The Evening Echo.

Price One Penny

Yol. 1.—128.

Ashburton, Friday, August 9, 1878.



TOTESSRS bullock AND CO., ASHBURTON, Genefal Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Estate, and Commission Agents. Sales of Stock, Farm Implements, &c., will be held at their Yards, Ashbur ton, every alternate Thursday. CASH ADVANCES made on Stock, Produce, &c., con signed for Positive Sale. of every description. Fencing Material, Cement and Lime, Coal and Firewood. MONTGOMERY & Co., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. THE undersigned is a CASH BUYER of OATS, BARLEY, GRASS SEED, WHEAT, CHEESE, and OTHER FARM PRODUCE, At highest market Rates. Comsacks supplied at ruling prices. H. B. SORENSON. Christchurch.



GEO. ST. HILL, Builder and Contractor Burnett Street, Ashburton. PLANS PREPARED AND ESTIMATES GIVEN On the Shortest Notice For every description of Building in Town and Country.



L ORD. HUGHES, & Co., GRAIN AND PRODUCE MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AND COMMISSION AGENTS, [Make Liberal Advances on Grain or other pro duce for shipment to their agents in the Aus tralian Colonies or London. Comsacks and Woolpacks supplied at lowest current rates. Indents executed from all parts of the world. Offices—High Street, Christchurch. BUSINESS NOTICE. L. W I L.S ON, AUCTIONEER, VALUATOR, BROKER, Lichfield Street, Christchurch. AILWAY FOUNDRY, CHRISTCHURCH. SCOTT BROS., ENGINEERS, &c„ *EG to inform their customers and the public generally that they have REMOVED To new and commodious premises in IANCHESTER STREET SOUTH, Near the new Passenger Station* J. c. DOLMAN, )LUMBER,’ LOCKSMITH, BELL-. h- PI ANGER, ZINC, and; TINPLATE; WQRKER, . Tancred’ Street, A' S H. B U K T O N. Lrtesian Wells sunk , and Pumps fitted and I * 'Repaired.’ kG, ; Guttering fixed at current rates, Electric ~' Bells, supplied and fitteb* i ~ N. 3.~Qrdw punctually attends to.



BIRTHDAY CARDS, AND FANCY STATIONERY, AT FURNESS &• DIXON’S.



PUBLIC NOTICE. JOSEPH HYDE, Practical coppersmith and BRAZIER, TIN, IRON, AND ZINC PLATE WORKER, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has com menced business in TANCRED SIREEI, where he hopes by strict attention to business, combined with moderate charges, to merit a fair share of public patronage. N.B. —Repairs neatly executed.



C. E. FOOKS AND SON,;' ■ ; SURVEYORS AND Land brokers Under the Land .Transfer Act, Government Contract Surveyors, EAST-STREET,' ASHBURTON.



A. PEARCE, Tobacconist, hairdresser, & DEALER IN FANCY GOOFS. Having, taken over the Business of Mr. W. H. Friedlander in the above line, hopes to, receive a continuance of public support. Tobacco, Cigars, Perfumery, and Fancy Goods in Large Variety. BILLIARD ROOM, With one of Alcock’s Best Billiard Tables, kept on the premises. 7 MOO -R TV REE T, . (opposite Royal Jiotel.)



QUILL’S _ COMMERCIAL hotel, . ASHBURTON, (One Minute’s walk from Railway Station and Telegraph Office.) The Proprietor begs to inform his old friends and the public* that, having s thenecessity that exfstedfor a Really First-Class Hotel at he the above at a very considerable outlay, and is now in a position to offer Best accommodation to Families and Visitors, on the most Reasonable Terms. SPECIAL ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO THE PRIVATE, SITTING, AND LUNCHEON ROOMS, BATH ROOMS, &c. WINES, BEERS, & SPIRITS OF THE BEST BRANDS, gpj .-tu-KT-PIP S_A-XjOOHST 3 Fitted with one of Alcock’s Prize Billiard Tables. NIGHT PORTER KEPT FOR CONVENIENCE OF .TRAVELLERS. G. W. DUCKWORTH, Wholesale and Retail General Grocer, W HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH, (Next Messrs. Strange’s Buildings,) ~ , ,v t> ATjTTrTTT ARLY LOW PRICES at which lie is NOW any Ho " se ta ,he Province ' WHOLESALE ORDERS DELIVERED, FREIGHT PAID, TO ANY STATION ON THE CANTERBURY RAILWAY.



