POST OFFICE NOTICES.

/ Mails 4t the Ashburton Post Office clos. 'u follows : /

For Christchurch and North at 10 a. m j. p.tn., and 7.30 p.in;,/. ai y. -' For C.hc'riscy .at i'6 a..ui. daily. For Rakaia at 10 a.in , and 4 p.tn. daily. V For Tinwakl, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream. Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 16.15 a - m - daily. For. Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at •■371-5 p.m-dai ky~-- : For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks. Mo”n Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesday-, and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For -Teinuka, .Xiniaru, and South at 10.15 Tm. aWjpTnr daily.

■ - The outward English mails,, y'q Sah Fran cis-'o, will dose at the Ashburton post office, on Fiictny next,, the Bth.instant,,at. 10 a.m.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The 'following letters are advertised at the Host Office,- : as] having.-' been received from places beyond the Colony, during the month •of September, and remaining unclaimed on the Ist November 1878 : ;: Anderson,- James (2} > nowvx ... 7 . , Collins,; Fred. .. ; ■ . Finnerty, John ,;U ‘ Fhnsen,- Emil , • ; --di : ,iiib ■ nf.t 1 Ford ; ;\y illianr , . n Inkster, Christopher Kelleher, John : Reilly, James Welsh, William. J. ‘W: F. Douglas, Postmaster.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

The Evening Echo. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1878.

Orangemen are reminded .of their Lodge meeting 10 night, in the Templar Hall, at 7-30-

Ashburton Races.—The following nr e the Weights for the Comity Handicap Hurdle Race Agent, I2st. 71b.•; Lone Hand, :i2st. ; Pakeha, list. ; Billy Buttons, lost. iolb. ; Raven, lost. 41b. ; Merlin, iosa 4UO. Nelly Grey, lost. Acceptances will close on Wed nesday, Nov. 11, at 9 p.m., at the Somerset Hotel. ........

Magistrate’s Court.—Before his Wor ship the Mayor yesterday, H. Hudson was sent to Lyttelton for eight days for medical treatment. He was suffering from dd. trim. Saleyards for Waterton. —At a public meeting held on Monday evening, at Waterton,. a committee of twelve gentlemen were ap pointed to canvass the district for shareholders in a projected, company for the erection of saleyards on an acre of ground offered by Mr. John Grigg.

Captain Goldsmith’s Suicide. —Auck- land telegrams stale that the charge against the unfortunate Captain Goldsmith was unfounded. It was of such a character as, had it been substantiated, would have destroy e l his good name 1 for ever. It was to the effect that he had criminally assaulted a girl of ten years, and the child's mother made it without any direct evidence, and, it is said, with the intention of levying black mad upon Captain Goldsmith. The situation was so honibie to the feelings of the the deceased gentleman that it drove him to suicide. it now comes out that the doctor who examined the gill declares no crime was committed, and that at the funeral this medical gentleman read an affida vit, drawn in due form, exonerating the cap tain from the charge. The woman is also said to have a character not in strict accordance with the Jiighes. code of murality. Railway Meeting at Wakanui.- La»t night a public meeting was held in the Wakanui sehoolaouse, to consider the South bridge- Longbeach radway extension scheme presently being agitated. 1 here was a goow attendance of residents in the district, and Mr. G. Sundry presided. The chairman explained the circumstances under which the meeting \ya: caiied, and suggested getting Tp a monstei. . ~e t i ion in favor of a railway line starting from koutlibridge, crossing the Kakaia at Hobble’s Ford and, skirting the sea coast at a distance of about four miles, ex tend on to LongLeacb. The subject wa th-m fully discussed, and a resolution • wa; passed concurring with those passed at similat meetings held at South bridge and Waterton. \ petition, pressing the matter upon. tin. County Councils interested, , was .drawn up un signed in the room, and a committee was appointed to canva,s the district for signatures The necessity of at. least a traffic bridge ove, the Kakaia was dwelt upon' by several speakers. 30,000. —According to the Vienna jour nals, nearly all of which have article, upon him, the eminent savant and anatomist, baron Rokitansky, who died the other day, .dissected upwarfoqf bttww'fcxtte* in fei§

CORRESPONDENCE.

