POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the. Ashburton Post Office close a; follows For Christchurch and North at I© 4 p.m., and 7.30 p.ra., daily. For Chcrtscy at 10 a.m. daily. For Rakaia at 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Ashton, VVatcrton, and Longbcach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Greenstrcct, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.15 a.m. and 3 p.m daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a.m. daily.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letters are advertised at the Post Office, as havi»g been received from places beyond the Colony, during the month of July, and remaining unclaimed on the Ist September 1878 :~r Anderson, James Clough, Robinson Doherty, Henry James Fergusson, J. H. (2) Gooch, W. Kelly, Cornelius Moyna, Joseph O’Donnell, Patrick Palmer, William Rilly, James Sweetman, Michael (2) Spencer, W. Wallace, John Letters originating in New Zealand arc not now advertised, but are sent to the Dead Letter Office, after having lain for two clear months.

ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

A ICOUNTANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS— Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings H. J. Bristo, Prospect Buildings, East-st. W. R. Boyle, Moore-street. A ICHITECT AND CIVIL ENGINEER— S. W. Brown, East-street S. Farr, Montgomery’s Buildings B. Mountfort, East Street A JCTIONEERS —

Bullock and Co., East-street * Saunders Bros., Ashburton B IRRISTERS AND SOLICITORS— Mr. Branson, East-street Mr. E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings B .KERS, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street Thomas Taylor, East-street, Banks— Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House Keepers— J. G. Anstee, East-street Eagle’s Dining Rooms, Havelock Street Builders, Contractors, Etc.— James Baker, Havelock-street Geo. St. Hill, Bumett-street West G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-street Thos. Williams, Tinwald G. Compton,. Builder, Moore-street. B xjksellers and Stationers— A. Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street Furr.ess and Dixon, Stationers’ Ha'll, East street South

Bootmakers— J. Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-street M. Nealas, East-street Brewers— Wood and Co., Cameron-street Cabinetmakers and Undertake*? — James Baker, Havelock-street G. Parkin, Moor-street Thomas Williams, 1 inwald Carrier — G. F. Scott, Cameron-street Chemist and Druggist— J. M, Cambridge, Montgomery's Buildings Coal and Firewood Merchants— G. Parker and Co., near Railway Station A. Hayes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail way Station F. P. Leßreton, Burnett --street. Drapers and Clothiers—- Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr ard Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street Firth, Pass, and Co., Old Bank Store, East street W. Gavin, East-street T. Quinn Sc Co., Moor-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 Orr and Co„ East-street ; Firth, Pass, and Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street K. Sando, East-street Greengrocers— W. Bircwell, East-street J. Mooar & Co., East-street Hairdressers— E. A- Garnett, East-street A. Pearse, Moorc-strect Hotels— 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 Ladies’ Clothing Establishment— Mrs. Morey, Tancred Street. Painter, &c.— J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Printers and Publishers— Furness and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Hardley, East-stieet Saddlers— Thomas Hudson, Burnett-street Surveyors— C. E. Fooks and Son, East-street Tailors— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Tentmakers— K. Sando, East-street Tobacconists— A* Pears*, ' % A. Gimrtt,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

ARRIVED. Sept. ll —Hawea, s.s., from North. SAILED. Sept. 11 —Hawea, s.s., for South.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

From London Crusader, Lutterworth, Waimate, Waimea, Waitangi, Langstone, Palala.

From New York Star, Southminster, Olmstee. From Foo Chow—Rio Lodge. From Calcutta—Aries, Akbar.

Wellington, Wednesday

The Agent-General telegraphs, under date London, September 7th, that the Hermione had sailed with 93 immigrants for Taranaki, and 215 for Wellington.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Evening Echo. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1878.

