The Evening Echo. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1879.

“Teach your son a trade.” That sentence was, so to speak, the burden of the Hon. John Sheehan’s recent speech at Auckland. Of the many clear-headed and practical politicians New Zealand can boast, Mr. Sheehan is perhaps the most clear-headed and the most practical, and when he uttered the above words he taught his hearers and his fellow-colonists all over these islands a lesson they ought not to forget. In his speech he struck , out at the unhealthy fondness many old New Zealanders have for securing to their sons, positions under Government, in banks, and in lawyers and merchants’ offices—positions that keep their hands soft and white and their wardrobes free from the fancied -contamination of mole skins ; and . this fondness for a false gentility he roundly condemned. From a sister colony the taunt came recently that New Zealand rejoiced in an aris tocracy of bank clerks, and it would appear from the craze too many parents seem to have for getting their boys into white-handed and tweed-coated situations that the taunt was not altogether without foundation. But if John Sheehan’s advice is taken, as that of a wise man who has made his own way up above the common herd, by his own perseverance, talent, and independence, this curse of shabby gentility and snobbishness, which unremoved, is certain in the end to eat into and destroy the independent spirit of New Zealand colonists, will by and by be repeated. The old settlers of New Zealand," before whom wastes became fertile country and tangled bush was transformed into smiling homesteads, were no paper-collar and Brummagem stud men, but men who were not afraid to sweat, and saw no. indignity in an arm bare to the shoulder and brown with the brand of the sun. They overcame with a stout heart every difficulty that stopped their way, and, if hard work would gain an end the cause was won. Mr. Sheehan points to what these men have done for themselves and for the colony, but he very naturally wonders they should be amongst the crowd who cast longing eyes at “ light ” billets for their boys. “ Teach your . son a trade,” says Mr Sheehart, “no matter how you may dis pose of him afterwards, or how you may ultimately provide for him. Place at his finger ends, to begin with, the means of earning an honest livelihood should he ever require it, and you have done some thing for him of real value. ” The popu lation cannot all be carpenters, and blacksmiths, and bricklayers neither can we all be shopmen and clerks, but no mistake whatever will be made by men who have to earn their money put ting their sons in possession of .a “can do” that in any ememency will stand them in good stead. But from this ‘ £ trade” text Mr Sheehan preached to the country a lay sermon which should be profitable in its application. He compared the North Island with the South, and his comparison was not complimentary to the former. The South Island was far in advance of its sister across the Straits, not because of being more favored by nature, but because its people possessed more spirit and independence, and did not weakly rely, upon Government to do for them what they coidd better do for themselves. By depending upon Govern ment for the 'making of the country, the North Island people had become demoral ised, and made no effort for themselves]; the people of the South Island pushed their country on whether the Govern mental shoulder lent a push to the wheel or stood idly by, It was this spirit of

self-help he wished to see cultivated, and in its cultivation he said there was a future for the North to be proud of, but without that independence and self-help he was afraid that future would never be re alised.

There are few men in New Zealand better able than the Honorable John Sheehan, from observation and ex perience, to speak on this subject. It i 3 not the first time he has read to the people of the North Island the simple but grand old lesson “ Put your shoulder to the wheel,” and its practical application by the colony as a whole, and by the colonists as individuals in the many .sen sible and practical phases in which Mr Sheehan laid it down to them in his recent speech, is a consummation devoutly to be wished. -.

Mail Notice. —The mails for England, via Southampton and Brindisi, closed in Christchurch to-day, at half-past one, but a supplementary mail.closes on Friday in the city at 7.30 a.m. to despatch per the express train to connect with the mail steamer at Port Chalmers. Letters for this train had better be posted in Ashbur ton the night before, or at least before ten in the morning. To business men the following extract from the postmaster’s notices may be valuable'A travelling post-office having been established on the Southern line of railway, letters bearing a late fee of twopence may be posted at any station in the mail carriage attached to the express train, and they will be in cluded in the mails made up in transit for offices on the main line arid branches. The next mail for the United Kingdom, via Sau Francisco, will close at Christ church on January 31, and will be due in London on March 18. Wesleyan Tea Meeting. —The Wes leyan Tea Meeting, in celebration of the anniversary of the Ashburton Church, will be held to-morrow evening, in the Town Hall. It will be remembered that this tea meeting should have been held in the Town Hall, on the 7th instant, but, not to clash with the Presbyterian meeting on the 6th, it was postponed till the 16th. Every effort, we believe, has been made to pro vide an attractive evening. In addition to the usual good things supplied by the ladies, several speakers of note will address the meeting, and a really first-class musical programme has been entrusted to the Choir Union.