A'c do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed'by our correspondents. $

BETTING.

To the Editor of the Evening Echo.

Sis, —An enterprising spirit amongst

ffto inhabit-mts ox a country is doubties.- -‘in- Cixceilent. tiling Jur that Country. Ft cm me point of View the oid-"-’"proverb Notuiag venture nothing /win” may be x valuable motto, and one 'pel flaps under .which more money has been amassed by individuals than could"p xsoibly -have been jot together by those infllv dials had they ventured nothing in speeaLffon and simply soiled along in. tne beaten track which is not the railroad but the highway to wealth. But reckless speculation is not legitimate enterprise, and when a man plunges into speculation, glamoured by the success of others more fortunate or better informed, and loses heavily on his venture, he ought' to learn after a disappointment or two that speculation and enterprise are two different things. From wild and not only ill-judged but thoughtless speculation the bankruptcy list gels filled j and wherever this passion is rampant financial complica tions ai’e common and disaster frequent. I am prompted to say this by the appear ance presented just now by the press of the coiony. Every day’s paper gives accounts of some race meeting or other-, with statements of the betting. Now, sir, I take it as a bad sijn of the tone' of society in tiiis colony when nearly every city and town in it, with a mile of flat country adjacent, must needs utilise that mile of flat country for a race meeting. I am not averse to tne cultivation of horse flesh, nor to an impetus being given ,to thejproper training of horses by friendly meetings' for a"fair’ trial "of speed-and training ; but I do think the colony suffers by the, countenance to 30 many race meet ings in the colony. Those meetings are held .ostensibly with a view to giving cjuptenance'to the rearing and maintain ing horses of a superior character, and thus by keeping up a healthy emulation between, owners and rearers of hoises to give an impetus and add strength to any desire existing amongst such to keep up and if possible improve the breed of hoises. Such i say is the ostensible object of those meetings, but the actual reason why they receive the support they do is because they afford to men. wit ff whom speculation is a passion run mad an opportunity, of gratifying that passion in the shape of betting. I believe, sir, that more money changes hands during the year in betting in this coiony than is turned over by either the Post Offices, Telegraph Offices, or Stamp Offices of the colony. Nearly every second man you meet is ready to bet. Ido not say he is a‘‘ betting man” in the common acceptation of the term, but he is ready to bet on any matter in which he feels the courage of his convic tions. No matter what the subject/you will find men in this colony ready to bet on it, and this I take as a proof of the gambling spirit which I affirm exists—for betting on horses is j ust as much gambling as dice throwing or any other form in which the gambler may cliobse to gratify his passion. . .. • Now, a man given to betting is not at all. a person to be trusted—that is, to be trusted to deal in his business transactions without a spice of the same passion find ing its way into his mode of business, and I cannot separate from, my mind an idea, that when the betting spirit or passion gets hold of a man’s mind, it does not stop till it has also got hold of his character and habits ; and if it becomes a ruling passion with him—and with many it is so who do not publicly show it—it will go with him to his workshop, to his store, to his counting-house. Are respectable men who ■ desiie to do their business in a

straightforward, honest way, according to the old style and system of a penny’s worth for a penny, doing their duty by either themselves or their country in lend ing their aid and countenance to meetings where money changes hands as the winning of a horse directs l The, question is one worth the consideration of social re formers.—l am, &c., . D. Q.

A Young Suicide. —A boy, aged eleven years, who-was awaiting removal to a reforma tory, under a magistrate’s order, committed suicide in Glasgow gaol by hanging himself to the bars of his cell.

