Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2141, 6 April 1897, Page 2

Local and General.

Sale Yards Co.—The Company invite tenders for metalling alleyways between the cattle pens.

Shooting Season.—A great number have been summoned for shooting on the Ist, and we hear of many amusing escapes.

Borough School—The Committee met last night and transacted a good deal of business which want of space necessitates our holding over till next issue*

Le Bon's Races.—At a meeting at Le on Thursday it was resolved to hold the races about May 7th. A full report will appear next issue. The n i x'; meeting will be held on Thursday when it is hoped there will be a large attendance.

Akaroa Boating Club—At a meeting held on Friday evening a Committee were formed to report on water supply to the boat on Friday next. Woodill won the final boat in the Club's Single Sculls. A full report in next issue.

Saddlery*— Akaroa is full of bargains, another line for the public afc J. F. Earnsbaw's olearine sale of saddlery, it ia there that yom will find your bargains:

Presbyterian* — At a meeting of ths managers of the Akaroa Trinity Presby" terian Church last week, tenders for repairs to and painting the church were openrfl and that of Messrs Wolfreys nnd Penlington accepted. The work is to be begun immediately. Thj special collection at Pigeon Bay for the Indian Famine Fund reached £4. making a total of £6 14s 9d from the Peni'nsu'a Presbyterian cburchesi A letter has been received from the Rev.. J* B. Fiulay, in which he states that bis health is much improved by the long rest and change.

Little River.—The members of the Wairewa Football Club give a complimentary dinner and smoke concert to Mr N. Watkins, at the Forsyth Arms, on Saturday evening. There was a large attendance and a very pleasant evening w<'s spent. Songs were given by Messrs Br«nde, Wakefield, Mann. Meyers and others* A hornpips, sand jig, rand highland fling were capitally rendered by Messrs Price* Freeman, and .McGuiness respective'y. During the eveniug Mr C. Chapman, on behalf of the members presented tbe retiring captain with a handsome silver j*m dish, as a token of his services to the Club. Mr Watkins suitably responded and the proceedings terminated. ■

Land Sale.—We understand MrR. Latter disposed of Mr Bleok's Little River property «t i most satisfactory price, unci w»s offered £6 10a for Kaiwarn, but this did not reach owner's estimate.

University Boat RAOE.—Osfford won the Univetcity boat race by two lengths. The betting prior to the race was five to one on Oxford.

Mr Oattlin, Surgeon Dentist has been called to Chmficburch; but will return to finiah his tvotk at Akaroa very shortly.

Borough Council.—Nomiuaiions are invited for the vacant scab on the Council caused by the death o* Mr Checkley* Th*y must be sent in not later than noon on Wednesday, the J4thi inst and an election if necessary will be held on the 23rdi Trotting*—Mr Ei Rowe's mare Biddy Biddy, a daughter of Mr Rodrigue's Victor, won the maiden at the New Brighton meeting and paid a dividend of £3 2s. The time was excellent smin 26seo (two miles) from scratch. We hear her owner had great confidence in her, and did well with her* Biddy Biddy was formerly the property of Mr Jones, of Lone B*y Road.

Dairy Produce.—The Agent-General has written to the Premier on the necessity of regularity in shipments of dairy produce to England. He points out that " buyers must not only be satisfied that Now Zealand buttev and oh< cse ate good, but they most be able to count upon getting thorn every week." The Gothic took away 500 tons ol butter and cheese.

- Arrkst of Craddock*—Craddock, who absondtd from (he Kaioomba waa arrested at the Grand Holelj Melbourne. He restored all the £2400 lie had trken except £200 he had spent in coritraciing a marriage with a Sydney lady under the name of whom he completely deceive dr Bcjtujr.—A scngitiona! report has been received from San Francisco of an attempted suicrdi! by Bnfc'e'. A warder, hearing a peculiar noise in hi? cjII. found Butler sitting with hH arms resting on a table almost covered with blankets and his f.ice all bloody. It was discovered th.ifc witli his

thumb nail be had made a ragged incision half an inch long new the temporal nrt it. The doctor consider* tha result would Live been serious if he had correctly loc i«;<l t y artery. Butler has recovered ft'om the eff .j;s of the wound* In consequence "f this attempt, increased vigilance is being exercised by those io charge of the prisoner. Slandering the Queen. — Lieutenant ElcrT. an officer in the Transvaal mi itary, has been suspended for using slanderous and insulting language against; Queen Victoria. Mr Greene, Bntrsh Evident at Pretoria, d-manded Etoffs dismissal, and President Kruger replied, expressing reg*efc at the officers conduct. Messages cmtuning the details of the Eloff incident are being blocked by the Transvaal authorities. Lieutenant Eloff has been suspended for making insulting reference to Queen Victoria. Later details show that the El off incident was the outcome of a drunken brawl at a race meeting. ElofF, who is a nephew of President Kruger, has resigned his military commiscion. Ladybirds.—Some time ago we (We 1 ington '"Post") announced the fact that the Department of Aericulture had liberated a quantity of vedalia in the Hutt Valley, in order that tbey might prey on the cottony cushion scale which waa spreading there. It is pleasing to hear tint the little ladybirds

have done well. Last year some lemon trees in McNab's gardens were badly and the Government biologist (Mr T. W. Kirk) removed a number of the veM'a

from the locality where th*y had been originally liberated, and placed them on the effected favesi , Last week they were found to have increased greatly,, nnd the seerya or cottony scale had proportionately decreased. Another ladybird, the natural enemy to the mealy bug, has recently been introduced by the Government ahd liberated Tnis. it is hoped, will assist vigoerons in keeping down ''.the bug." The Leis conformis, a ladybird which eats aphides, was imported and liberated early last and is also thriving Late Cable^-—ln view of the alarming prevalence of contagion* diseases in the- Indian army, disclosed in the recent departmental repoit, Lord Geoge Hamilton proposes that the cantonment rules applying to cholera and smallpox shall be extended to all c mtagious diseases. If tho proposal is not adopted other measures will be taken to increase tbe powers of medical officer* to protect the troops.—The Edinburgh Town Council, on the advke of Mr Richardj City Surveyor of Sydney; has decided to try Australian bbek butt and tallow-wood for street paving* — Advice 3 from Rio sfcate that a Portuguese named Con«elheiro, vho claims lo be tbe

Messiah, is in'renched with 8000 followers at Canudas* a province of Bahia. The rebels

defeated the Government 'f.rrce of 1500, killing a general, 30 officers, and 600 men,

besides capturing the artillery* They msrsacred the wounded and mutilated their

bodies* A force of 7000 is starting from Bahia to suppress the rising*—Sir John Will-mghby, one of tbe prominent names m Jameson's raid and sentenced in July last to ten months'impr'sonmentj has been reused. —Betting on the Unive-sity boat race is four to one on Oxford* —Petitions are being largely signed in the Oranee Free State against the proposed union with the Transvaal.—ln the House of Commons Sir Charles Dilke urged that Great Britain should convene a Conference, with the object of enforcing the better treatment of natives of Africa In reply, Mr Cmzon said Great Britain was parleying with the Powers, with a view to holding a Conference. He denied that tbe Niger Company was exorcising an illegal monopoly.—The Reichstag has adopted a resolution favouring the abrogation of the Bill passed in 1872 for the expulsion of the Jesuits from Germany*

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