The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1895.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 1952, 28 May 1895, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1895.

Cheques Lost.—Before changing cheques, readers should look at the advertisement elsewhe'e. .. Resignation. ~Mr Etienne E -Le'ievre ins resigned his seat on the Akaroa County Council, and a notice te the extraordinary vacancy occurs elsewhere. AKAROA AND WaINUI ROAD EOARD.— Mr Whitfield ?t»ted at tbe meeting on S; turdny that £880 worth of rates had already been collected out of a total of some £94*. Crickf.t.— George Giffen has been presented with an address and 400 sovereign-, in recognition of his valuable services in the test intercolonial cricket matches. Cokeß : s Hotel.-A peu'ion has bren lodged addressed to the Chiistchiuch Licensing Committee; requesting, for c; rtaia reasons specified iberein, that no cer ific-te be granted to enable a license t> be issue 1 in respect tv Colter's H>tel. The petition is sigivd by Bishop Julius, Canon KnowUs, Revs. Dr?. Elmslie and Hot-king, Revs. Averill, W. Morley, H. R. J". Dawsoi), A. W. Mitchell, F. W. Isitt, and J. O'chard, brigadier Husking (Salvation Army) Captain Sparks and assistant officers of the Salvation Army Female Refuge, ten business men and three ladies. The petition will be considered at the annual meeting of the Committee next month. Land for Settlement.—The Committee appoin'ed »t the public meeting held here a a few weeks ago for the purpose of taking advantage of the L*nd for Settlements Act of last session, have had several meetings recently for the purpose of furthering the ai;ns they hive in view. At a full meeting of the Committee held in the side-room of the Oddfellows' B>.ll on Saturday evening, the reports of the number of peisons desirous of joi'iing in the settlement were numerous, and were settlers of the proper st'mp. with expeiience mi 1 families. Mr WHiatn Su'ckell, who is acting as Secretary to the Committee, will be cjlad to hear from intending settlers a3 to the area they propose to take up, &c. An estate of some 2000 is practic ;lly under oder to the Committee, and the recent ideas of owners 1 v lius, as disclosed at the County Assessment Court. Little River, have given the Committee the hope that their objects can be attained on comparatively t-asy terms. The Member for the district his been ag'iin communicated with, and requested to ask the Minister to set ' Ths Board of Land Purchase Commissioners ' under tbe Act in motion at ps early a date as possible. Degree Day. Akaroa. Boys —The ceremony in connec i"n with 'Degree Day' to-ik place at the Canterbury College Hall on Thursday afternoon last, and on the list if those ha\ing taker, honors we n^ , ics the n.i:r.- 3 of two young jn»n owning Aknroi as tr-eir birthplace. One was Mr David who has taken his LLB, degree, which decree entit'es bim to admission to the Suoreme Cou:t of New Zealand as both a bai'rister and solicitor. Mr Bates (who is a son ot the Wo Mr Joseph Bat'-s c>! Wainui) h;-s recently completed bis articles with Messrs Duncan and CottcriU, Ivvriste-s and solicitors, Chiistohurcb. The other, Mr Gilbeit Dali:li>li, son °* our townsman Mr JamoDalßlish', took his B. A. degree. .He is engaged aa a mas'er in the Sydcnh-m School nni the attainment of this degree will no doubt help him in bis future advancement. We feel snie that our leidtrs will join us in wishuv our young fellow townsmen evciy success"io their respective future careers. " Late Cable News.—A rescript by tin: Emperor of China declares it was impossible to continue the w>-r with corrupt office's and rabble troops, and implores the psople to make allowances f"r the difficulty of the situation which compelled ihe treaty with }~oan. The Emperor earnts ly urges reform". half)ur has been committed to <-tind his trial at the sessions on six charges. - Oscar Wilde's case is adjourned. The charge .uainst him in connection with Sheeley been withdruvn. as there was no corroborative evidence.—Lord Salisbury, in his speech a , Bradford, add it was imperative for the Empire to assume new responsibilities when opening new markets in uncivilised nations. - The son of the Ameer of Afghanistan has arrived in EngUnd, and great preparations are being made to entertain him. —Lord Roberts has been promoted to the rank of hVld-marshal.—lt' is rumoured in omcini circles that the E-irl of Gl'Si'OW Will succeed the late Sir R. W. Duff as Governor of New South Wales.-Lord Salisbury, speaking at Bradford, ureed the Government to attend to social n-f»rm*. instead of the Emmte ?nd upsetting churches He declared that the spread ot Sncial'sm proved the existence <<t evils v< -quiring ;, tem«dy. -The Lower House of the Prus-iin D : et, by a majority of 95, adopted a motion asking the Government to convene a Monetary Conference with a view to securing the adoption of bi-metallism by all ths c un'.ries of the world including Engla'i'i. An is being carr j ed on in. Tir'ia urgina Great Britain to ret-inChttral, as bi.in cheaper and safer than to. abandon it us p-o----u i.v-fl. The public ol Eormcsa have d-c!'.ie<J in av,:ur of Tfiij Ching, the late Chinese G iveriior, who l.ns been df<b ed Presiifjit. - Intrigue l - b -'«c -I.- t!ie C reans and Ituasi-ms ■dishearten 11>: Jij.-.n-s-. and will t- 11-t t : chfnees in 'he Cicn Mii i.; n: - Leon .id Ila i ! < r h --i bten remanded uu: 1 July 10th, ti> a*-it iioc»ments New ZtalauV. >> il waa rdi-.wed in two :-ecuriti-s ol J2IOOO eicn. A.t Bow g'rt-'er counsel (or Ltonud Ilap'r ieptv.t> d that tbe acc'istd w.<s willing to return to New ZejlaoJ.