Electric v. Gas Light.—A movement is on foot m Chicago to do away entirely with the present system of using gas to illuminate the streets, and substitute in its stead a dozen elec tric lights at different elevated points. Russian Dishonesty. —We wonder what amount of tiu.h there ts in a certain very ugly rumor that has reached our ears concern ing the cause of the disgrace which has befallen die Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander-in- Chiefol the Russian Arm es. That peculation and dishonesty were prevalent.in all classes.of the Russian Empire we knew, but we had sup posed that the line must be drawn at the Im perial gates—wrongly, we are told. ‘ Good “ News.” —The New York Sun ‘itock isn't a bad thing .to hold. Five shares, >1 the par value of £ coo. brought apiece it an auction sale recently. Strangers coming to reside. in Ashburton tfe often a! a loss to know which is the best ristabli.-diment* to visit for the purchase ol drapery, Clothing, and House-furnishing Iron imagery, and General Stores. Unit <&. Co. -Ifet special advantages to the public that can >e met with nowhere else in'4siiburton. They ;eep at all times the largest and best-asscirleii stock of every class of Goods, imported direct mm the leading manufacturers at home, which ieinp bought entirely upon cash terms, they are pnabled to offer goods. ol.su"h sterling value as .•anhoi be equalled by any other house in the in.de. Every -article in stock is marked at the lowest price,* from which no abatement Is made o that the most inexperienced buy their goods at the ssine juices as the best judges,— Ad vt,

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

C; [By CaijleJ] Calcutta, Nov. 2. The Begum of Bhopal has olt'ered to arm her corps in aid oi uie indian Govern ment. 'alie wuOxe ol tiie Bhopal battalion oiiered to volunteer for service anyvvliere. fcx. Fexehsdueg, Uct. • 2d. .Russia disclaims any connivance at the insurrectionary movement in Macedonia. The official Austrian “ Gazettean nounces that the object of the rising is the extension of Bulgaria to tne riihean Sea. . .it t j■()\, /V I' ■ Nov. 2. " ii- iiTh IRussian, press nqs changed its tone, deprecates directly aiding the 'Ameer j oi Aighanistan, and advocates benevolent neutrality. '‘ ' ; ' ‘ f " £ '' ; • Athens, ■ Oct. 27..., ; , ;,v'A Treaty, of Alliance is being negotiated between'teeryia and (Greece. ’ l ' In consequence of the amount of the Daira debt of Egypt negotiations have been opened between England, France, add Aiistm 1 to • agree' to a proposal for, a European Conference. • • r.;; • t»' - London,' Oct: 30/. England has sent the Ameer of Afghanis tan an ultimatum.

The “ Standard” states that England requifes.from' all parties concerned a strict and literal execution of the'Berlin Treaty. The relations, .bet ween, England and Russia are disquieting, owing to tiie situa tion in Roumexia and the tone of the Russian Rress.

An extraordinary Cabinet meeting was held to-day. Nov. 1.

Mr. Gladstone, speaking at a public meeting on the question of the Afghan and Eastern, policy of ; Government, said that the course adopted caused commercial stagnation, and, taxing a higher ground, he considered it a violation .of .the Consti tution. .Vi.A O

It was officially stated that the reply of the Ameer of Afgaanistan indicates avowed hostility, and it nas been decided that this will be the Ameer’s last ciiance. An Afieedee tribe have tendered their services to the British. There is no cause for anxiety. Tne Ameer’s troops are at Aiimussede.

The .Northern Khelat tribes have ren dered great assistance in furnishing sup plies to the Qaettah column. [Special to Pp.ess Agency.] ... London, Oct. 27 to Nov. 2.

Judgment has been given in the case of the Princess Alice disaster. No blame was attached to anybody. War material is being shipped to India. Subscriptions have been initiated for the relief of the shareholders of the Glas gow Bank. The Directors were committed for trial for embezzling £20,000. The insurrection in Roumelia is spread ing, and the Porte .has complained to the Powers of Russia’s complicity. Two wings of Maynooth College have been burned. The loss is serious. The pictures andlaboratory were saved. It is reported that Government intend granting a gold currency to India. . The Russian staff ha . e printed several thousand copies of a Russian-Atghan dic tionary for use in the army. Count Schouvaloff immediately succeeds Prince Gortschakolf, and Count Orloif comes to London.

There is great anxiety regarding the re lations of Austria and Italy. The former is massing 175,000 troops in the Tyrol. It is understood that the Cabinet re garded war with Russia as inevitable. . Austria has promised active, and France moral, support. Germany remains neu tral on condition of France being quiescent with the view of averting war.

