POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close 1; follows : For Christchurch and North at 10 a.m. I p.vn., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10 a.m. daily. For Rakaia at 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a.m. daily. ,' , , , For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p. m. daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.15 p.m. and 3 p.m daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST

The Evening Echo. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1878.

Lonehand’s “On the Daunder” is reserved for Monday. “Chispa” having got over his gout, and come to hand first, takes precedence, as a matter of courtesy to an invalid, and his effusion is given to day. Holiday. —The business men in the town have agreed to close their premises on Anniversary Day (Monday), and an nounce that intention in our advertising column this evening. In consequence of the holiday, the Borough Council will not meet till Tuesday evening. Anniversary Day will be celebrated on Monday, and will be observed as gazetted, a general holiday. We refer our readers to an advertisement in another column of the railway arrangements for the day. He Was Lucky !—lt has been the cus tom in the Ashburton Court to deal smartly with drunk men when they dis turb the business of the sitting. A well dressed drunk to-day persisted from out side the bar in putting the Bench and the legal gentleman right as to the where abouts of an absent witness, confounding H. J. Bristo with another person of that surname. The drunk was dragged by the policeman before His Worship, and— quietly put out of Court! We have seen less. well-dressedmen,.of less “respectable ” appearance, was sent to gaol, without more ado. The School Treat and Prizes. —-At a meeting of the School Committee last night, it was finally decided to hold the school treat on Boxing Day. Reports of the progress of canvassing for subscriptions towards the prize-list were very favorable. Masonic. —The installation of the Wor shipful Master and officers of the Somer set Lodge for the ensuing year took place yesterday evening. l The installing officer —R.W.D.D.G.M:, Brother H. Thomson —conducted the oeremony, which was very impressive. The following were the officers appointed :— ; • W.M C.Bro - Henry Stephenson S.W.. ........‘!,...8r0. Charles Braddell J.W,.......................; v ..Bro. James Bradley 5.D...;....v.N... r. i;v. .v.Bio. Hairy Friedlander J.D /..Bro. AlCx. Donaldson Treasurer; Bro. Rudolf. Friedlander Secretary......... ~-,Bro. W. H.- Zouch* I. ..............Bro. A. O. Aitken Chaplain Bro. the Rey. W. E. Paige Organist Bro. Pass Director of Ceremonies, Bro. J. M. Cambridge Stewards... Bros. J. S. Savage and J. Canning Tyler Bro- H. A. Pickforid On the conclusion of the ceremony of in stallation, the R,W,D. W.M. Bro. Thom son presented Bro. Shearman on behalf of the members of the lodge with a very handsome Past Master’s jewel, which is in every way an exquisite piece of workman ship. On the front of the jewel are the words, “ Somerset Lodge, Ashburton/’ in a circle, within which is suspended a star of gold enclosing a diamond ; on the yibbon are three gold clasps, the upper one being surmounted by a small gold shield, \yjtJj Bro. Shearman’s monogram. On the reyersg is the following inscrip tion —“ Presented to Bro. P.M., R. W. Shearman, by themombers of the Somerset Lodge, 35. C., as a mark of esteem and regard for his valuable services. Ashburton, Dec. 1879.” Bro, Shearman replied in feeling terms. At the close of the business the brethren sat down to an excellent supper in the Somerset Hotel, provided by Bro. Shearman. The usual oyal £nd Masonic toasts were given, songs And a most enjoyable evening

CHISPA’S LETTER.

“lam not yet so bald that you can see my brains. ” —Longfellow.

