The Evening Echo.

Vol. 1.—123.

Ashburton, Saturday, August 3, 1878.

One Penny:



•JUTESSRS BULLOCK AND CO., ASHBURTON, General Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Estate) -jpl Commission Agents. :* Sales of &c., will be held atfheltYards, Ashbur ton, every alternate Thursday. CASH ADVANCES 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. •. T OR'D, HUGHES, & Co., I P GRAIN AND PRODUCE : MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AND. COMMISSION AGENTS, Make Liberal Advances on Gralh or other pro* duce for shipment to their agents in the Aus ;ttralian Colonies or London. f ‘ < Comsacks and Woolpacks supplied at lowest > current rates. • •. If’lndents executed from all parts of the world. Offices—High Street, Christchurch.’; J. L. WILSON, . AUCTIONEER, VALUATOR, BROKER, ,:t; Lichfield Street, Christchurch. CHRISTCHURCH. SCOTT BROS., ENGINEERS, &c., BEG to inform; their customers and the ... public generally, that they have REMOVED To new and commodious premises in MANCHESTER STREET SOUTH, • ,:G -y Near the new Passenger Station. .; : J. C. DOIMAN, "DLUMBER, LOCKSMITH, BELL- Jr HANGER, ZINC, and TINPLATE WORKER, Tancred. Street, ;A s H B U R T O N , , ,"• JR*#! • ’ ’ 'ijlK * Aiterian Wells sunk and Pumps fitted and WMOft :C‘ repaired. - ' . 0,0, Guttering ffced at current rate?. Electric • BallMupplled and fillet,* • -V N,B.—Orders punctually attended te,



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



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 STREET, 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. FOOK.S 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, :i; J ' kept on the premises. MOOR Tt R EE T, ( :; (opposite Royal Hotel.)



q -0- "j~ ~j~ | ~y~ s 3 g COMMERCIAL HOTE L, ASHBURTON, (One Minute’s walk from Railway Station and Telegraph Office.) The Proprietor begs to inform his old friends and the public that, having seen the necessity that existed for a Really First-Class Hotel at Ashburton, he erected the above at a very considerable outlay, and is now in a position to offer the 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. bTHiIjI-A-:r.:d s-A-LOOIN'., Fitted with one of Alcock’s Prize Billiard Tables. NIGHT PORTER KEPT FOR CONVENIENCE OF TRAVELLERS. G. W. DUCKWORTH, Wholesale and Retail, General Grocer, HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH, (Next Messrs. Strange’s Buildings.) - WISHES to call attention to the PARTICULARLY LOW PRICES at which he is NOW SELLING ALL GOODS, which cannot be beaten by any House m the Province. WHOLESALE ORDERS DELIVERED, FREIGHT PAID, TO ANY STATION ON THE CANTERBURY RAILWAY.



DRUG, CHEMICAL, AND PHARMACEUTICAL ESTABLISHMENT, ASHBURTON. \, ’: " ' ' ..... > J. M. CAMBRIDGE, 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. R SCOTT, G ENERAL CARRIER Cameron St., Ashburton. Parcels delivered promptly and charges moderate.



K. SANDO, FAMILY GROCER TENT, TARPAULIN, & HORSE CLOTH MAKER, GENERAL STOREKEEPER, EAST STREET, ASH BURTON. FLAGS of ALL NATIONS Sup plied to Of der and Let out on Hiu. Note the address er ASmVRTQN,



GREAT SALE



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



JOHN FOWLER, r GENERAL DRAPER, ' GROCER, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANT, Tancred Street, Ashburton.^ JUST OPENING^ AND TO ARRIVE WINTEE STOCK, Consisting of j GENTS’ CLOTHING, i .IN Paget and Sack Suits , _ ■' "/ l; ;■’ T._ : ;f. Overcoats Shirtings, Calicos, IRONMONGERY, TINWARE, tN Endless Variety. Oats, Bran, Sharps, and Chaff, Alwpya in Stock.



WINES AND SPIRITS, ALE AND PORTER In Draught or Bottles. THE BEST BRANDS ONLY KEPT.. B T. CHAMBERS, OOT AND, SHOE .MAKER!, 1 East Street, Ashburton. Terms Cash. [a card.] J. H. TOWNEND, CONSULTING PHYSICIAN, (Late of Guy’s Hospital, London,) > a CHRISTCHURCH. ANSTEE’S LUNCHEON AND DINING ROOMS; EAST STREET, . 1 ;/ ASHBURTON JSxceIIent accommodation for Boarders'.



GREAT SALEM!



UNION STEAM IRON WORKS, (Next the Horse Bazaar), BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. Edwards Sc 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 will -compare favorably with any in Canterbury. Important. —Experienced. Manufaturers and Repairers of Reapers, Combines, Straw Elevators, Portable Engines, Wool Presses, See. ' _ J : ; Wind Pumps, Circular Saw Spindles, • and Tables, made to order. > General Smith, Wheelwright, and Shoe' ing wotk 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, arid can be supplied any shape or size for 7s. 6d. * STAMPS FOR ' ■ Receipts, Labels, Societies, Books, Marking -Linen, &c.. A SHBURTON STEAM SAW MILLS, jTX sash AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. 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.



GUAM’S COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, ASHBURTON. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OP Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of New Zealand. Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor of , New Zealand, . AND Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tas 'pHlS 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. /-V R. W. SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR. pLAN of ASHBURTON, on Sale at. the office of the “Evening Echo ” ; ' ISHBURTON BREWERY. 'WOOD "AND GO., ALE AND PORTER: BREWERS AND ■■■&&.- ■ ■< v f r BOTTLERS; / ! CAHEkoN. ST., ASHBURTON..