The Akarao Mail. FRIDAY, MAY 22. 1896.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2055, 22 May 1896, Page 2

The Akarao Mail. FRIDAY, MAY 22. 1896.

TIMBER Sale.—There was a very large

attendance at the sale of the timber from the TeraweraSaw Mills at Little Kiver yesterday, and competition was very brisk. Up to Date.—Mr Bobbins, the Government Dairy Instructor, leaves for Mβ home in the United States by next mail steamer. He intends to visit the chief dairying districts in Amefica to obtain information On daiiying practice. EXCUBSION TO THE WINTER SHOW.—Our readers are again reminded that the Jane Douglas.leaves Pigeon Bay for Lyttelton early on Saturday morning returning from Lyttelton the same evening, so jw to give Peninsula people a-chance of seeing the Winter Show in Qhristchurcn. Particulars in advertisementi : Nelson, Moatjb ahd Co.'c Nbw Head 'Quarters.—The ' Ne'v Zealand Times' says Mesors Nelson Moate and Co. have bought out the business of' the Union Tea Packiri? Company and have leased the large four story warehouse of Messrs Joseph Nathan and Co. «t the corner of Crey and Featberetbn streets, to' which they will remove their headquarters ea'ily in July. This s<ep has been found necessary owing to the rapidity increasing demand for Nelson. Moate and teas, which shows Ibe very high favour in which they are held by the public- To enable Mr H. D. Nelson to cope with this increased trade and give greater personal supervision to |ea blending department*, a private company has peen formed. The whole of the snails were subscribed for in one day, which speaUs we'l for the personal regard and estimation in which Mr Nelson is held in cire'es, and is alsoa 'further proof, if any is required, of the popularity of the business th>t beirs his name. The new company wiil be known »a Nelson, Moate and Co., Limited, and we wi»h it .the same success| and prosperity fh.at- Nelson, Moate and CoJliave always enjoyed. Wellington will be tbe headquarters hereafter of this ente'prisiog firm;

Lake Ellksmbrb. :'Uie .Selwyn', O-uri'v Coiißcil is iiivftiug teijera'fer the le'ting <>itfc of Lake Ellesmere; '•■['• Mr Jovcb's Sai-r.-The aa'e of Mi , E Joyce at Duva'ucliei >> ' t'<k<») place.- tomorrow. . The stciin Jtinrh »niis to Diivau-' cheHe'sat lOa.m.j. reftFiiJugk 4 p.m , "*; Bjitio'i'aia.oftbe BB}v wilttie found in our-adve- l--tieing c lunrjtis: ■ I\. \ ":...*■?-/.■ Liß-Bon'b Bay Daiuy'Co hap jtm been recnived: dated 27 h. Mme'li. tfi'rtt. anolhpr five (ona *of tbe Oonnpsiny'& buffer realised top market price »n Glasgow,_>iz , HOe per cw!, .This is very enconrogingTr and nngure wel ' for future welfare of he Company besides refl-rt'na: due praise on ilm ma'itger for the qmlity of bis fuantifuo.inre. The Australian . Crtcketsrs —Tn the ina'ch. with England the Australians made 379 in the fir«t inninps. of which Gregory cntribu'ed 154. In their, second innings the English. team were all disposed of for 3g. The Australians thus won by an innings and 229 runs. Giffen w«s in excellent form with the ball, and took seven wickets for 15 runs, and Jones three for 10. Thelntercolqniai.Fo"ks.—There ig great hope of the New Zealanders showing up well to-morrow xs they exhibit better form than Queensland and New South Wales. Vict ria, however, h s a splendid crew, and it is said that whoever beats wiU win D4y has improved gieatly, and all are learning t~> do move log drive, which was always the Seymour's weak point. McC umick, tlje New Zealand scuUer, has vastly impfoved. Thk Dongola Expedition.—ltismmoured at SuaUim that the Kha'ifa is de'd. The : Detvishes show no spi it in their movements. — The construction o£ the Akaal'h railway advances a mile aa4 a half fi day. The Dervishes have abandoned Ferkeb), on the Nile. Australian Cable—An important diecove'y of diamondsferous.countiy is reported near Tamwortb, New South Wales. A large a r ea hos been pegged out, and 300 carats have been picked up on the su'face A fc-w o r them are of gboi colour, but th° majo i y are of poor qu ility. It is expected thai they will im- . prove deeper. Gkvd saphi-es hava plso been found in the same locali'y. A Fraudulent Advertisement. — The Inspector-General of New South Wales police has cabled to the police at Wellington requesting them to warn shearers agnnst an: advertisement by a certain Company in Sydney, appearing in a number of New Zealand newspapers, inviting app'ications from New Zealand men for wok in New Siuth Wales and Queensland sheds. The advertisement a'-ks reference should be forwarded with the usual dgposit of £1, and the Sydney officer states thit no such Company as that ad veitisei exists. The ■Attstjulun Squadron.—H.M.S.'s Orlando. Katoomba, Wallaroo and Eingarooma have arrive rT from Sydney. On the Orlando MrE. G. Chamberlain has superseded Mr C. V. Brown as Captain's Secretary. On the other waiships there is no change. T> ivis and Reid, two midshipmen, came across by the (Mando to join the Rapid. Transvaal Trouble.—The 'Johannesburg Times ' published what, is said to be a facsimile of Dr. James -n's plans for the se : zu'e of Pretoria Mr Grey, of the Reform Committee, who committed suicide is buried.