The Lyttelton Times of this morning makes a valuable suggestion respecting the transit overland from the Bluff of the Suez mail, instead of allowing it to accomplish a tardy voyage in the steamer round the coast. The advan tage of making use of the through line of railway for the transit of the Suez mail must be seen at once, and if the boon can be secured, Ashburton will be benefitted by it to a greater extent than Christchurch. By using the rail way a sure saving of in any case 24 hours, and often two days, could be made, the mails for Ashburton could be dropped here instead of going to the city, and we should be able to utilise the steamer when she left Lyttelton in carrying replies to the correspondence she landed for us at the Bluff. The railway being the swiftest means of locomotion in our possession ought to be made use of to the utmost for postal transit, and the great value of the iron link connecting the two cities will only be made more apparent when it is pressed into service so as to reduce the time now elapsing between the arrival on the coast of the mail steamers bringing the Home correspondence of the colony, and the delivery of those mails at their destination. The Southern provinces might also profit in a similar manner by the despatch of the San Francisco mail, when a saving of time could be effected. The matter is cer tainly worthy of attention, and we hope the postal authorities will at once make it a subject for consideration and organise a method the immediate adop tion of which will place us in a position independent of wind and weather, and incidental stoppages of mail steamers on the coast en route with the English mail.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The San Francisco Mail does not close at Christchurch till four o’clock on Friday, which will enable the postmaster here to keep the box open for Home letters till ten o’clock that morning.

Timber Sale.— Mr. Alpheus Hayes, timber merchant, Ashburton, and pro prietor of extensive saw-mills and tim ber bush at Waimate, has instructed Messrs. G. R. Freeman and Co. to sell by auction at his East Street yards to morrow, a splendid assortment of tim ber. It will be remembered that about a fortnight ago Mr. Hayes disposed of about 200,000 feet of timber. On the occasion of that sale a great demand manifested itself for boarding, and to meet this demand he at once instructed his manager at Waimate to prepare timber of this description for the Ash burton market. A large quantity of this class of timber is now in his yard, and will be put up to auction to- Biwrof, We commend this opportu* fto Jto *»4 othwf

Land Sales. —We would call the attention of those in want of, or desirous of. purchasing building allotments near the town, to Bullock and Co.’s two sales of land to-morrow. The first com prises 36 valuable building allotments in the township of Treverton, adjoining the Presbyterian Manse, and belonging to Mr T. Clarke, the second is the land of Mr George Parkin, contiguous to Mr Clarke’s property and comprising 30 quarter-acre sections. The sale commences at 11.30 to-morrow, and is an excellent opportunity for procuring building sites. Ashburton Racing Club. —At a meeting of the Racing Club on Mon day evening, the programme for the annual race meeting was decided upon. The dates for the meeting are fixed for Wednesday and Thursday, 14th and 15 th November, and the number and value of the events ought to make the occasion one of importance in the racing calendar. The first day’s work will comprise a hurdle race of two miles 40 sovs.; 1 sov. nomination and 2 sovs acceptance; eight flights of hurdles, 3ft 6in. Maiden Plate of 20 sovs, 1 mile, open to all horses that have not won an advertised race of 15 sovs. Ashburton Cup Handicap of 70 sovs, added to a sweep of 5 sovs each for acceptors —nomination and acceptance 2 sovs each, 2 miles distance. Ladies’ Purse of 25 sovs, for district horses only; and a Selling Hack Race of 10 sovs. The second day’s work will open with a District Hurdle Handicap of 30 sovs, over six flights of 3ft 6in hurdles ; followed by the Racing Club Handicap of 50 sovs; a Publicans’ Purse of 30 sovs; a Forced Handicap of 20 sovs; and a Consolation Handicap of 25 sovs for all beaten horses Ashburton A. & P. Association. —The annual meeting of the members of the Ashburton Agricultural and Pas toral Association was held in the Com mercial Hotel yesterday. There was a large attendance of members. From the Committee’s report it was learned the membership amounted in all to 95, 30 of whom, however, were behind with their subscriptions. Notice was taken of the Government and County Council grants of land and money for a show-ground at Tinwald, fencing of which would be commenced immedi ately after the near completion of sur vey. The report, after referring to the successful ploughing match on July 17 in Mr Hay T. Smith’s paddock, went on to say that pending the completion of the new show ground, a show of live stock, &c., would be held on the 12th of November, in a paddock at Tinwald, kindly lent by Mr Carter. The ac counts showed a balance to the Asso ciation’s credit of 14s nd, ex clusive of the jfioo show-yard grant by the County Council. The report was adopted. The officers for the en suing year were then elected, viz., — Messrs John Grigg, president; Joseph Clarke, vice president; A H. Shury, hon. treasurer; and B. Metcalfe, hon. sec. A working committee of nine was also formed, viz., —Messrs J. Carter, J. Clarke, T. Atkinson, J. Beswick. A. Dawson, Joseph Hunt, B. Jeffs, H. T. Smith, and E. Thomas—five to form a quorum. It was decided to place upon the general committee all members whose subscriptions were paid up, and to arrange with the Bank for a temporary overdraft to complete the yards for the show. It was also decided to insert an advertisement in the news papers, asking each member of the General Committee to collect sub scriptions and hand them to the trea surer before the 12th of October. The programme of the Ellesmere show was adopted, and a horse parade fixed to be held on the 24th September in a pad dock at the corner of East street near the North town belt, arrangements to be made by the officers of the Asso ciation, and in each class a first and second prize and a highly cammended ' award to be given. The growth of orange trees in South Australia is attracting attention. One nursery man at Adelaide has just ordered five thousand orange trees from Sydney. In Defence.—Yesterday the Mayor of Dunedin took occasion, at a meeting of the City Council, to defend himself against some remarks in the Daily Times , critical of his speech at the Dunedin banquet. He said the Times had accused him of having no sense of the fitness of things, and did not know how to conduct himself: that he had attempted to insult the Northern visi tors by referring to Sir Julius Vogel’s claims to the gratitude of the people of the colony. His Worship would not refer to the first charges—they were unworthy of notice; but in speaking as he did of Sir Julius Vogel he only meant to elicit an expression of the people’s appreciation of the service rendered to the colony by Sir Julius Vogel, not so much as a politician as a patriot, He snde no attempt to offer disrespect to my onts, agd the critjeifm ww

