The Evening Echo, M6hday 5 July 18, 1878,



Saunders Bros. HAVE J? A to LEND upon TOWN dJ ■KjOOO SECTIONS and othei '3 FREEHOLD SECTIONS PROPERTY. to be INVESTED in FREEHOLD Security. 09 Q aa to be ADVANCED m ct«/WjOUvJ Sums of and upwards. Preference given to town sections and house securities. to be ADVANCED cfcsJ/Mti OijOC/v/ on GROWING CROPS) LIVE STOCK, and other AG RICIILT U RAL Security. » Tessrs SAUNDERS BROS, have for lVi Sale, Situated on the NORTH BANK of the RAKAIA, 4000 acres, partly improved. 690 ~ unimproved 67 e ~ fenced . 760 ” 400 of which are now m Turnips 72 ~ unimproved 400 ~ ~ WAKANUI DISTRICT. 490 acres, 13° which are ploughed 201 ~ highly improved 201 House, Stable, &c. hi ~ » 93<5 » ” 200 ~ ,) Sixty Acres four miles from the Township. Several Valuable Town Sections. DRAUGHT HORSES. rpHE Undersigned have FOR SALE a JL Number of Broken and Unbioken COLTS now to be seen in their Paddocks, adjoining the Ashburton Domain. SAUNDERS BROS. 1 NOTICE TO FARMERS, HORSE ' BREEDERS, AND OTHERS.. THE Advertisers are prepared to Receive HORSES for Sale by Public Auction or Privately, and to make Liberal Cash Advances on same. Good PADDOCKS and Plenty of FEED tor St ° Ck ' .SAUNDERS BROS. c. PERCY COX, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, AND VALUATOR, ASHBURTON gpARMS to LET and SELL, of all Sizes Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, Situated near Chertsey Dromore Wakanui Winckmore Gould & Cameron’s Westerfield Hinds Rangitata Money Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. DECLARATION OF WAR. WHEN the first note of prepaiation was sounded in the East, and the war cloud was no laigcr than a man’s hand, and while the principal potentates of Europe, though breathing peace, were silently girding up their loins for a straggle as fierce in the encounter and more baneful in its results than any which has hitherto devastated the face of our mother earth—it was then that he sought every means in his power lo avoid such another calamity that befel ■ Plevna, by-obtaining for the coming winter a very Large Assortment of Horse Cloths, Oil skin Leggings, and Sou’-westers, to enable the inhabitants of Ashburton to stand a long Winter Siege. WHO LIAS DONE TPIIS? Why, THOMAS DUDSON, SADDLER, Burnett Street, And, lor further emergencies, has on hand the Largest and Best Stock of Saddlery and Saddlers’ Ironmongery ever exhibited in Ash burton. PUBLIC NOTICE. JOSEPH HYDE, PRACTICAL COPPERSMITH AND BRAZIER, TIN, IRON, AND ZINC PLATE WORKER, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has com menced business in TANCRED STREET, where he hopes by strict attention to business, combined with moderate charges, to merit a fair share of public patronage, N.B.—•Repairs neatly executed.



SPECIAL S -A. LIE AT ORR AND GO’S. We beg to announce the arrival of a Large Shipment of Goods, ex Himalaya, from London, and have resolved to clear a great portion of our very EXTENSIVE STOCK AT A SWEEPING REDUCTION to make room for ail Immense Lot of Goods to arrive by the Columbus, now due. 4 cases of Ladies’ Costumes will be sold at 17s 6d to 30s 2 cases of Knicker Winceys, reduced to 6d per yard 2 cases of Twilled Tweed Wincey, very wide, 8d per yard 1 case of Tartan Plaid, reduced to is 6d per yard 4 cases of Flannels, reduced to is 2d per yard 2 cases of Fingering Wool will be sold during this sale at 3s iod per lb 4 bales of Blankets, at 14s 6d, 16s 6d, up to 45s 1 case of French Merinos in new shades, brown, green, etc 3 cases Brown Hollands, at Bd, iod, is, up to is 6d per yard 2 cases All Wool Shirtings at reduced prices 2 cases Ladies’ Jackets, good shapes and nicely trimmed I cases of Ladies’ Stays, nice-fitting goods I case of Ladies’ Silk Scarfs, frilled edges, etc I case of Josephine Kid Gloves 4 cases Fancy Hosiery 1 case Diess Buttons, Fringes, etc 2 cases of Gents’ Overcoats i case of Boys’ Overcoats 4 cases of Clothing, best goods 8 cases of Colonial-made Goods just to hand Special attention is called to out 4 LARGE STOCK OF LADIES’ AND GENTS.’ BOOTS, in Colonial and English make. CHILDREN’S BOOTS IN GREAT VARIETY. The above goods are now]opened up, and as will be seen from prices quoted, will be sold at the smallest remunerative profit, our chief object being to keep the LARGEST AND BEST STOCK IN ASHBURTON, So that the public may get all classes of Drapery, Clothing, House-furni mg Ironmongery, and General Stores within easy reach, and at prices which cannot be beaten by any house in the Colony, as we believe the public would prefer pur chasing in Ashburton to sending their orders elsewhere. 0 33. 33 IsT 3D C Q



