Evening Echo, Saturday, July 27, 1878.



The Reserves, —The Duke of Cambridge, in' the Queen’s name, has thanked the army for its soldier-like spirit, and commended the enthusiasm displayed by the reserves in responding to the call for mobilisation. There were only twenty-five absentees from the army reserves belonging to the metro polis. Some of them were invalids. Burn Them Up.—A native of Odessa has kindly offered to “ do ” for the British fleet for. k,’6000. His terms are moderate, , but then his plan is simple. He proposes to spread a coat of petroleum over the north portion of the Bosphorus, fire it, and send it down upon the ships at 48 knots an hour. The knots seem a considerable difficulty. Suppose the ships.go faster than the petroleum, then the .Mediter ranean will be set alight for nothing;



, and if the wind changes,, the same mis ' fortune will happen to the Black Sea. However, the scheme has a certain magnificence of its own, and puts that of “ setting the Thames on fire ” (which we used to think so highly of) com pletely into the shade. Another opportunity is now afforded, to our readers of proving the sincerity of our remarks regarding the advancement of Ashburton. We spoke upon a late occasion about the necessity ot encouraging those who did their best tofoster trade in the neighbourhood. We observe amongst our latest advertisements one calling attention to an extensive sale of Drapery, Clodi g Boots, Shoes, etc. , by Messrs.; Aitken •'& Co., and wouid advise all who read this notice to take advantage of an opportunity such as seldom occur to buy one ponncl’s worth of goods for eighteen shillings,' Messrs. A. O. Aitken and Co. having decided to take ten per cent, off the price of all goods paid for in cash, will be glad to give all a chance. Vide bills .great clearing sale, from 24th Julv, for one month only.- Aclvt. ■■ ■'; Strangers corning to reside, .in Ashburton are often at a loss to know which, is the best Establishment to visit for the purchase of Drapery, Clothing, and House-furnishing Iron mongery, and General Stores. : O.RR & Co. offer special advantages- to the public that can be met with nowhere else in Ashburton. They keep at all times, the largest and best-assorted Stock of every class of Goods, imported direct from the leading manufacturers at home, which beinp bought entirely upon-cash terms, they are •enabled to offer goods of such sterling value as cannot be equalled by any other house in the trade. Every article in stock is marked at the lowest price, from .which no abatement is made, so that the most inexperienced buy their goods, at the same prices as the best judges.-—Advt.



STAR OF ASHBURTON, ... L.0.L., No; 23. ’ Monthly MEETING of the above Lodge will be held in the Library Hall on TUESDAY, July 30, at. 7.30 sharp, after which, an A.T. Meeting, will be held., • By Qrder ,\V.M. • ' T. JORDAN,. Secretary. > • THE Public VACCINATOR . hereby gives Notice that the Vaccination Station will be for the .Vur* at Drs. Trevor & Keste- VEN’s in Moore "Street," and .that his Hours i f Attendance will be from 12' to 2 o’clock every Wednesday. The rev. w. b. '.marten will. Preach in the WESLEYAN CHURCH To-morrow. Subjects : Morning—“ Abraham interceding for Sodom.” Evening—A Tee total Sermon. • I. 0. G. T., BY request, the Rev. W. B. Marten (D.V.) Will preach a TEMPERANCE SER MON in the Wesleyan Church, Cameron-st., on Sunday Evening next, 2j/ih July, at 6.30. All are invited. G. W. ANDREWS, D. D. Mid. Canterbury. - . TO LET, THREE ACRES Splendid LAND, suited for a market garden, just over the'Belt. . Apply to ; •' • • • A. 0. AITICEN 8c CO. ■ RAFFLE, an Excellent MUSICAL BOX, : by- Nicholson, new and'in'good order. It Plays ten beautiful airs. Thirty Members at Ten'Shillings each.—A. Weston’s Q.C.E. Cigar Divan, East-street. E. A. GARNETT, HAIRDRESSER, PERFUMER, •: TOBACCONIST, ; - * A,ND : GENERAL' FANCY' GOODS , _ 1/AIU J deader/- • - ; BEGivto inform the inhabitants of Ashburton District that he lias removed to No. Jt Montgomery’s New Buildings, ' East* street, and has in,Stock a 1 ■ >■- GOOD ASSORTMENT . OF TOBACCO, * CIGARS, PIPESj' ! - - Perfumery, Frlzzets, -Plaits, . ..' Etc-., : Etc. " ; ' Note the , Ajdrfiss,— ' GARNETT,;.: . No, . Montgomery’s Buildings, •' "■ ghst.Stre§tj ',. .



