS, which when added to the LARGE MENAGERIE that was exhibited last season form the GRANDEST WILD BEAST COLLECTION on the face of the Globe. M Mr Bailey lias also secured an Entire New H()UESTRI AN TkOU I’E of Fift. y Performers , every member of which is a star twinkling in the Arenic Firmament, and forming a constel iation of the Rarest brilliancy. In addition to the new Artistes, the mem bers of last season’s Circus Troupe will ap pear, forming a Conjunction of More TALENT and STRUNG 77 than lias ever beei concentrated in an\ one exhibition. „fKSv m The new Zooloo-ic iWlffll Features comprise *9* \WyN hu §‘ e B]ack Hairy wmmmL. rhinocer m am » $ , M m m mm few m WmM mm its 1 H/w-- m ■MBI XL wm m mp (the only one ever captured alive), North American R/SON, North American E L K, Den of H YEN At De?i of LEOPARDS These with the Six Living ELEPHANTS, , Drove of CAMELS, Royal Bengal TIGERS , ZEBRAS, LIONS, TIGERS, &c., Form unquestionably the Most Comprehensive Menagerie in the World, A New Mechanical Musical Instrument will be performed upon by Professor Arthur Palmer, at Each Exhibition. Among- the NE W ARTISTES that will appear are : —• Mdlle. LOTINA BEL MON T, the Beautiful Female Gymnast. MARTIN HO LOWANDA, the Brazilian Hurricane Rider. Mademoiselle Dm GRANVILLE, the Lady with the Iron Jaw. WILLIAM BATCH ELLER, the Champion Reaper of the World. PROFESSOR WAMBOLDT and his Troupe of Educated Dogs. Mdlle. CORDELTA, the Peerless Bare-Backed Equestrienne. And a host of other Scenic Celebrities. AY ill ay m Entirely New TENTS, manufactured at a cost of /3000. New and Magnificent WARDROBE, HOUSINGS, and PARAPHERNALIA, Manufactured in England and F ranee at an immense outlay. Admission—Pit, 3s ; Dress Circle, ss. Children under 10 years of age, hallf-price to all parts of the house. One Ticket admits to Menagerie, Museum, Aquarium, and Circus. Remember this Great Show never divides, but will exhibit its entire force of Animals and Performers. New Zealand Railways will run special trains to accommodate visitors to the Big Show. Don’t Forget Day and Date—Ashburton, Friday, March 29.