POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close n follows :

For . Christchurch and North at IO a.m. j. p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at xo a.m. daily. For Rakaia at IO a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitita, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, a( to. 15 a.m. daily. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeaeh, at 3.15 p.m. daily. 1 For Temijka, Timaru, and South at 10. 15 .in. and 3 p.m daily. ' For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mo"nt Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

j’Jie following letters are advertised at the Host Office, as having been received from pla.ccs beyond l)ie Colony, during the month ot SepU ruber, and remaining unclaimed on the Ist November 1878 : Andersop, James (2) Collins, Fred. Finnerty, John Fa'nsen, Emil Ford William Inkster, Christopher Kelleher, John Reilly, James Welsh, William.

1 etters originating in New Zealand are not now advertised, but are sent to the Dead Utter Office, alter having lam. for two clear "™" w - W. E. Douglas, Post master.

The Evening Echo. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1878.

The only disagreeable feature of the Aghnurfcon cinnuie is tae neguenuy.,Oi iugh winds, and every one .4eei§ his ouunden duty to cry out against tne strong nor'-wafers winch evej.y now anu agaui visA us wnh an amount or force and dust more extraordinary than, plea sant. ‘Ahe wnoie population seems jto be agreed on the pomt cnat there is only one way 01 lniugaung the unpleasantness, ana that is L»y exte nuvo tree-planting, so that when Mm young trees nave beanie sub stantial, well-grown, broad-branched, MncX-ioiiaged MnhKs they will act, as a ureak-wmd to the township and thus ahord to it the sheher pew so moon wanted. In tne country districts, wnere cue weight of tne props is a matter pi yita.i importance, the wmu is not so fiercely growled at as the.dryness of the climate, and settlers on land between Ashburton and the sea say that tiiey are occasionally, when rain is wanted for tneir fields, tanta lised by learning the fact that ram lias oeen failing m tne townsnip while tneir parched land has not received a drop, r'hey, too, rightly prescribe tree-planting as tne best means lor securing tne piuviai oiessinp they wish tor.

But while both town residents and country farmers are unanimous in their; belief in the wonder-working power of trees in altering the characteristics of the climate, the steps taken to secure the desired change axe slow indeed, and not at ail so great as the reputed urgency 01 the case ought to demand. Except, per haps, where, a bit of personal indulgence is gone in for by. the dignitaries of t ie colony, as, for instance, a 1 thtUy trip, frmi Wellington to Dane ti 1, .t to slow process to set Governmental urahiiner; in motion, and our local bodies have not yet been equal to the task of grappling with the difficulty to v:/■ great extent, though there are a gre .t many places throughout the county where they might long ago have laid dewri bits of planta tion, the tree 3 in which would have been, progressing. But we contend that this question of planting is one which ought to be undertaken by the landowners themselves, whether the authorities take any steps or not in the matter. Young trees are not a very costly investment, and the labor of planting them is not so arduous as to make a strong man think twice about the undertaking. If every owner of a section of ground would fringe it with a few young trees, in a season or two they would give substantial evidence that the enterprising owner had not done a foolish thing. On a good many of the Ashburton sections, su h a fringe is visible, and here and there a young fruit tree may be seen, but there is plenty of room yet for the owners of garden patches to “ stick in a tree” in the planting sea son. On a goodly number of the farms in the neighboring districts small patches of young plantation are to be met with, but these could be increased in number with advantage, as doubtless they will be. The public bodies are all fully alive to the advantages to be gained by planting, but, as we have already said, Govern mental machinery moves slowly- -whether it be Governmental in a local or a colonial sense of the word ; still, we hope the time is not far distant when every suitable reserve will bear the makings of a future forest, and every roadside the first twigs of a fine avenue. But it is upon them selves and their own private efforts settlers must depend most it they would see the district extensively planted, and they ought to let no planting season go past without taking advantage of it, feeling, as they insert here and there a root of what will become in time a stately forest tree or an abundant fruit bearer, that they are doing a public duty by which their neigh bors and the community at large will be benefitted as well as themselves. 'Plant ing only'wants to become fashionable to be successful.

