The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1896.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2082, 28 August 1896, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1896.

Akaroa County Cotjncii..— This Council mee'a to-morrow (S*turdiy), at usual place and hour.

Mr Leonardo's Salr.—Owing to the bad weather M«_-rs R>binson & Co. announce that Mr Leonardo's sale of dairy cow* is postponed to Weduesday, September 2nd.

Okain's Dairy Factory.—The annual meeting of the shareholder takes place at 7.30 p.m. to-morrow in the schoolroom. Okain's.

Little River Sale. —Mr E. Latter announces that he bas altered tbe date <>f his sab at Little R'ver to Monday 7th of September, and will sell in conjunction with Mess's H. Matson & Co.

Ambu_a.nc_ Association —All friends to this impoitant movement are reminded hat apDiications to join must b"- made either before or at the meeting to-motrow, which takes place in the High School at 3 30 p.m.

The Australian Cricketers. — The Austrian Cicket te>m now in England, is determined to a H hee to ihe arrangements marie for a New Zinland tour, notwiths'andiog t> c opposition of the Cricket Conned.

Thr Paradise ok the Pacific— are delighted to anmuuee th-fc His Lnrdship Dr. Grinds, Bishoo of Chri-'Chivch. wiU give his celebrated lee*u r e on ' The Paradise of the Pacific,' in the Oddfellows' Hall oh the evening of Monday. September 7th. The lecture is the story of His Lo'dship's recent visit to those groups of beautiful Hands that lie between us and the Tropics. It haß already been delivered in Chiis'church and other ' centres, and listened to with the greatest attention and enjoyment, our contemporaries, speaking of it with the highest commendation The lecture is beautifully illustrated with lime-H«ht views, and we cougratu'ate residents on having the opportunity of being present.

Polit'cal Mr J. Ivess, who was in a former Parliament, intends to contest the Ashburton seat.—Tne Auditor-Generalship h s been conferred on Mr Warburton, Mr McGowan, T-ix Commissioner, and Mr Duncan. Deputy Trustee, are spoken of as beine i" the running fur the position vacated by Mr Wai burton. The former is the most likely to receive the appointment.

End of the Matabele War.—Mr Cecil Rhodes, accompanied by one or two officers of the white tioops, who were not armed, met six of the principal chiefs of the Matabele natives. The latter ine'uded two brothers of Lobengula, and th.e«e, with thirty-four Indunas from the Ma'oppo hills negotiated for five hous. The chiefs complained of the conduct of <he native police in Matabelel*nd, also a 9 to that of one prominent official of the Chartered Company They declated if Mr Rhodes stayed and protected the natives there would be no more figh'ine. Mr Rhodes blamed the M*tabele for the murder of whi'e women and children in isolated dis'ricts, and st'ted that the police, against wh>m the complaints were made, were now dbdnnded, and that the official of the company had left the service. In conclusion, Mr Rhodes asked—'Was it to be peace or war?' In reply the chiefs laid a gun and an asseg v at the feet of Mr Rhodes, and pronrsed tint there would be no further molestation on roads or coaches, also that the native camps in the Matoppo hills would be broken up in a few days. There is great rejoicing in Buluwayo over the result of the negotiations. Lord Grey wires that the result of the negotiations between Mr Cecil Rhodes and the Matabele is that the -war is over. In the interview with Mr Cecil Rhodes, the chiefs complained that Natives had been unjustly thrashed by the police, and that women had been subjected to improper treatment. Another complaint that was levelled against the whites was the theft of cattle. Secombe addressed Mr Rhodes as a father, and the greatest chieftain. Mr Rhodes, in add'e-s----ing the chiefs, promised them their lives, and that some concessions would be granted them when the Ma'abele wee disarmed. At the conclusion of the interview Mr Rhodes remarked, '. This is one of the scenes making life worth living for.' The result of the negotiations is applauded in tbe capital of the Transvaal.

Late Cable.—Nine alpine f >talifcies have been reported in Switzerland within a week. —Numerous deserters from the Khalifa's force at Dongola ate arriving at Koshet - — The Duke of Norfolk h-s purchased a site for a Catholic College at Oxford —It is reported f'om Norway that Dr. Nansen proposes to undertake »n Antarctic expedition with two ships. Many dogs and sledges will accompany him, and he hopes to push far southwards with their aid,—The Sultan is represented as anxious to settle the Cretan difficulty* and likely to accept the latent scheme suggested by the Powers.—The Sultan of Zanziba is dead —It is repor'ed that Khaled, with 1200 armed men as supporters, seized tha palace of Zanzibar on the detth of the Sultan, and proclaimed himself his successor. One hundred and fifty blue jacket* are reported to have been landed from the warships, and the ladies attached to the pilace were removed to the Consulate.— Germany threatens to arrest Major Lnthaire shou'd he cross the frontier into German territory.—French newspapers express alarm at a report published that the Czarina proposes to remain at Balmoral Castle, while the Czar visits P-ms on a State event of enormous pravi'y (laying the foundation stone of the building f<>r the 1900 Exhibition). —Jewels, said to r>e woith £12 000, have been stolen from the cathedral at Toledo.—lt is reported h"re that the Sultan has agreed to a restricted form "f autonomy in Crete, to police and financial reforms, and to appoint a Christian Governor, approved of by the Powers.—Up t) the present time President Kruger has not expressed any opinion on the sentence nassed on Dr. Jameson and his officers, but complains that the leadets of the project which led to tbe raid have not been brought to trial.

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Tenders.—Tenders for the roada on the Kinloch Estate close at noon to-morrow (Saturday).

Meetings—The annual meeting of the Pigeon Bay Road Boa*rl takes place at noon to-morrow and tbe .-.Farmers' meets at Duvauohelle's the same day at 2 p.m:

Tbe Weather.—The sou'-wes'er is rather cold and bad for the lambs, but as yet little dannge is done, and the snow on the hil's will disappear with,, a very little sunshmei

Misce__aN"o*js.—Ten acres have b p en reserved at Rabbit Island for a Dury Factory. Complete specification* hive been acceot"d from tha Rev. P. EL Pritche't. Lit'le River ft pneumatic tyres. Mr; W. _j-_ig_-»d, of Christchurch, trie well known undertaker, has studying embalming in Sydney, has obtained a dinlom-*. and has now returned as the fii.at certificated emba'm-r in New Zealand. In the process he employe, there is absolutely no mutilation »-f tho i." ly. and from a sanitary point of view, th" r e is very much t j be said in its favour.