Advance Ashburton (SJ): p,f *TL^ rHB EATEISTXIsrG- ECHO NEWSPAPER East Street, Ashburton. o ie;< proprietors of the Evening Echo have much pleasure in presenting their numerous customers with an enlarged edition of this paper, and in thank ing the public for their very liberal support hitherto, beg to solicit a continuance. The Echo is circulated daily throughout the County and district, and offers special advantages to advertisers. Advertisements can be taken for three, six, or twelve months, on very Reasonable Terms. Auctioneers and Commission Agents liberally dealt with. Casual advertisements as per scale. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : In advance - - per quarter 060 „ - - ~ (posted) 086 „ - per annum 100 Or, delivered to all parts of the Town, 6d. per week. Commercial, and General Printing. This department is supplied with every requisite for Of every description, and for Style, Design, and Cheapness, . Cannot be equalled in Ashburton or surpassed in the Colony. Billheads of any size or pattern Memorndum Forms Receipt and Order Books Circulars and Envelopes Plain and Fancy Cards Fancy Labels, any size Ball Programmes and Tickets Vellum Address Labels, Catalogues Societies’ Rules, Forms, etc., Pamphlets, Handbills, Posters of any size, Colored Inks or Paper Mourning Cards. gSTNOTE THE ADDRESS— THE “EVENING ECHO” OFFICE FTTBDTESS & IDIiXIOISr, PROPRIETORS, EAST STREET, ASHiURTON



CHARLES BRADDELL, i ACCOUNTANT& GENERAL AGE Agent for Press Company, Limited. Secretary Town Hall Company. Agent for National Insurance Company. Removed .to Montgomery’s Buildings, entrance from East and Burnett Streets. CANTERBURY DYE WORKS. (Near the Post Office) C H R IS T C II URCH. J SELLARS is still Dyeing to Live, am<l • Living to Dye. Ashburton Agents: FURNESS & DIXON, Where particulars may be obtained, and Orders left. •j-y* wit ess a M . NE ALAS, Boot & Shoe Importer, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, Wishes the public to know that he has just completed improvements in his shop, and is in receipt of a . Large Winter Stock of Boots and Shoes, of eveiy description, which can be guaranteed as the best in the market, and will be SOLD at CHRISTCHURCH PRICES. His or dered work, sewn or pegged, is well-known to be the best in the district. Repairs attended to. (<THE EVENING ECHO.’ I'pll E E Town Agent, MR. A. WESTON, East Street! NOTICE. THOMAS WILLIAMS, Tinware, . . BUILDER, UNDERTAKER, CABINET MAKER, WHEELWRIGHT, &c., WISHES to notify to the public that he is prepared to execute all orders entrusted to his care in any of the above branches. Every description of Furniture made, and repaired at Christchurch prices. One trial in this respect will satisfy. Funerals furnished and conducted at reduced prices. As each department is under the charge oi practical men, and as T. W. employs only first-, class hands, customers may rely on having their orders executed in a thoroughly workman t like manner. Plans Prepared and Estimates Given. Note the Address— THOMAS' WILLIAMS, (Near Railway Station) Tinwald. STATUARY! STATUARY 1 A GRAND Display of some of the Finest Models extant. Casts from the works of the Best Masters. A Rare Chance for the Adornment of the Drawing-room, Portico, or the Garden. FURNESS and DIXON, STATIONERS’ HALL, EAST STREET.: GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. " BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural ■ laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of, the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by the judi cious use of such articles of diet, that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong; enough to resist every tendency to disease. Flundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood., and a properly nourished frame.” —The Civil Service Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO., Homoepathic Chemists, London. HEALTH FOR ALL. HOLLOWAY’S PILLS AND OINTMENT THE PILLS Purify the Blood, correct all disorders of the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and Bowels, and are invaluable in all com, plaints ineidental to Females. THE OINTMENT is the only reliabli remedy for Bad Legs, Old Wounds, Sores, and Ulcers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Coughs, Colds, Gout, Rheumatism, and all Skin Diseases it has no equal. Sold by the Proprietor, Thomas Holloway, 533, Oxford Street, London, and by all Medicine Vendors- throughout the World. Printed and Published by SMITH JAMES Furness and Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Monday, July is f 1878, M