[SPECIAL TO WELLINGTON POST.] London, October 30. The Roumanians, in strong force have entered the Dobruclscha.

Peace . is, seriously imperilled. The Russian press defies Europe, and urges that the ; San' Stefano Treaty should, lie reverted to. The Russian papers also advocate direct assistance being given to the Afghans. England,* Austria, and France are act ing unitedly. Tha English Cabinet has resolved upon a vigorous policy. . October 31.

The position is very critical. An urgent meeting of ■ the English Cabinet has Deen summoned.

Austria actively co-orperates with Eng land in calling on Russia to explain hex recent military movements. The Russian ships of war are being heavily armed and furnished with torpe does.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, Nov. G. Sailed—Wakatipu,. yesterday. The budget was delivered in the As sembly to-day. The estimated revenue for the year is £5,031,155 ; expenditure, £5,331,070. There are no changes in the tariff, and the loan is further postponed.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Acencv.]

Hokitika, Wednesday.

It has been raining heavily for the past two days, and the rivers are again flooded. There is no communication by sea or land. Blenheim, Wednesday.

The police received information to-day that there was good reason for believing that a man'namedW. Newman, of Nelson, had been drowned in the Wairau river. His horse was found on the Tophoase side of the river, and everything wet in the saddle, and both the stirrups • gone. A

telegram ft\m flophouse says—“ No trace of tiie‘body had keen 10-.nd up to 5 o’clock this morning, and no person saw Newman after passing the accommodation house at Manuka Island.” The/e is a great demand here for shearers and musiereis.

Dunedin, Wednesday.

At a meeting of the directors of the New Zealand Waggon Company, held yesterday, it was resolved to proceed with the construction of waggons.

CHRISTCHURCH RACE MEETING.

SECOND BAY.

By Telegraph,

(FROM OUiy OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

,U .V N f f. : £■■* Wednesday; Spring Steeplechase Handicap of • 150 1 sovs, added to a sweepstake of 5 sovs. each for acceptors ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. About three miles, over such- country as the *.<; stewards may direct. ' j‘l \f\f ' Agent 1 Eversley... ... ... ... ... 2 Ivanhoe ... 3 ‘ Fine race/ 1 Won eas ly. ci. viv, 1 Tradesmen’s Handicap of 100 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each for acceptors. Weights to be declared at 7 p. m. < of. the first day of the races. Acceptances by 9 p.m. on the same evening. One mile. Foul Play ... ... ... ... 1 Danebury S. . . ...... ... ... ... 2 Luna ........ ... .... ... 3

Selling Hack Race of 10 sovs. Entrance, 1 sow The winner to be sold for 25 sovs, and surplus to go to the fund. Catcii weights. Post entry. . Half a mile. 1 ' . •/:!',;s | / ; Charley Wallace... ... .... . i... .1

THiitD JUAY.

Racecourse, 1.19 To-day. Metropolitan Handicap of 100 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of, s.sovs. each for acceptors. Second horse to save his stake. Weights t.< be declared by 7 p.m. on the second day of the races. Acceptances before 9 p.m. on the same evening. One mile and a half. Sinking Fund ... ~ ;. • 1 lViaritana... ... ... ... ... 2

Danebury ... ... ... ... 3 Good race. Won by two lengths. Publicans’ Steeplechase Handicap of 75 sovs., added.to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each for acceptors. Second horse to save his stake. The handi cap will appear by 7 p.m. the second day of the races. Acceptances by 9 p.m. on the. same evening. About two miles, over such. country as the stewards may direct. Te Whetunmama ... ... ... 1

E/ersiey..... ... ... ... ... 2 Royalty ... ... ... ... ... 3 Hainan's rede splendidly, and won by a length.

WANTED, A FEMALE SERVANT.

