TIME AND LONGITUDE.

From Native.

There is an -old and instructive problem which I have lately pro pounded to several people, and have been struck by the great variety of answers given to it. Although we often lose sight ot the fact, it is nevertheless true that any given day or year does not begin ali over the world at the same moment, but, commencing first at some point ,in the e.ust, it travels round westward with the sun, so that two different years are often coexistant at the. same moment, and it is easily possible for two events to occur a few hours apart, and yet that which happened first to occur in 1878, and the latterln'^B7 7/ same way each \ day of 1 the week starts somewhere to the eastward of us, and dies somewhere in the west. Taking then, any rgiven day of the week, as Monday, the problem is— When and where did last Monday com mence, where did it end, and ;,h° u ’ long did it exist; or to put a. simi .ar. question, where did. .-the.', year 187 S commence,,and at.-What Greenwich time? a aa-'U a i -

I will simply stale my, belief that last Monday commented in New Zealand somewhere about no6n on Sunday, but not at' noon, its commencement at that time and place, .being in no way con nected with its position as our anti podes, but being a mere accident of civilisation. If' the whole northern hemisphere, should become civilised and inhabited, the day would then almost certainly commence at Behring’s Straits, and would last forty-eight hours, A person crossing Behring’s Straits, east or west, would gain or lose a day just as he does now by sailing round the globe ; so that he might easily cross over and spend a few hours of to-morrow with his friends and return in time for dinner, or might enjoy the New Year’s Eve on two successive days. ,

If the Pacific Ocean became in habited land a meridan would have to be chosen as a starting point for the day, and a person stepping across this imagined line would gain or lose a day. At the same moment that aunday morn ing was commencing on the one side of this line, Monday,morning would be commencing on the other. And there would be constantly two different .days going on side by side, with 24 hours’ difference of time between them, though only a few yards apart. It . would be possible.for a person standing; astride this line to have for an instant one foot in Monday morning, the other foot in Monday night, and his body in the previous Sunday. I purposely avoid giving any reason, and do not assert that all my views are correct, but I throw the problem as an amusing one for argument and discus sion, as it abounds is apparent para doxes. At the same time it cannot fail to be instructive.

GOOD PEDESTRIANISM.

In these days of so-called “ unparal leled” short-distance walking and run ning (says the European Mail), it is in structive to learn what was done by sportsmen of a former generation, like Abraham' Hood,'the noted Lancashire pedestrian, who, on one occasion, . ran forty miles over New Market Heath in four hours and fifty-six minutes, being four minutes within the time allowed. The stake is said to have been 500 guineas, : and considerable bets were de pending; during the race the odds were two and three to one in his favor. He ran the first eight miles in forty-eight minutes, and the first twenty .miles in two hours and seven minutes. Hood was a remarkably fine, tall, well-made man. He ran without'shoes or stock ings, and had only a pair of flannel drawers and a jacket upon him, and at no time appeared fatigued or overcome by- this most / extraordinary- exertion. When he had completed half,the dis tance, he jumped into a post-chaise, and took the refreshment of- a -glass of wine and a crust of bread or of biscuit. There were numerous riders who found it dif- to keep their horses up with' him— hs:. To feve/spfhrlg nearly two yards at every step ; the wind was so very; high as ' td'ldccasidii)Kirn ■•con siderable inconvenience. ■ Hisarms kept nearly equal ' motion with' his legs ; the spot * chosen’ Wak :t the’“ ; foiinmik cqurse, which,he ran round ten times.

‘fhfe Evening Echo. Monday, October 21, 1878, .



Strangers : coming, to' reside i«. Aslibnrtoi are often ai a loss,to know which 'is 'ihVbesi lig’falj!tsHmen ?' to ' visit for" tile o Drapery, Clothing, drtff House-fnniislmVg Iron mongery, and General .. .Stores, Okr & Co offer spettial advantages to,file njildie cm bS nu.-t \<'ith ivowhert AitthimSh. The. T«eei>'aC all times 1 the'slargesftaiHi'bestr'ifesbite-. 3tock.;pf’ every class of dire' from the leading manufacturers at ; lip,nje, ayhic: beint’ bought entirely upon cash terms, they si enabled to.pfler goods of sterling value .. cannot be equalled by any other house rn lb trade. Every article in stock is marked at th 'lowest price,’ from which no abatement is mo so that the most inexperienced buy their gy H *H$ pm piMfcfis tin? fesst judges, r^Mn,



k 7ANTED —An Apprentice for the Print- VV ing Business. None but a Respectable Intelligent Boy need apply. WANTED, an APPRENTICE for Wood- Turning, Carpentering, and Cabinet* making Can live in the house. Apply to 111 JOSEPH RULE, Moore Street. w ANTED —A Few Young Ladies as Apprentices to the Dressmaking. A. O. AITKEN & CO. . TrONG* BOY WANTED tcrwork at a > Printing Machine. • Apply • ECHO Office. ! TO LET " r ’ : ' 4 k sHOP and DWELLING-HOUSE, in a Mppre|stie£| ,/Apply 1% R. BQYLF,| s' fa House Agent.'