•My old enemy, the gout, has had me again, and I’ve been down. When the old chap gets hold of me, I cave in from every thing. Pen, ink, and paper are then objects of my special abhorence, so, whether for love or for hatred, the world has then to swing along without a written line from me—either in praise or blame. Every writer, however, is not so fiercely afflicted as I am ; and there are some scribblers who swing along, no matter what the state of their toes, or their stomach. Ashburton has got one of these. I admire him for his brave efforts to con quer his illness, but, for the sake of common decency, he should—when under Cockle —relegate his pen to a healthy hand, or keep his bilious efforts till the jaundice color leaves his eye, and his reasoning powers are clear enough to see the injustice he does himself by putting into the compositor’s hands the production of a brain acted upon by a disordered stomach. First: A venomous attack upon old Alfred Saunders, whom the biliously affected party set down as small-souled enough to lose all admiration for the Governmental policy, because the Govern ment did not find for the said Alfred a portfolio. Bile, sir, bile! Nothing else would induce a “ leader of public thought ” to attribute base motives like that to a man he ought to know better. Second : A snarling leaderette upon poor old LeGrand Campbell, as if, forsooth, everybody don’t know that the good old gentleman’s days upon the Ashburton Bench are numbered, and that soon he will be called away to adorn another sphere of “ equity and good conscience.” And third: An ill-natured poodle-dog bark at Dr. Stewart, because, being entrusted with the selection of school examiners, he did not see his way clear to ask this one and that one, but followed the bent of his own inclination, as he had a perfect right to do. lam not a-bit gouty at this moment, nor in the very least bilious, else I might, if I had a mind, lay my hand upon many, many incentives to all this spleen—but lam perfectly satis fied with the biliousness above referred to.

""'’The following history of the Ashburton Borough Council, since their election to date, was sent to me yesterday on post cards. The card marked No. 2 bore for signature a blacksmith’s anvil:—“Elected in August; have elected a Town Clerk ; drawn up and printed bye-laws ; elected a Borough engineer ; got £1,500 from Road Board, and £5,000 from the County Council; employed one laborer ; rented Council Chambers ; bought minute-hooks, etc. ; bought safe for Borough valuables ; adopted design for seal; spoken at many meetings about water-supply, drainage, footpaths, channelling, asphalting, railway crossings, and reserves ; got plans of new Council buildings ; have engaged one man to do road-making and mending, and are about to engage another to look after him. State of Town at Date.— Boulders as plentiful in the streets as when Wilkie, under the Road Board, was “ boss ” of the town ; footpaths in same state ; nuisances as plentiful ; no appreciable difference in town’s appearance caused by the Council, but great power of talk of what we are to be in the future ; said future seems to be far distant; proper motto for the new seal —“ Great cry and little wool.” (Anvil.)

The new poundkeeper is a brick. He has that enclosure of his always full, and the wandering ones seem to trot in plenti fully. He is ever so much an improve ment upon the old state of affairs. But somehow the young cabbages, and peas, and things get reaped down, without any sheaves left to show where the harvest commenced and ended. I can still get a moke of an evening if I like t>y just keep ing my gate open and waiting till an industrious quadruped, hunting his own supper, walks in to try the fertility of my plot.

Old Jones wouldn’t stump up for the school children’s prizes and treat. Not he. He had a better use for his money. He would rather give the young rascals a proper dressing down—they wanted it, he knew. Just then Thomson came along from the morning train. Jones hadn’t seen him for years, and an adjournment to the back parlor was the preliminary to a drink and a hunting up of old school boy days and yarns. Thomson vividly and gleefully described their school treat of twenty years ago, in Yorkshire. Jone 3 remembered it as -it were yesterday, and became in spirit a schoolboy again, remark ing that the remembrance of those youth ful times stuck to a man all through life, and it was pleasant to hark hack on them in after years when an old chum like Thomson hove in sight from the far past. Robinson overheard the remark and took the poetry out of it by saying—“ And yet, you old skunk, you won’t stand a bob or two to let the picanninies up the way there get a red-letter day in their lives. ” J ones chased a half-sov. into the comer of his pocket, and I’ll go bail if Weymouth Roberts or George Parkin meets him with a subscription list before the devil gets hold of his heart again, he’ll bleed.

Chispa.

A Proposed Act of Parliament for the disestablishment of the English Church has been drawn up by the Rev. Mr, Mac konochie, the extreme Ritualistic rector of St. Alban’s Church.

Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, a boy of an erect figure and a heavy face, is to enter a mili tary academy by-and=by. When he is seventeen he will go into the army. Frozen hard by exposure to the wintry air and dispatched to England, packed in ice, Canadian salmon are finding their way in large quantities to English markets.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

YESTERDAY.

Before A. LeGrand Campbell, Esq., R.M. CIVIL CASES. Quill v. Wilkie.—Claim, £2O. Mr. Branson, with him Mr. Ireland, for the plaintiff; Mr. Crisp for defendant. • This was a claim for a dinner supplied to the order of the defendant, who is the secretary of the Ashburton Racing Club. Thomas Quill said he was proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, Ashburton. The defendant came to him, and agreed to guarantee 40 persons for a dinner, if he would supply ono. He agreed to supply a first-class dinner for 10s. per head. They wrote out an agreement, and signed it. The agreement was taken . away by Mr. Wilkie.