Borough Council. The Borough Council will meet to-night to consider the draft of by-laws for the town. Rahway Triffio.—The trains during the past week have been unusually heavy, the race meeting and the Christchurch Agricultural Show being the attractions for passengers. This morning both the early trains were crowded, and the ex press had to reo.uit carriages on the way.

Droppfd Off. —On Saturday evening the train from Ohiistchurch was delayed for about, an hour by a stoppage which occuned a short distance beyond Rakaia, where the train had to be stopped to look for some wight who managed to fall off the carriage in which he was riding. 'He was found &J?out a mile down the line, no worse of his tumblg, and was sent on to his destination.

Cheistchuech Cattle, &c,, Show.— The most successful show that has yet been held by the Agricultural and Pas toral Association’' of. Canterbury since its formation, was held on Saturday, in Christchurch.’- The day was'a holiday in the ’o*ty 3 aii4 the townspeople attended in dense crowds ■ railway brought innumerable pasoSUgSrsfrom every district, both in tne immediate and distant neighborhoods. The entries were the large:. 6 thia 7 ear au ? the , Society s history, and, /comprised Sheep, 294; cattle, 157 ; oree3 > M* S pigs, 30 ; poultry, 31;' dogs, 16•; aairj' produce, meats, &c., 52 ;.-implements, 197; jNew Zealand manufactures and wools 105. Total, 1023. Last year the total was 922. There seems to have been very • levy : entries from, this/part of the province, which, of course, is attributable to tii.e; fact that.o or. Qivn.sAaw.will be held this week,, and will call out the best stock the district can produce. Judging from number of pagsengeis carried by the trains, wo. should say tnat if our stock did liot compete at the Christchurch show, there were, plenty of . our neighbors aniongst the visitors.

on Country People.— This ri* how the word machine of the Christchurch “Press” feels at liberty to speak of the country people who visited the ’ cattle - show :■ ‘ Country maidens dressed in their best attire, but easily recognisable from their town sisters by the absence of affectation of pure lady.sni, attended by some rural swain whose net up is. beautiful to see. They probably, make themselves thoroughly nauseated on the merry-go-round, have many d;ps into the wheel' of fortune with but small results, and go home having-spent a pleasant day, and enjoyed the-‘-to them — one camivai of their simple lives.”. Re ferring to overcharging by the cabmen he adds On Saturday the vis .tors were shorn pretty fairly, but being holiday time, and the' sufferers mostly of the bucolic order, and 'consequently ‘stolid and resigned under their affliction, no great harm was done.” Modern Conjugation.— I love thee. We are married. Thou lovest me. You are deceived. He or she adores They obtain a legal i!'tit IV

3£3ci.ES!ASTiCATi SiNscukss.—A write in the Lon lon Weakly Dispatch ’sn tnat there are numerous livings up and down the country where t pai-3on has an income but mo spirit a obligations. Trehaverock. in Gorn.vai is a living worth £l3O a year, and t!; work attached to it amounts to simp drawing the income. The living is uju u put up to auctio «. when vacant 'and limp plenty.,, ov bidlers..., Bim_ey- 0 lurch, no Oxford,'is'ne ver attended by. more the. soveupeople.averages two, of w ioni one toe clerk, and the landlord of a public house is the only, population of the parish The .precentor of St; Baui’s -Oathe-drat h... .no duties to perform. The vicar of, No. . .tdi r Mitre vaed, near Bristol, pjekits £ J pe •' annum, per soul, being in receipt, o £403 a year .and ministering to the spiri tual wants- pf 100 “ miserable ainners. ’ A living,, bearing the name Honey-church (suggestive of the drone),, was recently advertised in the “Times” —£110 income;

flock, under 50 ; to be had for hard cash. The writer - includes Episcopal chapels among the sinecures, and says ‘ * These preaching-shops.’ are almost invariably commercial speculations. Dr,,. Magee, Bishop of Peterborough, did; very well, pecuniarily, by one at Bath, where he turned an honest penny by letting , the cellars underneath the sacred (?) edifice to hi respectable vintfler. / ' T - ; Spirit above, spirit below, ' Spirit of weal, spirit of woe ; But the spirit above, was the spirit divine, And the spirit below was the spirit of wine.

