■ The ■'■“Tuapoka Times” of say ip:— “ Prospecting is being continued at Wea 'therstones ; with nnabated energy. Tht •i >iore recent success of the VVeatherstotiet ’Company has stimulated the holders oi if, ther claims to increased activity. ? In one ; <j r two of the claims certain Dunedin Shareholders who 'purchased ! for pu e'y peculative purpose’s are becoming a drag ’i pon the- claims in. which they hold sonic < ] iterest. It is difficult, we are in'forrhed 1 , ! ij ) get even the small prospecting calls V’om these inaividuals. The sooner the {ompaftfes Concerned can shake off these \ acumbrSilCeh the better for the claims,. .V; is certain so long as they are associated ! ith thepi there, will be.no chance of the > '.aims '' being’ worked.' by ‘ machinery. ) The find of gold on the’ flat adjoining Vinegar Hill, St.- Bathans, is apparently, | iys the Mount Ida Chronicle, “of a !{onuinfi 'character;, as a’ considerable • area - *1 ground has oeen pegged off, and a •j umber of leases applied for.i ' -The.pros-?: t 1 acts obtained, so far as we learn,, Jiaye ■een of -the- most’ satisfactory chamvtpi\,. ■; if the richness of the fiat in its auriferous; . eposits is similar to the prospects pb: . lined by the prospectors—arid there ‘is jardly any reaso.n to doubt it-^—a large ijnd rich* field' for 1 'mining • enterprise will i e opened'ih'the country. “ GoxitEss. ” —With reference to a word ; hicli has been heard to a ; ,considerable ’ itent in New Zealand,..of late, the

Brussels correspondent, of ,the Pall Mall Mazette (December 7th), writes “ The oithet ‘godless/ which was once so i reseveringly ' applied by the Irish / itramontanes to the Queen’s Colleges ih -eland, is making its fortune, to use the ; rehch expression, just now among the j elgian clericals. We had already the godless’ University of Brussels,, because .dural science, mathematics, &c., are ) lught there without special reference to le . Deity. We have now the ‘ godless’ S' rimary schools, because it is intended to ■j mit the influence of the priest to liis i; roper sphere, and no longer to allow him > act as the schoolmaster’s master, And, i the last place, we have the ‘ godless’ parliament; because in the recently voted ri ldress: there was nothing said of the Almighty, the majority having been • lindful of the . commandment which u-bids us to takethename of Godin vain. ;he word ? godless’ has evidently a great 1 iture before it in Belgium.” . ... . A Mystery.— A joint committee of the legislative Houses ih the State of Ohio J ,ays a Home paper) are • investigating a iystery. The destruction of a westward •ound express train, by the fall of the Ashtabula Bridge on the Lake Shore Railway two or three years ago, may still ‘j e remembered in this coimtry. The ! isaster was of multiplied horror ; for, be ;■ ides those who were killed or maimed by he crash,, mapy were burned to death in : 'ie carriages, which, caught, fire as they jll; and many more were frozen to death •.1 the shattered ice of the river. The se-

uel of the tragedy is equally sad. Mr. 'ollins, chief engineer of the line, a man ;/ho had previously borne the highest haracter, committed suicide, as was be j' eved, soon after the accident, and before i e could be called on to give evidence at >he offieiaUnquiry into the state of- the ■ ridge. The natural inference was that ihe unfortunate engineer’s brain was •urned by his painful sense of responsi bility. His wife, however, seems to have pad reason to-suspect that the assumed j uicide was really a murder, perpetrated, ; t may be supposed, by or in the interest of some persons who had reason to fear i'lis evidence. After many fruitless efforts, hhe appears to have collected tlie materials of a “ prima facie” case, and has obtained from the Legislature the appointment of the Committee of Inquiry.

