The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 4. 1897.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2149, 7 May 1897, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 4. 1897.

Left QutJ— Leading and? fetter matter is nnavoidably held over. Akaroa Regatta.—A meeting of the Committee is 'colled for Thureday evening next, May 13th. and contributors who have not yet paii their subscriptions are requested to do so before that date. Babbit Island School.—The following Eentlemen have been elected the Rabbit School Committee for the ensuing year : — Messrs A. W. Miller (chairman), W. R <dford, J. H. McGregor. F. O. Bidder, C. Hobioson. W. Neil and N. M'Lenighan.^ Yarmouth Oilskins. —A consignment of these well known serviceable suits have just arrived, and can be obtained at Christchurch prices from J. F. E^rushaw. Football.—The cup ma'chei start on Mwy 15th, and not on the 14th as previously published! The m itches will be played as follows :—lst round :—May 15th, Akaroa vLo Bon's at Le B-m'e ; Wairewa v Okain's at Okain's; 22odj Akaroa v Okain's at Akaroa; Lβ Bou's v Wairewa at Little River ; May 29th, Wamwa v Akaroa at Akaroa; Okain'e v Le Bone at Lβ Bon's. 2nd round :—June sth. Akproa v Wairewa at Little River ; Le Bon's v Okain's at Okain's ; June 12th, Okaroa v Oksin's at Okain'e; Wai« rewa v Le Bon's at Le Bon's; Juno 19th, Okain'e v Wairewa at L'ttle River ; Le Bon's v Akaroa at Aka»oa. Australian Cable.—Mr MoE*an, the New Zealand Government Dai'y oxpett. ia amoi'g*the passengers by the Hauroto from Sydney. While in Europe Mr McEwan visitrrt tbe principal butter and eheess centies and enquired into the methods of of manufacture and the means of distribution. —A numoer of gentlemon employed in commercial pursuits in Vioto'ia, have concieved the idea of sending 20,000 carcases of mutton, or its equivalent in beef, to provide an Australian dinner (or poor of London, Edinbutgh and Giaaeow at the time of the jubilee celebrations. Offers of cheep are coming in from all quarters. The Orient Company and Lund's Company have offered to carry a portion of the meat free of cost.—A case of interest to New Zealand is occupying the attention of the Divorce C wrt, in which Mrs Gillon seeks a divorce from Dr Gillon, formerly of Wellington, on the ground of cruelty. The doctor made a counter petition, on the ground of his wife's adultery. Before the evidence was taken tbe presiding judge made a strong appeal to both parties to settle the matter out of Court. He was convinced that the parties would never Jive toge her again, nnd even if the cmrt made a decree; they would be in no better position than they were at present, while in addition there would be enormous costs, which would fall on the husband ; also there would be the further unpleasantness of the mvtter being discussed in euh]ic, which he thought very undesirable. After a short adjournment to give the parties a chance of arranging the no atter counsel informed the th<t a settlement wis quite impossible, and the case was resumed. — A destructive and fatal fire occurred at Coolgardie, Kennedy's Hotel being destroyed in the early morning. The lire spread with alarming rapidity, and of the lirge number of lodgers several were aaved by jumping from the balconies* Three chared unknown bodies were found in the debris, and othe.'s are also supposed to have perished* The d image is estimated at £15,000 Important,—We see by an advertisement in another column of ihis paper that A. R* Munro is again to the fore with his end of the season Bargain Sale, and we can confidently recommend our rearler* to compare his piices. Remember the Address, Aα R. MtrNRO, Beach Road, Akaros.—Abvt* Late Cable.—Severe shocks of earthquake, accompanied by a tidil wave, hive be>*n experienced at Montaornt, Gnardeloupe, and Antigua in the West India Islands. Hundreds of persons wee killed.—A Chinese special envoy to the D amond celebrations is enraged in consequence of his having be'.'n placfd in quarantine ar Victoria, British Columbia.—lo the con se "f a speech Sir Gordon Sprigß sahl he did not blame Great Britain, for her actio'i in increasing tbe garrison at the C<pe. It indicated an intense anxiety for peace. He advised that every means and diplomacy would be restored to be'ove entering upon war.—Under tbe authority of the Emperor William circulars have been addres-ad t<* the Magistrates of Gfcimany strongly demanding an increase in the strength and efficiency of the navy- Hβ declared that the firs class cruise;s do not exist in. the navy, and unless tbe building of new warships is commenced in larger numbers the naval authorities will be compelled to reconstruct the cruiser flotilla-—A tenible occurrence took place during tbe holding of a baZ'iip in Paiis» A tire broke out, aod in the fear c ul panic which ensued thirty persons were killed, while a hundred were injured. About eighteen hundred of the elite of the city were pres-nt» Many appalling scenes were witnessed. Paris is in mourning. Many ladies in high society perished in tbe bazaar fire, including the Duchess D'Alengon, w;fd of JPiince Ferdinand of Orleans, the Comtessj De Mun, wife of C->m»e De Mun (member of the Chamber of Deputies for Finssterre), the St. Perier, Comtesse De Bouneval, and the Baroness Didier. Among the first visitors to the scene were President Faure and M. Hanotaux.—Out of forty-fwo bihhops specially invited to speak to the Limbeth Confeience fifteen are colonial, eleven American and sixteen English. Among the colonials selected are the Primate of Australia and the Bishops of Christchurch, Adelaide, Tasmania and Goulburn.—At tbe opening of the Volksraad, President Kruger said that his term of office expires ia 1898, when it would be necesesary to el<-ct another President. While she independence of the Transvaal, he had sought to break the clonda th'-t were menacing the peaceable coopera'ion of South Africa* Certainly the best medicine known is Sander & Sone Eucalypti Extract. 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Dr Nicholson of London., the world famed Specialist and Inventor of Artificiil Ear Drums, b<B just issued the 100 th edition of his illustrated and descriptive on Deafness and Aural Troubles, 'f fsis book may be had from Mr Colin Campbell, 160 Adelaide Rt"d, Wellington, N.Z. Mr Campbell was cu r ed of his deafness by Dri Nicholson's rystena, and takes pleasure in spreading the news of the great specialist in New Zeal-mdi A little book on the cmc of Rhfuraatiem. Corpulence, Lumbago and Indigestion by the same author, maybe had from Mr Campbell, also £rae

Little River District School Com- . MITTEE. T -The monthjy meeting , of this Cornwas held on Tuesday'eveniug May 4th. The members present 'were! , Messrs G. T» Sefton (chairman), T* Radford, J. Folejy-Ht Thbmau, Ji Flynn and Joseph Wright. Correspondence was read from tbe Education Board re the nomination of a member to fill an extraordinary vacancy on the Board, and ale> re teachers' salaries, also from Bank of New South cheques for ttie Tenders fo f r school cleaning werefcorwil&erecl, andit'wae proposed by Mr Thomas, seconded by Mr Kadtord and carrfed that Mrs Curlings tender of £14 7s 6d be accepted for oleaning the Main achoolj and Miss A. Foley's tender of £8 for keeping the Side school clean for the ensuing twelve mont&e. It was proposed bj Mr Radford, seconded by Mr Wright, and osrried, that the <?choola be closed after the Inspeetora examination, and reopen on tho 27th May. On the motion of Mr Fiynn, seconded by Mr Foley, it was decided that the next ordin»ry meeting of the Committee ehould be held on the first Tuesday in July. It was resolved that the Omniittee take no action in the matter of nominating a member to fill the vacancy on the Education Board. Mr Foley was authorised to procure two cords of firewood for -the uae of the Side school, and. the . Chairman was requested to procure a new minute-book. The meeting then tei ruinated.