Peninsula News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2056, 26 May 1896, Page 2

Peninsula News.

Akaroa County Council.—This Council meet on Saturdiy next at usual pl-ice and hour. Aquatic.—Mr Biss writes from Sydney that there is a big elmnce of the Inte'c lonid Fours being rowel in New Zealand next year. Akaroa High School—Tho next term opens to-morrow morning. Parents or guardians of intending pupils can communicate with the Mas'er at the High School, Balguerie Street. - Akaroa Regatta.—A meeting of the Akaroa KegatU Committee is called lor Monday next, June Ist, at 7.30 p.m., at the side room, Oldfellows' Hall. Akaroa Boating Clob.—A special g p ner il meeting of this Club will be lieli at 9 P.m. on Friday n-xt iv the side roim, 0 idfellows' H 11. Sport.—Mr Jas. Hay has been absent on a spo tins tour in the north a"d had good hick a nougat the pheasants, securing over fifty brace. We understand Mr H. L). Buchanan and another Peninsula geat'einm each shot three fine stags in the south. Want of Amusement. —Tt is a sreit'pity nothing was devised in the wy of anm ern-trt for the Queen's BirfcVdry in -Uorna. Since tlie sports were di-eontiuj'd, it has been a purposel ss sort of holiday, an 1 tie somer some one devises a remedy the better for a ! l concerned. Australian Cricketers. — The m >teh between the Australian and'south of England Wiis drawn iv favour ol tne Australians, who made 32S for 6 wickets and derived their innings closed. Ihe Englishmen made 135 for 5 wickets, when rain stooped the ma eh.

Akaroa Couxty Farmrrs Association.— A meeting of this association is calhd for Saturday next, at DuvauciiehVs at 1 p.m., wlien representatives from all the f-ct vies and ddries are urgently reque-ted t'> meet and decide the question of sen ijiil' a delegate or delegates to L>imed<n to discu-s mat rs in connection with freight, appoin men l <f Home agents, aid other matt- r> if vital rmpo tance ro the frctoried and dairy farms <f Uie Peninsula.

The Quken's Birthday.—Yea'erd'y wis parially observed as a cb_.? ho'id y in bat there were no particular f stivides. On Sunday die NAti>r>al Anthem was sung in St Pee-'.' Child', and some l\a' residents, inducing His Wo.slno ilxe Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, nnd Mess's W. H. Henning and We-tenra paid a vsit to Mrs Mul-ins who was born on the same ri.-iy and year Htr Most Gracious Majesty Tn"e Lady Mayo-e-s pres-nt d Mrs Mullins wish a bouquet and tea cosy, and conga'iulated her on her good he-lth at such an advanced sge, and wished both Her Majesty and herself many happy retu'ns of the day Gundy's Corner —Owing to circumstances our Grert Drapery S~.le in Aka'oa has continued for a much longer periol thin anticipated. During the remaining very short stay, W. Penrose directs special attention to the splendid vahie he is off-ring in bl-nkets, sheetings, flannels, flannelettes, calicoes boys sui's, men's clothing, ladies dress materials, jackets, ulsters, &c. Ever) th'ng is offered at exceptionally low prices—Advt. Australian - Cable.—The Dairying Conference in Melbourne is much dissatisfied at, and is protesting to the Government against, the appointment of a New Zealand dairy expert on the rjround that the c'imate of the two colonies is so differem tli-at it would be thiee year 3 before a New Z-alander unners'ood the climatic conditions sufficiently to give pracu'cal advice —Mr A. H 1 Smith, one of the pioneer settlers of ' New Australia," has returned. He fcives a doLful aocount of the condition of the settlers. Only ten families and thir'y single men remain on the site of the first settlement in Paraguay and geuerd discontent prevails. Little is known regarding Lane's new settlement, but it is understood that it is not prosperous. Of 2000 cattle owned originally by the settlers only 500 remain. Financial nutters are disorganised and the spirit of co-operation has disappeared.