The agreement was here handed in to the Court, but was objected to by Mr. Crisp, on account of not being stamped. The fee was ultimately paid by Mr. Bran son, and the document put in as evidence. His Worship, during an interruption of Mr. Crisp’s speech, decided in favour of the plaintiff, but, on Mr. Crisp claiming that he had not been fully heard, the case was adjourned till to-day. Rimer v. Makeig.—An adjourned case from last Court day. Damages in the sum of £2O were awarded by the Court. Stanley v. Findlay.—Claim, £3 Bs. 2d., for attendance as monthly nurse. Mr. Ireland for plaintiff, Mr. Branson for defendant. Judgment for defendant with costs.

Robinson v. Sando. —Claim, £lB on promissory note. Verdict for plaintiff. Fowler v. McDonald —Claim £3l9s. 4d., and Fowler v. Thomson, claim £2l9s. 6d. Judgment with costs in both cases. TO-DAY. Richard Fitzgerald, drunk and disorderly yesterday, was fined £l. Thomas Milner was fined 10s. for the same offence. James Smith was disposed of similarly. Jame 3 Franklin, for malicious injury to property, was ordered to pay ■ the amount of the damage, and £5 costs, or, in default, one months’ imprisonment. Prisoner chose the alternative. James Smith, charged on a warrant with the crime of beastiality two years ago, was remanded till Friday next. THE DINNER CASE. Quill v. Wilkie—This case was ad journed from yesterday. Mr. Crisp for defendant stated that in this case he re presented no one but the defendant, and did not appear as the agent of the Racing Club. He then proceeded with his defence, but Mr. Branson held that the defence was concluded yesterday, and that Mr. Crisp had now no right to add pleas for nonsuit to the one he had already laid. Mr. Crisp claimed that the adjournment of the Court had prevented him from laying down the pleas he now meant to give. His Worship ruled that Mr. Crisp was entitled to go on, and he proceeded with his argument. Mr. Crisp in con clusion asked for a non-suit.

Mr. Branson then addressed the Court, contending that the contract for the dinner was signed in effect by Mr. Quill in that he wrote the agreement upon one of his own printed billheads, which was sufficient for the purpose of a signature. Besides Mr. Wilkie, when he signed the contract, took the document away with him, thus preventing Mr. Branson’s client from affixing his signature. Mr. Wilkie had been the other contracting party, and he was liable, not the Club. The latter had written denying that they did not recog nise the contract, and of course Mr. Wilkie was the only person they could sue. He (Mr. Branson) did not care if the defendant’s case was good in law, it was not good in equity and good con science.

Mr. Wilkie, the defendant, said that by instruction of a majority of the Committee he had asked for tenders for a race dinner at per head from Messrs. Shearman and Quill. His instructions were that if Quill’s was the same price as • Shearman’s he was to have the preference. Called on Mr. Quill, who wrote the document produced. Wilkie signed it. On %itness leaving, Quill asked if he might advertise it in the Echo. Answered that that would not be fair to the Committee and Shearman, but that evening an advertisement appeared in the Eeho bearing witness’ name as a signature to the announcement. The Com mittee were disgusted at this proceeding, and decided to have no race dinner at all. Was. perfectly certain that Mr. Quill understood that the Race Club was to have no dinner.

By Mr. Branson : Had power to close with Mr. Quill at once, but was not authorised by the whole Committee to do so. Was not -aware of any row with Shearman on the matter of the dinner. Objected to the advertisement appearing in the paper because it made him look like a publichouse tout. Went to Quill with a man named Bristo, who has levanted, and told him the contract was off.

Mr. Crisp was Chairman of the Racing Committee, and remembered Wilkie coming to him and saying that the adver tisement that night in the Echo was not authorised by him. Did not think Mr. Wilkie had complete authority from the Committee to tell Mr. Quill that there would be no Club dinner.

His Worship found for the plaintiff with costs.