The Reserve Forces. —At a meeting in September of the Reserves Relief Com mittee in London, it was stated that more than one-half of the 30,000 men of the reserve forces, disbanded after the ap parent settlement of the Eastern question, were still out of employment. The situa tions they held before their regiments were embodied had been filled, and em ployers refused to take oh ‘ reserve men becouse of their liability to be called out for service.

Reaping Machine Accident.— During harvest at North Aliingfcon, in Dorset shire, Henry Lathey, a laborer, was driv ings reaping machine, and when midway across the field he rose from his seat to see how to steer ; on trying to regain it he missed his footing, failing between the knives ; his right arm became entangled and was m ich mutilated. He died the same day.. A Wife at all Hazards. —At the County Police Court, Dover, Edward Thurston, twenty, and James Haynes, sixteen, were charged on suspicion with stealing a quantity of foreign bonds value £llsO. Thurston, who is the son of very, respectable parents, had become attached to a young girl he met in Dover. He wanted to marry her, but his father re fused him permission. The prisoner stole the bonds, which were his lather’s pro perty, and, having married the girl, took up his abode in a small village in the out skirts of Do ver. A cash-box containing the bonds was found by the landlord in the garden, and he communicated with the police, the result being the apprehen sion of the prisoner. Haynes was acting as valet to the prisoner Thurston. The Odger Fund.— £ll3o 5s l|d have been collected for this. fund. It was started during the lifetime of the late George Odger, and he received a portion of it. The object of the fund was to provide him with a cempetency, and £BOO remains for his widow, who will now enjoy an annuity of 25s per week, bought for her by. the trustees. Mr. P. A. Tay lor, M.P., has taken charge of the fund at good interest.

Embezzlejme2?t by a Trade Union Treasurer,— -iAt the Manchester City Police-court last month Charles Henry Parker, treasurer of the Manchester branch of the United Kingdom Pattern Makers’ Association, was charged with .embezzling £33, the moneys of the Asso ciation. The prisoner pleaded guilty to appropriating £l2 of the amount, and said the other £26 had been stolen from him. Under the Trades Union Act an order was made,for the prisoner to refiipd the money or go to prison for three months. Comfortable I^j^ction.—A friend a family says he always the truth of toe"*®*. “Blessed, is, the man who hath his quiver fdt W l»?n “*ed “ Why ?” he thankfully rather than pro fanely answers, “ Because if is full it will hold no more.”

Gold Mining in Otago. —The Tuapoka Time 3 says that prospecting continues with unabated energy in a number of the cement .claims.’ The various contractors for sinking shafts are making good pro gress with their wor . All eyes aro turned to the "VVethersWne Cement Com pany’s doings, as upon the success of their crushing will in a great measure'depend the futu.e prospecting of the cement. Should it turn out well, as there is every i.idicition that it vi.l, several other batteries will doubtless oe erected in a very short space of time. We heartily wish the Company that success which they are thoroughly deserving'of throug i the.r energy and enterprise, and we hope at toe end of a month they will be able to exhibit a cake of amalgam sufficient to cover working expenses and pay a hand some dividend.

