POST OFFICE NOTICES.

. .Mails at the Ashburton Tost Office close bj follows : Forvl Christchurch and North at 10 a. m. kp.m., and 7,30 p.in,, ■ daily. For ChertSey at 16 a.m. daily. For Rakaia at 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. ' For Tinwald, Winslow,Minds. Coldstream, kangithta, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, il 10.15 a.m. daily. ‘ For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at ?. 15 p.m. daily.’ * ■" ' r ' For Temukn, Tinnru, and South at 10.15 m. and 3 p.m daily. For Greenstreet, Asiihurton Mo”tu Somers, and Ashburton Gorge. on '..Tuesdays and Fridays at 10. 30 a.m. ~t ;, / r . '.W;' ST, G.i Douglas, . postmaster.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

The Evening Echo. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1878.

The Echo. —The Mayor and Councillors having requested the burgesses to observe a holiday on Friday, and as the Prince of Wales’ Birthday has been allowed to pass over in Ashburton without any celebra tion, the proprietors of the Echo have decided that their staff shall enjoy a holiday to-morrow, consequently there avill be no publication of the Evening .Echo on the 15th inst. The Marionettes. —The Royal Mario nettes entertainment is enjoying great popularity in Ashburton. Last night the Hall was crowded. The body of the building was packed even to the spare room on the stage, and every part of the gallery from winch a view of tlic stage could be obtained was occupied. The Company c.chibit to-night again and to morrow night. Race Dinner. —The race dinner will this year be in the hand* of Mr. T. Qiili, of the Commercial Hotel. The splendid dining room of the Commercial is admir ably suited for such a banquet, and doubt less Mr. Quill’s well-known credit as a caterer will be sustained by. an excellent bill of fare. The dinner takes place at 8 o’clock.

The Cattle Show. —About 300 entries have been received for the show by Mr. Metcalf, the hon. sec. The show takes place to-morrow at Tinwald, with every promise of success. A special train leaves the .Tinwald station for Ashburton at 4.4.5 in time to catch the 5 p. m. north train. Hew Photographic Establishment. — Mr- E. Teague, photographer, advertises the opening of a ne.v studio near Mr. Anst-ee’s boarding house. prem scs are only temporary, and Mr. Teague iu ji e 'ncb building suitable primness soon. A Show Sale. —Messrs, Bullock and advertise that they aHU hold a sale of prstock, implements, &c., immediately after t ho show to-mor row. Entries can be made witil the auc tioneers up to the time of sale. Cricket— English v. Colonial. —On S iturday a match will be played in Mr. Hay T. Smith’s paddock, between a team of players born in England and another with having their nativity cart in the colonies. The “ All England” eleven will be made up of the following players : ,he brother Buchanan (R. M. captain), Westenra, Main waring, Denshere, Field, Hoy cl, T. A. Grant, Pearce, Price, and Ireland. The colonial team have not yet veen decided upon. New “Native Lord.”— We hear that- Mr. H. K. Taiaroa. the representative of the Southern Maori electoral district, is vbout to le called to the Upper House. ..here are likely to be several candid ates for the scat in the House of Repre sentatives that will be .rendered vacant,- — “ Otago Daily Times.”

Cyprus Wine,— The London wine me?-' chants are sending la-rgb "orders to the ilediterrsnean for Cyprus win», which is likely to become a most popular brand. Californian Wheat. —lt L stated that 'or the part two or throe years there ha?: >cen a deterioration Id' iho quality o Jalifornian wheat, or rather in the con lition in which it has been seat to market Another Libsl. ; —The Mayor of South hjimdin has taken action for..defamatio f character against Mr. J. Gliss, boot maker there. The language is said t nave been used'afa recent meeting on the jpwtipjj la

