POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close a; follows : For Christchurch and North at io a.m. 4 p.m., 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 Greeristreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10. 15 a.m. and 3 p.m daily, F&r Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari,.Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a * m - dail y- . For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach,-• at 3.15 p.m. daily.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letters are advertised at the Past .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) Collins, Fred. . Finnerty, John . » *■ Fansen, Emil Ford William Inkster, Christopher Kelleher, John Reilly, James Welsh, William. Letters originating in New Zealand are not now advertised, but are sent to the Dead Letter Office, after having Jain for two clear months. J. W. E. Douglas, Postmaster.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

The Evening Echo. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1878.

Verandah.—At the Council meeting last sqght Mr. Doherty obtained permission to •firent a verandah opposite his shop in Peter Pettiest.

TJae Crops.—A ride through the districts around Ashburton will' give an idea of the piospects for the coming harvest. On almost every farm cereals of every class are well advanced, and give token of great length -of haulm and weight of yield. The least thing t©f rain would probably not be amiss, but as things are the prospect is of the brightest, and there is every reason for congratulation on the hope held out of a rich and abundant harvest. In Canterbury especially, where so much land is omder crop, and where the people’s pros perity depends so much upon the harvest yield, it is matter for congratulation that the farmers’ prospects are this year especially good. A Simple Phonograph.—ln the Scien tific American appears a short description of a ■<very simple phonograph. It consists of a mouth ipiece similar to that used for a telephone, but •on the under surface it has the phonographic .style or needle fixed to it. Fastened on this imouthpiece is a circular rim of wood, with two (grooves opposite each other cut. in it j a piece of wood with a groove along its length accu rately fits these grooves, and, when a piece of .stout tinfoil is attached by bees’-wax on the sur face next the needle, the wood and foil being •drawn slowly along whilst s. person is speaking (into the mouthpiece, the usual phonographic (impressions are made on the foil. In this way ra .vary simple and inexpensive phonograph may the made. .A Pill to Swallow !—A decidedly un comfortable invention is said to be on the way irom.America. If a man wishes to have no •secrets.from his medical adviser he shall swal low a pill .containing a minute apparatus for :the production of the electric light. Granting ithat.he;is sufficiently translucent—which seems rto me .aidoubtlul. matter —the state of his diges tion will.be at once made manifest. — World. Forging a 'Wiix.-—Myers, a solicitor, and Jay, ;an auctioneer, have been sentenced to fifteen years* penal servitude, at Leeds, fox (forging a will at Brighton. Strangers .coming to reside ini Ashburton i*re often at a loss to know which is the best lEstablishment to visit for the purchase of iDrapery, Clothing, and House-furnishing Iron imongery, and General Stores. ORR & Co. suffer special advantages to the public that can i?.be met with nowhere else in Ashburton. They 1 keep at all limes the largest and best-assorted fStock of every class of Goods, imported direct (from the leading manufacturers at home, which lbeina- bought entirely upon cash terms, they are (enabled to ofler goods of such sterling value as (cannot-be equalled by any other house in the itrade. Every article in stock is marked at the llowest price, from which no abatement is made :so i that the, most inexperienced buy their goods ;jlt fhe same p»ic«6 as the best judges,—r44vt.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

To the Editor of the Evening Echo.

Sir, —I cannot' understand why the committee of the above Show could not sell the privileges of the above before the date advertised, so that the successful purchaser may have an opportunity of preparing his material to supply the public. As it is the rights are to bo sold on the 12th, the races will be on the 13th and 14th, and owing to the bustle that gene rally takes place on such occasions those desirous will be unable to attend the sale or prepare for the Tinwald Show.

I am, &c., One Interested In the Agricultural Show. Nov. 5, 1878..

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held last night. The mem bers present were : —The Mayor (in the chair), Messrs. Roberts, Saunders, Parkin, Friedlander, Ivess, Williamson, and Shear man.

