Peninsula News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2066, 30 June 1896, Page 2

Peninsula News.

Industrial and Horticultural Association.—A meeting is called for half-past seven this evening at the Oddfellows' Hall sideroom. It is hoped there will be a good aitendance, so that an iudusfcrial schedule can be at once issued

Cricket Concert.—Our readers are reminded that the cricket concert takes in the Oddfellows' Hall on Satarday next, and the program me is a very good one.

New Business.—Mr S Johnston notifies that he has commenced business as a shoeing and general ami'h. at the Criterion Foge, opposi'e Mr Days store.

Presbyterian Church. —The Presbyterian congregations of the Peninsu'a have given a unanimous call to the Rev. A. S. Morrison, of Hastings, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the. Rev. J.B. Finlay.

Duvauchelle's.—On Fridny evening last, the ladies of Duvauchelie'a Bay, entertained their friends at a dance in the Assembly Rooms The place was tastefully decorated with ferns, evergreens and winter flowers, aud de-pite the inclemency of the weather, about 25 couples responded to the invitations. The floor being ia order, and the music being rendered by Mr Gillies with his usual excellence, a most enjoyable evening was spent, dancing b.-ing continued till about four o'clock. Durine the evening, Mr D. M'Kay danced an Irish jig, and during another interval a sailor's hornpipe was performed by Messrs D. M'Kay and W. Smith, boih of which items weie admirably rendered a*nd much appreciated by those present. Important Noticei—lt will pay you to buy your Boots and Shoes at the 'Phoenix Boot and Shoe Depot, , for.there will be found the Largest and only Assortment .of Boots and Shoes to choose from ever- imported into Akaroai Try his men's shooters at J O/4, men's at 14/9, ladies' tan canvas shoes from 4'j s and every tins in sto ;k will be sold equal'y as etifjp tec cash at A. R. MunroV

toEEsK^AOToKiEs.—The'German Bay and; Barry's Bay factories are calling Jeo'desa for fi-ewobd. t :t Phe Latce Mr' J. E. Thacker.—' Fr >bate bf'&e will of the He M'>'J. E. Th been g'auted in, the Sap-e ne Court. 'Che total va'ue of the prope iy to be administered is £34,000. ' Mr " Gattlin, surgeon dentistvis in Akarcy and may.tie couaultod'at Mrs Parsons,'Bal-guerie-street. ' ' Tits. Australia;.- Cricketers. - The Australians won the match against Notts by sixwiekstsr ';.[

Unreserved Sale.—Mess's Tiibe & Co.' no'ify that they a-e leaving Akama in ten fay. t'rtie, and will to time of departure sell their sock of drapcy regardless of cost. The stock is well selected, and great bargains are offerei.

At the meeting of the FarmTK , Association a petition wa« laid oh the tab'e f r signature, asking that cow-pox sh-uldbe removed from the list of the noxious diseases cf cattle under the Act.

Horse Show and Parade.-Next Friday (sale-day), the committee apponted will meet at Duvauchelle's to endeavour to arrange the matter of classes and prizes in connection with the proposed show of horses to be held in conjunction with the entire horse parade. Little Akaloa Dairy Factory.—We are pleased to be able to record th;«t this factory ha 9 obtained the satisfactory price of 4£d per lb for the whole of the cheese.in store, and preparations are being made to gpfc the whole lot "shipped at once. This is the more pleasing on account of the bad luck experienced with the Home shipments l»9t seison. Trie decided rise in cheese is resulting in some ve'y good offers beine made to the Factories which have not vefc sold out. ;

Little lliVKß.—The < Press' says that a private meeting of settlers residing at Litt'e River was he'd on the 24th inst, to discuss the present political situation, wh*n it unanimously resolved that a deputaion wai , on Mr Moloney, J. P., requesting that gentleman to aHow himself to be. nomimted ss their candidate to contest the Ellesmere seat with Mr Monigtimeryat the next general e/e*tion

Okain's Bay Factory Cheese.—At the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Socieiy/s Annual Winter Show-, this factory scored 94 points out of a possible 100 in the class for two factory-m?de cheese for export, and received a • highly commended ' card. The following is an extract f r om the letter enc'ossame from Mr R, J. Scott:—'The points show that the cheese Wbs very fine, besting in this class nuny of our fih?j3fc fadortea, and you are to be congratulated." At a meeting of Directors it was rcsolvsd that Mr Bacon's set vices be retained as aianager for pext sea-' son at the same salary as lasfc.

Draughts.—A draught match between the Akaroa aod Duvanchellft's te*»ms was held- in the Telnpetanc© Hull, Akaroa, on Wectnfßipy, evening h*et. "E&ch Club wae Represented by nio* viteß, and the ma*flh resulted in a win fes the Vislto.* by fo F j;y aod a g?"mes lo ftirteee and alialf. The visitors Vrer* hospitably by the loc-il train andtbeir HQy friends. We ua-Je - staiid thi.t ihe teta»a-t»{fteh bas b«en arranged at Duvaa<helle's Isr jj6-m'xrow ( VFedaesdajr)

ev«n f ng. ' - -, i .Middle Park Estat&—Mesere Toni<e, NOrJon a 64 Oβ., eotfne for the Bank of New South WaleS, have &->ld this eajbale to Mr A. Sefton, lat* bf Tai Tapu, at a satisfactory figaS fo* c.ish.' The property comprises 103 acres, wfth au $,-wmed house an.d exceptional stabling f acillttes.

WAfIOO, the new remedy for indisesiio is sold by J. S. Dodds, Chemist, Aka r oa, /6 perbottie. Late Cable. — Gerloche. _ who leads the Antarctic expedition, sals in Sptember in the whalrr Belg'c*. —While H.M.S lake was doing a trial run at fu]t speed an e> aust pipe burst, and one of" the pert 1 Hers collapsed One stoker was killed an five wee injured. —Mr H. M. Stanley is ."u a critical condition. He is suffering from gastritis. — Refugees from Suarda, Soudnn, state that the people there a r e longing for the protection of the Bii'ish Government — Further accoun's show that the recent tid'l wave in Japan was even"more disastrous than was revealed by the first tidings. It ia now known lhat 27,000 lives were lost, and some 8000 mo'epe-p'e injured in one way or another. —The French are negotiating with Turkey to secure Ghadames. in Tripoli, near the fouthern boundaiy of Tunis. The Italian Government is alarmed.—News has been received that Andree, the Swedish aeronaut, has reached Spitzbergen, a group of island* in the Arctic Ocean, north -west of Nova Z?nab'a. —The dea'h is announced of the Due de Nemours, one of the Orleans Princes. —Mr Harrison, who was arrested by Venezuelans while supervising the construction of a rOad, has been teleasecl.— Oeman Aziek r one of the Khalifa's commandets. has warned the Dervishes in Dongola that the Egyptian forces are very strong, and that their guns pour in bullets like water.

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