The following rather amusing advertise ment appeared among tiie “ wanteds” in the “ Sydney Morning Herald” lately. As the class of “ helps ’ described are not singular to Sydney, we give it in full : “ Wanted, a ieniale servant, who shall get good pay, tut do little or nothing for her wages. She will not be allowed to bring her box until she sees the sort of place it is, so a bundle will do. She shall not be allowed to do the smallest bit of work over that she has engaged to do ; and if any saving for her employer is noticed she must leave at once ; therefore, the gas mast be left blazing away in the kitchen, pantry, laundry, scullery, her own room, &c. Coals may be thrown away, as they cost nothing. Bread and meat, &c., may be wasted, as it will do for the rats. Never mind how curtains and ocher things are torn in the wash so iong as they are clean, and dried with a nice yellow color. Flowers can be broken from the plants for herself and friends, and as she is naturally an early riser, she may have the pick of the fruit from the trees. Every evening out, and I don’t mind how late she is coming home as long as she is contented and happy ; i’ii sit up for her and smile. My meals X want any time she likes. Never mind smashing things, I can afford to buy more, and they are made to break, not for her to take care of. She must ' dress well, with a train to her dress, and kid gloves, if you please, 'when sue goes out, so that my friends. may think it is a lady going out instead of my seivant. Be suie not to remember what is told to her, so that 1 can do the woxk myself, bhe may quarrel with other servants, it will only make me feel so happy that i will kiss her. My home is a servant’s residence—a kind of refuge for the unemployed, wheie there is little or no work to clo, good bed and feed, and a present of money every week. X will wait upon her and oblige her in e.ery way I can, and, in fact, she shall be mis tress, and when she leaves me I must have a written character from her, to show the next treasure that will study my interest. Please send your photo, with your Sunday clothes on. Address, Mrs. Convenience, Slavey Villa, Welcome street, Sydney.”

Living on the West Coast. ; —During the last fortnight the Westport butchers were “ stumped” for mutton and beef, and had to take "holidays till the arrival of a carcase laden steamer. During the “want,” ham, eggs, and whitebait were the chief “ siiids” of the Westport tables. In that highly civilised township the price of the Xld. loaf is one shilling. Suggesting a reduction, the “ Westport Times” says : “The standard shilling is a convenient coin for calculation', but there is a shrewd suspicion that it makes Jong reckonings. ”

“AS OTHERS SEE US.”

' A correspondent of the “Surrey Comet,” an 'English county newspaper, writes as follows, under date Wellington, July 20th, 1373