| j CALISTHENIGICGEftSS 1 -ri\ 'T? VERY alternate Wednesday and Saturday JC j Afternoon. Terms, per Quarter Five Shillings each Pupil. _ •SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL, OxfoßD Villa, Burnett St. , Ashrurton, t j Conducted by Miss' Steane. i Private? Lessons in... French,;. German, and Latin, twice weekly ; Music, and DfavVing in Various .ojion'lin j Preparatory School for Boys. | Inclusive Terms.



ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. j ■ ! ANNUAL- MEETING. Mr;r ' v - Wednesday and Thursday, i NOVEMBER 13tii and 14th. President: W. C. WALKER, ESQ. Stewards: • •Mr. E. Saunders ~ E. S. Coster „ J. L. Crawley „ Thus. Bullock ~ M. Stitt Mr. R. Friedlander „ Hay T. Smith ~ Neil McLean „ C. H. Dowdinc. „ J. Coster. Starter: sum • Mr. W. B. Compton Judge: Mr. J. Campbell. Clerk of the Course: Mr. E. Saunders. Handicappeß: Treasurer: Mr. H. P. Lance | Mr. S. Saunders. Clerk of the Scales: Mr. H. J. Bristo. * . , ; , t FIRST DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race of 40 sovs. ; distance 2 miles, over 8 flights of about 3it. 6in. high, hurdles; nomination 1 sov., acceptance 2 sovs. 2. Maiden Plate of. 20 sovs. distance ij* miles; weight for age; entrance 2'sovs. ; open to all horses that have not won an advertised race of the value of j 5 sovs. of . public money. t.'.-PU-v /r; ■■ - ' 3. Ashburton Cup Handicap "of 70 sovs., added to a sweepstake of 5 sovs. each for acceptors j nomination 2 sovsacceptance 2 sovs/; two miles. / / X v £ • ■// 4. '-Ladies’ Purse of 25- : sovs; ; for County' horses only ; Welter weights for age ; gentle men riders, who must be members of the Ashburton Racing Club; entrance 2 sovs, ; I l /z miles. 5. Selling Hack Race of 10 sovs.; no weight under Bst. ; winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, for ' any surplus to go to/the : .Fiind-Lpost entry j 1 sov.; 1 mile.



SECOND DAY. j. County HurdleSHandicap Race of. 30' sovs. ; over 6 flights of about 3ft. 6in. high hurdles; nominations I sov., acceptance '2 sovs ; XYz miles. 2. Racing Club Handicap of 50 sovs.; nomination 2 sovs., acceptance 2 sovs. ; weights to be declared at 9 p.m.v,on, the. evening of the first day’s racing ; miles. 3. Publicans’ Purse of 30 sovs. ; weight forage ; entrance 2 sovs. ; I mile. 4. Forced Plandicap of 20 sovs. ; for-all winning horses at this Meeting; entrance 2 sovs. ;I Y miles. . ; 5. Consolation Handicap of 25 sovs. ; for all beaten horses; nomination X sov.,_ acceptance 2 sovs. ; x mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Qualification fee £2 ?s. ; members of the Ashburton Racing Club free. * 1 No entry will be received for any of the races, except on the condition that slt 'dispules shall be decided by the Stewards, whose decisions in ail cases shall be final. *,r-d;>fr,V|fn.y;r County horses sh dl be held to mean horses the bond fide, property- of owners residing in the County of Ashburton previous to Ist Uctober, 1878. Canterbury Jockey Club Rules strictly ad hered to, unless otherwise specified. No protest will be entertained unless £2 2s. be deposited, which will be forfeited should the protest, in the opinion of the Stewards, prove frivolous. All entries and nominations to. be in- the hands of the Secretary, addressed to ‘the Somerset Hotel, not later than 3 P- 111 • 011 October 31st. Weights to appear in the Lyttelton Times, the- Tress / tfie Ashburton Evening Echo on November Btlf, and ' Ask <tu ton ALiil on November 9th. Acceptances and sweeps to be paid to the .secretary not later than 9-p.m. oil;the night.of Nov. nth. " '—L. ‘-T>: All entries to be sealed and addressed to the Secretary, Ashburton, enclosing entrance fees, e and r.pc of horse, and colors of-the-rider.