The Mayor said that according to pro mise, he had called at Mr. Conyers’ in Christchurch, in reference to the crossings, but had been unable to see him. He had not had time to see Mr. Marchman on the matter of reserves, but would do so nest week. The members would doubtless be glad to know that the County Council had made a grant of £SOOO for the construc tion of a water suppy, and it would be necessary to elect a committee in regard to it. He advised the Council to remind the Government of the unfenced state of railway within the township. Mr. Silk, the last stationmaster, had often said that there was great danger by the line being left as it was. It would come before • the Council that the County Council had re solved to pay the expenses incurred by the borough on the occasion of the over howin the river. That eight they would require to deal with the matter of electing a Borough Engineer. He (the Mayor) nad been asked if the duties of the ne ,v en gineer would include the water and drain age schemes projected by the Council. The reply he gave was that these being special rate works, were m.t included in the ordinary duties the Borough was expected to perform. Se\ c:... days would. occur next week, and the Council would have to make some arrange ments regarding them. Business people looked to the Council to declare the public holidays of the town. Before sitting down he would just add that the Borough Coun cil would probably receive ,a further sum from the Road Board when the accrued land fund accounts were finally squared. CORRESPONDENCE. From Messrs. Fooks and Son, calling attention to a strip of land lying on the southwest of the township, between the boundaries as defined in the Government map and the river channels. This piece of land had been reclaimed by the westerly recession of the main channel of the river, and was covered with a growth of grass, toi-toi, and flax. The reclamation, owing to the railway embankment, appeared to permanent, and Messrs. Fooks presumed it was under the jurisdiction of the Coun cil, but it had no existence on the Govern ment map. They suggested that the Government’s attention be drawn to the land, with a view to its definition, eta. Messrs. Fooks added that the reclamation was not to be considered complete, be cause in high floods there would still be an overflow over the land.

Mr. Williamson moved that this land, as well as the island near it, should be applied for to Government, but the ques tion was deferred until after the appoint ment of an engineer. The Manager of the Bank of New Zea land asked for and obtained liberty to erect horse posts opposite the bank. Messrs. Fooks and Son asked and re ceived liberty to remove their office build ings and stable in East Street across the railway line to West Street. uhe County Council wrote, forwarding the two resolutions passed by them re the borough water supply, and inclosing cheque for expenses incurred by Borougn Council in ,the affair of the flood in tne river.

The Commissioner of Railways replied to the Council’s letter of the 11th ult., stating that the Department c.-uld not effect the alterations suggested by the Council. No objection, however, would be raised to any improvement carried out by the Council provi ed the works pro posed are first approved by the resident engineer and afterwards carried out under that officer’s supervision. DEPUTATION FRC3I THE FIRE BRIGADE, Messrs. George Compton, J. M. Cam bridge, Max Friedlander, and James Wilkie, on behalf of the Fire Brigade, attended, and Mr. Cambridge read the following document: — To the Mayor and Councillors, Ash I 'Jt tor. - Borough Council. Your Worship and Gentlemen, —hay-, been deputed by the members of the Ashburton Fire Brigade and Fire Police, in accordance with resolutious passed at a late meeting, to wait on you and respectfully tender you our services. We beg to report that we have on the roll 31 firemen and 13 fire police ; that our engine and plant are in good working order, as was testified by their efficient and successful work ing at the late fire in Moore street. Should you do us the honor to accept our services we propose at once re-organising the Brigade and working under a specified code of rules,

We need hardly refer to the question of water, knowing that you are about to take it into immediate consideration.

We have also respectfully to request that you will supply the Brigade with an appro priate uniform and helmets. 1 have, &c.f For the Brigade and Fire Police, J. M. Cambridge. Hon. Sec. Ashburton, Nov. 4, 1878.

The Mayor said at that moment he could not speak the mind 1 -f the Council, but would send a written answer in the morning. He promised them the Coun cil’s heartiest support and fullest con sideration of' their offer. THE BANK ACCOUNT. Regarding the bank account, Mr. Saun ders drew attention to the fact that tlie £SOOO grant of the County Council for the township’s water supply was to be lodged with the Union Bank. It would be better to have only one account, and besides the Council got better terms from their own bankers. Mr. Saunders moved that the Clerk be instructed to write to the County Council acknowledging the grant with thanks, but asking if the money was placed at the Council’s credit at the Union Bank with interest, and if so, at what rate. Agreed to. WORKS committee’s REPORT. The Chairman of the Works Committee reported the committee’s inspection of streets, &c, on the west side of the railway, and reported to the following effect. Moore street. —Recommend the formation to be completed from the railway line to the river bank, the town boundary at this point. Between Moore and Tancred streets, to the west of the railway line, an old watercourse caused a nuisance, being a receptacle for rubbish, &c. ; recom mended the matter to be put in the hands of the borough engineer to remedy. Park and Tancred streets. —The side channels wanted clearing out at this junction. Havelock street. —At the top of this street the river has encroached. Recommended protective works as speedily as possible, as in several places the road fence was undermined. The work would not be costly if taken- in band at once. The report was adopted. BY-LAWS.