* “ Punch.’’— -There is a rumor that Tom Taylor is about to retire from the leader ship, of “ Punch.” A Funereal Pyre for London.—-Pro fessor Gorini is at the present moment in London employed in superintending the erection of a funereal pyre on a. site belonging to the Cremation Society near London. The pyre is on the system which has been approved in numerous crema tions at Milan and other places in Italy.— “ British Medical Journal.” Reefton Wants a Doctor for its Hos pital,r.and . throws in. the Friendly Socie ties’ work as an additional attraction. If any stray, “ medico” is prepared to tackle Reefton at £IOOO a-year or thereby, he had bettor shape west.

W#»»WA¥< Fmswav 19.

THE EVENING ECHO



New Advertisements. L O T . LOST from Ashburton One CHESTNUT FILLY-, unbroken, three years old, white, down the, face, inclined to the near; noafrii ; no white feet. For recovery of same a reward of £2 will be given. Apply- at. office of this paper. .Feb.-19, 1879. 401 a WAGGONER for the .• country.-: Apply to 400 J. W. M‘RAE. Chemist. H A R L E. 5....... E A T E , (bate of Messrs. Gould & Co., Christchurch), -JtoO Inifi -BEGS TO ANNOUNCE 10',7 .'- He has commencqd,,busmess as CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, IN MOORE STREET (Opposite Messrs. Friedlander-s St JS - ASHBURTON,



j C A m"BrRTTLG E ’ -S- - r>‘ ,o:j. ange-quinine tonic wine 4r • l ;-;’di ,••.■■• hdgqd-tube the mostagreeable C j[ X ; h e !ti V «, 4 1 olid Toniq Stomachic yefcpro -1 l* u - ,4:. ii.-wi’i ms the vahiabib'Tbhicproper tiea 'i-/ror;Wi4n'Bftt-h Quinine”) with the Stomachic properties of the Bitter Seville Oraijsre, so combined as not to be objec tionable to the most delicate invalid ; and, as a l ' \( f V > tK J i// , j ? - “BITTERS,” ■is far superior to till other preparations. ■ Invaluable to all suffering from loss of appetite, indigestion; general debility, ner vous affections, tic, ague, and derange lherit of th'6 system. ;«*«-» ; When the- stomach' ha& become enfeebled or .disarranged .by disease,,excess,,: or. irregularities,.pr the appetite, is.,impaired, •by mental or bo,dily exertion, or from any cause whatever, it gives a regularity and tone which is not obtained by any other medicine. One, two, or three wine-glass-, fids- may 'he'd feken during itlie; .day jby porsons suffering from, the above com plaints, with the greatest benefit. It is highly recommended by the medical pro fession to be talien whenever Cod : Liver Oil is ordered. By pouring .the . required dose of the oil into, half a wine-glass of the t£ Orange Quinine ' Wine” ' scarcely- a flavjour of the oil is,.tasted,., and the ~wine materially assists the oil in its beneficial operations. Price, 4s. 6d. per ; wine 'bottle, and sent (carriage free) in cases ooptaining one dozen, at 48s. Sold retail by all Chemists, and manufactured by f J. M. CAMBRIDGE, MEDICAL HALL, ASHBURTON. 360



HERBAL MEDICINES. ; • PERSONS suffering from liver com plaints, coughs, colds, worms, skin diseases, &e., are invited to' try ‘ Nature’s cheap and universal remedy, “HERBS,” James Neil, importer of Herbs, and Bo tanic medicines, George street, Dunedin, has appointed MR. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Chemist, Ashburton, Agent for diis highly-extolled medicines, Composition Powder for- colds, Dandelion Coffee and Dahdelion Pills for liver com plaints, Headache Pills, • Botanic Cough Syrup ~ Worm Powders ~ Stomach Bitters ~ Blood Purifyer, &c. Roots, Herbs, Barks,- &e. of every kind. , 370