The Fire Brigade. Last night the Brigade had another trial of the engine upon the new pipe well in East-street, opposite Montgomery and Co’s (not Orr and Co’s as a lapsus on our part yesterday put in). The engine worked admirably, and the water was thrown to a height of fully 50 feet,' Mr. Dolman having fitted a strainer to the suetum hose, to protect the pumps from stoppage by gravel.' The- experiment was in every way a success, and a few such pipes sunk at convenient distances from each other in parts of the town away from the main street ought to, afford an excellent water supply for fire prevention. The Prince Albert. —Six months’ ago it was complained, of from the Licensing Bench that the great want of Ashburton was respectable and comfortable boarding house accommodation to obviate the then absolute necessity of single men living in hotels. Since then that want has been amply supplied, for, besides the “ Central Temperance Hotel” and Mr. Anstee’s establishment, .both of which we noticed on their opening, Mr. Thomas Clark has opened, in Wills-street, the “Prince Albert Dining Booms,” a large and substantial building, an ornament to the street as an edifice and a great acquisition to the ac commodation afforded to the public. Its bedrooms number 28, twenty-one of which are on the upper floor ; its dining, sitting, commercial, smoking, and reading rooms are large, airy, and comfortable ; while the kitchen arrangements are of the most superior character. The furniture of the establishment has been chosen upon the principle the proprietor followed in build ing—to have a’good article ; and the whole arrangements of the Prince Albert have been made with a view to the comfort of boarders. Mr. Clark is to be congratu lated in securing the services as manager of Mr. Frank Browne, whose experience in conducting such an establishment and his talent as a chef de cuisine are evident at once to any one patronising the table of the “Albert.” The R. M. Courthouse.— The Hoad Board office is .-no longer to be used as a Courthouse, and we hear that an offer of the Templar Hall has been made by the Directors, at a reasonable rent. We know of no more suitable building in the town ship. Railway Traffic. —All the difficulties of the railway authorities caused by the rain of the past two days have been got over, and to-day the trains ran with their ordinary regularity.

A Fraudulent Bankrupt.— The well known Bassingthwaite, of Rangiora, now in prison has been found out. Sewn in his wife’s clothing, £BIO were found by the prison searcher so that creditors will obtain an unexpected dividend.

The Canterbury Eleven.— The match between the East Melbourne Club Eleven and the Canterbury Eleven finished yes terday with a favorable result for Canter bury. The scores were : East Melbourne, 188 and 180 ; total, 360. Canterbury, 270 and 99, the latter being the not out total of Ollivier and Ashby (46 and 44 respec tively, with 9 extras). Canterbury thus equalled the Melbourne score with all their own second innings’ wickets to fall.

Horrors of Famine.—ln a recent ser mon delivered at Simla, Archdeacon Matthew stated that the missionaries in Cashmere have reported that one-fourth of the population had already perished from starvation.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

CORRECTION.