Useful to Farmers. —According to the Toronto Globe , the simplest way to waterproof muslin or canvas, for hay caps or similar purposes, is to give it, on one side only, three or four coats of a dressing composed of a quater of a pound of soft-soap and a gallon of lin seed oil.—A New England farmer who uses hay-caps of homespun, soaked in strong alum water, says they afford per fect protection for weeks for grain shocks standing in the field. Trie Young Republic.— The Republic in France is apparently de termined to show that it can have its pageants as well as the Empire. It has cro vned the glories of the Exhib ition with the splendour of a popular festival, and June 30, the whole capital was en fete. The great event of the day was the unveiling of Clesinger’s statue of the/Republic in the Champ de Mars, and nothing could be a more remark able qr better omen for the future of the Republic than the quiet confiding tone of the Ministers who spoke. At night there were brilliant illuminations. The Place de La Concorde, the Champs Elysees, the Rue Royale, the Rue de Rivoli, and the Boulevards, were ablaze with light. The rain which was delug ing London did not come near Paris, and nothing was wanting to complete the effect. As for Montmartre, from which only seven years ago boomed forth the cannon of the Commune, it was crowned with guns used only for gala purposes. The aristocratic Fau bourg de St. Germain was less forgetful of the past than Montmartre, and sul lenly declined to share in the general joy. But the Republic has falsified m so emphatic and practical a manner the gloomy predictions of its enemies, that it can afford to disregard this manifesta tion of impotent hate. The Fugitive Memorandum.— Recently an occasional clerk'at the Home Foreign office, employed at the rate of iod an hour to copy official documents, made use of a memoran dum of agreement between Russia and England, which he had been employed to copy. The use he made of it was to make an article for the Globe newspaper of the information it contained, and thus give to the world what the world might never otherwise hvae known. The authorities prosecuted Mr Marvin for theft, but he was acquitted. Mr Mar vin chose to serve most faithfully of his two employers the paper which paid him for his hour’s work in prefer ence to the Government of his country which only paid him iod. Of the whole case the World says : —Clearly if Mr. Marvin communicated the docu ment to the Globe, he is a gentleman as unworthy of confidence as Lord Salis bury said the Globe Memorandum was. But why confide in him ? There are many Foreign office clerks. In no case have they ever revealed what has be come officially known to them. They are justly proud of this. Marvin was not a clerk, but a young man connected with the Press, and hired to do the copying work at the Foreign office for iod an hour. Had the Memorandum been given by Count Schouvaloff to some Russian teacher in London to copy, and had it been shown that this Russian teacher received 2 J^d —for this, at the rate of iod per hour, was the price paid—for copying it, would not all the anti-Russian journals have sworn that this was a deliberate trick on the part of the Count to make the Memo randum public.