Strangers cypi mg to reside in Ashburton ire often at a loss to know which is the be.-t Establishment to visit, for the -purchase ol Drapery, Clothing, and House-furnishing l ron nongery, and General‘ Stores. O’tß & Co. itfei special advantages to the public that can >e met with nowhere else in Ashburton. They ;eep at all times the, largest and best-assorted Stock of. every class of Goods, imported direct fronj the leading manufacturers at home, which Ireinp bought entirely upon cash terms, they are enabled to ofler goods .of sirb sterling value as cannot lie equalled by any ocher hous.e in the trade. Ever) article in stock is marked at the lowest price, from which no abatement is made so that the most inexperienced buy their goods ft th> fame piic«s a» the b?*t juc^w,—Advt

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[Sfeoial t j Glos'e.-] '• London, Nov. 7. There is aa opldi al.i ox fevoram mg th •oops ai l reudouts ia the PuajaaO. Tin l .»r&.!iiity is large. Samuel Pa sips, the actor, is deal.

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" The Norfchu aoiriaal arrival from London yesterday with a large number ot passengers.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.] ... , Auckland, S iturday.

The Prince of Wales’s Birthday was ob served’ by a salute being fired and the shipping and buildings being decorated with; bunting. The holiday will be ob served oq Wednesday on the occasion of the agricultural show. Pate a, Saturday.

The “ Mail ” has been officially author ised to state that the reported intention of the Native Minisfcr to place a armed force at Parihaka is entirely false. - Some natives thought the Hawera cavalry volun teers were in training to catch Hiroki, and the rest of the rumor is supposed to have been concocted by an evily disposed Euro pean. Mr. Williams, a government officer, and Captain Wilson, ha e been sent to the plains to allay the fears of such natives as m.iy have heard the rumor and become alarmed. ?

; •/ Wellington, Saturday. The Government steamer Stella did not go out to the Carlotta, as from her posi tion and the high wind blowing, it was considered of little use. The Carlotta has already begun to break up, and cannot last many iiours. If the present weather continues, it is expected she will have dis appeared to-morrow morning. Dunedin, Sunday.

1 At Forbury Park, on Saturday, a young girl named Mary Powell picked up a loaded carbine and shot a schoolmate, named Edith Evans, on the cheek. The wound is not dangerous. The officei’3 of the Otago volunteers gave a dinner on Saturday night in honor of the Defence Minister, Colonel Whit more, and the Native Minister, Hon. John Saeehan. All the companies were represented, Lieut.-Colonel Stavely in the chair. The various speakers strongly urged that greater facilities should be given by the Government for organising volunteer forces. Colonel Whitmore pro mised to endeavor to get a larger grant nert year, but held that no volunteer companies should be allowed to exist which could not turn out on parade fifty, well-disciplined men. During the evening he intimated that Colonel Gordon had been appointed Inspector of Volunteers. The Hon. Mr. Sheehan delivered a humorous speech, detailing how for many years members of the present Ministry had lived on the cold side of the House, where the sun does, not shine, and there was no warmth or circulating medium. A year ago Plevna fell into their hands and now the Turks were in opposition, and Colonel Whitmore, who represented the Russians, was in charge. Great amusement was here created by a gentle man singing out “you won’t be there long.”' Air. Sheehan replied that it would take a long and hard fight, to get them out, as they had had too much trouble getting in to be easily turned out. He also" said that at a festive gathering it would not be well to introduce the disturb ing element of politic?, and a? to the intentions of the Ministry lie would just leave them as wise as they were before he rose.

A woman named Mrs. Blyth was found dead in bed on Saturday morning. The debate on Mr. Bathgate’s motion for of the Otagp University from that of jSqw Zealand was poftpopgfl on Saturday for a week. ’ ' * l r

THE FRENCH BONAPARTISTS.