Coronation of the Czar. —The procession at the coronation of Ihe Czir w-rs a gorgeous pageaut. The Czar, mounted on _ white charger, marched alone, followed by a cavalcade of Eastern aud European Tunes, tin Czitinaand nubility. Two luiud'ed thousand troops guarded the route from tlie Pet'ovs'iy palace to ihe Kremlin. B undless enthusiasm was displayed by the populace. Cypher telegrams from Moscow received iv Milui repoit that a bomb facto y was discovced under a street through which the corona ion procession is to pa-s. Seditious manifestoes luve been scattered in the streets, and a number of workmen in the Kremlin have been arrested. The Fre«_4i sp-cial embassy to the coronation of ihe ( : >zar at Moscow has been decorated with remarkable honours.

Late Cable—Fowler a r id Mil-*om ha\'e convicted of the Muswell Lodge murder and sentenced to death. Fowler, who confessed, was chaged wi h the capial offence. MiUon;, on leaving the duck, 'ought desperately, and s-ven cotrstabl s had to he c 11 d in to overpower him.— Mr Gladstone declines to iutcveue between the diss nrers in t h e Idah party.—A chand'-di-r fell int > the g.illerv in the Pa>is Op-'ra House killine a lady and injur.ng three offers. Many <-f the beloved t.at a bomb had explore" l , am a general rush was m de fo. the street—Trie 'bide pest is very seious befca'eeu Pete'sbirg in Zoutpon3buri>, and Fort Billi, and the rivers are po'hite 1 by rhe carcases ol dead animds.—Cnolera has Irroke i out in Grd-o, aird twenty-nine deaths ac rev rde I. Tne. disease is >n Upp-> Jigyot — \ steaoier cal'ei.l Three Fiie'uls lis-ailed f'om N-.-w York fo' Cuba, taking 2JIJO minds of ammunition, 500 rirh-s, an J a quantity of dyn.unite. Heir _B;>reui>rennk s" >rfcs on f»i-r AnUrctic expedition in Sept .'ruber. Ide calls a; Melbourne, and then sails direct to Care Adair. —Mr Chaplin's lta ing Bill has passed th'ougb Coinnit'ee 'be only obstruction off red to the measure was tint of » few Ruli as and I'M. members. Messrs Ll >yd (Cam-won). L wis (Flint). D lion (May>), Tanner (0 rk) a"<i D. Sullivan P-Vestnir.tbl'). were susorii'led for <r week 1.-r <lefving th-' cluir. Toe.S-'r»eriir-it.Arms remo'eil Davitt(Mryo W.), Jas. 0 Connor (YViekUw), and M'C'eesa (Monaghan) f n r refusing ?to vo'e.—'The House of Co-nmous adjourned until the l«b J<m<\—Tfre urcit wlieel at Earlscoiut, 300 ft high, stopped suddenly, aud seventy-'hieo passengers who were seated in ilv cars, which could nob be reached, we>e imprisoned for sixteen hours.

- After the-. Ball is Ovea or any other little dissipation, a corrective is frequently required. This will be found in Dodds' P.'dopbylline Liver Pills. Not a secret or quack remedy, the iogredien's used bsdng well known and frequently prescribed by the Medical Faculty, but the combination is new. Price 1/- par box.

,An Appointment.—We are plense I 'o sg* that Mr George A. Le«'in. of Lytblton. is appointed an officer under the Fisheries C ir servailm Ac for the pirrrion -f iheCai'eihurv district to the no'th of and including R-ikaia river, and for the w»t-rs of f'»e Clarence riv-r whioh are wi dun the cunty of Matlnorotigh. Mr Lewin is the ever p■•l'ufar Hon Sue <>f the Lytt-lt'n Recatti, and has sdwy° be-n a great help in c >nn-;c ion'with our own, and we are sure his m<ny Peninsula friends wi 1 wish him every possible success with his new appointment.

■Confirmations.—The Bishop of Christchurch held h Confirm-rtion service O't Tuesday at the Churci i>f the Epiphany, Gebbte's Vall-y. bix candidates—thr<-e 'emale and three rna'e— \rn-e presente I by the Rev. J. Sheldon, the V'car.—On the 30th instant, at. St. Cuthbert's, Gov. rnor's Bay, tlie Bish >p of the. diot'e-o confirm-d thirteen can'idates — four female »nd "me mile—me_erite I by the Rev. J Sh 'don, the V car. Although evidently -suffering from hi* severe ilia s-, the Bishop on each occasion delivered a v*ry infcrresti-g address to the candidates and the large congregations assembled.