Rowdy Ratepayers. -—The South Dun edin Borough Council held iti us ual meet ing on Monday List, and - m >re disgraceful behavior than tjhat exhibited 0 the ratepayers *wlio attended it coulo hardly bo imagined; During tlio. whob of the time the tram wy question wa being discussed by . r-ie 0 >:i;i il, t tea persons were abtiag in the. inert rjuto , ‘' manner, in vain did the'Miy.->r cal them to order, appeal to their good sense, and threaten them w tTlegal proceedings They only laughed at him, caallonged aim to take wh.it proceedin gs, bo liked, an-.' even uttered oaths. Every time;a Coun -eillor rose to speak in favor of tramways, yells, hoot 3, and hisses assailed him on every side, although two or three persons exclaimed, -with a patron's,ng air, “ Lei ns hear what he has to say ! ’ The pro ceedings reached a dim tx when t.vo row dies, who di t’ered slightly in their opinions, determined to fight it out in the open air. A rush was made from the Council C cam ber, and when our reporter left the two were fighting in the middle of the street, coats off, with an admiring crowd around them. —“ Otago Daily Times.” Pile it up ! —The following piece of humor,; at the expense of an' M.H.R., appears in the “ Saturday Adveriser “ The sword of Sir Robert the Douglas is rusty, the mail of Sir,Robert the Douglas is musty, the helm of Sir Robert the Douglas is fusty, the boots of Sir Robert the Douglas are dusty, the arm of Sir Robert the Douglas i 3 lusty, the temper of Sir Robert the Douglas is crusty. Sir Robert- is eager for fight. The tongue of Sir Robert the Douglai is loose, too ; the tongue of Sir Robert is versed in abuse, too ; the Maoris, Sir Robert would send to the deuce, too ; crushing the darkie3 wi hout any truce, too ; Sir Robert has written himself down a/goose, too. . An errant and despotic Knight.”

A Sirin 1 op Mon jays. —The following is certainly a strange coincidence, if true. In Ceura, Brawl, Major Josb de Mello died recently on a Monday. ( .He wa3 born in 1135 on a Monday, married on a Mon day, died on a M mdiy, had four children who were born on a Monday, and died on a Monday. In. regard to the eldest of these children, a son, he sailed fiom Bahia on a Mond ly, died' on a Monday, and his body arrived at Ceara on a Mon day. Who, after this, can deny, the influence of the moon on sublunar beings 1 Reform. —The rules of a ladies’ club in Warsaw, Poland, declares that no member shall gi 0 more than £5 for a morning dress, £l3 for an e vening dress, or £1 ss. for a bonnet, and that at each quarterly meeting each member shall trut.ifully declare that she owes to neither a milliner or dressmaker.

Plenty of Work. — The Manawatu local journal says : ‘ The difficulty ex perienced in procuring domestic servants is now beginning to be rivalled by the want of farm laborers.’ The Patoa paper says contracts of various kinds cannot be taken up for want of farm laborers, whilst the Rnngifikei “ Advocate” says the Feildlng Corporation can do with 103 good men now, and will guarantee them twelve months’ work,, and adds —‘ Wes.io .Id say that from Pa tea to Manawatu quite live hundred labouring.men -could find s- e.ady and remunerative employment for the next two yc'ara to ‘comcv \ : A Bad List. —One of- the heads, of ■ the French police de surefce stated that, he has a list of 8303 cheaters at cards, who live by, nothing else, Some of them . carry on their trade singly, But most of them in combination. ....

Very Mad.— An English paper says that a laborer named W. . Hill, three of wlio3e relatives are in lunatic asylums, has an extraordinary monomania for enticing little boys to tue river side and' then throw ing them in. A short time ago he suc ceeded in enticing a lad named Sm-tii and tw6 other hoys to the banks of a'river, when he suddenly threw Smith in, and was about to do the same to the other boys/only they luckily managed to run a way in time. Smith was carried a short distance by the curreut, and drowned, Hill making no attempt whatever to res cue him. At the Wiltshire assizes Hill V.V.S tried for murder, but acquitted on the ground of insanity and he will accordingly be detained during her Majesty’s pleasure. Begging Nuns.— -A .meeting has been held at Glasgow “to petition the magis trates to enforce the law against begging by nn j)<s.” Mr George Hay, of the Glasgow Ppofshtunfc Missionary. Society, presided, and in o eaing tUe proceedings quoted <rum the Glasgow Police Act, 1300, the clauses prohibiting the soliciting of . alms. He argued that the practice of begging by “sisters of mercy” *2S of the Act. The Rev. 2**- moved the first resolution, to the that the law ought.to be impartially ad ministered. This wa* seconded by Mr. M £ Donald, and passed without, opposition. The second resolution, moved by r. Jame 3 Murray, and seconded by Mr. Bell shaw, and which was also carried, declared that “ it is not fair play to the very poor that they should be liable to apprehension and imnrisonment for seeking relief from house to house, while other beggars, those •called ‘sisters of mercy/ are permitted ‘to make a trade of begging.”’-was after •wards resolved to wait upon,rthe Lord Provost and magistrates' to pi ? C?ent them with a petition, Setting forth that-“.there is a const,ant violation pf the law-against bogriag from clodr to - dopiyap-pafe&tiy uu ‘ArtOrvod by the police-ahd' m vgistrates,” pad “that.tills begging'has'become a inis an co, appaivontly kconhi v%d ,: nV-by the Lord Provost and magistrates. ” The pefci sion further asserts that// it is a public scandal and outrage.upon, the ery idea ot alr’p ay fiat "poor, naked/hungry; sniver ng worn on hho/Rd'-bS-Mki von away f rom ;'ie door and taken to the police offi.e, viiilo well fed, well clothed women, can fled by a jjrv’ftnt;. suould bo peraiitsed to pf>&”