At Bassac, near Cognac, a Bonapariist . .ragquejipjwas held recently. 300 guests r iat dinner. Some of the most hictfve leaders of the Bonapartist party Were present and made speeches. M. L’anl de’ Cassagnac, “journalist, soldier, .tatesmiuig patriot,” delivered an address ■m expressing his pleasure at >eing, uiv'the midst of what he called his political family he said they were all united by one common' thought, one of regret, hope, and hatred,—regret for the past, hope for the future, and hatred for die present. (Loud cheera.) He con tinued—Yes, we ail here weep our well ocloved Emperor, who died, like his uncle;-' a victim and a martyr of- popular right, trampled under the feet of feudal Europe. And that pious fidelity, which he swore to the elected of the nation, we have guarded' as a precious deposit, which does not be long to us, and which we are to transmit' to the heir of the liame and dynasty. We believe still, and-now more, than ever, in . the return of the Empire, and one nearer than might be imagined: / Then we par take of. that hatred of the Revolution which has made of you and me implacable enemies of the republic. t - One reason, the speaker went .on to say, for his coming amongst them at the- present time was that the legislative -mandate given by his electors was abh'ut shortlytobe cancelled by a parliamentary majority influeiicedjby blind hatred and passion. They in the Charente had ayenged sl6: invalidation of their Deputy by a triumphant re-election, and he desired it, in order that he. might, with his flag in his hand, and the old dy namic cry on hi 3 ..lip3, raise in his country that legal insurrection in which the elec tion urns formed peaceful barricades. Discussing the situation, M.-.de Cassagnac said the Republicans admitted. the prin ciple of equality, but would refuse to the people that right of pronouncing, on tlxe form of government. What he and his party wanted was to free the people' and render to them tlieir rights. The-JPJmpire ’ and France, he maintained, were one. Royalty was annihilated by the heaping up of a few paving stones, and the Re public was sent to Vincennes by the inter vention of a few commissaries of police ; but it required the coalition of Europe to destroy the Empire, which could not be shaken by the combined force of its • in ternal enemies. France, he continued, was now on the eve of the true Republic, and was going to the Empire. He devoted a considerable part of his speech to show that the Empire was for true civil and re ligious liberty. The revolutionary orgie was about to commence ; the Republican majority of the two Assemblies would be led by the threats of. the violent; the Marshal would fall of himself like a dead branch ; and the Senate, become Republi can, would unite with the Chamber of Deputies. Then would follow the Conven tion, and they would, at that point, be near the Empire, for the Republic would undo itself. MM. Ganivet and d’Omano followed with speeches in a similar strain, which were received with equal applause by the assembly.

Maori Prosre-s.— The “Patea Mail ” says :—The search for Hiroki on tlie "VVai mate Plains has led to excursions over land and to places seldom before visited by Europeans, and “discoveries” have been made. Passing along the ordinary coach road the plains appear to be bounded by bush, which, gradually rising, extends as far as the eye can reach, and apparently without break. It turns out that immedi ately behind the long line of bush bound ing the plains there are extensive Maori clearings, which are cultivated with a care which would do credit to crack European farmers, the land being also surpassingly rich in. quality. Clearings are to be met with from 50 to 10Q or morQaopesip ex tent of thp'finest grass, whietjk. per fectly' clean and free from weecunJrthe in cursions of cattle, and the seed from which will be gathered and sold to Europeans. Some who saw theise clearings for the first time were astonished, both at their ex ten o and the evidence of care bestowed on tiienp

4 Bblio oip. the Floods. ---Among tfig wreckage brought down by the late floods, and which,, cquld it but speak, might pos sibly tell a tale' of horror (remarks the • " jDunstan Times”), is the upper part of the'skill! of a human being with a hole in the side of it, bearing a suspicious regem* blanoe to a bullet hole. ’.-It.-was; found on a nowly-formed bank of gravel, about a mile below Mutton Town Gully, by Mr. Thomas Sims, and has been presented by that gentleman to the Clyde Athenaeum Museum.. Mr. Sims .also .presents a num ber of other bones, amongst which are some of the. moa, in an’.excellent state of preservation, the sinews and skin on some being renpirkably fresh. Altogether the gift is a most acceptable* one.

MONDAY, November n, 1878.]

