Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XLIX, Issue 2436, 16 January 1900, Page 2

Local and General.

Tick Jubilee Exhibition in Christ church. —Tha Kxfcuiive Committee of the Jubilee Kxliibitiou have decided the opening duy shall be on November Ist. Markiaok —We notice Miss 'I heresn Perham, daughter of Mr Luke Perhain, and well known i>B a successful teacher on Ihf Peninsnla, his been married to Mr J. «E Glanville. •

A meeting of the Stewards of the Akaroa Club takes place at the Little River Hotel on Saturday next, January 20th, at 7 p.m. The pro jjn mine appears elsewhere.

The Btbonic I'lague. — .No deaths have occurred at Noumea sii cc Sunday, »nd only one fresh case is unnoiv ced.—Another case of plifcue, a European, bus b( en declnied. Two Karakas died in quarantine.

Prime Pkmnsula Jthkh , . —Mr H. P. Buchanan, if Kinloch. Litlle River, en Thursday last despatched a special train ot Ql tmcks of cheep from Little River station. The at'eep were all prime wethers, ami were sen' direct to the factory for shipment to tl c London market.

Akaroa Transvaal War Fund,—Mr F. K. Hunt, Hon. See. end Treasurer of the above fund, it quests that all those who are desirous of contributing to the above fund will ivt once c mpninictte with him and Jorwnrd thrir eub-ct i|>'ioi>.

MiMSTKKiAi.. —The viicant pottfolio has been ollVred to Mr M'Gowav. The Premier went In Nel-oa to attend a banquet to AJr Graham. M.H.R.

"Cocksfoot. —There is no fresh news γ-j ("ockftoof, an i cuUiiigh going on rapiJly. The tidvcrtis'Tivn" of Mr F. Cro s appears elsewhere,

OiiiTTTAUY. —W<! record with regiet the r| e ,.|i of Mr William Mills, father of Mr Jnir.es Mills managing director of the Union Si*--, mehip Ci T7ij<!Uiy. w( n d'ed on Frid y in Diir.eiiin i» his ninety-firsn- jrar. As v colhctor of customs nt Lyttelton ntifi Christchurch his name was once upen a time a household word on the, Peninsula.

Late Cα ulf.— The house of Mr. Josei h Pullitzer, a n-.illionare of Nγw York, was restroyed by fire. The h< ns< keeper and povr-riiffs were killed while trying'o effect their tecapf. Mrs I'uHilzor heiii.mily rescued the children. —The Americans defeated the Filip l,, ' H w eft of Bacoled, in the island of liznn, killing one Inn dred.

Messrs J. Ballantynk & Co.—This firm tire making » fprcialilo in Furnishing It is mMv in their factoiy, of ti.e vfiy bett materialf us faithfully made, nnd equal in g« t-up to/;he beM Knullth. As Veretian blind makers the firm have achieved nn tit.qualified suctesp. Hwve a gord lor>k at the odv. rl isement ehewhfre Strange & Co.—Special attention h called to the new advertisement of Wctais W. Strfiiige & Co.' on our firtt page.

IfttroFTANT DrcisioN. — Wβjot Keddell, iSftl., gave? judgement on a petition against I lie licensing poll at Oamaiu, where r.duction wnscnrriid, on the ground that the reluming c fiicer had not personally counted the votes, end that the poll thertfore was void. The megittrate uphold thi?. and dec'ared the poll v< id- If this interpretation ie correct, it will probably mean t hut every licencing P°'i > n tnt y'°Dy will be rpsei it petitioned against. No appeal can lie a*an tt the decision. The grass seeding is row upon us — Heepian suitable for grass seed clot Is at prices to suit oil — ; whit< duck trouseis, special price 3s 3d ; blue durgareee 3s 9d ; Manila hals, lowest quotation possible, Is 9d. An early inspection invited. The above can be obtained at HenroFes' Drapery Establishment, Beach Roid, Akarca.

EuCOUBAOIfMEUT OF PwiMMIKG. — The Government has deeded to allocate oneholf of the Parliamfntary cront of £220 for swimming to the New Zea'and Swimming Association, in recfnjnition, and in aasistance of its efforts to forter swimming and life saving tiioughout the colony, and the cither half is to be pjeced in the hards cf the Fame hr dy for encouraging swimming in the primary schools, the money to be distributed prorata to the number learning, or to the number reaching a given qualification {that is. swimming 50 yards) in the various Education Board districts.