Lancaster v. Maddox. —Claim, £0 4s. Defendant offered 10s. a week till the amount was paid. Plaintiff said the defendant was earning 12s. a day, and was fully able to pay. Judgment for plaintiff—£l per week instalments. Boyle v. Tate.—Mr. Branson for plain tiff, Mr. Ireland for defendant. Claim, £6 2s. 6d., for arrears of rent alleged to be due by defendant, The defendant had

taken the house on the understanding that he was to have it for 255. a week, the rent to be collected monthly. Plaintiff held that a month’s notice was necessary, and sued for that amount with costs. Judgment for a fortnight’s rent paid into Court with £ll4s. costs.

Fox v. Fraser.—Plaintiff nonsuited.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By Submarine Cable.] London, Dec. 12;

A destructive hurricane visited America, causing immense damage, especially in Nova Scotia, New England, and the Mid dle States.

Dec. 11,

It is rumored that Mr. Pope-Hennessy is appointed Governor of New South Wales.

The wreck reported by the German sailor of the barque San Jaun, bound from Sydney to London, is doubted. London, December 12. A Liberal has been elected by a large majority for Maldon. Parliament adjourns for the Christmas holidays on the 17th. Constantinople, Dec. 12.

The Porte sent a note to its represent atives abroad notifying the change of Ministry, with the object of arranging international difficulties, all foreign ques tions, and the fulfilment of the Berlin treaty. London, December 13. The police have arrested a man who issued threats against the Queen’s life and demanded a change of Government. Alex. Quilton and A. W. Glen Walker are bankrupts. Liabilities, £445,000. The Italian Parliament have refused a vote of confidence in the Ministry.

AUSTRALIAN

Melbourne, Dec. 13. The Government has decided on'offering £IOOO for the capture of Edward Kelly, and £SOO for the three others. Adelaide, Dec. 13. The English Eleven in their first innings made 185. The South Austra lians in their second innings have lost seven wickets for 61 runs. Sydney, Dec, 13. It is understood that the Chinese sea men will strike to-night. Sir John Robertson has failed to form a Ministry. It is probable that Sir H. ParkeS will now be sent for.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency and Exchanges.] Auckland, Friday.

Mr. Macandrew proposes to extend the railway station temporarily to Queen street wharf, along Customhouse street. Sir George Grey visits the Thames with Mr. Macandrew about the end of next week to turn the first sod of the railway. They will go to Waiwera and Wangarei to morrow.

Sir George Grey will probably address a public meeting in Auckland before going to the Thames.

Wellington, Friday.

After the Ist January next the post offices at Oamaru, Timaru, and Wanganui will be constituted chief offices. The undermentioned new postal districts will therefore be established :—The postal dis trict of Timaru will extend from Waitaki River to the River Rangitata, and include all sub-offices now established within the counties of Waimate and Geraldine. The following sub-post offices, which are within the proposed postal district of Timaru, mil be under the immediate control of the chief-postmaster, Timaru : —Albury, Blue Cliffs, Burke’s Pass, Cave, Fairlie Creek, Geraldine, Hilton* Makaitva, Orari, Otai, Pareora, Pleasant Point, Pleasant Valley, Pukaki Ferry, Rangitata, Sandie Town, Silverstream, St. Andrew, Temuka, Timaru (chief office), Waihao, Waihi Bush, Waitohi Flat, Wasdyke, Winchester. Mr. W. Beswick is to be acting chief postmaster for the postal dis trict of Timaru and Mr Fredk. Bicknell acting chief postmaster for the Oamaru district.

Bearing on some rumors circulated in the colonies as to the position of the Aus tralian and New Zealand Land Company, when the failure of the Glasgow Bank was announced, private advices have been received by to-day’s Suez mail confirming those which stated that that company is not involved with the Glasgow Bank; that merely a proportion of the company’s shares had been pledged to the Bank, it is assumed, by individual shareholders, and therefore in no way affecting the position of the company. Advices also state that the directors of the company wired to their agents here to withdraw any proper ties possible that had been advertised for sale under previous instructions. The following resolutions are to be pro posed at the forthcoming meeting on the Chinese question : —(1.) “ That the citi-. zens of Wellington, in public meeting assembled, desire to place on record their determination to oppose the introduction of Chinese labor into the colony.” (2.) “ That this meeting adopts to the fullest extent the policy of anti-Chinese petitions. (3.) “ That all towns and districts in New Zealand be heartily welcomed to co-operate with Wellington in the cause.” It is said the General Government will allow their officers from Christmas Day to the following Monday morning as a holi day. Gkeymouth, December 13. Brindle’s Racecourse Hotel was burned to the ground this morning. The landlord, wife, and family barely escaped with their lives, and nothing was saved. The insur ance is £SOO, and on the furniture £IOO, in the South British,

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton, Saturday. Arrived —The ship Marlborough, from Plymouth, with immigrants, 78 days out, and all well.