Mr. Friedlander thought there was no use for the By-law Committee saying anything about the by-laws because next vook tire Council would be called upon to consider them.

The Mayor thought the by-laws should have been submitted to the solicitor. It would be well to have them so that they would be impregnable in a Court of Justice. ■vir. Friedlander allowed there were errors in the draft, but they could be very easily corrected. Mr. Ivess attributed the errors to the transcription of tlie Clerk, and was sure that the laws, being copied from those of other places, where -they had stood the test, ought to stand the test in Ashburton. EIRE BRIGADE The question of the Fire Brigade was then discussed. It was pointed out that helmets and uniforms for 31 firemen and 13 fire police would amount to a respect able sum, at even say £2 each man. Mr. Parkin said that in Christchurch a certain number of the men got a bonus of £5 a . year, while others were voluntary workers, but all got helmets, boots, and blouse. The Fire Brigade cost the city £BOO, and was cheap at that. Mr. Ivess moved that the various Coun cils in Otago and Canterbury be commu nicated with to ascertain their mode of dealing with Fire Brigades. Carried. HOLIDAYS. On the motion of Mr. Friedlander, seconded by Mr. Saunders, it was agreed to ask the business people to close their places on Tuesday and Wednesday at 12 o’clock, and on Thursday for the whole day. INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES’ REPORT. Mr. Branson read his report, detailing what he had done since last meeting, and recommending that a man be appointed permanently to attend to the drains. He also asked that he be supplied with the necessary warrant, so that he might be able to enforce the law as regards nui sances. The Mayor said steps would be taken to prepare the necessary warrant. ELECTION OF MAYOR. Mr. Brad dell was commissioned to act as Returning Officer for the election of Mayor on the 23te instant, and to issue the writ. APPOINTMENT OF BOROUGH ENGINEER. After’ some discussion on the advisabi lity of engaging an engineer of higher skill than the salary offered implied, it was ultimately decided to appoint an engineer in terms of the advertisement. The applications were then opened and Messrs. Fooks and Son, S. W. Brown, and J. S. Lewis were found to be the applicants. Messrs. Fooks were ap pointed. RESERVES. Mr. Williamson said that there was great uncertainty in regard to the reserves within the borough. It would be as well io ascertain for what purpose some of them wore reserved originally. He would not say they were being tampered with, nor that the municipality was being defrauded, but some Councillors seemed to be not altogether satisfied with the definition of the purposes of reserves, ‘‘Government purposes,” given in ' the return sent to the Council. .He moved that inquiries be made regarding the particular purpose for which each reserve was set aside.

Mr. Saunders seconded, and the motion was carried.

It was resolved that reserve 770 be applied for by the Council, and at the suggestion of Councillors Saunders and Parkin it was decided to ask the engineer to prepare a sketch -plan of new Council buildings,

WATER SUPPLY. Mr. Friedlander’s motion re the ap pointment of a committee to consider the best scheme for a water supply was then taken, and Messrs. Roberts, Saunders, Shearman,- Williamson, Ivess, and the mover were appointed. WORKS. Mr. Ivess moved that the Borough Engineer be instructed to prepare specifi cations of the works recommended by the Works Committee, and that tenders for them be invited as soon as the specifica tions Avere prepared. Several accounts were passed, and the Council adjourned.

TELEGRAPHIC.

AUSTRALIAN.

[By Submarine Cable.] Melbourne, November 4. Heavy rain fell all the night, and the day was squally, with rain. Latest betting is—loo to 15 agst Melita, 100 to 12 agst Wellington, .100 to 10 agst Firebell, 100 to seven agst Auckland and Sa\ r anaka.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.] Auckland, Monday.

The Acclimatisation Society have placed the Tahoe trout in the Western Springs and Lake Waikari. The broAvn trout sent from Otago proved a failure. Grahamstoavn, Monday

An inquest was held to-day on the body of Goldsmith, late mining inspector, who shot himself on Saturday.' A verdict o! temporary insanity was returned. Neav Plymouth, Monday.

The trout and salmon from Canterbury were safely landed this morning from the Ladybird, and at once • conveyed to the rivers they are intended to stock. They were in good condition. Wellington, Monday.

