The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1896.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2083, 1 September 1896, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1896.

Little River SALE.-rSpecii,l attention is called to alteration in date of Messrs Latter and Matson'a Little River sale. At special request of 1 uyers this is to. be.held'oo Saturday, September sth, instead of Monday, September 7th. . Left Out.—Muoh interesting ' matter is unavoidably held over. S.M. Gotjrt.—Robert Washington was charged on a warrant, before A. C. Knight and A. I. McGregor Eeas., J's-P., on Saturday la9t, with neglecting to obey a maintenance order of she Christchurch Cour , and on the application of the police was rem?n led to Ctuistchuich.

Errata. —In notice of football , concert th'oueh mistake, it was not made clear that Miss Hahn played the overture ' Robert Le Diab'e.' She did, however, very nicely, and also some accompaniments. Mrs,. Riches also sang iv the choruses.

Borough Council.— Burgesses are reminded that nominations ' for the annual election close at noon to-morrow, September 2nd. ;-;,•■.■;., - Thb Australian Cbicketrbs. — The Australians won the match against Lancashire by 217 runs.'

Increased Representation.—The County Council has increased its number of members from 8 to 9 and given the additional councillor to the Wainui Riding, which will in future have three representatives.

Presentation.—Mr Kain, who is leaving the Onuku School, was presented, on Friday, with a very handsome > testimonial by the committee and residents. Full particulars will appear next issue.

Dehorning of Cattle—We are much pleased to see that the Legislative Council have k'lled the Bill in which it was proposed to make the dehorning of cattle an offence under the Police Offences Act. Too often sentimental ignorance has the effect of .causing greit pun and trouble to those it is intended io te'ieve.

Brutal Murder. —Mr and Mrs Jones, formerly of Canterbury, aged respectively 70 and 65 years, were bruta'ly murdered, at Peione near "Wellington on Thursday night. They hjda small store," and robhery is supposed to be the object. Boh were stabbed to death with some sharp instrument. A man named Shore has been arrested oa suspicion.

Quoits. —A quoit match will be played at Wainui on Thursday next. The folowing teams have heenpirked : Wainui -E. Brown, S. Kingston. J. Wright. J. Haylodc, F. Perham, W Warner, D. and S. Giddens. Akaroa—C. Poole. W. Pidgeon. A. Munro, D. Riches. J. Huston, A. Wright, W. H. Hemingway* Emergency—F. Hay lock.

Boeough School.—A special meeb'ng of the Committee of this school was held on Friday evening last for the purpose of selecting an assistant mistress in place of Miss Armstrong resigned. Out of a number of candidates for the office, Miss Isabella Websier of the Leeston School, was on the motion of Mr Penlingtoo, seconded by Mr T. E. Taylor, unanimously elected for the position. Miss Webster came here with excellent testimonials and is rated on the books of the Education Department as D. 3., and has a'so passed the University matriculation examination! .-:.■■

Bad Roads.—An accident which might have been attended with very sedous consequences occurred to Messrs Knight and Hankinson on Friday last when driving between Tikao Bay and French Farm. In passing a landslip above Br"mgh's Boy, which came on the road in the early part of this winter and which' has been cleared away only enough to allow wheeled vehicles to pass, Mr Knight, who was driving, in trying to avoid a deep rut; ran one wheel on the slip, thereby upsetting the cart. Bith the occupants were shot out down the steeD bank, Mr Hawlrinson's cueer being stopped by the fence- The grou-d being very soft they escaped comparatively uninjured, but the gig and harness were considerably broken up, and the hnrsa a good deal cut about. No doubt the Road Board will take steps to lessen the probability of another accident.

Land Board.—At the Land, Board, an enquiry was held into charges'of alleged dummyism made against Messrs Bird'ing Bros, with respect to certain lands at Lake Ellesmere, and after careful consideration of the evidence it was resolved that the Board was of opinion the charge of dummyism and of the lessees not holding their lauds for their own use and benefit had not be3n substantiated. The Board also expressed the opinion that the three leaseholds in question were not suitable for the enforcement of immediate residential occupation, and would not call upon the Messrs Birdling to comply therewith for the pres_t, but they would be required to comp'y as far as reasonable and proper with the other conditions of their leases.