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London, Nov. 11,

Tlx .5 Mahommedan inhabitants oi Bosni. pstilion-f er-annexation-to Austria. -.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, Nov. 13. Anrived—Cuzco, at Adelaide., j he Council accepted rhe agreement for che duplication of tiio cab.e. in the Aase ably the budget debits 'i,> proceeding.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[ I’iiK I'iuOs Agency.]

Auckland, Wednesday. The agricultural sno.v to-day was the mo3t successful ever.held in the province, the attendance and number of exhibits being larger than on any previous occa sion. Over SUOO people were on the ground at -Ellerslie, 700 at the Caledonian games, and 500 at the tradesmen’s athletic sports. Trains ran at intervals of half an hour, and were crowded. ; .At the agricul tural show there were 743 exhibits, and a remarkably good show of shorthorn cattle. Morrill’s Lord Hastings won first prize for bulls, and Insula second. He also gained first prize for a bull calf. The McLeans carried off the great majority oi of honors. Their cow, Anemone, won first prize. Baroness Tauton second. The sheep entries were more numerous than last year .but there was not such com petition as could have been expected. McLean an Co. carried off all the prizes in Lincoln rams and Buckland won all the prizes in -x Cotswold and long * wools. Draught horses . were well represented. There was a large increase of young stock and great improvement-in breed. Car riage horses were not numerous. In blood stock, Walter’s Aippocamu3 gained first prize, and McGee’s Bacififi second. Wal ter’s., young stock carried.-off four first class-prizes. It shows good s ibsfance and quality., Buckland’s young blood stock also won two fi. st-ciasi prizes. Samuel Morrin won a Gist prize for carriage horses, in roaditei’s there was a.good competition and first-class animals. Local industries were well represented. At the dinner in the afternoon, i)r. Campbell, Mi\ Tirlh, and others delivered interesting speeches, urging Auckland to.supply miore of its own agricultural prod.me instead of im porting from the South. No accident occurred, and the best order was kept. . At the Caledonian games, Haley won the mile race and Jorennan t.*e Trades man's Handicap. • '] ... pi... Wellington, Tuesday.

Respecting the case of the lunatic kept under restraint' at Watmii-o-in.tto. for o ver twenty years, a good deal of sympathy i felt for Wood,- Avho," it •ap pears, is' greatly respecie Iby .his fell ow-se. tiers. Since lie landed m .the colony, about twenty-five years ago, lie has brought up, besides his own family, that of, a brother who died imniecliatiy alter nis- arrival in -Ngav Zea land. It s urged that his only .reason for keeping his si acer as he- did was a .senti mental-desire fed have her under - his own eye. Jler. ody,thawed no .mark's of vio lence or .... -v. due had been taken to

the Luntalic key: ui, and an inquiry into the case, will t.iac place shortly. . r

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS.

St. PETERSBURG!!, Nov. 12,

The Emperor of Russia has assured the British Ambassador here that he wishes faithfully to execute the Treaty of Berlin, and in order to bring about-desired pacific action regarding the occupied territory. London, No .13.