To the Editor of the Evening Echo,

Sir, —Will you allow me to correct an error in your report of the Fire Brigade’s application to the Borough Council. In addition to the request that the Council would provide the Brigade with suitable accommodation, either on the pre sent site or elsewhere, as they thought most desirable, and to provide a more efficient means of giving alarm in case of fire ; I also suggested that they should make application for a reserve in Have lock-street, which, from the fact of it being the liighest spot in the town, might be very, valuable at some future time, either fop a “reservoir” or a “look-out” sta tion, not for an engine-station, as erro neously stated in your report. —I remain, yours, &c., J. M. Cambridge, Hon. Sec. Ashburton Fire Brigade.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[special to association.] Berlin, Jan. 9. A Bill has been introduced by Prince Bismark in the Federal Council having for its object the suppression of Socialism, which is also condemned by the Pope. London, Jan. 10. The Trade Returns for December show the imports have decreased five and a half millions, and the exports one and a half, as compared with 1877. Lord Beaconsfield’s health is com pletely restored. Bombay, Jan. 11. A powerful tribe of Mangals has assumed a threatening attitude. General Roberts has consequently decided to re turn to Kurum to concentrate his forces. The Sirdars of Cabul have written to Major Cavagnari in friendly terms. The latest advices state that Afzul Khan commanding the Afghans at Candahar dis banded his army and left the province. General Donald Stuart was one day’s march from Candahar on Jan. 8. Jan. 12. The Deputy-Governor of Candahar has tendered complete submission to the British, and now awaits the ai’rival of General Biddulph’s forces to surrender the city. Candahar was formally entered on

Jan. 9. The other leading officials and the troops fled to Herat. Jan. 13. General Donald Stuart and his forces marched through Candahar unopposed.

AUSTRALIAN

[By Submarine Cable.]

Sydney, Monday.

Enquiries are being instituted regarding the recent fire in Grossman Harding’s Swiss goods store, late of Christchurch. They state they brought £2500 worth hither, and allege that the books have been burned.

The Bulli Company have given their men notice to vacate the houses on the Company’s estate. A number of the men have resumed work.

Melbourne, Monday.

Mr Woods, Commissioner of Railways, has received a medal and diploma of honor from a society in Naples, for his improved railway brake. Richardson, the Collector of Customs at Belfast, has pleaded guilty to em bezzlement of £2OOO.

The Kellys are reported to have been seen on Friday on the Lachlan. They had four fine horses and a pack horse. When noticed they broke camp and rode rapidly away, abandoning the pack-horse, which was knocked up. Two troopers and three black trackers procured re volving rifles. from a neighboring station and pursued on Saturday. The trackers have not since been heard of.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

From the New Zealand Press Asso ciation to the “Echo.”

Auckland, Jan. 14.

There is no appearance of the mail steamer. It has been blowing a stiff gale for the last two clays, which may retard the vessel’s progress. The night at pre sent is dark, and a fresh gale is blowing. A farmer in Bombay settlement, about 30 miles south of Auckland, has been seriously wounded with a gun shot. He and. a servant were out shooting, and were separated. The man’s piece was dis charged, and lodged in the farmer’s leg. He was taken to the hospital and several shot were extracted, but some still re main. He is at present much fevered. The man Terrell, who was injured on board the Union Company’s s.s. Taiaroa, recently at Oneliunga, has died, never having rallied. A verdict of “ Accidental Death,” was returned. Mr. Sheehan has gone up the Thames river to-day. He had a meeting with the Natives in the Ohinemuri district, and promised that the Upper Wairoa river should be snagged and rendered fit for navigation. Wellington, Tuesday. In the Supreme Court case—Gollop v. Atcheson—the Chief Justice granted a nonsuit on the ground that no express malice having been proved, the communi cation must be considered a privileged one.

James Murphy, recently sentenced to twenty-live lashes for indecent assault on a child, received his flogging in gaol this morning.

Tiie “Post gives the following par ticulars of the blowing down this morning of the new Foresters’ Hall, which is being built in Tory Street:—The framework was completed, and two sides were already covered with galvanised iron, but just before five this morning the whole struc ture came down with a, tremendous crash, the heavy timbers snapping and splinter ing as if they had been clothes’ props. Mr. Edwards, the builder, who was pre sent,, had a narrow escape with his life. Hardly a beam lias escaped damage, so complete is the destruction, and Mr. Edwards’ loss is estimated at about £SOO. The new United Methodist Free Church, which is in course of erection in Courtenay Place, narrowly escaped damage. The west wall framework was up, but a few braces still remained to be put in, when a heavy gust suddenly overthrew the whole structure. The men who were at work below fortunately escaped injury. The braces which "were already fixed, however, prevented serious damage, the frame falling bodily and comparatively gently. The sum of £2O will fully cover the loss of tlio contractor, Mr. Sidow, as very few of the beams were broken. The north wall fell against the schoolroom at the rear, but did no damage. Greymouth, Monday. The Jockey Club have issued two days’ programme for March 17 and 18, com prising Trial Stakes of 20 sovs., Open Handicap Hurdle Race of 25 sovs., with acceptances added, Railway Stakes of 130 sovs., Goldfields Handicap of 75 sovs,, Grey Valley Handicap of 30 sovs., Handi cap Hurdle Race of 25 sovs., Novel Race of 20 sovs., Consolation Race of 15 sovs., and a Hack Race.

