The Evening Echo, Thtirsday, July 18, 1878.



Saunders Bros. HAVE £ / rknrJo LEND upon TOWN SECTIONS and othei FREEHOLD PROPERTY. to be INVESTED in jULJU FREEHOLD Security. ro Q An to be ADVANCED in g ums of -£IOO and upwards. Preference given to town sections and house ; o X Aft to be ADVANCED on growing crops, LIVE STOCK, andother AGRICULTURAL Security. Messrs SAUNDERS BROS, have for Sale, Situated on the - Sale, Situated on the NORTH BANK of the RAKAIA, ,000 acres, partly improved. 690 „ unimproved 67 5 ~ fenced . _ 760 ~ 400 of which are now m Turnips 72 ~ unimproved AOO WAKANUI DISTRICT. 490 acres, 130 of which are ploughed 201 ~ highly improved 201 .” ” House, Stable, &c. 936 200 Sixty Acres four miles from the Township. Several Valuable Town Sections. DRAUGHT HORSES. rHE Undersigned have FOR SALE a Number of Broken and Unbroken COLTS , w to be seen in their Paddocks, adjoining e Ashburton Domain. " > SAUNDERS BROS. NOTICE TO FARMERS, HORSE BREEDERS, AND OTHERS. 'ipHE Advertisers are prepared to Receive 1 HORSES for Sale by Public Auction or Privately, and to make Liberal Cash Advances on same. Good PADDOCKS and Plenty of FEED tor Stock. SAUNDERS BROS. C. PERCY COX, I LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, AND ~ VALUATOR, ’ASHBURTON J[?ARMS to LET and SELL, of all Sizes and Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, situated near k Chertsey Dromore Wakanui Winchmore Gould & Cameron’s Westerfield Hinds Rangitata Money Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. VV 1 DECLARATION OF WAR. PIEN the first note of prepaiation was sounded in the East, and the war cloud was no laiger than a man’s hand, and while the orincipal potentates of Europe, though breathing ■prepvvere silently girding up their loins for a struggle 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 to 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 HAS DONE THIS? Why, THOMAS DUD SON, SADDLER, Burnett Street, \nd, for further emergencies, has on hand the Largest and Best Stock of Saddlery and saddlers’ Ironmongery ever exhibited in Ash xirton. CARDS and Boxes, Mayor’s spelling, Royal Readers, Slates, Pencils, opy Books, Drawing Books, and other school Requisites to be obtained at our premises, Sast-street, Ashburton. FURNESS AND DIXON, Stationers' Hall,



SPECIAL S _A_ Ij 3U 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, Sd 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 1 case of Ladies’ Silk Scarfs, frilled edges, etc 2 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 our LARGE STOCK OF LADIES’ AND CENTS.’ 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 tSfoalt the public may get all classes of Drapery, Clothing, House-furni ing Ironmongery, and General Stores within easy reach, and at prices which cannot be beacon by any house in the Colony, as we believe the public would prefer pur chasing in Ashburton to sending their orders elsewhere. A /



Advance Ashburton i ft ATW THE HIATHIISriTTG- ECHO NEWSPAPER AND GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, East Street, Ashburton. i" -t«T\ » 'HJ~''HE 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 FUST CLASS PHIHTIHG 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 Yellum Address Labels, Catalogues Societies’ Rules, Forms, etc., Pamphlets, Handbills, Posters of any size, Colored Inks or Paper- Mourning Cards. &§TNOTE THE ADDRESS— THE “EVENING ECHO” OFFICE. <fc DIZXIOIT, PROPRIETORS, MST STREET, ASHBURTON



CHARLES BRADDELL, . ;d Agent for Press Company, Limited. ' Secretary Town Hall Company. Agent for National Insurance Company.' ' Removed to Montgomery’s Buildings, entrant.Lai from East and Burnett Streets. . :i; CANTERBURY DYE WORKS. (Near the Post Office) CHRISTCHURCH. } f J SELLARS is still Dyeing to Live, • Living to Dye. Ashburton Agents: FURNESS & DIXON, 0 Where particulars may be obtained, and >< Orders left. m wewt Lx \that the tgrrangec .fresistec condi NEAL AS , v -'SJ mr Boot & Shoe Importer, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON^ Wishes the public to know that he completed improvements in his shop, fi'§ n P°bCy receipt of a '’' power. Large Winter Stock of npr and Shoes, m have oi M rom so 1 of eveiy description, which can be guajCf ‘ ‘ ' as the best in the market, and will bein' . t> at CHRISTCHURCH PRICES. ff at P UI dered work, sewn or pegged, is well-kf-jfl convict be the best in the district. Ltd by thi Repairs attended to. founded ff'pH E EVENING MR. Town Agent, A. WESTON, East NOTICE. E efrom Mysor for fresl alien. Thi le coast, bu the Bomba tagnation c r ettled state c THOMAS WILLIAMSjach of rain. Tinwald, u_ ... , BUILDER, UNDERTAKER, t ' MAKER, WHEELWRIGHT/ HE TELI WISHES to notify to the public j prepared to execute all 'order; at the begir to his care in any of the above branqlie line of ih Every description of Furniture hogl-apll. A repaired at Christchurch prices. (? ence jjas ]^ ee this respect will satisfy. 1 c , „ , c •. j j , ■ , n cannot t Funerals furnished and conducted ; , , , prices. /■*. / .7^ As each department is under practical men, and as T. W. employAnilar to th: class hands, customers may rely r the telescop their orders executed in a thoroughly workman r like manner. Plans Prepared and Estimates Given.] Note the Address— . ‘ THOMAS WI Lt I-.A MS , ' v< V (Near Railway Station) Tinwald. STATUARY ! STATUARY! A GRAND Display of some of the j t ] Finest Models extant. f Casts from the works of the Best Masters. A Rare Chance for the Adornment v of the Drawing-room, Portico, or the Garden. FURNESS and DIXON, STATIONERS’ HALL, EAST STREET. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. E PPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws rvhich 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 1 tendency 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 Sei'vice 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, eorreat all disorders of the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and Bowels, and are invaluable in all com. plaints incidental to Femilei. THE OINTMENT i* the enly reliable remedy for Bad Legs, Old Wound*, Seres, and Ulcers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Coughs, Cold 3, ;Gout, Rheumatism, and all Skin Diseases it has no equal. Sold by 'the Proprietor, Thom** Holloway, (583, Oxford Street, London, and by all Hedicine "Vendors throughout the World* Printed and Published by Smith James Furness and .Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashhurtoiij Thursday, i§, 1878,