>, Partnership Notices. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. IYTOTICE ia Hereby Given that Mr. J3I Geo. ; • Hooper; of - Nelson, has Withdrawn from the Firm of Hooper, Aitken, & Co., of. Ashburton, and Mr. Thomas Hooper, Junr., is admitted a Partner, and that all debts due to and by the said Firm, are to be respectively re ceived and paid the Undersigned who will carry on the business under the style or name of “ Hooper, Aitken, & Co.” Ashburton, Feb. 13th, 1879. ' ’ THOMAS HOOPER. ; A. 0. AITKEN. Witnesses—- ■ . b’’ Alfred Harrison. Fredk. M. Hadfield. 377 PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. have THIS DAY entered, int CO-PARTNERSHIP as Barristers and Solicitors, under the style, or firm, of ‘ ‘ BRANSON AND PURNELL. ” Dated at Ashburton : this first day of February, 1879. ; GERALD D. BRANSON. . 331 CHAS. W. PURNELL. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. TTiROM and after this date the partner- I ' . ship hitherto subsisting between H. Firth, J. H. Pass, and W. Stringer (trading under the name of “ Firth, Pass and Co.”) is DISSOLVED by mutual consent. The business will in future be (Carried on by J. 11. Pass and W. Stringer, trading in the name of “J. H. Pass and Co.” H. FIRTH, ' - A J. H. PASS, i Witness— W. STRINGER. C. W. PURNELL, Barrister, Ashburton. In reference to the above, persons indebted to the late firm of Firth, Pass and Co. are requested to pay their re spective accounts to J, H. Pass and Co., whose signature alone will be sufficient discharge.' ' " 320 r J. H, PASS & CO. Miscellaneous. HAYES’ TIMBER YARD. \ LL ACCOUNTS due to ALPHEUS HAYES must now be PAID at his Office, East Street. - Overdue accounts must be settled at once. W, H. COLLINS, Feb, 8, 1878. Manager, 356 ; ' '



DraperryC -J «|i %■* r '!R A nn\u. r, • ,8 . - k S « v S i.'m/r .n*i;3nTPP .rrrm ™ « 5 7 ! * A r/i 1 I 's' I 1 i /•. i/1 J IAW • ! vMj *’ n ,*f .•! ! m H l OOPERy A ITKEN, & r t p\Q l -.HAtB BEEN: ~ „i' - SOLE AGENTS IN ASHBURiTON ; j i; ;FOR ,;1 p,.:,.,r,| j u ';\ S fe;W;r H Q MAGHI N=Ey a|nd-are- daily expecting Consignments,. •. ! of them. Do not Buy till you hav.s inspected ... the “ WELLINGTON,” which is a First-class Machine.



Fruiterers. COME AT LAST. NEW FRUIT. FRESH . FRUIT. From Geraldine. j. mooafT & CO., : ' HAVING purchased a Fine Orchard at Geraldinej are now in a position te supply Fresh Fruit and Vegetables every day. A PLUMS, per lb., only A :< >SO. APRICOTS „ ... sd. GREENGAGES, per lb., only sd. HONEY PLUMS „ 5& APPLES, per lb./only 3d. i r POTATOES, per lb. 1 and 2d. ~~ W./BI R T W E L L, East Street (next Orr & Co. ’s),. : 1 WHOLESALE & RETAIL FRUITERER. ryA CASES of NEW FRUITS of all /\/ \ rr kihds to arrive. < r:T -A n '■>; \ L_ IN STOCK—. 1J ORANGES, 8 for is. COOKING APPLES, 3d. to 4 d. per lb. EATING DO., 6d per lb., :j PEARS, 6d. „ PLUMS, 6d. „ ■ r: - O F GREENGAGES, 6d „ SIBERIAN CRABS, 6d. per lb. ' APRICOTS, 6d. „ . r ; j pine apples, &c., &c.: BEST NEW POTATOES. CHEAPEST SHOP IN TOWN. 103 DEFY COMPETITION -assi | W T; DAVISON, ; . GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, IS PREPARED to supply fruit and vegetables of every description, fresh trom the gardens, Wholesale and Retail, at Christchurch Prices. NOW ON SALE BLUE DIAMOND PLUMS, per lb., sd. ORLEAN „ „ 6d. PURPLEGAGE,, „ 4d. For quantities 3 per lb. The cheapest house for fruit for jam-making.- COOKING APPLES per lb., 3d. and 4A GOOD EATING Do. „ 63. ONIONS. ij NEW POTATOES, ,iK P e f lb - -r At l educed prices for Quantity. !1 Fresh vegetables, salads, herbs, etc. Orders Delivered Regularly. w. t; DAVISON, Wholesale and Retail Greengrocer and Fruiterer, Moore Street, Ashburton, 315