Lord Northcote, speaking at Winches ter. said he believed that the rectification of the frontier of, our Indian Empire will probably be confined to the permanent occupation of. Quettah._ ■.* Calcutta, Nov. 12.

General Biddulpli has arrived at Quet tah. All the leading tribes—Dei in, Is mael, and Dera on the Ghargee Khan frontier are exceedingly friendly. The Ameer'of Afghanistan has ordered all tjhe Kandahar revenues for nine months to be realised in cash, 'and has ordered one hundred camel loads of powder and shot to be sent to Candehar and Caboul.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, To-day. In consequence of the scarcity of coke the Wellington tramways are obliged to use coal, and Griffiths’biscuit manufactory will have to stop if a supply of coke be not obtained shortly.. . Nhe “ New Zealinder” this-morning, referring.to the management of Wellington hospital, insinuates, that the. personal pro perty of pers ms who die there is frequently appropriated as perquisites by persons connected with the ho spital.- -It mentions the case or a Mr. Mason, received! into tee hospital two or three months ago and whose wife was residing ilk lovercargiV. A warrant of committal for contempt oi Court has - bdem-'i'ssuetV-against a man., named Kill, .who ®d3|P9fl;.*ni4. annnyeo his wife after she had been granted judir fiiahseparatidito 1 1 ' v -' The cqrgo and IntU'idf i the-Carlotta, as she. lies‘on the rocks, has., been sold for 243. ' , v - j "

The Native Minister.' — Tho'lljn. j. jheejian,, Nafiyo Miuisiß-’, , jpected the Maori Kuik'ai T uarqi H cans," ,ad inspected trie"school c liidroh, who 'am oeVh inakvio -.-evt .PvJXW? -uder H&h

ASHBURTON ANNUAL RACE MEETING.

While we were going to press ycslord y afternoon the Ladies’ iUr-;o uviff-just finishing, with Mr. Mix Lkuell'inder first •>n Merlin. Wo now give the derails j . the race, and also the si eoeed : ag'e re it :—' Ladig.T L’ursh ot 25 sovs. ; for county horse? only ; Welter weights for hge ; gentle urn r.idew, wh-T-ur?st- be-member.* of the Akhb rtou Racing .Tub; oatr nee 2 s .ivs. ; lh- mile. Merlin... ... ... 1 Kitty Clyde ... ... ... 2 Dilernm i 3 Lone Hand and The Raven also ran. Betting—Even on Kitty Clyde, 2 to 1 o/gst The Raven and Dilemma, 4 to'l Lone Hand, 7 to 1 Merlin. After some delay at the post Mr. Comp ton-sent them away to a fair start, Lone Hand and Raven forcing the pace past the stand.' At the first bend the field cl >sed up, and, after running together to the mile post, 'Kitty Clyde and Merlin went to the front, Lone Hand and Raven falling back last. ; At the far side Dilemma im proved her position, and Lone Hand made his effort, but both were done with before reaching the straight run in, where Kitty and Merlin came away from their horses, the gelding winning a fast race by four lengths. On returning to the scales the winner and Mr. Friedlander were loudly cheered, and the victory was certainly the most popular of the day.

Selling Hack Race of 10 sovs. ; no weight under Bst.“;'? winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for £2O, and surplus to go to the fund ; post entry 1 sov. ; 1 mile. Steamer ... 1

This event, after the usual expenditure of whip-cord deemed necessary in such events, resulted in an easy victory .for Steamer, beating Jeannie, Never Mind, and six others. After the race Mr. Camp bell submitted the winner to auction, his owner buying him in : at £22.,;

SECOND DAY.