Nelson, Saturday. The Grand Lodge of Good Templars closed its session yesterday, and l:ist night the delegates addressed a public meeting in the theatre, which was crowded to excess in every part. They spoke in warm terms of the reception they had met with here, and of the beauty and delightful climate of Nelson. They„ leave., per Arawata to-morrow. Auckland, Saturday. The Theatre Royal had a narrow escape last night. At midnight a. fire.broke out in the shop occupied by Hoag, tobacconist and fruiterer. It was discovered by smoke issuing through the shutters. The fire brigade promptly. arrived, and a strong force of water extinguished the fire. Damage, about £SO. Another in cipient fire occurred in the Auckland Timber Co.’s Mill at three this morning, but was put out with a few buckets of water. No damage. r -. - - Wellington, Saturday.. The “NewZealander,”.referring to its statement that the Speakership of the Upper House would be offered to Sir William Fitzherbert, says . its statements should not be assumed'to be authoritative, and that in this particular matter its con jecture was premature. Not only has no such offer been in contemplation by Go vernment, but it has not yet considered the most fitting successor to the late Speaker.' • • ■ ■; -

A MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.

A wedding in high life took place in this town the other day (says the “Queensland Times,”) being that of Lord Henry Phipps, third son' of the Marquis of Normanby, to Miss Norma Leith-Hay, second daughter of Mr- James Leith-Hay, Police Magisr trate of Condamine. The ceremony, from the social standing of the parties, excited more than usual interest, and was wit nessed by a very large concourse of people. Indeed, during the performance of the ceremony, which took place, in St. Paul’s Church, there was scarcely standing room in the building, the “ elite ” of our com munity being fully reprsented. The bride presented a very pretty appearance. She was dressed in white corded silk, trimmed with Limerick lace, with the usual additions of flowers, veil, orange blossoms, and silver ornaments. . There were six bridesmaids—r-viz., Messrs Flor ence Leith-Hay, Haly, Cardew, North, Gertrude Leith-Hay, and Louisa Leith- Hay ; the principal bridesmaid being Miss Haly. The bridesmaids also presented a very handsome appearance, being dressed in . white and pink, with silver necklets and lockets, the gift of the bridegroom. The groomsmen comprised Major Moore and Messrs Labertouche, C. Leith-Hay, Alex ander Campbell, Cran, and George Leith- Hay ; the second named gentleman—who came up from Sydney, and is a personal friend of the bridegroom acted as best man.

The marriage ceremony was conducted by the Rev. J. Mosely (who baptised the bride when an infant), assisted by the Rev. J. H. L. Zillmann, rector of St. Paul’s Church. The introductory , and concluding parts of the service were read by Mr. Zilhnan, and the marriage cere mony proper was performed by Mr Mosely. The bride was given away by her father; and the whole party presented a very gay appearance. The walk leading to the church door was lined on either side by a numerous assemblage of spectators, and as the bridal party left the building, at the conclusion of the ceremony, the pathway was strewn by some of the young ladies present with a number of handsome flowers—a pretty compliment, which both the bride and bridegroom gracefully ac knowledged. The wedding breakfast took place at the residence of the bride’s father. A very large company sat down, about fifty-six ladies and gentlemen having been present. The bride’s cake—a really hand some one—was, in accordance with cus tom, held over the bride’s head, the chief bridesmaids cutting the first slice. Vafious toasts were proposed, among them being the health of the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby. The company was a very happy one, and was as gay as happy ; and wishes for the happiness and prosperity of the newly-wedded pair were freely ex pressed. After breakfast the happy couple drove away in a four-in-hand to their home on the Logan, the of the bridal pair being, in accordance with ancient custom, celebrated by quite a shower of rice, com, old shoes, and the other things usually called into requisition on such occasions. We heartily wish Lord Henry and his fair young bride a happy and prqperous career.

