The Akaroa Mail FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2138, 26 March 1897, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897.

County Council. —This Council meets tomorrow at u-ual place and hoar. S.S. Firaki.—lt is notified the steam launch after pnl 3rd, wi 1 run on Wednesdays and Saturdays, to Baivy's Bay, French Farm and Duvtmohelle's. Particulars in advertisement elsewhere.

Akaroa Hospital.—A,t the North C interbai'y Hospital Hoard's 'meeting BoaH accepted thy following tenders for supplies for ihe Akaroa Hospital:— Ti E. Taylor; incab, P. J. Hart: bread Ft Ti Arming; milk, D. Fyfe. The Boird then considered the ea for the year 1897-8, aa follows:—Christchurch Hospit-d £10,0C0j Akaroa £400, Lyttelton £100, contingencies £500, total £11000.

Cricket. — The following have been selected to play for the combined Okiin'sUnited Biy's C>icket Club teams against the combined Akaroa-Litile River teams for Saturday next at Akaroa : -H. Barwick, E. Bruce, Bdrdj G. aud J, T. Giddensj L. Graham, R. and Hi Mcintosh, G. and A. M isonj B. Penlington, H. and Wm. Shadbolt, £>* Spurr, Wrau VVare. Emergencies— Mora. P Spurr. The Akaroa men are Bridge, Chaplin) Glymn, Ohbidge, Helbertj Paviit and Tripe. Tha Little River men are J. 3uch»nan, It. Coop, Chapman Reed, Reyndda, Prifcchett, an'l Pilbrow- Play at 10x30 a.m sharp.

The Shooting Season.—The dites of season for shooting nitive game have not yet been gazetted, but the sea-on will pmbibly open in the south on the uual date, and in the North Island about Easter, though the Wellington Acclimatisation Society have recommended the mo-'tn-* of M";y y June and July. Garm' is f urly plentiful in tha north. The Secretary of the Ace imaus? tion Soci-iy received the following tjleg'am on Tue-diy evening from the Wellington autho ities :— • It is proposed to fix S.iturdav. April 17, as doe for opening season for shooting native i and imported gamer' A reply was wired as! under: —' Altar iti' n of date wjli cause much I rtissati-f-'ction. Ducks already doing ge• t ! damage to crops in El esraere dist'i.-... Society ses no reason Tor [altering dti already lewmmeuded (April 1;.

Farmers' Association,—This Association meets at 1 p m, to- morrow at the schoolroom Duvauchelle's.

Lightning.—There wis some remarkab'y bright lightning last ni(?ht| some of the flashes bein? intensely vivid. There was al-o some distant thunder, betoksning a far di t*nt storm.

Coursing.—A meeting with the object of establishing a cursing club in the county is Cdlied for Tues lay evening next. Particulars will be found in advertisement b'b'where.

Winter Show.—The Sub-Committee, says the • Press,' appoin'ed to arrange for this event have decided to accent tyloses Pvne and Co and H. Matson and C >.'s kind offer of their p-emise* for :he occasion, which is fixed for May 26th and three following days. A show of fat sfock has' also be<*n arranged for, and will be he'd in Tattersall's. The favourable change in the weather has ensured a good show of roots, and judging by the enquiries already to hand 'he sh : >w.wll be well patronised by farmers generally

Crete. — Several skirmishes have' place between the Cretan insurgents and the Turks at the former frying to prevent the Turks provisioning the The Russian Ambassador at Ath-ns had a prolonged interview with King George in regard to the situation. In the House of Commons Mr Curzon sta'c? that the Powers would seVt the rul*r of Crete and would determine the form of autonomy.

A London Sensations—A sensational murder trial has just concluded, resulting in Miss Catherine KempshaU, a London c ncert singer, b p i"g sfntenced 'o de : ith for shootine Edg r H>Uand., a Liverpool merchant. Kenipshdl, in 1895, twice unsucces fully sued Holland for breach, of promise of marriage, claiming £10,000 damages. Subsequently,, a cording'to Kempahall, Ho while denyine that she hid a cl'i/n, either •morally orlegallv, noon him, p'omised ns an act of kiadne>s to send her m-mey. On his failing to keeD his all-ge-1 p r omi<e in November visted Holl m.-?'s offic' at Liverpool, armed with a tfvo-ver >\ul dajjger. Ed by a demuid mide by Hollml th >t I before he would do anything for h-r she must sign a document abandoning all claim against him, KempsWl fired trree at him, all of which took effect in his chest. Holland ling red eleven days before he di< d.

Australian. — H.M.S. Kinsdove has sailed for Portsmouth! —The Wnrian Defence Department b'S had prepared a statement showing the contributions of the virions colonies for the maintenance of the auxiliary squadron, which are due in Aptib New Zealand's cntdbution is £"2080» —A marvellously rich strike of gold h-rs been made in tie Gnat Boulder Mine, Westrali-r. At the 200 ft level a leader of almost pure gold has been struck, and it is supposed to be ident'eal with the leader in the f unous ' jewel Already over 1200oz of almost pure gild have been tak n out» —A cyclone swept Norfolk Island from end to end last month and destroyed the Post Office and seve r al other buildings. A tenific sea did great damage to the landing place*— The difficulty in the wy of ihe expense of sending fresh fruif to England is causing Sydney growers turn their attention in a new direction. They aie sending home a test shipment of thee tons »f assorted frnit pulp, specially prepared and packed under the direction of a board of exp«"t»» Th-re are great expectations of the opening up of a large trade in this direction.

Late Cable.—The Asylums Committee of the Londou Cuunty has placed Australian brandy on its tender list in tbe sons; as Martel'a and Hennes<y's.— The centenrry of tbe birth of William the Gre->t is brine celebrated throughout with great enthusiasm.—A picture by Mi-'S Flounce Fuller, a Victorian artist, has been hung in the Par's Salon.—Tbe report of the Indian Department Committee discloses an appnlling condition of ihe Indian army. A propmtion of 536 men per thousand is shown to be suffering from con'ag'ou* disc isp. - Lord Salsbury is suffering from influ?t>zaj and is un»ble. to attend the Cabinet meeting.—ln the H>us of Common? Sir J. E, G-'rst said detective rural education retard d England's progress. He recommended that the age up to which children should be compelled to rem-in at school should be raised.—The natives of Bombay are opposing the segregation of patients afflicted with the plague, and they smashed a van in which a number of were being trken t> the nopals. The Moslnns also ask-d for exemption from segregation, but the request was refused^—The bating on the University boat is 3 to 1 on Oxford.