Barmaids, at the French Exhi bition.—One of the greatest attrac tions at the Paris Exhibition is the collection of young and pretty English barmaids. These young people belong to most respectable families. Their parents have entered into a contract with the manager of the restaurant that he will return them sately to their homes. Every evening a huge break and pair of horses takes them off to their house at Batignolles.. This house is only inhabited by them. No stranger is allowed admittance, and they are guarded by two enormous dogs that have received orders to tear into pieces anyone who dares force his way into the sacred precincts. This has, so far, had the effect of producing only pro posals of marriage. One of the young ladies, who is of Irish origin and very beautiful, has been painted by Charles Landelle, who wished to make a por trait of her, but was obliged first to obtain the permission of her parents. According to a return (says the Australasian) presented in reply to the demand of Mr MTntyre in Parliament, it has cost the country 7s 8d to ascertain and demonstrate the useful ness of the Woods break. At a time when it is found needful to enforce economy by cutting down the salaries of school teachers and others, this seems a great deal of money to spend for so small a result. The fact shows that Mr Woods is rather an expensive Minis ter of as costly in hip iv&ywM*fery,

ASHBURTON SCHOOL COM MITTEE.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the School Committee was held last night. Absent:—Messrs Kidd and Bullock.

CORRESPONDENCE.

After confirmation of minutes, the Secretary (Mr Shury), read the cor respondence, comprising : A letter from Mr F. Doherty, declining the honor of membership of the School Committee. A circular letter from the Secretary to the Board of Education, stating that a mistake had been made in the payment of the July salaries. Through a misunderstanding in prepar ing the vouchers, the salaries that vary with the average attendance had been calculated upon the new scale, con trary to the intention of the Board, and therefore improperly. In the payments for August, now being made, this mis take had been rectified, the salaries being calculated upon the old scale, as for June and previous months, and de ductions made where overpayments had occurred, One of the Ashburton teachers had been thus overpaid. A telegram from the Secretary to the Board, stating that he had been ad vised of Mr Ward’s resignation on the 31st July, but had recived no intima tion of that gentleman continuing to act as schoolmaster. Would, however, for ward salary for the extended service given by Mr Ward on the application of the committee. A letter from Mr Jr'Simmonds, agreeing to take care of the school plantation and crop the hedges for an annual consideration of £6-

CLEANSING, ETC.

Some discussion arose on the ques tion of caretaking, etc. The school rooms were now cleaned and the fires lit for a weekly sum of 16s 6d. The addition now being made to the school would increase this amount, and the secretary pointed out that'it would be a great advantage to have this work done by sorhe one residing near the school. The chairman thought it would be better to urge on the Board to fulfil its promise, re building a new house for the master, so that the old building might be available for a caretaker’s resi dence. RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Shury, formally resigning his office of Secretary and his seat at the Com mittee. The Chairman expressed his sorrow at Mr. Shury’s severance of his connection with the School Committee. He had always shown a keen interest in the school and its affairs, and though recently he and Mr. Shury had differed -in opinion on some mat ters he would be wanting in justice to Mr. Shury if he did not give him credit for being a hearty-worker for the welfare of the school and the cause of educa tion. He hoped Mr. Shury would see his way to hold his seat and office till the end of the year, when the whole Committee would retire in ordinary course.

Mr. Shury thanked the Chairman for the remarks that had fallen from him, but could not continue on the Com mittee. He had handed over all the books, minutes, & c., belonging to the Board, and these, he thought, they would find all right. Mr. Shury then withdrew. VACANCIES FILLED.

Mr. Ward having been sent for, took his seat as interim Secretary, in room of Mr. Shury, and after the resignation ot the latter. had been for mally accepted, Mr. Williamson moved and Mr. Parkin seconded the appoint ment of Mr. Ward as Secretary to the Committee, at a salary to be fixed by the Board. Carried.

Mr. Parkin proposed Mr. Weymouth Roberts for the vacancy by Mr. Do herty’s declinature; and Mr. William son proposed Mr. George Compton to fill that caused by Mr. Shury’s with drawal. These names having been duly seconded, the Chairman declared Messrs. Roberts and Compton elected. This concluded the business.

Mineral Springs. Mr. James Mackay has succeeded in purchasing for the Government the right in perpe tuity to the mineral springs and hot springs of the Aroha district. Freemasonry in the Catholic Priesthood. —The Roman Catholics of Lisbon have been much excited at the discovery that some of the priests of the city are members of the Society of Freemasons, which every Catholic lay man is forbidden to join. The Arch bishop is apparently unable to deal with the matter, as rigorous measures of suspension might only lead to graver scandals. The Papal Nuncio has taken up the subject, and in a letter he has addressed to Leo XIII. he points out as the safest remedy the calling of the said priests to Rome, and there to place (them in 4 womstsry<

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By Submarine Cable.]