DRUG, CHEMICAL, AND ' PHARMACEUTICAL ESTA3LISHMEHT, ASHBURTON. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, ■yyHSIiES to inform his friends that the business which he has carried on for the last 4 y z years, in the shop adjoining Messrs. Fried* lander Bros., IS REMOVED To No. 2, Montgomery’s Buildings.



G. F. SCOTT, qeneral carrier Cameron St., Ashburton. ■ Parcels delivered promptly and charges moderate.



K. SAN DO, FAMILY GROCER TENT, TARPAULIN, & HORSE CLOTH MAKER, AND GENERAL STOREKEEPER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. FLAGS of ALL NATLONS Sup plied to Of der and Let out on ILif e. Note the address — EAST STREET, ASHBURTON



GREAT SALE !!!



LOOK OUT FOR A. 0. AITKEN AND CO.’S GREAT CLEARING SALE PREVIOUS TO THEIR ANNUAL STOCK TAKING, . TO BE HELD SHORTLY.



JOHN FOWLEFf, GENERAL DRAPER, GROCER, WINE & SPIRIT ■MERCHANT,. Tancred Street, Ashburton. JUST OPEN IN G, AND TO ARRIVE "W lIINTTIEjIR, STOCK, Consisting of GENTS’ CLOTHING, 'in ' - , Paget and Sack Suits Overcoats Shirtings, Calicos, IRONMONGERY, TINWARE, IN ENDLESS VARIETY. Oats, Bran, Sharps, and Chaff, Always in Stock. WINES AND SPIRITS, ALE AND PORTER In Draught or Bottles. THE BEST BRANDS ONLY KEPT.



T. CHAMBERS, jgOOT AND SHOE MAKER, East Street, Ashburton. Terms Cash. [a card.] J. H, TOWNEND, CONSULTING PHYSICIAN, (Late oe Guy’s Hospital, London,) CHRISTCHURCH." ' :=rv:.; - ANSTEE’S LUNCHEON AND DINING ROOMS, EAST STREET, AS H BU RTO N. Excellent accommodation for Boarders.



GREAT SALE



UNION STEAM IRON WORKS, (Next the Horse Baza r), BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. Edwards & Lee, ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS. AND GENERAL SMITHS. Orders for every description of Machinery, executed in a workmanlike manner, and guar anteed to give satisfaction, at prices that vvil compare favorably with any in Canterbury. Important.—Ex erienced M ariufa r and 1 Repairers of Reapers, Combines, Straw Elevators, Portable Engines, Wool Presses &c. Wind Pumps, Circular Saw Spindles, and Tables, made to order. General Smith , Wheelwright , and Shoe ing work warranted to give satisfaction. EDWARDS AND LEE, Proprietors. RUBBER STAMPS. - 'J'HESE Useful STAMPS, with Ink and Pads, are now being - Manufactured at the ‘ ECHO ” OFFICE, and can be supplied any shape or size for 7s. 6d. STAMPS FOR Receipts, Labels, Societies, Books,' Marking Linen, &c. •



ASHBORTOH STEAM SAW jC\ sash and door M A N U-F A C TOR Y MILLS, G. PARKIN, Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR, Moore Street, . Every description of Timber and Building Materials in Stock and supplied on must reasonable terms. FUNERALS FURNISHED. Plans prepared and Estimates Given on the shortest notice.



ORAM’S SOMEESET COMMERCIAL AND' FAMILY 'HOTEL, ASHBURTON. ; UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of New Zealand. ■ ■ ■_. , Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor of < New Zealand, AND Sir CkariJes Ducane," late Governor of Tas mania. ' 'jpHIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounced to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere. The cuisne is under the supervision of an eminent chef : and the proprietor hopes that his long experience in the trade is a sufficient guarantee as to the quality of the contents of the cellar. R. W. SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR.



3LAN of ASHBURTON, on Sale at- the office of the “E'*ening Echo- ’L..«^^- : i *IK-• Vi" " — • A SH B URTO^BREWERY. AND CO., ALE AND PORTER. BREWERS ' • . • AND rv'.:.-.' ft • '/BOTTLERS. '; CAMERON ST., ASHBURTON,