The Racing Club has not been so fortu nate in the matter of weather as ■ could have been desired. Both days of their meeting have opened, with very promising weather, but at high noon, 'both to-day, and yesterday, strong winds have sprung up, sending clouds-of dust over the course. AYlien the -first race started the-, wind- was blo wing strongly *-and the dust flying fin thick cL-cds, rendering the- meeting- any thing but enj >y,trbie. Not'iviths landing, there was as large, a cr. wd- of oalookersp wnile the usual •number of racecourse parasites was fully up t> the averages The first race was started punctually at haiiY -oiiso 12, namely— - " i

County Huddle Handicap Race. —of 30 no , a. , over six flights of about 3ft. Gia. ; iiigh hurdles ; nomination -1 sov. ; ac ■" 'coptam.e 3 s Vs... ; .lv ini ec. - ■ ■ <•' Neiio Grey r ... 1 L-ire ii.hxd ... ... ... 2 MeriinL. ' 3' Pakeha’ - ... ■ ' ... • ... 0 Tire iiayen ... . ... ... 0 Bxliy Buttons' ... ... 0

Betting—3 to 1 agst Pakeha, Merlin, ..olid. • Lone Hand j-3 to ,1 agst Billy But tons, 5 to 1 agst the Raven and Nellie Gieyr

After some delay at the post, consequent in the disinclination ,of Biiiy Buttons to .ace- the starter,’ they got- away at the . GJ-mu attempt: Ncuie Grey and Lone Hand lending over the hurdles opposite the stand, Bdly Buttons and Mer in whipping in. At the second flight, Billy Buttons ran oil', and Merlin and Pakeha brushed through, but were speedily put straight and rapidly made up for lost ground. At the turn for home Nellie had a command ing lead, Lone Hand coming up fast on the insiue. Entering the straight; .Lone Hand Avas under the Avixip but failed to catch the little Grey, who was landed an easy winner by ten lengths, Lone Hand second, Merlin, five lengths off, third. Mr. Smith rode with great judgment, and was deservedly applauded on returning to fcLe paddock.

Racing Club Handicap of 50 sovs. ; no mination 2 sovs., acceptance 2 sovs. q If .mile. Chancellor .... ... ... 1 Lady Eiien ... ... ... 2 Little Arthur... 3 Betting—3 to 2 on Chancellor, 2 to 1 agst Rady Ellen, 10 to 1 Little Arthur. Oi the ten nominated three only declared themselves content Avith the burden im posed by the handicapper, and Chancellor was at once made first favorite. M r . Compton • despatched them on the first attempt to a very good start. Lady Ellen, getting slightly tne best of it, led-past the a.aqd, with, Chancellor, close up, Little Arthur already tailing off. At the railway end Chancellor improved the pace, but could, not reach the mare f 3 head until neai the mile post, Aviiere he took command, and Lady Ellen being quite done witty lie won, hard neld, by twenty lengths. Lilt e Arthur neyer snowed, yvitii them, and Avas iuhy,a quarter of a. mile, away at the finish, • --

PfifiLic^Ns’Purse of 30 sovs. ; weight for , age ; entrance-3 -sovs.; 1 mile. .

Luna '..." 1 k. s I ■ ’•’■'Chiilmgton " N..---2 Betting—&tb-I da Luna. •> • A This .AVusJi’bvhued. to ;a laitcKbctwoen Luna ana Cmiinigk-)- 1 > and to® kit.©* s ' ponbrittunoes . \yere con sidered go jd enough to make Hey a siicng favorite. Buna msul'toe belt of the Swiifi unti led for the iiv&s- quqctor of a mile, WiioiidJhiilingtluweat up to her and t: ey nock to the turn •fwhrme, -where the horse vrua beaten, and the mare comuig away Avon, hard field, by twenty

'Loaq,x.b •' slandioap of 20 sovs. ; for all ; wii'iiiiiig her xes at this meeting; en ■ true e,2 so vs. : mile. OliH i xgton 2 fei ; 1.. 3 i^B-.-t-niig— 3 t 2 agst Luna, 3 to 1 agst Ma,*rq v 4 to i .igst Bake In. The handicap for tills event was com piled by Messrs. Compton and Saunders, and four accepted on the weights allotted

Ltina jumped .away with the -lead aild was’ never challenged until -turning dor h mie,. when. Chiliiugtoh; went up to her, but, condition] tolling. i.t,s. .tale, thp mare easily' beat’ him"“ofi".‘a‘ : ;d. won easily 'by seven lengths, •Chiliingtpn second, and Maori third. - r

ENGLAND AND AFGHANISTAN.

(London “ Echo,” Sept, 11.)