THE EVENING ECHO.



WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13. AT THE BAZAAR, BURNETT STREET, At 11 o’clock sharp. IMPORTANT SALE. Messrs acland, Campbell, & CO have received instructions from J. Stanley Bruce, Esq., owing to his con templating a visit to England, to s'ell by ' public auction, on November 13, his ver> valuable - FREEHOLD FARM “ ELGIN.” This splendid farm contains 343 acres of excellent .land r -137 -acres of which is in English grass . , About-13b acre* are now laid down in crop, viz., wheat and oatis. rich land, and not an acre has had -more than two grain crops taken out of it. ... ’ Situated towards Wakanui, and only 3$ miles from the Town of Ashburton. Also, ... EXCELLENT 7-ROOMED. HOUSE (NEW.) ‘And most substantially built. . ' Five acres of Garden and Plantation, Orchard, &c.y most tastefully laid out. Tins' i« a grand opportunity to secure a most Valuable, property, and dhe r Auc tioneers would-desire to draw the special ittention of Speculators, and athers to this important sale, as its close ness to the Town arid good general posi tion will render it of great and increasing tralue. ALSO, — On the same date, A SN U G FARM Vo miles from the Ashburton Township, on the WAKANUI ROAD, Messrr. T. Taylor & Hunt’s • property,'R.S. 18039, 19054, containing 60 acres laid down in English grass, well fenced, with a good stream of water running through it. A three roomed house on the property. Terms unusually liberal. For further particulars apply to : ACLAND, CAMPBELL, & CO., Christchurch & Ashburton. lOARDING HOUSE FOR SALE IN THE BEST PART OF ASHBURTON, BULLOCK & CO. have Messrs. - received instructions from the pro prietor, to offer for Sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, At their Rooms, East street, ON SATURDAY, 16th NOVEMBER, That newly-erected substantial and well built House containing— gg ROOMS, Situate in Wills street, a few yards from the Railway Station his two-storyed House is built upon d concrete foundations, having an im ing frontage on the Wakanui road, the bers used being of the best, heavy and l seasoned. The frontage is covered i rusticated boards finished in a su ior manner. The internal fittings have , been carefully attended to, and space been so economised as to give rooms U dimensions, suited either to single fcleman or members of families. On ground floor are several comfortable ng and reading rooms and large dining n most conveniently placed. Attached he building, but under a separate roOJ; large and commodious kitchen of two ns and scullery, fitted with a large mington range and self-supplying er. No pains have been spared to :e it equal to any similar building ;he colony both for convenience and >rc. ehouse is erected upon a £ acre 1 sec- , and that in itself from its position an additional inducement to intend lrehasers. Upon it is erected a corn jus cooperage with bench, and chim at present m to a good tenant, rther particulars can be had from the Terms liberal, at Sale. Sale at 1.30. BULLOCK & CO., Auctioneers.



BULLOCK AND £O. Are Sole Agents for Atkinson’s COOKING, RANGES Which were awarder '*'cn of the highest Honorary Certificates at the .Agricultural Show, 1877. * THESE Ranges, which are now so well known in this district, are made with or ■wilhont boiler, and can lie obtained any size between 2ft. 3 in. and 3ft 6 in. A BARGAIN. FOR SALE.—A First-class Semi-grand , Tri-cord. PIANOFORTE, by one of the most famous makers, Brinsmead and Sons. . Price £SO. Apply ECHO OFFICE. /CHRISTMAS CARDS, Elc., JTor tranumssion to Friend* in England and Eliewkexe via outgoing "Frisco and Suez Mail, at A. W E S T 0 N’S " I tar steSTt, Swam D»o*.



