The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1896.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2059, 5 June 1896, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1896.

Left Out.—-Much interesting matter fs unavoidably held over. '

Barry's Bat School.—A concert and dance in connection with tliis school takes place this evening.

Aocn>EST. —Captain John Moore of the Clio had his arm cut off by a railway truck at Lytbelt-m. Population of New Zealand.—The centos returns aro not yet completed, but it is understood that they will give a total population of about 701,000, which means an mc ease in the pist five years of about 75,000. LakjS; Ellesmbrb —Inrmediately upon signing the contract the Bucc?ssful tend'revs for letting our, Lake E'lesmere, Messrs G. Cooper and O. Howeon, set to work. On Thursday. Friday arid Saturday they had five teams bard at woik, and wee sanguine of. getting the lake to run on Saturday night, but they wee baffled with the tide. Fc"i»inf> a sou'wester, which would have blocked the channel m sde. they continual work on Sand-y, with the result that a good stream was- set agoing. about 4 p.m., but the t'deri-ing again stopped the outflow. One accident of thereontract was a duckin* to two of the workmen. The sea poured down the channel, completely. covering J. McMahon and his team of horses, and sweeping T. Howson along a dhtmce of v.early two chains. Akotbkb Mount Morgan.—A private geol"g'cal surveyor has reported to a Syndicate for which lie is acting the diec-)vrry of quartz teefti near Mary vbVe. Tliey are similar to aud rival the famous Mount Morgan formation A lar»e dyke over 500 ft wide is said to carry payable gold all over. Dish prospects were made ovar a laige a r ea, and in each instance cave £>cc payable gojd averaging .from half an ounce io an ounce to the ton. The tidiness as the depth increases. A toniff stoqe t'ea'ed at Bulla yielded loz (Odwls to the ton. There a'e.miUions of t } ms of stone. Tbe GovernnSent ge' has left on a visit of inspection, and will report to the G .werament.

(j OLD . — Rich alluvial gold h <s_ b*en discovered at Pott M reaby in New Gain* a. Fire —On Wednesday tnomins Mr Bj'Ui's house afc Gcbbie'a Va'ley was burnt down. S.S. Brtjnnbb.—This steamer le.av s for No'th eirly Tuesday morning instead of Sunday. Friexds Abroad.--The fiends of Mr Puttock will tie glad to hear of his arrival in the Tr insvaal. where he has commenced business in conjunc'ion with his brother-in-law in the building The firm have sev--r.il large contracts on hand, anil Mr Pmtock says business is in a veiy flourishing state, masons, carpente'S, bricklayers and painteis getting from one ponnd to thirty shillings per day.

Board of Education.—At the Board's meeting, the Little River Committee were permitted to use the £2 grant towards a floor in the teacher's house. The Clerk of Works was instructed to report on repairs at Duvauchelle's. An application from German Bay was held over. The dispute about the Okain's Bay Section was referred (o the Board's solicitors- Miss Dora Nicholls was appointed pupil teacher ot Akaroa. Me Catltn, Surgeon Dentist is in AUaroa, and may be consulted at Mrs Parson's, Bjl' guerie street.—Advt.

Crayfish Tinning.—We are pleased to notice that Messrs Irvine and Stevenson, of Dunedin, have returned to Akaroa, and intend again setting up their tinning factory here. M' livineis at present in Akaloa, and expects to have the plant ready to deal with any amount of crayfish on and after Thursday. The factory is to be established in the old house on Mr Narbey's property.

The Russian Disaster..—The Empress Dagm'r s-nt a bottle of Madeira to each of those injured in the recent disastrous rush. The 'Standard's' correspondent telegraphlhat 3600 were killed in the panic, and 1200 a>e lying in the most of t'nem with injuiies which must prove fatal. The Czar and Cza-ina visited the lr>spi'als. The Queen sent n message expressing her profound sympathy. Really Amusing.—Pro r e*sor and Madame Davis pay us another visit this week, appealing in Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow and Monday nights. The entertainment they provide is so good of its kind, tint it is almo=t painting the lily to prase it. The Profe-sor is certainly the best ventriloquist it has been our lot to see, and his wonderful sleight of hind must be seen to be appreciated. The ext'aordina»y accuracy of the answers given by Mdme. Davis to the questions asked by the audience, which questions she has never seen, is a marvel; but so are the Spooks, too. Our advice i«—Go and see for youiselves. Supreme Court. —F. Pearce, theft of a bicycle, was admitted to probation for twelve months. W. Komk, setting fire to a stack, acquitted : G.James, passina valueless cheque tho matter stood over ; G. Taylor and James Hu-l»y. for breaking and entering and thtfb, i the former put on probation for twelvemonths and the latter sentenced to three months' imprisonment ; John Williams and Jos-ph Jenkins, househreiking wee acquitted; John j Wilson, housebreaking and theft, thee months' imprisonment; W. Jenkins acquit tel on the same charge ; W. Perry, larcency of a bicycle, ordered to pay costs of prosecution and enter into recognizances of good con. duct for six months ; Amve Murdoch, three months'imp isonment for larcency from the person; Stephen Fanett. three months' imprisonment for criminal assault.

Late Cable.—-The Chi"e3e Gove-nment has engiged Colonel Liehert, of Berlin, to reoganise the army. He will be accompanied by twenty d'i'l instructors. —Eussia h->s cautioned the Porte that the massacres in Armenia must not be repeated.—The mail steamer brim's news of a severe famine in the province of Kwandoi,. in French Tonqtiin. Mothers aie selling their in'anta for a few cents in order to buy food.—Thirteen lady students have taken mathematical honours at the Cambridge University.—The House of Commons, by a majority of 141, declined to adjourn over Derby day.

South Africa —There are great rejoicings in South Afrie» at President Kruger's promise to do his best to obtain a mitigation of the sentences, which is regarded as a pledge o f racial re union. Stocks rose 50 per cent; and President Kruger was loudly cheeed in Johannesburg. The Transvaal Government has sent officers to the frontier to verify Sir H. Robinson's statement tint troops were nit being collected at Mafeking. All the members of the Reform Committee, wi'h the exception of the four leaders and Davis and Simpson, have now been finally released from custody, but all the fines imposed have been maintained. President Kruger denies Mr Seymour Foot's statement that he was arranging an anti-English alliance during Sir Henry Loch's Governorship. A movement is on foot in the Rand ti collect sufficient funds to add a wing to tbe Johannesburg Hospital to ma-k the gratitude of the residents at the clemency extended to the reformer.

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