It is not an hour too soon to sound an alarm. The Ministerial organs, and even those which do not profess to. be Minis terial, are heralding the way to a new 1 war of conquest upon? the utmost confines of our Indian Empire—that is the. subjuga tion and annexation of Afghanistan. The present, we are told, isv one of the most critical epochs in the history of British India; we have written a letter to the Ameer at Kabul, and are awaiting his reply. If he receives our Embassy upon such terms as we dictate well and good for the time ; if not an army, may be ,sub stituted for it, as a single move in a long concerted and elaborate scheme for the protection of our Asiatic frontier. M L ;-. The hardy w r arriors who inhabit the’val leys and command the passes of Afghanis tan are not a set of savages to be .bought over by a few cases of rifles, a battery of howitzers, or a few bales of Manchester prints. At all events, if we play at that game, Russia can beat.us at it any day. -What the Afghans, who have been the victims of intrigue and revolution ever since the death of Dost Mahomed, want, is freedom from meddling, a jealousy of which is a dominant feeling in that strong passioned and uncontrolable race. As yet we are being covertly prepared for the conquest’-or this people and this region. We are told’that it is necessary to us, and that we must have it before the Musco vite speci rfiappears on the Indian Brocken. Tiie spectre lias rather a long march in contemplation, if lie couni a this among his dreams ; but were 1 it otherwise, is there no such principle.. as .- that of right; - and justice lemainitig in tie world ? What n.iv-3 the .sigfianfi done that we should thus forte upon them, at the point of. the sword, a txpa/.y-which would be a direct ffiisult to '.ttns3in, provoking the very at tack we -are piecouding 'to ward off? If ? thy part were ever -a warning to the pre sent, it ought to be now. The Afghan '■'War is stiff a mefiiory of humiliation-and horror, and a repetition of it is not to be thought of without a shudder.

A BOY REVIVALIST.

Thomas. Harrison, a boy exhorter, is c niuctiiig a rein, rkubTe' revival in the foundry Mcthodiit' Ohuich,-Washington. He is eighteen"! years old; t ilis entrance to a meeting is "thus described':—“ Crack! snap ! crack ! sound .upon the waiting air with the thrilling sound of pistol shots in rapid s .ccessidn. The explanation appears as the E range ist .icomes in slapping bis white hands 7 from excess of nervousness. .He : is,dres3?d in a 'tight-fitting black coat, •whose skirts' are s o bng as to give it the air of a priestly robe. A white tie shows above the close-buttoned coat. A chained tiger is not more restless.. He is. never still. His feverish nnrest infects his audience. ;i The jne yer failing wonder is Avhat he will do next, and the failure ,to correctly anticipate, keeps up an unflagging interest.”.-. He : uses simple language and expresses his ideas clearly, but has none of. the style of a trained speaker. But his energy is tremendous, and his power over his audience wonderful. His descriptions of a sulphurous hell for sinners are terrify ing to most of his hearers, and the excite ment is always great by the time his ser mon ends with an appeal to dinners to go forivard for prayers. •< One reporter gives the following account: —“ He ran down from the platform and stood on the front seat. He Avas pale Avith excitement. He outstretched his hands doAvnward, and the heads went down in front of' him as if impelled by. a-Aveight. Then he said in a loav voice : ‘ The spirit of God. is present with more remarkable power than I have ever felt in all my. experience,’ Fervid exhortation : folloAved. Perisons' began to quit their seats and rush forward. In a minute the front seats were - full. Old and young struggled with each other to be first. « The leaders met each new comer with a hand-shake and a shout. One fashion ably-attired young, woman fainted, but a friend near her caught herj and she fell prostrate 'over the chancel rails.” Harrison is from Boston. A‘He lias been remarkably successful in inciting religious orvor wherever heTias-worked, and is in peat request by Ideiliodist churches. He is said to He so engrosAedwith his mission bfi.it h'Q ofeen li'eai s i ’.to exhortation at iotel tables, in street ears, and anywhere vise that the impulse seizes him.

THURSDAY, November 14, 1578.]

THE EVENING ECHO..



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15th NOVEMBER, 1878. ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL show. n TO FARMERS, Bkt.i2.uEßS, & OTHERS. Messrs, bullock & co. will hoii. a sale of PRIZE STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, &c. &c. • Immediately after the Show on FRIDAY, 1 sth -N■ 0 VEMBER.. Entries can bo mado with tho Auc tioneers up to the time of sale, bullock & CO., 41 Auctioneers.



