Peninsula News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 1307, 25 January 1889, Page 2

Peninsula News.

Borough School.—This school re-opens on Monday. . Akaroa County Council.—This Council meet ta-morrow at the usual place and hour.

Peninsula Sale« Yards. — The new Yards at th_ _. cad.of the £ay will be formally opened, .-day, at noon, by- A I. McGregor, Esq., M.H.R. Akaroa Jubilee Benevolent AssociaT l oN ._This society give their fancy dress ball in aid of their funds to-day (Friday). Special notice is called to the advertisement giving times of attendance for children and adults.

Akaroa $faiN_n Road Board.— This Road Board meet at their office, Duvauchelle's to-morrow, and it is hoped thore will be a full attendance, this being the last meeting before grass seeding comes en. Registered.—Among the list of duly qualified medical practitioners in the New Zealand Gazette of Jan. 17th. 1889, appears the name of Patrick Joseph Power, Lie. R. Coll. Surg., Irel., 188b. The Victorian Loan.—Tenders were opened for the Victorian loan of £3,000,000 at per cent. There were 370 tenderers, and y"6,Soo,ooo were subscribed. The largest tender was for £800,000. The highest price offered £104 2s 6d, the lowest £100. Tenderers at £103 2s received 20 per cent.. The official average is £103 6d. The loan is already qaoted at a premium of three-eights. Pigeon Bay Library,—The annual meeting of members and those interested in the library took place on Saturday, the 19th inst. The Secretary gave a report of the year's work, and stated the present position of affairs. The Treasurer read statement of accounts, showing a credit balance of£2. The report and statement of accounts were unanimously adopted. On the motion of Mr Scott a vote of thanks was passed to the retiring officers. The following gentlemen were elected members of Committee for the ensuing Y ear:—Messrs Kay, Scott, G. R. Kay, W. Scott, D. Campbell. D. M. Pitcaithy, and Bowley. \t the meeting of Committee held afterwards, Mr Kay was appointed Chairman, Mr D M. Pitcaithy, Secretary and Treasurer ; and Mr Campbell, Librarian. Mr Budua's account, interest on loan, was passed for payment. An account from M.ssrs Simpson and Williams was held over for an explanation. After settling some matters of detail the Committee adjourned. A.B.C.—A meeting of the above club was held' in the side-room, Oddfellows' Hall, on Tuesday evening. The attendance was large. Mr E. J. Watkins, on being voted to the chair, slated the object of the meeting was to receive the resignation of the Captain, Mr A. McGregor, and to elect his successor. The Secretary read the letter containing the resignation. Mr Penrose moved that the resignation be accepted with regret. Mr Burns seconded this, and also proposed that a letter be written to the late Captain heartily thanking him for his past services and the great energy he had displayed on behalf of the club since its formation. This was agreed to. The election of a new Captain was then proceeded with, and after a ballot, Mr Burns receiving the Greatest number of votes, the Chairman declared him duly elected. A ballot was also taken for a Deputy Captain and Committeeman, which resulted in favour of Messrs G. and B. Penlington respectively. A discussian arose as to whether the club should show their appreciation of their late Captain by making a presentation to him. It was resolved that a social gathering be given in his honour, to enable all the members to wish him good luck in his new sphere of labour. A subCommittee was appointed to carry out the necessary arrangements. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated an interesting meeting. Late Cable News.—M. Freppel, representative of the Department of Finisterre, complained in the Chamber of Deputies that Chili had been allowed to annex Easter Island and Great Britain that of Raratonga, Rimitara, and Rurutua. Admiral Krantz, Minister of Marine, replied that Easter Island was valueless as a naval station, and Rara-, tonga had never belonged to France. He must, however ask great Britain to surrender the other islands on the grounds that they are dependencies of Tahiti. The national honour was in no way involved, and there was no ffeason to talk of war. M. Freppel insisted thatthe Government were guilty uf neglect and incapacity in allowing British extension in Oceania.—News has been received that the Mahdi's rival, El Senoisse, has captured the capital of Darfour and is marching on Khartoum.—M. Simeon, senior partner of the wellknown champagne firm of Moet and Chandon, intends to pay a visit to New Zealand in February to inquire into the vine-growing facilities of that colony.—A Land League clerk, named Farryger, gave evidence before the Parnell Commission. He swore he handed Mullet several of Egan's cheques, and saw Pool, another Invincible, afterwards executed, teceive the League's money. He also identified the alleged forged letters signed by Mr Parnell as being the hand writing of Campbell, Mr Parnell's clerk.—The Emperor of Germany, at a military banquet in Berlin proposed the health of "my best friend, the Emperor of Austria."—The Freemasons give a banquet to Lord Onslow before his departure for New Zealand.—lt is reported that Germany, England and America have agreed on a course of action to be taken in Samoa.™ There is a strong feeling in England and on the Continent, against Bismarck's vindictive treatment of Professor Geffeken. The latter is now undergoing examination into his sanity at the instance of the German Government. —Lord Salisbury has warned Prince Bismarck that he cannot allow the Sultan of Zanzibar to ! be set aside in any measures Germany may adopt to rehabilitate its East African Company. —It is reported that Bismarck has assured Sir E. B. Malet, British Ambassador, that the charges made against Sir R. Morier were neither directed against England nor approved of by the Getman Government.—ln his cvi* dence before the Parnell Commission, Delaney said he received 13s for his share in the Phoenix Park murders.—A sad affair is reported from Monaco, wheie a young English married couple, on their honeymoon, were induced to play at the gambling tables, and having lost all their means committed suicide. — The Immigration Bill now before the Congress provides for the exclusion of idiots, paupers, anarchists, and socialists from the United States.—The London correspondent of the ." Sydney Morning Herald " predicts that the European situation will reach a climax in April or May. An order for gunboats for the little State'of Montenegro is a most ominous incident, showing that it intends to play a decided part in the affairs of 1889, and bodes no good.—The dynamite guns invented by Lieutenant Zalinski have been tried at New York, with the result that they are a partial failure.—Prince Alexander of Battenberg, exPrince of Bulgaria, now on a visit to Vienna, is being treated with Royal honours.—The Prince of Wales will represent the Queen at the marriage of the Grand Duke . Paul, of Russia, to Princess Alexandra, the eldest daughter of the king of Greece.—The Freemasons have decided to support M. Jacques' candidature for the Seine.—Boulanger is making an appeal to the working classes.—The Sheik-ul-Islam, head of the Turkish Church, is dead.—lt is reported that at a private gathering of colonial bishops after the Lam', beth Conference, loud complaints were heard of the way in which the Roman Catholic Church is increasing in influence in t_e colonies. This was attributed by some of the speakers to the fact that many of the v Anglican clergymen are milksops, or men of | small intellectual calibre, quite unfitted for the, positions they hold.—lt is the President's action with regard to Samoa has fairly driven I the Germans into a corner.