FOR SALE. AQUARTER-ACKK SECTION in Have lock Street, on very easy terms. Apply ECHO Office. pOTATOES. POTATOES. FOR SALE, 5 : at A. 0. AITKEN &’ CO.’s, Havelock Street. MESSRS. HARRIS & IRELAND; J BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS *■ -I Montgomery’s Buildings, Ashburton.



E. M GAICNE' V ) it 6 HAIRDRESSER, PERFUMER, TOBACCONIST, AND GENERAL FANCY GOODS 1 ; DEALER, v 'V ,| BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and District that he has removed to No. i, Montgomery’s New: Buildings, East street,. and has in Stock a GOOD ASSORTMENT OF TOBACCO, CIGARS, PIPES, , r Perfumery, Frizzets, ,Plaits, Etc., Etc. Note the Address,-- E. A. GARNETT, No. i, Montgomery’s Buildings, East Street.



Wood Turner and Venetian Blind Maker. JOSEPH RULE Moore Street. I S prepared to execute all orders for Wood Turning, Venetian Blinds, . Bedsteads, Tables, and every class of Furniture. Window Poles on hand, or made to any sixe.



CHARLES BRADDELL, Agent for Press. Company, Limited. Secretary Town Hall Company. Agent for National Insurance Company. Removed to Montgomery’s Buildings, entrance from East and Burnett Streets.



WORKER’S • EMPIRE BOARDING HOUSE .(Opposite Parkins's Steam Saw Mills). MR. G. WORKER begs to intimate to the 'public of Ashburton' that chased the Boarding-house recently kep by Mr. T. Bradford,' and having made extensive alterations, he is now prepared to supply first class accommodation to boarders, and others visiting Ashburton. Meals i/*, Beer given with dinner; Beds i/* Board per week, £i. ■y I *7 G.- WORKER, * f): - i.



A.. PEARCE’S . .. —CANTERBURY JUP SWEEP Notice to Subscribers. THROUGH having the misfortune to be BURNED OUT, and a number of the above Tickets, beihjj destroyed, I find it an impossibility to proceed any further with the .above Sweep ;-■ therefore, if holdeis of Tickets will make application to me with their Tickets, I vvill return their Subscriptions. ’■ Thanking the public for past favors, Your obedient servant, .O •••. •' : A. PEARCE, Ashburton. - October 14,.1878.



t< SONS OF TEMPERANCE BENEFIT * ' : ' SOCIETY. rIITS' useful'institution meets every alter nate Friday in the New Templar Hall, Moore Street. NewCmembers invited. All information can he obtained front Bros. G. W. Andrews, East Town Belt ; K. Sando, East Street; Thos. Williams, Timvald. Next meet ing on the 25 th inst. . > A; J. ANDREWS, R.S. MR. C. W. PURNELL, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR. ; • Chambers — MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS. \ >1 1 W, /R. /BO YL E/ r j r ; STATE AND GENERAL AGENT T'MQORE rSTREEf^^ShBURTON. RUBBER STAMPS ! RUBBER j TIIE only Manufactory in Ashburton for thu;se very useful Stamps, which can be v made :im d ' .Mi or Mcfjurm



To Farmers & Others npHE UNDERSIGNED HAVE CONSTANTLY ON HAND ) Farm Implements AND (agriculturalmachinery l WOOL PACKS, WTTT ,., ' SHEEP SHEARS, j FENCING MATERIAL. GRASS f CLOSER : SEEUS,



JUST LANDED Ryland’s Best Fencing WIRE, 6,7, 8, 9 & 10. PORTLAND CEMENT, CHAFF CUTTERS, .HRSWCL PLOUGHS, CAMBRIDGE ROLLERS, c.i j CORN CRUSHERS, J. ; ,-v f HORSEPOWERS, EtC. : ' ' Also, j GOSPEL.OAK Galvanised Iron, IN ALL SIZES, j Which we are now Prepared, to Sell at MOST REASONABLE PRICES! id3L CASH ADVANCES Made on Growing Crops, Shipments of Wool and Grain. FRIEDLANDER BROS EJAST STREET, j Ashburton.