Hard Lines. —ln the graphic language of the “ Manawatu Times,” we learn that “ Constable Gillespie has given up the sponge.” Ever since his introduction into the district he has been paying a heavy rent out of his small stipend in the vain and delusive hope that the Minister of Justice would be shamed into fulfilling the promise of building police quarters. Having at last awakened to the fact that it is a useless expenditure, he took up his quarters in the lock-up, lately vacated by two lunatics. However, he paid deeply the penalty of his temerity, for, besides spending a night in i torture,, he .fotmd upon interviewing a mirror next morning that the millions of mosquitos which had sampled the quality of, his, bipod had by no means improved his personal appear ance by the process. Under the circum stances he was again compelled to make a change, and npw; sleeps peacefully in the sanctum of the R.M., with the goddess of Justice watching over tos slunffjtfrs,

SATURDAY, Dkcembsr 14, 1878,]

THE evening echo.



s. d. s. d. Butter, inferior to best, $ lb o 0 to 0 0 Eggs, dozen - * 1 2 to I 0 Bacon, prime smoked, $ lb o 10 to 0 0 Hams in cloth, $ lb i 0 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, if? lb o 9 to 0 10 Flour in bags, v loolb 12 6 to 14 0 Oatmeal. $ ioolb * 26 0 to 0 0 Lard, if? lb - - - 0 9 to 0 0



Christmas Announcements, CHRISTMAS TREE FOB THE CHILDREN OF ASHBURTON, AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. MRS. MOREY begs to inform parents that she will have a CHRISTMAS TREE ON TUESDAY, 24th DECEMBER. Tickets—One Shilling Each. All Prizes, and NO BLANKS. For convenience of ladies residing in the country the first drawing will take place at 2 o’clock and continue until half - past 6. GIRLS’ TREE. Ist prize —Very Handsome Dressed Doll, value two guineas. Other prizes— Large China Tea Sets, Doll Houses, Cradles, Cots, Work Boxes, Writing Desks, with a variety of other beautiful toys. BOYS’ TREE. Ist prize—Rocking Horse. Other prizes —Cricket Bats and Balls, Garden Tools, Writing Desks, Horses and Carts, with a variety of toys suitable for boys. Christmas comes but once a year, ■ _ So give the children some good cheer. A REAL CHRISTMAS TREAT FOR CHILDREN, TUESDAY, 24th, At 2 o’clock sharp. Not less than 1000 Prizes. MRS. M~OREY, Tancrbd Steiet, Ashburton, Next to Mr. Chapman, House Decorator. CHRISTMAS IS COMING! CHRISTMAS CAKES. TAYLOR & LILL, Bakers and Confectioners, BEG to call the attention of theii numerous customers and the public generally, to their intention to make a very Extensive Display of Supeiior CHRISTMAS CAKES to suit all classes, ranging in price from Two Shillings upwards. The quality is guaranteed to be First-class, and second to none in Canterbury. The following different kinds of Cakes will be kept in stock for Christmas : Rice Cakes Cumberland Cakes The Lome Cakes Sponge Cakes, in great variety Seed Cakes Currant Cakes Queen Cakes &c.,..... &c., &c. Fancy Biscuits of all kinds. Pastry in Great Vakiett. N.B.—Orders for Iced Cakes must bo sent in at once. ; TAYLQR & LILL, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. All orders punctually attended to, and sent in early. ‘'( V 142 t h < 8 H C/3 b-< w o OIKCieiSTIMLAJS CAKES. CHRISTMAS. D W # hi Ui s > rK Manager of the Central Tempe rance Hotel wishes it to be known that he has on hand a Great Variety of Chmtmw Cakes, ranging in price from FIVE SHILLINGS. 'T.O :• Five Guineas. Inspection Invited at the CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Havelock Street, Ashburton.' 137 CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS. FANCY GOODS, in Great Variety, for CHRISTMAS, Selling at Remark ably Low Prices, for Cash, at MRS. MOREY’S Fancy Repository, Tancred Street, Ashburton, near Chapman’s, Remember the Christmas Trcf en the only lb SOO



Special Notices. FENCING WIRE. TONS Just Received and on Sale at LOWEST PRICES. A. O. AITKEN & CO., Havelock Street. WE, the undersigned, beg to notify that our places of business will be CLOSED on MONDAY, Dec. 16th, being Anniversary Day. FRIEDLANDER BROS. ORR & CO. FIRTH, PASS, & CO. ACLAND, CAMPBELL, & CO. WILLIAM GAYIN. BULLOCK & CO. W. MONTGOMERY & CO. J. FOWLER. J. M. CAMBRIDGE. 146