The 2vehiii| Echo, Wednesday, July 17, 1878. ——f WM— m I 1 1 ■mtmtwrw:



SaundErs Bros. HAVE : to LEND upon TOWN SECTIONS and othel FREEHOLD PROPERTY. £4, QO to be INVESTED in FREEHOLD Security. jpo to be ADVANCED in cOwjOOU Sums of and upwards. Preference given to town sections and house securities. r\r\r\ to ADVANCED obidOjOOO on GROWING CROPS, jy[VE STOCK, and other AGRICULTURAL Security. M essrs SAUNDERS BROS, lave for Sale, Situated on the NORTH BANK of the RAKAIA, 4000 acres, partly improved. 690 ~ unimproved fenced . 400 of which are now in Turnips unimproved 675 760 72 yIOO WAKANUI DISTRICT. 490 acres, 130 of which are ploughed .201 ~ highly improved 201 ill 936 200 House, Stable, &c. Sixty Acres four miles from the Township. Several Valuable Town Sections. DRAUGHT HORSES. THE Undersigned have FOR SALE a Number of Broken and Unbroken COLTS now to be seen in their Paddocks, adjoining ;the Ashburton Domain. SAUNDERS BROS. NOTICE TO FARMERS, HORSE BREEDERS, AND OTHERS. THE Advertisers are prepared to Receive HORSES for Sale by Public Auction i©r Privately, and to make Liberal Cash Advances on same. Good PADDOCKS and Plenty oj FEED tor Stock. SAUNDERS BROS. C. PERCY COX, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, AND VALUATOR, ASHBURTON pARMS to LET and SELL, of all Sines * and Descriptions, Impro\'s4 and Unimproved, .■sittmted near Chertsey Dromore Wakanui Winchmore Gould & Cameron’s Westerfleld Hinds Rangitata Money Lent in Large or Sr.aait •'Sums, on Approved Security. ■AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. DECLARATION OF WAR. WHEN the first note of prepaiation vt£§ sounded in thn East} and the war cloud :tyas n© huger than a man’s hand} and while the principalpotentates of Europe} though breathing jpeoGe, were silently girding up their loins for a struggle .as fierce in the encounter and more banelulin.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 to avoid such another calamity that befel Plevna, by obtaining for the coming winter a vei;y Large Assortment of Horse Cloths} Oil skin Leggings, and Sou’-westers, to enable the ©habitants of Ashburton to stand a long Winter Siege. WHO HAS DONE THIS? Why, THOMAS DUDSON, SADDLER, 1 Burnett Street, And, for further emergencies, has on hand the Largest and Best Stock of Saddlery and saddlers’ Ironmongery ever exhibited in Ash rurton. CARDS and Boxes, Mayor’s spelling, Royal Readers, Slates} Pencils, 2opy Books, Drawing Books, and other school Requisites to be obtained at our premises, 3ast*street, Ashburton. FURNESS AND DIXON, , Stationers’ Hall,



SPEOI All & -A- L JB2 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 an 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 lod 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 Plollands, 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 1 case of Josephine Kid Gloves 4 cases Fancy Hosiery j case Diess Buttons, Fringes, etc 2 cases of Gents’ Overcoats y case of Boys’ Overcoats 4 cases of Clothing, best goods 8 cases of Colonial-made Goods just to hand Speciarattention is called to Olif 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, §0 ft'ie public may get all classes of Drapery, Clothing, House-furnis ing Ironmonger y, and General Stores within easy reach, and at prices which cannot be beaten by a,ny house in the Colony, as we believe the public would prefer pur chasing in -Ashburton to sending their orders elsewhere.



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CHARLES BRADDELL, 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. mm CANTERBURY DYE WORKS. (Near the Post Office) CHRISTCHURCH. J SELLARS is still Dyeing to Live, and • Living to Dye. Ashburton Agents: FURNESS & DIXON, Where particulars may be obtained, and Orders left. mm M . NEALAS, 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 every 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. <<'JpHE EVENING ECHO.’ Town Agent, MR. A. WESTON, East Street. NOTICE. - THOMAS WILLIAMS, Tin wald, 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 *1 practical men, and as T. W. employs only first class hands, customers may 'rely, on having their orders executed in a thoroughly workman, like manner. Plans Prepared and Estimates Given. j Note the Address— THOMAS WILLIAMS, (Near Railway Station) Tinwald. STATUARY! STATUARY! A GRAND Display of some of th« 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. 1 GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. gPPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application ©f 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« lf : cious use of such articles of diet, that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist eveiy tenden'cy to disease. Hundreds 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 . 1 SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO., Homoepathic Chemists, London. HEALTH FOR ALL HOLLOWAY’S PILLS AND OINTMENT THE PILLS Purify tb. Blood, eorrett ill disorders of the Liver, Stomach, Kidney* and Bowels, and are invaluable hi all com* plaints incidental to Females. THE OINTMENT 1* the enly reliable remedy for Bad Legs, Old Wounds, Bores, and Ulcers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Coughs, Colds, Gout, Rheumatism, and all Skin Diseases it has no equal. Sold by the Proprietor, Thommi Holloway, 533, Oxford Street, London, and by all Medicine Vendors throughout tha World. Printed and Published by SMITH JAMES Furness and Charles Dixon, at their Printing Ofl&cEast Streefy