DRAPERY. NEW GOODS! H NEW GOODS!! A. O. AITKEN & GO. Are now opening up, a large and [choice assortment of NEW SPRING AND SUMMER $ i l „ >...} i. AVhiclr vrill.be offered at- ; n PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. .v : /r •• • '•> •' . . if? New Dresses New Fischues New Prints New Ribbons New~Feathers New Flowers New Hats TU -> 7<\ 7 0 nli ) '?■; A New B onnets ' 'Npter '.'the. address .r-E. Ar O. AITKEN and CO. The Pantechnicon, HAVELOCK STREET Ashburton. v



I • C. PERCY COX, LAND AND ESTATE AC I',NT. AND VALUATOR, ASHBUR r TO r N pARMS to LET and U S ELL, of all Sizes and Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, situated in all parts of the District. ' 3000 Acres,;in Blocks to suit Purchasers, on easy terms. ; , JSO Acres, with Stable, partly fenced, near the Hinds. 1 Money Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. | • :V. .. ~. ' { AGENT FCirL- UNION : ; r, COMPANY. HO\V to procure a sewing MACHINE EASILY. pHE GREAT ADVANTAGE OFFERED .by 'h ORR AND CO. By the TIME PAYMENT SYSTEM places the SINGER HOUSEHOLD and HOWE MACHINES within easy reach of all. Payments—Weekly or Monthly. ORR & CO., ' Sole Agents for the above Machines]*in Ashburton.



UNION STEAM IRON WORKS, (Next the Horse Bazaar), BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. Edwards & Lee, i ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS. AND GENERAL SMITHS. Orders for. every description of Machinery executed iii a workmanlike manner, and guar anteed to give satisfaction,. at prices that will compare favorably with any in Canterbury. • Important.—Ex, ericnced Manufacturers and Repairers of Reapers, Combines, Straw Elevators, Portable Engines, Wool Presses, ike. ... ....., . Wind Pumps, Circular Saw Spindles, and Tables, made to order. General Smithy Wheelwright , and Shut ing work warranted to give satisfaction. EDWAR US AND LEE," Proprietors.



The Central Foundry, PETER STREET, A S H B U R ton’. W. J. HESSEY, BEGS respectfully to inform the public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has ON HAND and FOR SALE/ Working Men’s Kitchen Ranges, cast or sheet iron ovens. Cambridge Rollers, at Christchurch Prices. Wire Strainers. Rcpohs_of Lut.niigs m honor Jiiuss, of every dLefpri{?tion« ‘



iSAUNDERS BROS., ASHBURTON, CHRISTCHURCH, AND LONDON. NDER SIGNED TH E y ’ Have a number of AND UNIMPROVED FARMS AND OTHER Properties for Sale . In the Ashburton County- S E V E R.A L Town & gUBURBAN FOR SALE s ECTIONS ON EXCEPTIONALLY EASY TERMS. INDENTS EXECUTED —w 4 ...... : '■ * ' For every description of Goods from the Australian, American, and English Markets. ' V OATS AND OTHER HORSE FEED AT LOWEST RATES. SAUNDERS BROS.



| OZEjCSTO ?JEU±Xj TEMPERANCE HOTEL, I HAVELOCK STREET, Ashburton. '"jpHIS well-situated and Commodious Hotel WILL BE OPENED ON TO-MORROW, ? October 19. Boarders and the Travelling Public will find the Best of Accommodation, combined with Liberal Charges, Strict Civility, and the Best Attention. • . • • • . . r Remember the Address— HAVELOCK STREET, NEAR THE RAILWAY STATION. JOHN BROOM, Manager.



NEVER. Was there A Better Opportunity OF BUYING FOR CASH. F. DOHERTY BEGS to remind his Customers and Friends that he is Selling Every Article in Stock at the LOWESTiPossible PRICE for CASH. SPRING AND BUMMER DRAPERY AND Ready-made Clothing, Ju<t Arrived, OF-THE LATEST -STY LES ONLY.} Washing Machines Just Imported, of the Latest Improvements for Sdving Labor. AMERICAN TUBS, all Sizes, Iron-& Wood. CAMBRIDGE ROLLERS in Stock. Farmers’ Requisites, GARDEN TOOLS, And Seeds of every description. In Stock and to Arrive. F. DQHERTY, GENERAL STOREKEEPER, IMPORTER* WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT, A : Peter Street, Ashburton. BREAD. BREAD. BREAD. SAN DO & OLSEN, GROCERS, ETC., EAST STREET, Ashburton. gUPPLY really Good BREAD at - per Quartern Loaf, Cash, and 6d. Monthly Accounts. - Families in Town and Suburbs waited on daily. Note the address, SAN D O & O LSEN, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS & BAKERS