Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2073, 28 July 1896, Page 2

Local and General.

Political. - The Govrhlment''s t'u-eateneJ with » no-confidence motion. This > vening. Captain Ru&st-jl, on behalf of the Opp si'ion will foove a motion disapproving of tire Government finance, mote especially the seizors of ih'e sinking funds. Members will thus have a chance of saung ye.i >r nay before f ci"g tbei' cori-titue"t-< on. 'be question ■ f ,bp'r..wing.

Wool Sales. - Mr G. S. Fleming, of Port L r 'vy, in « letter to a- conte-npntary, warmly advocates the selling of wool from the Peninsula, Kaikoura, and all shipments through Pot. in Lyttelton. He shows that a saving of 43 Id per bale can thereby be effected. He suggests that a Wool Growers' Associarion should be at once formed for looking after the interests of the; wool growers con-, earned.

Drapery, -s. From our advertisement in mother place, we notice that Mr B. B. Grange in'einds taking to fresh fields, a proceeding we regrtt, but before going, he proeposes to cffer hisrealy fine, stock of drapery end o'her u=eful goods at cost price, The •prices Mr Grange is willing to accept taken .x\ connection with the .quality of goods, are sure to give Mr Grange-liti'le trouble in packing ''UP* 'The Late P. Cunningham —This well ■known and highly respected gentleman was interred in the Public Cemetery, Linwood, last Saturday aftemotn. The cortege was probably the largest ever seen in Christchurch, and he was borne to his rest, followed by the members of the.public of which he was a member, covered by the wreaths of affcdionaip friends, and amidst the regrets of a public to whom he had shown himself a benefactor.

Le Bon's Bay Butter Factory.—The annual general meeting'of the shareholders of this Company will, as will be seen from an advertisement elsewhere, be held at the Public Hall, Le Bon's, on Wednesday week. We *hear the Directors have a most gratifying report of the tesulta of the season's Work to place before tbe tneetdnp. The balance-sheet- showing that tbe liabilities of the concern lr>ve been reduced by £170 during the past year. Mr Dixon, the assistant ■nt the factory, goes to the Waverley Dairy School for a month. In th_ Bay, feed is plen'iful, and very few deaths have occurred during the winter annngst the stock, so that the factory's look-out is hopeful.

Messrs H. Matson afd Co.—The business of the well known" firm of H. Matron and Co. has now iacreased to such an extent that Mr Letter Matron has found it neces-. sary to devote his whole attention to the •sock business. Mr Conway Matson, who has been with the firm for many years, takes ever the entire management of the land arid produce departments, and has tak,en out an auctioneer's license. If it were parliamentary, we should add. ' More power to them.'

Tbie BRUtWERT-ON DiSls>r_R. —The inquffit on the Brunnef explosion ended on last, the jury findine there was no causs to show how the explosion took place, but that the men had evidently been killed by ga?. although of Itfnt nature it waa impossible to state. Theory praised Constable Beattfe for the wayjin wh'ch he had all th? wi'-»eß'«et fa court when required. At their desire, Mr Stratford, the coroner siid that be wpidd convey the remarks to the Chief of fi'oJice. The Coroner's summing up was lucid ?nd impaJrfciair The jury took two hours snd a half in considering the verdict.

N Z. Loan and Mercantile Company.— We havo the p'easure in drawing attention to an advertisement by this Company of the te-ms and conditions under which they do business with their clients. AIL charges in handling "wool and any other consignments atre reduced to a minimum, and the Targe audience they command in the old worlds a sure guarantee that the most will be made of any transactions put in their hands. The quotations from their? articles of Association was'hardly necessary when such a man as Mr Staveley as manager has his friends' interest in trust. That gentleman is weil and widely known in the Peninsula as the farmers' friend, and although a busy man his «ar is always open to the story of the smallest client.

The MrssrNG Scow, Echpse.—This vessel which was supposed' to have turned turtle during the heavy squala of Wednesday night last has been discovered lying on the mud flats behind Quail Island, cafe and sound, almost in sight of Lyttelton. The little cra't, Captain Johnston reports, behaved j splendidly, and the captain and hi 3 crew • were quite unconscious of the scare they had given their friends in Lyttelton by what seemed their mysterious disappearance. She now lies inside the Moles ready to sail for her destination. Captain Johnston is we'l known in this neighbourhood as a skilful and hardy sailor, of the sort they used to baild years ago, Late Cable.—The marriage of Princess Maud of Wales and Prince Ctrarles of Den - mirk, took place at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Th_ Queen occupied a position in front oi the alter- Mr Gladstone and Mrs Gladstone were on the right side, and RoyaL personages were grouped near, TJhe Bishops of Winchester and London and the Queen's Chaplain assisted the Archbishop of Canterbury in performing the ceremony. —Mr Tim Healey congratulated Mr Gerald Bdfour on his skill, patience and industry in dealing with the me:isu r e.—Lord A'hbourn*, Lord Chancellor of Irejand; will have charge of the House of Lords.—Tha New Zealand Iron and Steel Company, with a capital of £450,000, is issuing £350,000 w»rth* of shares to the •public. The Company hss been formed to acquire and work the Taranaki ironsand deposits