Later information respecting theTaupo states that after she was got upon the patent slip, which was not before seven o’clock, Captain Johnson examined her, and it was found her bottom Avas grazed along the starboard bilge ; several of the plates Avere dented, one plate very slightly started, but there A\ r as no injury to cause the detention of the ship. The plates just show indentations between two or three ribs as if a rock had been grazed. The Avater Avas smooth, it is said, at the time the shock Avas felt. This eA'ening Dr. Hector delivered an exhaustive lecture on early exploration in Otago. Starting Avith Captain Cook’s account of Dusky Bay and Saddle Back, and describing the earl} 7 settlement of Avhalers and Sydney colonists at Waikouaiti and elseAvhere in 1847, Dr. Hector pro ceeded to enter into some details Avith regard to the investigations of Mr. i an ted as Lands Purchase Commissioner in 1854. He revieivecl Professor Haast’s paper on early migrations of the Ngamautu and other South Island natives, and described at length his oaati early explora tions in 1862 and 1863. He touched on the -first rush to Tuapeka and Dunstan goldfields, and his journey from Dunedin over the hills to Jackson rrver, his eight months’ cruise to the West Coast Sounds in the schooner Matilda Hayes, and his visit to SteAvart’s Island in 1863. He added some interesting original informa tion Avith reference to the scooping out by glacial action of the many beautiful fiords on the West Coast. Tuesday. It is said that during the recess efforts Avill he made by Government to extend the railway to Te Awa ; also, that a con ference will he held here shortly betAveen the Minister of Public Works and heads of the Public Works and Railway Depart ments in connection with the Avorks to be undertaken during the recess, in accord ance with the Railways Construction Act. The “N.Z. Times” says that Superinten dent Broham, of Christchurch, Avill be transferred to Wellington] in place of Inspector Acheson, Avho goes to Nelson. Dunedin, Monday.

The educational returns for the Otago district during the quarter ending 30th September show that the number of teachers is 312, of whom 183 were males. The total u umber of scholars on the roll at the end of the quarter was 15,536, showing an increase for the quarter of 1005.

THE SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN GOLD SMITH.

The following extract from the Auck land “ Herald,” of the 4th, is sent to the “ Press ” by the Auckland correspondent of the latter: —“ For several days past the community of the Thames gold field has been agitated by rumors of a serious crime having been committed by a well known and influential Government official. That there were some strong grounds for the rumors was apparent from a para graph in Saturday’s ‘ Thames Advertiser,’ which stated that a serious charge had been made to the police against a gentle man holding a responsible position on the gold fields. This, however, was prema ture, as.no such charge had been made at the time of our contemporary’s publica tion. . But a few hours subsequently an information was laid. As the sequence is of a most terrible nature, we lay the whole matter before our readers. The person charged with the crime was Cap tain Goldsmith, Mining Inspector of the Gold Fields, who was charged with criminally assaulting a girl ten vety of age. Information must have relibhed Captain Goldsmith that proceedings might be taken. On Monday or Tuesday last Mr. Miller, solicitor, -was consulted, and he was very anxi'ous to see Captain Gold smith. His whereabouts, however, could not bo ascertained, and it was thought

hat lie had left the place. When the case was placed in the hands of the police, Inspector Bullen telegraphed to Auckland for the police to be oil. the alert, as it Avas thought that Captain Goldsmith Avas in Auckland or had passed ’ through to parts unknown. The last seen of him Avas at the Pacific Hotel, where he boarded. On the evening of Friday he stated to the landlord that he avrs proceeding to Auck land for a feAV daye. Cuiti? at the time noticed nothing unusual about Captain Goldsmith, nor AA 7 as ho aAvare of the serious charge hanging over him. He must have retired to his house on Friday afternoon and committed suicide. He Avas a AvidoAver, and lived alone in a cottage on the beach near the Grahams toAvn Wharf. About midnight on Saturday it was de termined to enter the house and see Avhe ther he Avas there or not. This was done by the police and several others, and the door being forced the unfortunate man Avas found lying dead, and the means by Avhich he had committed suicide Avere at once apparent. He had cut the artery of his left arm, from Avhich it had bled, ca piously, and he had also fired a pistol into his mouth. The deceased had seen much service in the field, having fought in the Schleswig-Holstein Avar of 1848-9. He Avas captain of the .Ist. Waikato, and at Tauranga. Shortly after the discovery of gold at the Thames he commencd business as suiweyor, and Avas - in that line for several years, until he Avas appointed Mining Inspector. He must [have been over fifty years of age.

LEPROSY’S HORRORS.

fFrom the Ban Francisco Eve.ling Post.)