“ Most people on landing in New Zea land seem surprised at finding it such a civilised country. They appear to imagine that they are coming to lead a rough and ready kind of life, into which'even a con flict with savages may possibly enter. Consequently some of' them bring with them elaborately fitted tool chests and medxcine chests, and not. unfrequently a perfect armoury of daggers, cutlasses, and le /olvers. -1 the present time, however, it is difficult for liie to realise that'l am not in a bustling, thriving seaport town in England. The shops' "are' filled' with ■ everything, both in the..shape, of ]neces saries and luxuries. that man or woman can wish for, and all the ‘ latest novelties’ that I saw' in ’I/6ndoh', ; where they ffiad been ‘ introduced ; j uSt :as ■ I was > coming atvay, are here staring me in the face. I gO intQ the Police, Court, and there every thing- conspires to make, me * believe that I am back again ifi'England; 1 • There is the patient but kOen-witted ■ and business-like stipendary p The , f active and intelligent’ policeman in the box, the ‘ drunk and incapable’ ■in the dock with; the, old pleas that he- had la drop, but wasn’t drunk,’ that ‘ he met some friend, who gave him a drop, and it.'overcamehim,’ or that ‘he"* was too drunk to remember' what took place ;’ arid filially,'there is the unkempt, evil-smelling crowd at the back of the court,, who are in the habit;of giving vent to ‘‘applause, which-'wasjhumediafelp, sup pressed.’ I go to the meetings of'the Municipal and local government bodies in the ■ and the sight of the benevolent-looking gentleman who’ , pre sides o. er the august a-ssfeixibly, the dappei* looking qleik, and the comiortable well to-do looking elderly' gentlemen sitting round the 'traditional 1 table covered with blue cloth, carries me back, at once to similar scenes in the old country, where, sooth to'say jI 1 have-been'nearly bored to death with discussions on sewage, ( surface drains, gulleys, - and water carts. Our House of Representatives, I .'as regards the officers,.. rides, , and ; forms of; the House, &c., is a perfect copy of the English: Mouse of Commons. - We have our Glad stone, - our Disraeli, our Robert Lowe— yes, and even our Biggar ! Only, as New Zealanders generally imagine that they are a little ahead of the. old country in whatever we undertake, so' do'wfi out-do you in the matter of'our Biggar. Ours lias made a speech 56 hours in length, and he and his fellow-obstructives' have man aged to keep the House sitting from Thursday afternoon till late on Saturday night w ithout an adjournment. There is no doubt/that 1 towns in New Zealand are much ahead of towns of simi lar size in England. What town of 24,000 inhabitants at home, for instance, supports two morning and two evening newspapers, besides several weeklies, as Wellington does i Our'churches, theatres, museum, athenaeum, ' working men’s club, and public institutions, of , all kinds would also be creditable.' to,.far larger towns in England. As another go-ahead spirit of the colony, 1 may mention that we are just opening a steam tramway for running through the principal streets of the city. There is, how ever, one feature about Wel lington which strikes the stranger as curious at first, and that is that all the buildings are built of wood, except a very few brick ones, which are just being run up by way of experiment. Many .of the wooden buildings, however, are so! artfully dis guised that at the first glance they are fre quently mistaken for stone. The reason why they are built of wood is that occa sional shocks of earthquake are felt here. It must not be imagined that New Zea land is a land flowing with milk and honey to all who choose to come here. Clerks would do much better to stay at home, as, although wages ate a little ■ better here, housekeeping is much more expensive. Labourers and skilled artisans would find tneir lot materially bettered, as not only are wages much higher than in the old coun try, but, owing to the high rate of interest, their savings increase so much more ra pidly here. In fact, a steady, frugal, in dustrious man may soon place himself in a position of independence. As‘may be in ferred, it is also a fine country for the capitalist, large or small. He will do well however, not to rush into speculation at once on iiis arrival, hut to wait; or take a situation of some kind for a year or two till he has gained a little colonial experi ence. It is a mistake to suppose that im mediately on your arrival you will at once find numerous . chances of making your fortune immediately presenting themselves to you, or that New Zealand is like that famous fairy-land' where the roasted ducks ran about, crying, £ Eat me, eat. me. ’ A man to get, on here must be made of the right stuff, as he will find plenty of , keen, hard competition to fight against in making his way through the world.”

Offended Justice. —A Sergeant of Police on the West Coast appeared in Court in white gloves, and a brack water proof. The gloves were on regie but the water-proof decidedly hot, and so the Court, aghast at this incongruity of official costume, withdrew into the privacy of chambers until the forgetful representative of law and order had doffed ins slimy integumentum and displayed Ins regula tion blue jumper and pewter buttons. A Tourist Killed by, Lightning.— A toun:t, named Mackenzie, 'was walking over IMacl'dpwn, t ear Dartmoor, 1 recently, towards :lie coast, when a thunderstorm caused him.to take shelter in a .shepherd’s hut. The lightning struck the hut, and the tourist was found dead by the shepherd in a corner of the nut. 11 is watch was (used into a molten mass,' ami the clothing. on his right side was burned oft ' ' "

THURSDAY, November 7, 1878/

THE EVENING ECHO.



s. d . s. d. dutterj inferior to best,'U? 5b I 3 to 0 0 biggs, lj? dozen 10 to I 0 bacon, piime smoked, t? lb 0 10 to 0 0 Hams.in cloth, lb - I 0 to 0 0 Cheese,- prime : quality, ti? lb o 9- . to 0 10 Flour in bags, ioolb 12 6 to 14 0 Oatmeal, 1?' ioolb - 26 0 to 0 0 Lard, 1? lb - - - 0 9 to 0 0



BOARDING HOUSE FOR SALE IN THE . s BEST PART OF ASHBURTON. Messrs, bullock & co. have received instructions from the pro prietor, to offer for Sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, At their Rooms, East street, QN„„SATIJRDAY,_ „16xh._ NOVEMBER, That newly-erected substantial and welT y /built: House containing---; gg ROOMS, Situate in Wills street, a few yards from the Railway Station ■ ; - y v ; •