H Ijiobt makers. "PUBLIC NOTICE: v rr.irw *T"i ry.* rr. l r.<v«ci BOOTS! BOOTS!! T. CHAMBERS r-BILB THANKING, the.. public of ' ‘ Ashburton' ahM.sul'ilohir diiigfdfe-/ them. tricts for .past favors, begs to inf. rn thatj he has receiyed,, and t,o_ arrive,.at his J •place vjf Business, East-street, a" I WELL-ASSORTED STOCK LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL ! DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. ■? ! { \ ■ t t\ a f g / T. C. also balls'Special Jojtne Measure Department, and invites the gentlemen of Ashburton to inspect the superior class of Sewn Boots and Shoes •he is mow making. f 4 ' >■ : . ? 7' ' >Pi S*■: \ ( J Riding Boots, r Shooting. Boots, oßopts and Shoes, Cricketing Boots and* r .Shcjes, and Running Shoes. WORKMANSHIP UNSURPASSED. PERFECT Fit guaranteed-. j 1 t. chambers; ■ - | PROSPECT BUILDINGS, I, Next to Montgojvierv’s, East-street.



M. NEALAS, BOOT & SlidE IMPORTER : EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, (Next tp Orr & Co.) HAS just received a New Stock, per shq “Lutterworth ~ from England, of ths best Imported Good; and Latest Fashions. A Li/RGE STOCK : of j Colonial Goods from the Best Makers, in ‘consequence of Large Consignments, will b( SOLD AT VERY REASONABE PRICES. flSTOur own make, sewn or pegged, of ever} description to order, Repairs attended to. > r • J. CAMPBELL, ] BOOT AND SHOE : MAKER, MOORE: STREET, BEGS... to announce that he has just received a Splendid Assortment of Colonial-inade * * BOOTS AND SHOES of every kind, which he can guarantee to be of the very best quality, and at



; YFRY LOW PRICES. Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Boots and Shoes made to order on the Shortest Notice and Good quality ; also, Strong Boots, Bluchers, Watertights,, &c:, all at very low prices. [ : ■ , Deception. ■ 210 Painters. J. R. CHAPMAN, ‘ PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN WRITER, GENERAL HOUSE DECO RATOR, Etc., Etc: -c TANCRED ST., ASHBURTON j (Nearly opposite the Union Bank). ; at A CHOICE selection of Paperhangings LX Christchurch prices. , . r , , ; Genuine. White Lead Linseed Oil, raw and boiled i Brushes of the best American and English manufacture A large stock of Glass*- of various sizes and quality Kerosene, Putty, and Glue Copal, Carriage, Oak, & Paper Vamishe PAINTS Of every description prepared and supplied on the'shortest notice. - . T. S. TUCKER, ' pAINTER, J>APER- H ANGER, AND GENERAL HOUSE: DECORATOR,: SIGN AND'; TlO KETr WDI TE R, Moore Street, near Templar, Hall. ; ; ' Estimates giveii. 'y : 244 .eno.I’TEAGUE- &> SONS^nU PAINTERS, GLAZIERS, PAPER HANGERS, ■ J AND ' GENERAL •.;:Lhv! f< DECORATORS, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON (opposite mail office.) j*3T SIGN WRITERS TO THE TRADE.