SATURDAY, 16th NOVEMBER. TOWNSHIP <>F OATLANDS SITUATED ON THE WAKANUI RUN gg ALLOTMENTS. MESSRS BULLOCK & CO have re ceived instructions from Messrs Winter and Roberts to offer for SALE BY PUBLIC' AUCTION, At their Rooms, East-streetj Ashburton, on Saturday, the 16th November, 90 Allotments in the Township of Oatlands, situated on the Wakanui Run, being at the junction of 6 main roads, dis tance about -8 miles from Ashburton, 7 miles from Dromore, and 7£ miles from; Chertsey. ' We would call the special attention of speculators and others to this property, as from its position in the centre of a very extensive agricultural district, and being at the junction of so many roads it must of necessity command an extensive share of the trade of the district, thus affording capital business-opportunities for black smiths, saddlers, shoemakers, bakers, butchers, &c., and as it has hitherto been toe case that the earliest selectors in all new; townships have done exceedingly well by their purchases, there is every rea son to believe that this will do likewise. Full particulars given, and plans can be seen at the office of Bullock and Co. Terms liberal, at sale. Sale at 1 30. . BULLOCK & CO., Auctioneers.



Advertisements for the evening Echo wist be sent in flot later than 3 p.m. with the number pf insertions written plainly on the copy,, otherwise they will be inserted till countermanded, and charged acpoidingly# ... Special notices can be received up to 3.30 p,m. for insertion over the Leader, hbt wjll be double scale.- - # . *■ :tibus~Quarterly :in advance,. 65.. J .ik aa : tier annum.- in advance,. ruuners, on.. llelivered to any , UJIt 01 1 - c town, and at any of the Railway stations



ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRIES. A O. AITKEN. CO. have muchiplea • sure. in iniprrning the Gentlemen of Ashburton that they are. prepared to. take orders for New Spring and bummer Suits. A Perfect Fit Guaranteed, ..and at Christchurch Prices. A. O. AITKEN & CO., TAILORS, 11AVELOCK bTREET, ASHBURTON. 1



A Compliment to Lyttecton.— The “Ofcagj Daily Tim 33” says that at a Harbour Board meeting in . Dunedin on Thursday, it was admitted as a fact that vessels could be discharged muon more rapidly at Port Lyttelton than at Dunedin, and especially as regards one important branch of shipping—namely* cargoes .01 timber. A vessel tiicit it takes from tvyo to three weeks to discharge in Dunedin would be cleared of a cargo of thnber in Lyttelton in'four or five days, Rewi’s New House.— Re wi-’s new house at Waitara is nearly finished, and he intends to hold a big “house-warming” to celebrate the event. Tne Hon. Mr. Sheehan will be present, to see what is to be seen, and hear what is to be heard ■ The meeting , is not one caded for political purposes,. the great mass meeting of natives being still fixed for March. —“ Post. ’ 1 Strangers coming L reside in Ashbui ton, leed not be at any loss to find the best estab lishment to visit- and purchase their drapery. Nothing, and general stores. Leaving the Railway Station and turning down Havelock Street, they will sen the establishment of A. j Aitken &• 00., who are now offering special advantages, which exceed any before jffered to "the public. Keeping at alb times 1 very large and exceedingly well assorted stock ff all classes of goods, bought in the best mar vets and on the most favorable terms, enables hem—to use trade jarlan.e —“to do the :hing well;” in fact the goods offered by hem are such as cannot be excelled either n quality or price by a y house in the trade, md are iparked at sue prices that making my abatement is unneu~iary, and the most nexperjenced are enabled to fogy their I 19 favorably n J



ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. IN consequence of Mr. William Boag’s Sale taking place on Nov. 12, and the difficulty of procuring Judges, the Committee have decided to POSTPONE the Show until FRIDAY, Noy. W.i Gentlemen who have consented to act as Judges will please note the above altora> tion. • B. METCALE, 3 .. ; s . Hon. Sec. ashburton races annual, dinner. THE Committee of the above are pleased to notify the acceptance of Mr. T. Quill’s tender for the above Dinner, to be held on Thursday Evening, at 8 p.ra. JAMES WILKIE,