It is raining heavily, with a strong swell and sea on the bar.

O amaru, Tuesday.

A report was current this afternoon that the Rangitata Bridge had been ■washed away. This statement gained currency through the non-arrival of the express train from the north at its proper time.

The telephone connecting the Harbor Board offices with the breakwater is in good working order, and proving of great assistance to the officers.

Westport, Tuesday,

A heavy gale raged early this morning. The brigantine Lizzie Guy, from Lyttelton to Hokitika, in ballast, and with ten tons of produce, stranded over a mile south of the Buller river. Two of the crew were' disabled. She is owned by Messrs Craig and Howorth, of Hokitika, and is insured, but for what amount is not known. Napier, Tuesday.

The immigrants per Adamant are a good body of people, likely to make good colon ists. They were open for engagement to day. Mr. Hoskins and Miss Colville close their season on Wednesday. They have lately been playing to good houses. Baker andFarron open here on Jan. 21. The erection of the new Napier Hospital has been commenced.

Nelson, Tuesday.

The Wairnea County Council after a long discussion to-day, resolved to bring the whole Counties’ Act into operation. There were only two dissentients. There was a heavy gale last night, but no damage is reported. Timaru, Tuesday.

A servant girl named Mary Connor, aged about 18, hung herself at Waitohi Flat yesterday. She was supposed to .be insane.

Some weeks ago a prisoner in Lyttelton Gaol, named Morgan Harper, showed signs of insanity, and was removed to the Asylum, whence he escaped, and the police have since been searching for him. Yesterday a man was arrested here for being drunk and disorderly, and was leaving Court after being fined ss, when Detective Neill recognised him as Morgan Harper. The prisoner says he feigned lunacy In gaol, and thus imposed on both the gaol authorities and medical men. Ho will be sent back to the Asylum, and from there to Lyttelton. Heavy rain has been falling for the last 48 hours, and has done a great deal of good. Invercargill, Tuesday.

A dispute has arisen between the in cumbent of St. John’s (Rev. W. P. Tanner) and the joint committees of the Hospital and Benevolent Institute, re garding the holding of a bazaar at Easter. It would seem that both parties arranged for the holding of a. bazaar, at that time unknown to each, and that both were in treaty for the same hall. The Rev. W. P. Tanner writes to the joint committees aneut the matter, appealing to them not to set up their bazaar against the one contemplated in connection with the Church of England. He goes on to say: “I think it very objectionable that you should endeavor to obtain rooms that we have engaged, that you should seek for help that has been already promised to us, and that you should invite members of other communions to engage in ail under taking which has features of antagonism, though it carries the term of benevolence. The members of the Church of England on your committee cannot be supposed to give preference to their own interests, and it is from the members of other churches that we must expect courteous treatment. The position is peculiar. I should at once say that it is the most disagreeable and unjust transaction that I have observed in Invercargill, were it not that I am well aware how many mistakes may be accounted for by ignorance. I wish to be very clear in expressing my opinion, without saying anything un necessarily unpleasant. I do not wish to allow the members of the Church of England to be placed in the disgraceful position of contending for their interests, or rather for the interests of public worship, before a wondering public ; but I find it to be my duty to be careful in this young community pot to give license

to what appears to me to be incivility and rudeness, on account of the unpleasant ness of checking it. The benevolence of our citizens will not be lessened, and the wants of the poor will not be neglected by our following the common rules of courteous behaviour.” The Hon. Secs, of the respective Committes have been in structed to reply, declining to postpone the date fixed for their bazaar.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS.

London, 11th Jan

Money is plentiful, with a slack discount demand. Bank minimum unchanged. Bank reserve steadily increasing, and now over 10. V millions.