Auction Sales. >»Mgawraft3iCCT : ?i:» _»C7 r-r A t'F RE D H A RRI SON, j 5< >n y, Mn RarAao?? ;b n v AUCTIONEER, „ A S II B U RT O N, PI 7T Sj open to ebn&hOt Sales by/ Auctilm, at | his Rooms, or elsewhere ; also Sales by; private" Treaty blSny-deseriptionupoHii the lowest possible terms. j ns nr;o r,/. smr <!^T;iT.j'r; i { SENDHNiYQUR produce.,- ~ ! such as FOWLS, GHEESEp'i urri Sec., Sec., Sec.',' | Also,'’ r! !■ ’’ 'furniture, v I EFFECTS, and j VTi, t .GENERAIis MERCHANDISE* < !'■'••• . for , i. IT, v i. SATURD AY’S, WEEKLY ALE, j at 12 o’clock. :i;»>mm r.i? /. w; r/i r. 130 t• 1 The following are upon my books, besides many others | “ '/> A 1 ! A ’ '.S ' I Jt P j .-7 f . Farms from 200 to 1000 acres, on easy I i terms.-P 0 !-"* 11 •<»?>.i} City and Suburban Sections.' 1 y /■. is Two-roomed Cottages ,and handsome resi dences, on easy terms. SHARES FOR SALE— The Ashburton, Gas, Company... _ ~,, f . The Ashburton Templar Hall Company. Properties entered for sale free of charge. *• 1 1 SALE YARDS' attended; every iTUESDAY.- New Sacks-—Very Cheap. Old Sacks, any quantity. , Fencing Wire, all sizes. i' ; 4S“DON’T FORGET 1 ' ; ; " S A T U R D A Y ’ 'S' SAL E, | , v . at 12 o.’ciock’.. ! AGENT FOR THE . M anc hester' l ;‘F;rRE ,! ' | ASSURANCE . COMPANY. v ~ .: Capital, 000. ;Rates, 1 ''‘'Established 1824.; ! . (1 r vy 4 ; f j hr- A ' ALFRED HARRISON,.77' 5 AUCTIONEER, STOCK/ESTATE*' 1 ; j and leomcisfeiON «Ts | BARING SQUARE, ASHBURTON,;- 7 282



y;. Business Notice* , TELEGRAPHIC. THE VERY LATEST. AMER I OAN G 0 O.D S.; ' W. ; W EST ONj ' lmving, been n appointed agent for )t s ., f - v , n AMERICAN GOODS,> .AND YANJC EE NOT I O r N S, will shortly receive direct from the manu facturers a lot of New American Goods, ~, Novelties, etc., etc. 1 '/i ~ ) > joi ..;s(>iV( ~ JUST . r<; , A Large assortment of V A L E,N, T I„N, E S , ON VIEW. TO-NIGHT. LADIES’, AND CHILDREN’S ~ f R I M M E.D .JJ AT S ONE CASE JUST OPENED, ”' : - . : MIX * From 2s.- lid. ;each..; ?/>•; r/i M R S M ORE i T A NCR E D STREE T, Next Mr. Chapman’s. \Aixu ■■ 226 ASHBURTON.HAIR-CUTTINGROOMS; ' MONTGOMERY’S BUTL©jNGSV" A? - TUST RECEIVED, per ship “ Northern * s ’ ,7 Cases New. ‘ Goods.;- ’• ‘ * “s,‘r Letts’ Diaries " ’ u " ' Z I ''' v " ; v ‘ NewNoyels- . -JO-t;-*.': nr Account Bodies Albums ’& Cutlery * .J! >.■ V Perfumery & Brushwatfe Meerschaum Pipes xMivCigarspPouchesnyifu'»'r« r d' Hand Mirrors ,;f Purses "&■ Pocket BopksiLf/j'rifl • ; 7!.Toilet Requisites; S Collars, Studs, &c., &c„ , Note AddresS : El' • A: ‘’ s G Arßr Nf ! E 1 T r T : 1 ASHBURTON. 371