Judge .Ward.—His Honor Mr Justice Ward informs the " Press " that he has no intention of retiring, but will resume the duties of District Court Judge. The Orlando.—The following telegrams regarding this ship have been received since last issue. It will be seen from them that the Orlando will not be here for a fortnight or possibly more, as she first takes the Admiral round the West Coast to the Sound: "It is understood that the Orlando will proceed to the Sounds via, Westport; where the Admiral will land for the purpose of viewing the Harbor Works there.—lt is understood that when Admiral Fairfax has completed his excursion to th . West Coast Sounds he will be landed from H.M.S. Orlando at the Bluff and will proceed to the Lakes district. The flagship will then go on to Akaroa, where the Admiral will ultimately.rejoin her." Our Stock.—Three splendid pens of fat bullocks, containing six head in each,' were entered at the Addington Saleyards by Mr S. Garforth on Wednesday (says the " Times.") Owing to the dull state of the market, they had to be returned home unsold. They, however, conclusively prove the very great advantages accruing to the practise of dishorning, as while cattle standing in pens near them were horning each other, and injuring the beef, these were quietly moving, about, unable to do each other harm. They were. bred by Messrs Hay Bros., of Pigeon Bay, from whom Mr Garforth purchased them recently, and the alleged cruelty of dishorning was carried out about nine months ago, when they were store bullocks over three years of age. There can be no doubt that the earlier the dishorning is done the better, but for beasts about to travel, no greater kindness can be practised. These cattle have improved in condition from the time the horns were removed. At the rate at which the local markets are disposing of lambs which are brought in for sale to butchers and others, it becomes a question (says the same journal) whether we, as colonists are doing a wise thing in not guarding our own interest in this matter. At the yards on Wednesday, several pens of fine crossbred lambs, a great many of them ewes, were sold ior meat. This class of lamb is somewhat between mutton and lamb when killed, and the butchers do not always find it succeeds to buy such big ones. The legs they have to sell as mutton, and by a judicious amount of coaxing persuade cooks and others that the remainder ot the carcase is really lamb and requires the necessary adjuncts thereto. But in thus destroying the elements of good stock in the future, it is as well to ask if some steps could not be taken to prevent such a wholesale destruction of good quality ewe lambs, which will be much wanted to meet the demands upon our future meat .supply. We intend making a special effort during the coming season to show all the neweßt styles in colors in Spring and Summer drapery, We a'so intend cutting down the prices to the very lowest margin H. E May &' Co.— Advt.