Stock market steady. Consols rising, and now at 95|. Market for Australian securities remarkably firm. Corn market unchanged. The Ameer receives sympathetic hospi tality from Russia in Turkestan. The Russian Budget proposes increased taxation to equalise the revenue and ex r penditure. The Grand Vizier proposes to reduce the army to a minimum, and decentralise the provinces. January 13. The official enquiry into the Thunderer explosion finds the accident due to a de fective weld. Commissioners have been appointed in Russia to consider means for reducing the public expenditure. The “Times” has reason to believe that Yakoob Khan has been officially informed by the Indian Government of the conditions of peace, which are such as he can honorably accept. The Midland Institute, Birmingham, containing the largest Shakesperian library in the world, has been totally destroyed by fire.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Wednesday. J. T. Boylan has been re-elected Chair man of the Harbor Board.

The yacht Zodiac turned up last night, after having been missing eight days. She had put into Mahurangi. The grocers’ early closing movement is likely to fall through. No sign yet of the mail steamer. Moanatairi mine shares were at eighteen shillings tins morning. In the forenoon the miners struck rich gold in their Port Russell ground, and shares are now at forty-five shillings, and rising. Wellington, Wednesday.

The “ New Zealander” has a long leader justifying the conduct of the Ministry in commuting Walsh’s sentence. It says : “'lt appears that Ministers are not satis fied that the prisoner was not in a reason able state of mind when he committed his fatal crime. Of course when doubt once invaded the Cabinet, it might safely be inferred that the culprit would not be consigned to the scaffold. From what we know of the case we should say that most men would be likely to decide that if capital punishment is to be retained at all, the case could present stronger reason for this sentence .to be carried out; but, after all, that is only saying that the unhappy wretch would have met with a sterner measure of the vengeance of the law if he had happened to fall into other hands than the existing Cabinet. The liumane sympathies of the Premier will be the target at which reproaches will be hurled by those whose temper disposes them to be adverse to the judgment of the Cabinet. It is not the first time that Sir George Grey; has been content to encounter a storm of dissatisfaction for preserving a fellow creature from the ignominious doom of a murderer. The case of Tucker, to whom a subsequent Governor of the colony returned the liberty which lie now enjoys, is not yet excised from his memory. ” The Governor and suite will leave per Arawata on the 11th February, and will probably go overland from Christchurch to the Bluff. Dunedin, Wednesday. Seymour, a bookseller’s traveller, who was proceeded against by his employer on about half-a-dozen charges of embezzle ment, larceny as bailee, and forgery, was finally discharged this morning. The accused had been entrusted with books to sell on commission, but had stuck to the money, disposing of the books in several ways, some of them finding tlieir way to the pawnbrokers. He managed his de fence with great adroitness and ingenuity, and to this may be attributed his escape. The Presbyterian Synod resumed its sitting this morning. Notices of motion have been given recommending the estab lishment of a New Chair of English Literature and Rhetoric at the University with the surplus of the Presbyterian Edu cation Fund. Another motion suggests that the Presbyterian land tax should be altered so as to allow of the money being devoted to bursaries to pupils of the High School entering the University. The Presbyterians have already two Univer sity chairs maintained, at a cost of £I2OO a-year.

John B. Gough, the noted temperance* orator, has intimated his willingness to pay Victoria a visit, and a _ Melbourne contemporary considers that his offer is so reasonable that there ought not to be any . difficulty in arranging the matter. No I doubt if Mr. Gough reaches Victoria, the . temperance bodies in New Zealand would put forth their united efforts to get him to pay a visit to this colony. j Libel.— Mr. Morton Tavares, the lessee* of the new Princess Theatre in Melbourne, j has issued a writ for £2OOO against the’» “ Australasian ” for a libel upon hinvas a J theatrical manager, and published in a j recent issue of that paper. M

WEDNESDAY January 15, 1879.]

THE EVENING ECHO.