Ntjrses for Foutji Africa.—Mrs. G. E. Rhodes, of Meodowbank, has started a fund from the ladies of the South Island to send fournuisep trnd a tinrfeer for service with the trorrs in Africa. It is proposed to send them by the p.s. Lincolnshire, from Lyttelton next week, there not being room in the Waiwera. Applicaticpfl for service are to be made to Dr. J. C. Palmer, during consulting hours. The followiuer subscriptions have already been made:—Mrs. G. E. Rhodes, £100; Mrs Heaton Rhodes, £100: Mrs J. C. Palmer, £5

Persons troublfd with diarrhoea will be interested in the experience of Mr W. M. cltrk of Hotel Dorrance, Providence, R.I. He eaye : " years I have lipen a'moet a constant sufferer from diarrhoea, the fifquent attacks completely proptrating me, and rfnderfrg me unfit for my duties at this hotel. About two years ago a travelling salesman kindly gave me a small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Much to my surprise and delight its effects were immediate. Whenever I felt symptoms of the disease I would fortify myself against the attack with a few dosas of this valuable remedy. The result has been very satisfactory and almost complete reliff from the affliction." For sele by J. 8. Doddp, chgmiet, flkarra. The Second Contingent.— l he Governor visited theNewtown camp on Thursday.— It has been proposed that the second contingent should be finally dispatched from Lyttelton, co that residents in the South Island might have an opportunity to see the force the colony is sending to the assistance of the British arms The many friends of Captain N. D. L. Smith, formerly captain of the Christ's College Riflep, who has lately been acting as sreff-officer to the (fficer crmrosnrlirg the**"New Zealand Foropp, will be gla'l to learn thut he In s b'pn appointed to ul;e cinuiiur.d of Ihe LJotchkus JLatUry, which will form patt of the eecord New Zealand contingent for South Africa.

The Arbitration Case,—The claim in Arbitration case Narbey v Jones was £150

" I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my family for years, and always with pood results," says Mr. W. B. Cooper, of Fl Kio, Cal. "For small children we find ifc especially effective." For sale by J. 8. Dofldp, chemist, Akaroa.

Akaroa Regatta Committee, —At a meeting of the Regatta Committee, the Commodore in the chair, current accounts were passed, and it waa decided they shouid be paid, the collectors to bring up a balance sheet snowing financial position in a month from date.

"Our baliy has been continually troubled with colic and cholera infantum since his birth, and all that we could do for him did not seem to give more than temporary relief, until we tried Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aud Ditvrrhora Remedy. Since giving that rrmedy he has not been troubled. We want to five you this testimonial as an evidence of our gratitudp, not that you need it to advertise your meritorious remedy— G. M. Law, Keouk, lowa." For sale by J. S. Dndds, chemist, Akaroa. Borouoh School. —A meeting of tha Committee was held last night. PresentMessrs McGregor (chairman), Dearsly, Karnshaw, Mottram, Munro and Penlington. The minutes were confirmed, and accounts amounting to 24s 9d were passed for payment. No nomination wai made for vacant seats on 80-irri, but the serious question of the abominable stench proceeding from the drains was considered, it being stated that unless there was an abatement of the nuisance many parents would refuse to soud their children 'o the school. '1 he Chairman explained certain steps had been taken to remedy the nuisance, and after long investigation it was resolveo to endeavour to take steps to do the necessary work at once. Obituary.—lt is with great regret we record the death of Mr Philip Kyan. of Little Ri\rr. He came to the Colony in a whaler in 1837, wis in Otago in 1858, and in Timaru in 1339 Hewasat Oashore when the French arrived in the Comte de Paris, being working under Hempleman, him since resided on nn tl c Peninsnla, Inn later years biwing been gladdened by the advert of his kindly son. Mr Kichnrd Ryan, who has been most exemplary in nn unaffected manner in his c nduc" towards his aged f»ther. The old gontleman was very fond of reading, and it was a ereat deprivation to him when his eyes tailed. Universally respected by all who knew hiir, the old man passed away in the fulnes? of years, and for records of his wdl-ajpnt life we refer our readers to \h n "Stories of Banks' Peninsula.' , His funeral takfS place to-day at 2 p.m. at LitMe River.

Sanpkr and Soss Etjoai.ypti Extract.— According to reports of a great number of physicians of the largest, professional standing, there are < Pfered Eucalypti Extracts whifih possess no curative qualities. In protection of the word-wide fame of Sander aril Sons' preparation we publish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can be placed in other toproducts:—DrW. B. Bush, Oakland, Fla., writes. It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sru.s , ). I employed different other preparations but they had no therapeutic value and no effect*. In one case the eftee'B were similar to the oil campbora, the objectionable action of which is well known." Dr. 11. B. Drake, Ort-uon, says 'Since I became acqu-umea "ith this preparation (Sander and Sons) I we no other form of eucalyptus as I think it by far the oest.' l»r. L. V. Preston, Lyncnbure, Va., write? !' ' T never use any pw pfiration other tHμn Sander and Sone', as I huve four d < thers ' o be almost useless.

5 I'lhe Ftkflf. • Paynk Co.—This talented α-nrany appear at Linle Hiver 'o mor ow evening and at Akaioa on Thursday and Friday. We have nlrendy pointed out the ppfciiil excellence of the entertainment that they give and have no doubt they will have the crowded houses they dessive. We are glad to be able to reprrt that- Mr and Mrs Steele have rr covered from the severe attack of influerza, which obliged them to postpone their last week's visit.