A VISIT TO THE PACIFIC ALLEY HOSPITAL, SAN FRANCISCO. —SCENES WHICH DEFY DESCRIPTION.

The famed pathfinder of lepers, Dr. O’Donnell, will not at the cry of “ Down !” from the ** Alta ” relinquish and vacate his damnable herersy that leprosy, exists in San Francisco. It is evidently of no use for the. plutocratic' organ to imitate its prototype, in offering the plucky doctor the whole city, if he Avill but acknoivledge that paper to be correct in it 3 blind as sertions, that leprosy is defunct; that it did exist years ago, but that it does not now. The ‘‘Post” insists that it does, and to prove its assertions, Avill give a Drier description of the interior of that charnel house on Pacific alley,-the Leper Hospital. A loav, tumble down structure, in the last stage of decay, the passage lead ing from Pacific street to it filled Avith de caying garbage and masses of filth. An old ricketty door, half off its hinges, gives ingress to the interior, and, as one peers into its gloom, the eyes behold a sight once seen never to be forgotten. The re porter Avho visited it has gazed upon the inmates of a smallpox pest-house, has seen cot after cot bearing the forms of scarred and bleeding patients Avho in their frenzy would have destroyed themselves ; but it Avas left for this lazar house alone to fur nish something unutterably horrid, some thing partaking of the regions of the ac cursed. Reclining in all positions on the common board bunks, Avith naught under them but scanty pieces of dirty matting, Avere some tAvelve or thirteen lepers, in ail stages of that decease. The first or light est form of the evil avas shoAvn in the slightly puffed condition of the patient’s cuticle, while here and there appeared eruptions filled with poisonous matter. He apparently knew of his sloAvly proaching fate, and Avore an expression of unutterable anguish. The next stage of the decease ay as pourtrayed in the person of an'aged Chinaman, AA 7 hose face Avas puffed out to an unusual size, and Avas covered with pustules and scars. His hair had long since disappeared, and his scalp was one ridgy mass of sores. His flesh, rotted and dry, Avas peeling off like the bark of some dead tree, and the joints of his fingers and toes Avere sloAA 7 ly rotting off one by one. He simply lay there, and stared Avhen being examined, and seemed to en dure his sufferings with the stolidity of his race.

In an inner recess, amongst several of the worst cases, an object was found — human and yet too horrible to be human. The Chinaman lay on the cold, bare floor, amidst the slush and filth that oozed out from beneath, as if he were dead. Un fortunately for him he still breathed. What had been his head was one mass of corruption. The eyes could scarcely be seen, and their sockets were sunk away into the flesh and seemed but two caves of putridity. The body resembled the back of an alligator, being moulded into homey scales, while the feet and hands had half rotted off and the remaining joints. were slovly succumbing to the gangrene tearing at the system of tne poor ■wretch. Beside l.im on the floor lay a leper, dead. His glassy, upturned eyes were glaring wide open upon the scene of misery he had jusl quitted. His limbs were doubled and Dent under him, as though the paroxysm of his death struggles had torn his very soul. But enough of such fearful details of what can be found there at any time by those doubters who may summon .up the coir age to visit that unearthly tomb of the dead-in-life unfortunates. Ask them if leprosy does not claim them for its own, and is their answer to be doubted 1 It would be yes ; and the decease itself in all its varied horror cries out to warn the world that it is the fell, unclean monster we claim it be. For the health of the city it is demanded that these creatures be gathered together in some fit spot where they cannot contaminate others with their poisonous existence. The Health Officer should immediately cause the building to be vacated, in accordance with the notice posted on the door, which ordered its in mates to leave in ten days, but whicl. order never has received the slightest at tention, although the time allotted them to move haa long since expired.

ORIGIN OF HANDICAPPING.