Wants, &c. V JB pm Buslxels'oT BARLEY. ~ Appiy-tb FREDIC. PAVITT, 376 * East-street, Ashburton: i i < >n rs- u; A p u«v fu n HODDER ANTED four,respectable,,YOUTHS. as Apprentices,. r , Apply,t.Q. T. R. DR & ; ••' 339* TaErSaS two DWELLING 7 r \ |T i live rooms, tone fours < * r j“situatetEasfc !3Dovm.,ißelt. !j Terms 4 J Apply*at 'once'to T..< 8u110ck., .391 r.,, e lib'ejrab! - ifT O L : E T n!W O Four-roomed HOUSES, with every convenience*,, pun the^North Town Belt. Apply to m.Fj;DOHERTX, Peter Street. 393 A TG LET, i M,' 271 37 4 SIX-ROOMED HOUSE in Tancred StreeLo>Ai,-j..{M jrnf/!o Ji ” u '"™ ‘'URR^'QO.' 0 " lt( ! \ ~nuuii4>^ TO LET, ' F <?TOOti!‘»n»TPf< f IF HOUSE at a! four-roomed f\ Trevpr.ton; <Further particular# pn applying to " . .j u,,, ~.,u,CLARK, 1 /.At „ r i,hh . o i»«...!B.phe%#treje.L '!; -NOTICE OF REMOVAL.,; m ir. ,r> — s > jJT.- • <M.. - JONES begs 5,,t0.,• inform., his,. Jl-.w!• friends;and-the,public;.generally, - that after ; the 24th,,inst. he will be found at hiS. r»w< .••>« <M.wl ’uylA ,t\ iiW.P. NEW PREMISES, - BARING SQUARE,, |.. .pi,,(Next.PosisOffice);!-,.A r.-.-. if,, Stationery, Books, ‘Toys,' Fancy. Goons,,, .' i ! „nMusioy&o.i ■u: E'NG L I S-H -P AFE R S > :t !V,! '''Pfek ! M1il:"' s' !, ; ; M. ! JONES living taken over - ~ , the' agencies'fbYthe'Eri|ylish papers and periodically' subscribers ’will'lft future’ ‘ receive them from him.'"'“ ‘ , : weeks & DIXON. ,T The following : are now; on Sale Weekly Welcome, Family Reader, Rey nolds’, Lloyd J s, Punch,' -ahd 1 Penny Illus- - trated. ? <v ■ 398 j ' x ;\\ 1 YOUNG MEN’S A- : » CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. i .< v-n»etl ? A LECTURE will be delivered in the Town Hall THIS r (Wednesday) EVENING at 8 pAfi.pby the/, r> ■ r?! v•; r.r. -• > j REV. R. WADDELL, M.A., ' VWn.‘Q*l Rr.;EBBL-ETON.- : vr s : • Subject“ The ‘Victories * of' Christi anity' a Proof of its Divine Origin.. ~.<x DoorS open at 7*30 p. m. Admission free; A collection at the close in aid of funds. J.E.'BUCHANAN, 380 Hon. Secretary. ! . 3 M T < ) f 1 . '1 7 1-3 ■ : L^—L.



Business Notices. MARCH 20th. , MR S. MOREYS' CHRISTMAS TREE 111 WING to the small number of ticket* w sold for the above, the drawing has . been postponed till. March..2oth, ; ( 0 LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL GOODS ; Tickets, Is., still on'sale at the shop in Tancred-street.; U r? s t. 307 ■ | "' ;V ' ’' " S ‘ i ’ v .' ' ’ ARE 'HIGHEST CASH PUR CHASERS of Grain, arid all other descrip tions of Farm Produce in any quantities. CORNSACKS SUPPLIED AT LOWEST PRICES, ;?:kxt3vag FRI ED LAN D E R.,,BROTHERS * Vf-0 Vt IN PETER GOOD’S ESTATE. A DIVIDEND of 5s in the Pound on all proved Claims is now Payable at Messrs Friedlaridqr Brds.' ,: Office,' 'Ash burton. ’’ v " ’ on-.7ivt A\/,R- ; ;ERIEDLiSJS[DER, r;I , ; :,,,;. For. Self and'Co., Trustee. 'Ashburton/14th : Feb.y 1879:«') J.-AI 383 ... . , , NOTICE. .2 } ,-vl t’i i.UMJUUii'r by Settling their. Accounts before the Ist March, Xm?°T ,i - r:!!; 357 VA. a >!. Tri jriHi PASS & CO. ■