The funeral cortege was ve>y lengthy. Matibeles raided a village within six miles of Buluwayo and secured 100 horses,- They then made (heir escape ao the Matoppo hills. Mr Cecil Rhode's column, which is on its way to Buluwayo, has cossed the Shangani river. Io the Legislative Assembly Mr James Xavier Merriman. a member of the Executive, but; not in the Cabinet, admitted that he had received a telegram from the Chief Justice of the Transvaal to the effect that unless the charier of the South African Charte'ed Company was abrogated and Mr Cecil Bh~dps punished there would be a lasting breach between the Transvaal and Cipe Colony. One million rounds of amunitir.n have been shipped from Soufchhamption to Pretoria. Coronation or the Czar. — Immeuse preparations are being made in Moscow for the corona'ion of the Czar. It is expected that thirty membes of foreign royal families will, be present at the ceremony, andthetot'l cost is 1 estimate , .! at fifty million roub'es. The. triumphal entry of the Czar will take place on Thursday, and he will be crowned on the following Tuesday. It is reported that the will celebrate the occasion by granting an amnesty to thousands of prisoners, and order that in future flogging shall be abolished. Outside News. —The criminal session of the Supreme Court, Chria'church, will op?n on the Ist of June, before his Honour Mr Justice Denni-iton. . There nre only a few cases set down at pres-nt-—The many friends of Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., will, be glad to learn Jhat he is recovering from his indisposition under which he has been laboring for some little time.—Another attempt will be made at; an early date, it is understood, to have New Brighton proclaimed a borough.— The New Zealand Counties Association Conference is fixed for the 19th of June. The main business will be the consideration of the Local Government Bill. —There is to be a celebration of the Premiers birthday, on June 22nd in the foim of a "social" and dance.

After the Ball is Over or any other little dissipation, a corrective is frequently requr.ed. This will be found in Dodds' Pod K-iylHne Liver Pills. Not a secret or quaclc remedy, the ingredient used being well known and frequently prescribed by the Medical Faculty, but the combination is new. Price 1/-per box. Latk Cable.—The House of Commons has

voted a sum of £60,000 additional towards

the support of the naval force in Australia.— The Duke of Orleans has sta'ed his willingness to submit his claims to the French Crown to a plebisci'e. He favours a policy of adventure, and several of his leading followers have expressed dissent from such a policy, considering that it savdurg too much of, Boulaneerism.—Herr Kotze, who fatally wounded Baron Schrader in a duel arising out of the recent scandals, has beep sentenced to two years imprisonment in a fortress.—The details of the at (Mah, Kurdistan, disclose a fearful holocaust. The victims were executed locally under-superior orders, and out of 8000 massacred 3000 were burnt, in the Cathedral.—T«e German Government; is enforcing the law aga'nst the Socialists, ajid forty-seven members' 1 of the political• societies have be°n put on their trial.—The Government is negotiating fora commercial treaty with Ja^n. —Information from Gorea.; states that the' King ie returning to the! p4ace,|and that the Russians are re-embarking onboard the warships.—The Prince of .Wales has formally pi eeented Lady Halle with an estate. in Italy, which had be?n subscribed for ,;by he? admirers.— A protracted drought is retarding the English crops.—ln order to prorogue Parliament by the middle of August |he Government has decided to limit thejqiscuasion in Committee on the Vo'urit»ry Schools Bill. There are already jISQO amendments.— An ex-convict, named Seamap, h'S be-n sentenced to death for the murder ~-o£- Mr Levy," an-old Jewish gentleman,* his servaiit,on Ap'il 6ib. * ■ ; J Important NoTiCHi—lt will pay to buy your Roots and Shoes' at the ' Ph'oepix I Boct'and Shoe Depot, 1 for there will be band the Largest and only Assortmknt; of i Boots and Shoes to choose im v . ! ported into Akaroa. Try his I at io/4 r rfceii , s.watoti?h.is-a> l i4/o; Jaidies' 'tan _ canvas 'shdfesfrom 451:: so'i every lins in "ste:k j w;ll be sold cheap kw cash at ! A» R- Munro's. • ' ■