The origin of 1 c handicapping,” Avith Avliich the name of the late Admiral Ross has for many a long year been so inti mately associated, is to be found in a cus tom at one: time, perhaps, as preA r alent in England as the modern practice of raffling. One person, let it be supposed, had a pocket-knife, Avhich he Avlshedto exchange for another person’s pencil-case. He would challenge the .OAvner of the pencil-case to. make the exchange Avith him, and this being agreed, to, a third person would be found to “ make the aAvard,” or in other Avords to arbitrate as to the respective values of the two articles and to aAvard a certain sum by Avay of equalising them. Before the aAvard Avas made all three par ties would deposit in a hat or cap a certain stake, which the iarbitrator would appro priate in the event of his award, proving satisfactory to both parties, or in .the event of his award proving satisfactory to neither party. The Avay m which this willingness or unwillingness to abide by the award of the 'umpire was expressed seems originally to have been thus The two exchangers were’to stand each with a “ hand-i’-the cap,” and on the award being uttered— after an amount of circumlocution pur posely intended to confuse them—they Avere instantly to withdraw their hands and open them. If both hafids held money in them, both were understood to accept the aAvard, the exchange was made, and the ; arbitrator pocketed the stakes. If neither held money, the bargain, was not concluded, and the stakes were still forfeited to the arbitrator. If only one of the tAVO displayed a coin, that one drew the stakes, and the exchange was not made. According to the rules of the modern Jockey Club, “ a handicap match is A, B, and C to put an equal sum into a hat; 0, who is the handicapper, makes a match for A and B, who, Avhen they have perused it,. put their hands into their pockets and draAV them out closed ; then they open them together, and if both have money in their hands tlie match is con firmed ; if neither have money, it is no match.” Thus it will be seen that, whereas the old practice was literally a “ hand-i’-the-cap,” the modem has become a ‘ ‘ hand-i’-tlie-pocket. % : -

A FAMILIAR FACE.

A story is told of a former Judge of a certain Court in Bay State, whose hair Avas Avhitened by the frosts of nearly seventy Avinters before he left the bench. Entering a Boston and Maine Railway car one day, he saw but half a seat vacant, and that by the side of a pretty young lady, gorgeously arrayed. The Judge was a great admirer of the ladies, and he immediately started for the seat. ‘‘Ah ! beg pardon, madam,” said his Honor, “ but is this seat engaged !” “ No, sir,” modesly replied the fair occu pant. The Judge took the seat, and on glancing again at the dazzling beauty by his side, he thought he recognised in her a lady he had met somewhere, hut yet could not tell Avhen or Avhere. Finally he ventured to ask. “ Madam,” said his honor, “ Your face looks very familiar ; I must have met you before, but really I cannot recollect .” i( Yes,” answered the bunch of roses at his side. —“ Yes, old buster, likely ’nough you have ; it Avas only in June you sent me up for thirty days, and its already eleven times you’ve sent me up for simple drunks.” Exit the Judge.

CHRISTCHURCH RACE MEETING.

(from ottr own correspondent.) Racecourse, 2.11 To-day. Free Handicap, a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 100 sovs. added. ‘ One mile. Danebury ... ... . ... 1 Sinking Fund ... ... 2 Dfrby Stakes, a sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, with 450 sovs. added. For three-year-old colts, Bst. 101 b. ; fillies and geldings, Bst. 51b. Second horse to save his stake. 10 sovs. by 1 p.m. on the day of the race. One mile and a-half. Closed with 3.6 subs. Natator ... ... ... 1 York ... 2 Nemo ... ... ... ... 3 Time—2.46.

TUESDAY, November 5, 1878.]

THE EVENING ECHO



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ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRIES. AO. AITKEN & CO. have much plea . sure in informing the Gentlemen of Ashburton that they are prepared to take «arders for New Spring and Summer Suits. A JPerfect Fit Guaranteed, and at Christchurch (PrifAC A O. AITKEN & CO., TAILORS, Havelock Street, Ashburton. WANTED —An Apprentice for the Print ing Business. None but a Respectable Intelligent Boy need apply. ECHO Office



SATURDAY, 16th NOVEMBER. TOWNSHIP OF OATLANDS SITUATED ,ON THE WAKANUI RUN 99 ALLOTMENTS. 99 M ESSRS BULLOCK & CO have re ceived instructions from Messrs Winter and Roberts to offer for SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At their Rooms, East-street, Ashburton, on Saturday, the 16th November, 99 Allotments in the Township of Oatlands, on the Wakanui Run, being at the junction of 6 main roads, dis tance about 8 miles from Ashburton, 7 miles from Dromore, and 7b miles from Chertsey. ; .'j f We would call the special attention of speculators and others to this property, as from its position in the centre of a very extensive agricultural district, and being at the junction of so many roads it must of necessity command an extensive shaiQ of the trade of the district, thus affording capital business opportunities for black smiths, saddlers, shoemakers, bakers, butchers, &c., and as it has hitherto been the case that the earliest selectors in all new townships have done exceedingly well by their purchases, there is every rea son to believe that this will do likewise. Full particulars given, and plans can be seen at the oflice of Bullock and Co. Terms liberal, at sale. Sale at 1 30. BULLOCK & CO., Auctioneers.