Okain's Bay.—On Wednesday evening, the 29th inst., a juvenile branch was opened in connection with the Hand of Friendship Lodge, 1r0.0.F.. M.TJ, Okain's Bay. Only fourteen members have at present joined, but it is expected that several new members will shortly be initiated. Bros. P.G.s E W. Harris, J, Moore, H. Harris and C Moore, of the adult lodge, have been appointed to inaugurate the branch, PP.G.M-E. W. Harris as president. The lads were duly initiated, and appointed their officers for the current term as follows ;— A W. Harris N.G.; W. Mould V.G.; ffm. Harris Warder; A. Ware, Guardian; A, Moore, R-S. to N.G.: P. Robinson, L.S. to N.G. i T- Mould, R.S. to V.G. ; B. Ware, LS. V;G. P.G. H. Harris kindly consented to act' as Secretary. It is proposed to hold monthly meetings.

Outside News —■ Mr Ji if. Baker, Commissioner of Crown Lands, has resigned, and takes up his residence in the Old Country.— Misses Reid and Jensen and Mr Guardiola, who have accepted service in the mission field in China, left Dunedin by the Wakatipu via Melbourne.—The Salvation Army's self-denial" week fo«* 1596 will be from October 17th to October 23rd, b-jth days inclusive. The main object of the effort is the raising of funds to help the missionary works of the organisation. The self-denial effort of 1894 realised £1874 and that of last year brought £2887 9s lOd.

1 Zanzibar. — Local opinion favours the . abolition of the Sultanate, and the hoisting of the British flag. Abdul Khaled declinine to submit to the British Admiral, the fleet opened fire on the palace, and the bombardment continued for upwards of an hour, and then began to cease. The extent of the damage or loss is not known. Khaled's party armed a cargo steamer and fired on the British men-of-war, but it was speedily sunk. The Palace and the old custom house are now a heap of blazing ruins, and the British are trying to extinguish the flames. Khaled, with his chief adherant, took refuge in the German Consulate. Sailors are engaged in capturing the rebels. Firing is proceeding in the outskirts of the town, where Captain j Kaikess and four hundred of the Zanzibari | army remained loyal. Th» Marines captured thepalacp. Abdul Kbaled will probably be deported to India.—Mr Cave, the British has proclaimed Hamud, an elderly cousin of the late monarch, Sultan of Zanzibar. Annexation would involve the immediate abolition of slavery, Which ia not desired.

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Ambulance Association.—There be>ng only seven bdies p'esent at the adjourned meeting »c forming an Ambulance Association for the Peninsula,' Dr Laing has lvsolved to ptooced no further in the matter at ptesent. Okain's Bay Dairy Factory. •■-'The annual meeting was held on Saturday* 1-ifr.t, and:was of a most satisfactory nature, the Factory having had an excellent year in spite of the low prices. A . full report will appear in oarLnejXt issue. ; • Riot at Constantinople —The Armenians provoked serious rioiing in the Turkish capital, arid many persons were killed. The Banks were attaaked, and fighting went on all night. Forty rioters held the Ottoman I Bmk. Tbe Bank was /defended for many ; hours; and ultimately its assailants were conveyed away oh board Vincent's yacht, which will probab'y be expelled from the B'sphorua The Armenian patriarch has excommunicated the leader of the trouble. Private accounts state that the Turkish soldiery butchered hundreds of Armenians. —The Armenians seiz d the Bank to coerce the Powers to settle the Armenian difficulty. They got dynamite in the cellars and threatened to blow up the Bank if not allowed to go io England. The Government accepted these terms and the rioters were escorted to tbe yacht by British sailors. Lale Cable-—There is indication of increasing friendship between France, Russia and Italy. News from Crete states that the Christians defeated a thousand Turks near Heraklion, .with .much \- plunder. —The Moslems of Heraklinh are clamouring for arms.—H M.S j Tribune, which has been attached to the Chatham Station, is being I refitted prior to being commissioned for the Australian Station.—' Le Nord' sates that the rumour that the Czarina proposed to stVy at Balmoral while the Czir visited Paris to lay the foundation stone of the Paris Expns'tion, is incorrect, and that she accompanies her husband.—lt is estimated that Khama lost 80,000 heid of cattle by rinderpest, and that his people lost 500 000.—M'ss Hilda Spon* is engaged to play the leading part in the new drama at Drury Lane called " The Duchess of Coolgardie."