London, Sept. 9. Five hundred and three bodies have been recovered from the Princess Alice disaster. A Calcutta telegram to the Times , dated Sept. 8, states that it is reported that the Duke of Buckingham will pro bably be appointed Governor of Vic toria. Sept. 10. The Australians are playing against the Gentlemen of England, at Scar borough. In their first innings they made 157. The Gentlemen Have two out for 76. Berlin, September 9. Germany has proposed that common action by the Powers be taken to make the Porte execute the Treaty stipula tions. England and Italy have con sented, contingent upon the other con tracting powers also agreeing.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, Sept. 10.

Parliament was opened to-day. The Governor’s speech announces that Government has decided to postpone the issue of the million and a half loan in the London market, owing to the depressed state of the money market. Many useful measures are promised, including land amendment and electo ral laws, and bills for the consolidation of the public debt. Proposals for rail way construction, embracing 1000 miles of new lines will be submitted to Par liament.

The Address in Reply in the Assembly was carried without a division.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.]

Auckland, Tuesday.

The Halcione has arrived with the second batch of Kati-Kati settlers, after an uneventful passage of 102 days, Waitara, Tuesday.

Captain McKenzie, of the Hannah Mokaa, just arrived from Raglan, re ports a quantity of wreckage along the beach off that place. Several kegs of butter have come ashore, also 63 dead sheep, which have been skinned by natives. Part of a vessel’s deck, sails, spars, &c., have been washed ashore ; also, a head board marked “ Kaiuma,” leaving no doubt as to the unfortunate result which has befallen the schooner. Captain McKenzie is of opinion she must have gone ashore on Moody Head during the gale on the 15th tilt, and.all hands perished.

Wellington, Tuesday.

H. G. Masters, who has been up wards of twenty years in the: Crown Lands Office, died suddenly this morn ing.

Westport, Tuesday.

The schooner Amaranth, from One hunga to Greymouth, has put in here short of provisions, after a lengthened detention off Greymouth. She has a cargo of timber for the Bank of New Zealand. Her owners are Messrs. Guthrie and Larnach. ‘ v > . f

Dunedin, Tuesday.

The Rev. W. J. Habens, Govern ment Inspector of Schools for the colony, Mr O’Sullivan, Inspector under the Auckland Board of Education, and Mr Goyen, Inspector of Schools for Southland, are at present in Dunedin, and are making themselves acquainted with the state of educational matters in this provincial district. A few evenings ago a number of Chinese were stoned in Stafford-street by Dunedin larrikins. A leading Chi nese resident has made complaints about the matter to the Inspector of Police.

A drag hunt,with the Christchurch hounds was held at Sea View, near the Forbury race-course, to-day. There were about 50 horsemen present in hunting costume. O The girl Hamilton is better to-day, and will probably recover. The publi cation of the depositions shows that there was no ground for the supposi tion that she had been starved.

Another Nelson Copper Mine. —A preliminary meeting of gentlemen interested in the development of another copper lode, situated upon the pro perty of Messrs. Johnston Bros., in Aniseed Valley, was held at Mr. Mabin’s office on Tuesday night. Ar rangements were made by which the interest in the lode was transferred to those who were willing to work the mine, the ore from which was stated to be of very good quality. It was decided to spend some at once in tho roughly testing the lode. Mr. Thomas, a gentleman of very large experience, has tjie management of the tinder* wfcieh w wish every success,***

'Th£ Evening Echo, Wednesday, September 11, 187&



ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST. s. d. s. d. Butter, inferior to best, $?lb i 6 to I 8 Eggs, $ dozen • - x 3 to I 6 Bacon, prime smoked, t? lb o 10 to 0 0 Hams in cloth, lb I 0 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, lb o 9 to 0 10 Flour in bags, $ ioolb 12 6 to 14 0 Oatmeal, $ ioolb - 26 0 to 0 0 Lard, $ lb - * - 0 9 to 0 0



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I. O. G. T. OPENING OF NEW WATERTON LODGE. FOR Members intending to assist at the Opening of the above, Conveyances will leave Compton’s Livery Stables TO MORROW (Thursday), at 4.30 p.m., sharp.