Business Notices. ■ • the PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND DINING ROOMS, Wiles Street, Near Railway Station, Proprietor ... ... Thos. Clark, Is no.w open for the convenience of Boar ders, Commercial Travellers, and the Public. The house is entirely new, and beauti fully fitted up with All Comforts. Every attention will be paid to patrons-. FIRST-CLASS table, 'and • T E RMS LIBE RA L. Families dccbmihodated with-private rooms. Breakfast, •6 _a<m. to 9 a.m. ; Dinner, 12, (noon) tp 2p. in.;, Tea, 5.30 to 7p. m. •T’ M E'"A ■‘•li. Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. 6d. SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. . ,?t * . No Charge. ' f R A-N K BROWNE, a” • • . ’•Manager. greetings to you /VfrTti S TM A S " P RES ENTS \j . and NEW YEAR’S GIFTS in end less variety, at WI?&^ON’S : EAST STREET NOYELTY " - DEPOT. ' Those in want of New Novelties in Christmas Cards, : («; ■ . >. GO TO A. WESTON’S. Gift Books, at all Prices, GO TO A. WESTON’S. Albums, a Choice Lot, AT A. WESTON’S. Children’* Books and Fancy Stationery, y .V. - ... GO TO A. WESTON’S. Silver and Plated Jewellery, GO TO A. WESTON’S. Beads, Fans,' and all kinds of Ball Requisites, ... . ;• GO TO A. WESTON’S Piesse and Lubin’s, Gosnel’s and Rimmel’s Choice Perfumery, GO TO a. WESTON’S. •All kinds* of Fancy Goods, Books, Sta . tionery, &c., go to M A. W. WESTON, HAIRDRESSER, TOBACCONIST, AND BOOKSELLER, East Street, Ashburton.



PHOTOGRAPHY. MILLION PRICES. E. TEAGUE begs to announce that he intends reducing the price of v Photographs for the Holidays to- Cards Cabinets... 9s. per dozen. 255. Notice.^—This Gallery will Permanently Close on 14th ? instant. - TREV6RTON butchery. JimASEER begs to inform the # X public of Ashburton and district that hd has commenced business .'' as a •' •. - ; BUTCHER, • . " ■ 'in his " • ••• HIS NEW PREMISES, TREVORTON, ; And. hopes by strict attention to business, combined with cleanliness and civility, to merit a share of patronage. , „ N,B„ —None but the best quality of meat supplied. Families waited upon daily for. orders. 202'. NOT ICE WEEKLY CUSTOMERS RE requested to pay up all yi .ARREARS,, for the Evening Echo to the 4th Jan, 1879, to the Collector. In consequence of the large circulation it is, .-.found . impracticable to send the collector. Weekly subscribers are there fore requested to-pay. the runners every Saturday after the. above date. New quarterly subscribers should send in their names at once, commencing with i,the New Year. ;WEEKS & DIXON, • •.••••• Proprietors. Dec. 31, 1878. ' / B ... J. CAMPBELL, Bq6t AND SHOE MAKER, HOOKE STItEET, EGS to announce that he has com menced business, and is prepared to make every description of Boots arid Shoes of % .the best material at moderate prices. To and Shoes of every description at- very -low piices. i-Remember the address. 210 HAMS . > HAMS. SPLENDID CHRISTMAS HAMS M y QRR& CO.’S



Special Notices. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. Alfred harrison begs to announce that on or about the Ist Feb., 1879, he will open a NEW AUCTION MART In Baring Square. A. H. will make a specialty of Sales of Furniture and Effects, Sales of Stock and Merchandise. ALFRED HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AGENT, &c., HAVELOCK STREET, ASHBURTON, Near the Town Hall. 213 THE NEWSPAPER AND GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, Has Removed to new buildings, East street North, near Post Office, and next Quill’s Hotel. THE LARGEST STOCK OF MACHIN E CASTOR OIL IN ASHBURTON !! COME to SANDO & OLSEN’S if you want to buy really good machine castor oil, and oil-feeders. 24G WE have much pleasure in intimating to our friends and the public generally that we have this day taken into Partnership Mr. Thomas Hooper, who has for some time past been connected with our Firm. The Business will in future be carried on under the name and style of “ HOOPER, AITKEN, & C 0.,” who will carry out all arrangements made by the late firm. Dated at Ashburton, this 9fch day of January, 1879. A. O. AITKEN & CO.