TO BUILDERS. LENDERS are invited for the Erection of 1 ADDITIONS and ALTERATIONS to the ROYAL HOTEL, Moor-street, Ash burton, for Mr. Thomas foppin. Plans and specifications Can be seen at the office of the undersigned, East-street, where Tenders will be received up to 5 p.m. on Saturday, August loth. The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. 1 S. W. BROWN, a; .-::- Architect, Ashburton. BOY WANTED, to learn Printing. Good wages given to one accustomed to the Business. Apply at once Echo Office. WANTED, a Tidy GIRL, as Nursemaid, and to make- herself generally uselul. Apply Echo Ofeice. w ANTED, an Active BOY for the Print ing Business. Apply Echo Office. TOWN .SECTION. "ANTED, to purchase, in or near East . . street, a Quarter-acre SECTION. Apply, by letter, stating price, &?., A. 8., office of this paper. WANTED, a HUNDRED Good Lay ing FOWLS. Highest Price for really good ones. Apply to K. Sando, East Street. FOR SALE, A Second-Hand American CABINET fl ORGAN', by Mason and Hamlin. It has five stops and a knee swell. Elegant case. Suitable for Parlor or Church. Price £35 cash. Apply, Echo office. it-sT COME AT LAST. !lEW DRAPERY EBTABLISHMT, GLASGOW. HOUSE, ' EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. t"S"AS great pleasure in announcing that he 1 will Commence Business,, after much unavoidable delay, in his new paemises, at MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS, ON SATURDAY NEXT, 27TH JULY, With a New Stock of GENERAL DRAPERY AND



CLOTHING, Which owing to the .advancement of the winter Season he will offer at extremely Low Prices with a view to speedy clearance. Goods marked in Plain Figures. One Shilling Off Every Pound Purchased for Cash. BARGAINS in all the DEPARTMENTS. ENCOURAGE LOCAL ENTERPRISE ! AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASES where you get Value for Your Money and a LARGE ASSORTMENT To choose from. To make room for more New Novelties from America and other novelty markets, the Undersigned is OFFERING to the public AT GREAT REDUCTIONS his present STOCK, comprising—* ABOUT 900 HOVELS FRGiYi Go. UPWARDS Books on Gardening, Cookery, Farming, Bird-keeping, Etc., Etc., Dictionaries and Ready Reckoners, Journals, Magazines, Song Books, Stationary, and FANCY GOODS of every DESCRIPTION. Novelties in Enless Variety, including CARDS, DRAUGHTS, CHESS, DOMINOES, LOTTO, and other Games. Jts3f Note the Address— A. WESTON, BOOKSELLER AND AMERICAN TOBACCONIST, DEALER IN FANCY GOODS, General Advertising Agent and.Bill Poster. Agent for the Sale of the renowned Weston’s Wizard osi.y;;; .



S. W. BROWN, AND CIVIL ENGINEER, EAST STREET, Ashburton. SCHOOL BOOKS Just Arrived—Royal Primers, Victoria Exercise Books, &c. —Echo Office, Stationers’ Hall, East-street. PAPERS by the San Francisco Mail now on „f Sale at the Echo Office, Stationers’ Hall, East Street:— Lloyd’s Weekly Reynold’s Newspaper Pictorial World Illustrated London News iThe Farmer Penny Illustrated News; . Home News Police News The Field Punch NOTICE. g C. FARR,' ARCHITECT, &c.,ican ; be consulted at Messrs. W. Montgomery and Co.’s Buildings, Ashburton, EVERY SATURDAY or any communications left at Mr. Charles Braddeli.’s Office, will be promptly attended to. Ashburton, July 12, 1878. [A Card.] ' ‘ ■ I PRIVATE LESSONS TO YOUNG JT LADIES, Four times a Week in Music, French, German, and Drawing, at . MISS STEANE’S, Oxford Villa, Burnett treet. CHEAP FUEL. SPRINGFIELD COAL, NEWCASTLE COAL, AND FIREWOOD. : SPRINGFIELD Coal cantbe highly recom mended for every purpose, and the fact of its being used on the Railway must be a suffi cient guarantee of its quality. G. PARKER & C 0.," Near Railway Station, Ashburton. W. R. BOYLE, jgSTATE AND GENERAL AGENT. MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON.



PRELIMINARY NOTICE. NEW FIRST-CLASS BOARDING-HOUSE. MR THOMAS CLARKE has to announce that he will commence immediately the erection of a FIRST-CLASS BOARDING HOUSE, to supply a felt want in Ashburton. The House will occupy a site within One Minute’s walk of the Railway Station, and will afford the following accommodation : FIRST AND SECOND CLASS DINING ROOMS. r - 3 SMOKING AND READING ROOMS. WELL VENTILATED, LARGE, AND LOFTY BEDROOMS. PRIVATE ROOMS FOR FAMILIES. > The work has been contracted for at the price of and the House will be under the supervision of an experienced manager from Christchurch.