ANNIVERSARY SERMONS of the Ashburton PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH, Wills Street, by the REV. B. J. WESTBROOKE, oNgu ND A Y EX T , NOV. 17th, 1878. Morning, 11 o’clock ; Evening, 6.30. Public TEA AND ENTERTAINMENT ; on the following TUESDAY, 19th NOVEMBER, in the Town Hall, His Worship the Mayor in the Chair. Addresses by the Rev 3. Tinsley and Westbrooke, and other friends. MUSIC BY AN EFFICIENT CHOIR. (Songs and Solos.) Tea on the Tables, at 6 p.m. ; Enter tainment, at 8 o’clock. 34 PHOTOGRAPHY. JUST OPEN. E. TEAGUE, PHOTOGRAPHER, Be&s to intimate that he has opened a rempmary Portrait Gallery next to Mr I G Anstee’s Boarding-house, Tancied Street. Carte do visite, 12s. 6d. per lozen ; Cabinets, 30s. per dozen ; Home (teads and Views, as per agreement. finished in oil up to life size.^ STRAYED Bennison’s paddock, near Tin ' Ontf Bay Colt (draught), two hind legs white, and wliite face. One Bay J! illy (draught), two hind legs white, and white face. One Bay Trap Mare, aged ; in foal. £1 Kcim-d wul 1 JoyLE, Ashburton. Town 'jL % Hall. ASHBURTON. GRAND OPENING NIGHT, IDNESDAY, 20TH NOVEMBER. Positively Two Nights only of EEVERS, ■ KENNEDY, & BENT’S | * minstrels & 14 GEO. LINGARD, Business' Agent. R. V. NEW ZEALAND RAIL vYAYS ASHBURTON RACES, Nov. 13th and 14th, AND AGRICULTURAL SHOW, Nov. 16th, 1878. DN ABOVE DATES the 4.30 p.m. front Ashburton to Christchurch rill not leave Ashburton until 6.8 p.m., >eing half-an-hcwr later from all stations o destination. Ordinary single fair tickets issued by t ny station between Tiroara and Christ ■hurch, to Ashburton on Nov. 13th, 14th, ind 16th will be available to return up t ,he last train on Nov. 15th. Pol* the convenience of those attending show a special train will leave Tin Irald f or Ashburton on Nov. loth at 44( >.m., arriving in time to travel north b; rain leaving Ashburton at 6 p.m. ram, leaving FRED. BACK, General Manager. General Manager’s Oiii.ce, f Christchurch, Nov. 12, 10/... > NTE’D, a Respectable Man a Iroom and Gardener, and .to ma«.' f generally useful. Apply to REV. W. E. PAIGE, ;.. ‘ Parsonage, A ahburtoo. OUNG Ladies Journals.—We hav just received, per Suez Mail, a fe » of this Jo.rnal of Fashion to Pli-e, 1/9 each, mail copies. 'ANTED KNOWN—That the che pest and neatest CARDS may 1 Evening echo oeeioe; *



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ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRIES. AO. AITKEN & CO. have much plea • sure in in orming the Gcntleais 1 of Ashburton that they are prepare I t» take orders for New Spring and Sum.ner Suits. A Perfect Fit Guaranteed, and at Christchurch Prices. A. O. AITK.EN & CO., TAILORS,



Strangers re often it! Ctiaiiiig -4t»-reside in Ashburton a lass to know which is the best establishment to r visit s for ' the purchase*.of !)iaa rv. Clolhiar. hiekHonse.furnisliing Jxoh• naage.y, aid General Stores. ' OkR & f-O. .ifei-special aiUvunages to:the public that can , tf met with nowliere else’ in'Ashburton. l«ey ;ecp at ail tinier the largest and best-assorted b*tTV class ol Goods;-bnported ctnect V..ni the leading manufacturers at home ,«!«<£ ■eini’ li.audit entirely upon cash lei.ns the} re ••;iabiwi'b>ofier &vsn~h !wSi liiiee. 'troni which no abatementds‘msde •o that the mast inexperienced buy their goods 4t t|rs wm 44rt