This two-storyed Houso is b.uilt. upon solid concrete foundations, having an im posing frontage on fhe'Wakanui road, the timbers used being of the best, heavy and well seasoned. 1 The frontage is covered with, rusticated boapds/.finished dn a. su perior manner. The internal fittings have also been 'carefully attended to, and space . has been so economised as do give rpoms i of alldimensions, suited •either' to single' gentleman or inembers' of families: On the ground ( fi° or .are,several comfortable sitting and reading rooms ahd large dining room most conveniently ; ‘ placed. That greatest of desiderata, a good kitchen with large and convenient range, has not been overlooked, and no pains have been spared to make it equal to any similar building in the colony both for convenience and comfort. ‘ A v v ' v v v : “ The house is erected upon a £ acre sec tion and that in itself from its position offers ah additional inducement to intend ing purchasers. XJpon it is erected a com . modious cooperage with bench, and chim ney, at present let to a good tenant. further particulars can be had from the Auctioneers., „ j j\'[ >/[ t }; ,/ Terms liberal, at Sale. Sale at 1,30. BULLOCK & CO., Auctioneers.



COUNTY OF ASHBURTON. RIDING OF MOUNT SOMERS. IN PURSUANCE of “ The Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876,’ I hereby give public notice that the follow ing gentlemen have been duly Nominated to fill the office of Councillors' for the Riding of Mount Somers in the Ashburton County Council .. William Campbell Walker Duncan Cameron Isaac Edward Taylor. And I further give notice that under section 14 of the said Act a Poll will be taken at the Road Board- Office, Mount Somers, on Wednesday, the 13th day of November instant, to elect two gentlemen to serve as Councillors for the Riding of Mount Somers in the Ashburton County Council. . ■*. The 'Poll will, commence at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. ROBERT HARYEY PRATT, . 1.. .. .... Substitute Returning Officer, v Mount. Somers, Nov. 5, 1878. 8 BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. Burgesses are requested to observe X the afternoons of Wednesday, the 13th, and Thursday, 14th, as Half Holi days?, being the days <;£ the Ashburton Races :; also, Friday, the 15th, •as a Whole Holiday, being the day of - the' Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show. THOMAS BULLOCK, Mayor. . Ashburton, 6th November, 1870. 9



CHARLES ME ATE, ' 'Late { Messrs. Gould & Co., Christchurch) BEGS TO ANNOUNCE He commenced business as CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST IN MOORE STREET (Opposite Messrs,* Fr!edl«’ n der s Store), ASHBORTOEI-



NEW BUSINESS, COAL & FIREWOOD MERCHANT F. P. Le Breton, In commencing business bogs respectfully to solicit a share of public support. -3’JR nett Stj?£-et, near Grain Store, and opposite Montgomery buildings. ' j Coal and Firewood.supplied in any quantity to suit customer-s*. and delivered to All parts 01 the district ou the shortest notice. 0R 10 JK ET ! QEIOKETM Ctubs and others - requiring any of tjie requi|)itea>for this universe gftne, go to WESTON’S



• NOTICE. D VERT I SEMEN 'PS for the EVENING Echo mast be sent in not later ll.au 3 p.ni. with the number of iti-ertions wr.ilen plainly on the copy, or they wiil be inserted till counter manded, and charged acohdiiudy. Subscriptions—Qaarterlv, in advance, 6s. ; posted, Bs. 61. ; jrer an'iun, in advance, 225.; 6IJ posted, 3j?. >, d. j weekly, ; paid to runners, 6d. Delivered to any part of the town, ami at airy. of the Kad.vny Stations



ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRIES. AO. AITKLEN & C-X have much plca • sure in in the Gentlemen of Ashburton that they are prepare I to take orders for New Spring and Summer. Suits. A Perfect Fit Guaranteed, and at Christchurch prices. ' " J A. O. AIT KEN- Sz'CO., TAILORS, Havelock Street, Ashburton.