FRUIT IMPORTED -..DIRECT FROM SYDNEY: J. MOOAR & CO,, Wholesale & Retail J REMOVED TO EAST STREET, (Shop lately occupied by Mr. Cambridge.) TUST ARRIVED A LARGE STOCK J 0F Oranges, Pine Apples - Lemons, Bananas Apples,-Vegetables Confectionery &c., &c. Delivered to all parts of Ashburton. MR. BRANSON, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, , East Street, ASHBURTON. E. G. CRISP, gARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, Has removed his Offices to MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS (istFloor), BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. - JAMES BAKER, Builder, contractor, and UNDERTAKER, H A-V‘E -L O C-K STRE ET, Ashburton. FUNERALS FURNISHED ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE,



' Saunders Bros. I 11' i\ «. i HAVE. , . ' t . : iJp A, t 0 LEND upon TOWN SECTIONS and othei FREEHOLD PROPERTY. ipO aoa t 0 T ° e INVESTED in AvAijUuU FREEHOLD Security. £2 SOO to be ADVANCED in gums of and upwards. Preference given to town sections and house securities. -pPn AAA to be ADVANCED on GROWING CROPS, LIVE STOCK, and other AGRICULTURAL Security. Messrs SAUNDERS BROS, have for Sale, Situated on the NORTH BANK of the RAKAIA, 4c jo acres, partly improved. 690 ~ unimproved [675 : ~ fenced. .. 760 ’ ‘,, 400 of which are now in Turnip's 72 ~ unimproved 400 ~ ~ '' . WAKANUI DISTRICT. 490 acres, 130 of which are ploughed 201 ~ highly improved 255 » » 201 ~ ~ House, Stable, See. in „ » 936 jj )> , ..... ;200 U : C 1' [5. V'/ v Sixty Acres four miles from the Township. Several Valuable Town Sections. DRAUGHT HORSES. / T'HE Undersigned have FOR SALE a J- 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 OTPIERS. 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 lor Stock . SAUNDERS BROS.



C. PERCY COX, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, AND VALUATOR, ASHBURTON F ARMS to LET and SELL, of all Sizes and Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, situated near in all parts of the District. 2000 Acres FREEHOLD )To be Let for 5000 » LEASEHOLD [ a term of 5 5000 SHEEP - ) or 7 Years. 3197 Acres FREEHOLD 3085 „ LEASEHOLD with Purchasing Clause, To be Sold on easy terms. Fear OPAWA Railway Terminus. 1445 Acres FREEHOLD, very rich landj, with Seven-roomed HOUSE, Improve ments, Orchard, etc., etc., Within one mile of MAKIKI Railway Station. 900 Acres near the KAKAIIU, within six miles of Winchester. LAND of all descriptions, or of any size, between the Rakaia, Rangatata, Ashburton Forks, etc., etc. 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 laiger than a min’s band, and while the principal potentates of Europe, though breathing peace, were silently girding up their loins for a struggle as fierce in the encounter and more baneiul 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 to avoid such another calamity that befel Ple\na by obtaining for the coming winter a very Large Assortment of Horse Cloths, Oil skin Leggings, and Sou’-westers, to enable, the nhabitants of Ashburton to stand a long Winter Siege. WHO HAS DONE THIS? Why, THOMAS DUDSON, SADDLER, Burnett Street, And, lor further emergencies, has on hand the Largest and Best Stock of Saddlery and Saddlers’ Ironmongeiy ever exhibited in Ash burton/ CARDS and Boxes, Mayor’s Spelling, Royal Readers, Slates, Pencils, Copy Books, Drawing Books, and other school Requisites to be obtained at our premises, Ekst-streetp Ashburton, i FURNESS AND DIXON, X Stationers’ Hall,



STATIONERY, BOOKS > it g og m~ STATUARY, FANCY GOI.'DS School Requsitls, '4 t 11 mj, &c., &C., J MPORTED direct from Me :kets, and Sold cheaper’than any house in Town. . v '* A large stock of ACCOUNT BOOKS/ CASKETS OF STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS, 5 A . t.« g ■ PENS, PENCILS, &c., Just opened from London, marked off at prices never before heard of G.= 'GG. T in Ashburton. * -V>. A "'. IC.‘- A Inkstands, Stationery Cases, Date Cases, Pen Racks, Writing Desks, Paper Weights, Office Bells, String Cases, Invoice Files, Letter Balances, and every Office requisite at very low prices for cash. - r