Osoar Wilde.— Oscar Wilde his been sentenced to two yea-s' imprisonment with hard labor. .. Dr. McGregor.—Dr. McGregor paid a surp.ise visit to the Hospital on S and we understand expressed himself muen plea eel *t the excellent order he f nnd maintained. ... . Football.—The following team wdl play for Akaroa at Leßra'e on Thursday next : ~ Di-ely, Cunningham, Kae. Wight, Hemingway Noonan, Anderson. Ghnan, Kearney, Mitchell, McGme, X Curry, R. Wright. Emergences— Richfield, H. Cur/j. The North Pole.-Baron Sir Ferdinand yon Mueller, the well-known botat.ia , , na« received a German paper called the ' Gmnn and Australian P st,' which publishes a *-t=itern ent that the Arctic exploring ship Al«ir had reached the North Pd". Sir Fe.d uana is inclined to think that the inform* > n w authentic. The paper says that the l\A was reached by means of an aluminium bo. t on wheals. After a loug journey in open watsr the party met with a line of pon-us rocKS running from east to west. This fr-rm turn having b.en crossed, open wa'er was at;:m met with. The rt-gion is said t<> teem with bird and ft.-h life.

English Politics. -The Duke of Devonshire declares that the Unionists are satisfied th»t the elements of mischief by the present House of Commons are crippled and destroyed, and further, that the Gove-nn-ent is stricken with a m< Vital paraly*ig, and is incapable of achieving its ooj.c's. In :>a address to the Prin rose League the Ma»quis of Salisbury said that momy-d mm w.mkl not invest feirinu ih<U the Socialist nifasurfa •vou'.d render cApi'al unsafp, and hu« dl 1 not anticipate a revival in trade until was >e-fc"rril. He declared that a t>l ick an i impassable stream of distrust divided the sulltn ranks of hal!-stiived woik.is f'om the 'benefits o! ibe capita. At the T-n«-s National Union Mr Baifour said the Unionists were animated with a common hop?, and were determined to hnsten the dissolution of P-irlli.-nr-nt. as the Government coul 1 not survive af'er three or four by-flections similar t) those reC'-ntlv h ,