Writing Papers, Envelopes, Pens, Inks, Blot ting Papers, &c., &c. - i ■ Photograph Albums, Scrap Books, Purses, Ladies’ Bags, and a large number of Prize Books and Cards. Church Services and Hymnals, Wesleyan and Presbyterian New Hymnals, i ‘; 4 ; -f t' Bibles, in various bindings, Color Boxes, Mathematical Instruments, Rulers, Drawing Pencils and Pins, Drawing Papers, Tracing Paper and Cloth, Indian Ink and Colors. Hair Brushes, Combs, Oil, Perfumery, Scent , Bottles,. Hair Pins, Brooches, Earrings, Bracelets, and numerous other useful articles. • ) All to be sold very cheap, at ' . THE STATIONERS’ HALL t Evening Echo Office, SOUTH, * • , } t , / a^TOTPN?



NOTICE! , .NOTICE Mj I NOTICE!! REMOVAL. ' . Cl ; .i r■ t : a Firth, Pass,r&,;COi { ,r j. , ;" »* x ; * - J *. *'" t *: * X { Beg to inform; the Inhabitants of ;Ashburton andisurrounding.districts; that they;have;'; ! |Ki REMOVED TO THEIR HEW "PREMISES ' /•; | ; |. : 7;• I i /. ,‘ 1 -ft < ;’- iI . > '/■ L i Next the Union, Bank of Australia, EAST STREET. jpIRTH, PASS, & CO. Take’this :u 6pporv tunity of thanking:their numeions cust®mers who have so liberally supported them hitherto, and to solicit a continuance of their pationage at the NEW PRE M-I SES, TO HE .CALLED The Old Bank. Stores / .. .‘(LATE UNION bank).-, • . X Orders entrusted to our care will re : ceive prompt attention. Families; waited on for. orders' i .weekly. j - FIRTH, PASS, AND CO., Grocers, Drapers/ Ironmongers/ 1 • WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, &c. •• . East Street.- ■ - v i; ' NOTICE OF REMOVAL. VICTORIA' FRUIT DEPOT, ‘ j East Street, near Orr & Co.’s, WI LlilAM B IRT WELL, * ; - : .-L.ri.rj'w.-i ;• '1 i . - * PROPRIETOR, BEGS to inform the inhabitants of. Ashbur* - tori and surrounding districts that, haying removed to more central premises, is now pre* pared to supply, at the lowest price for cash,— Fruit of all descriptions ! best quality - ’ r - ; : Vegetables & Herbs, all kinds i,;: Potatoes, not to be excelled Poultry, regularly supplied Cheese, &c., &c. 'i'!- ’ Pastry of the best quality kept in stock.



The . Central Foundry, PETER STREET, A S H B U R-.T O N . W. J. HESSET, BEGS respectfully to inform the public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has now completed his foundry in Peter Street, where . ' • • . .j Castings of every description in Iron, j ; Brass, and other metals, will be carried on under his own superintend* cnee,'-and from the many years of practical experience he has had in America, England, and the Colonies, can guarantee-to turn out work satisfactorily. Highest prices given for old cast metals and brass. Orders can be left at the Foundry. W. J. lIESSE Y, Proprietor. FURNESS and DIXON : have on Sale a Choice Assortment of Interesting and Popular Works, including the following:— Saved from the Sea, by Kingston. . Robinson Crusoe, ioo Illustrations. Swiss Family Robinson, 300 Illustrations, Boys Book of Sports. ■ Every Boys Annual.- . . Ethel Clinton.' • ; : Little Hazel. , ■; .: ;; Polly and Jack. Nannette Dampier. • Prince Übbely Bubble. ; Told in the Twilight. 5 j V ■■■.' Aunt Martha’s. Corner Cupboard. ... .. \By Hesba Stretton,—- ; ! ' * ! Fern’s Hollow. ; ’ Cassy. Max Kromer, Little Meg’s Children. Fairy Frisket. . „ . ( , ■■■;, The Silver Casket. Aunt Jane’s Hero. . Richard Hunne. / "With the Tide, The Fairy Spinner. General Beckwith. Barriers Burned Away. The Teacher’s Handbook of Questionin - on the Gospels. Men Who Have Made Themselves. The Sword and Garment. ■ Grace for Grace. Lite of D. L. Moody. 1 Church Life in Australia. ' Recreations of a Country Parson. • The Land of the Sun. Military-Heroes of England; ■; ; : ‘ Enquire Within. il ,; : ... . - The Revolt of the Field j a Sketc - of the. Rise and Progress Ofthc’Mov ment.among the Agricultural jLabourr. ;- ' t - of-England; r * ■ i Martyr Grayes of Scotland*] . , i , V> A Cloud of Witnesses, Tale? of Qld A: ; ‘ * C- • ••