Local and General

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XLIX, Issue 2456, 27 March 1900, Page 2

Local and General

Personal. —Mr Caitln, Dentist, will remain in /. karoa for s< me lime at lifraeon.be HoUtt;. I ounty Council —The Coin ty Council meet on Saturday next ut mual place and hour. W. Sthanoe & Co. have new on view in Mrs Brooks' sample room?, Akaroa, a complete assortment of ho)fc' t>nd v en's clothing, dress toode, calicoes, blankets, flannels, etc., etc., at lowest city pncrs. FoKBES & Co.—Special attenlien is cilled to a ntw advertiffment fiom Messrs. Forbes <fc Co. on our fourth page. I'KOWMNO AY Lyttklton.— A fisherman narmd Frecerick Newman was drowned at L>'teUon on Saturday night whilst gcing off to the yacht Yvonne in a dingey. Sthange <fe Co. —This enterprising fiim notify their great aunußl sale is now en. Full particulars in ativertiFf ment elsewhere. Akakoa Library. —Mi Wm. Sims, se-cre-taiy to the Akiito:i Library, received intimation yesterday thbt the giHnt from larliamei f to the Library for the present year aim tinted to £10 13s 10.1. Borough Council Election.—'l he pollii gt< r the seat in t*he Borough Council rendered vacant by tt;e resignation of Cr. Harrison takes place to-day. Burgesses B. Burland and E. F, Lelitjvre being both desirous, of filling the coveted position. Elsewhere Mr E. F. Leljevre announces the policy he intends to pufsue if elected. To the Deaf.—A ri<j,h lady, cured of her Deafnep' and Noises in the Head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial I&ir Drums, lms sent £ICOO X his Institutjj tp that deaf people unable to procure thwehr Drums may have them free. Apply to/Department CV., The Institute, " Lingcott,'' i *Uuunersbury. Kllesmebe Licensing Election.—We publish elsewhere the t-fficial notice ot the remit of the Elleernere Licensing Election. We understand that at least 100 more vr tes were i< . rded it.an in 1897, and the result ortaii I) shows that the public who took an inttren inihe election are In favour of 10 o'clock iicecEet , , the four oandidates in favor of tint alteration being returned at the head of 'he poll. lue Fourth Contingent.—The send-off of the Fturth Contingent from Dunedin on Saturday was an immense success. There was an euormous crtwd, aid the scene during the addresses to the troops was a nost iirtjiressh c one. His Excellency the G( \ernor, the Premier, the Hrn. G. J. Ward aid the Mayor all made excellent speeches. The Bubonic Plague. — The whole of the proclaimed plugue isrea in Sydney has been doted to the inbHc. Berricades will be tncted. The supply of [eerum is fast ix hausting. Ten th(Ufacd drses from India are expected in about three weeks. Efforts are being made tp obtain some from Pasteur's Institute at Paris. A stait is being mude to manufacture serum locally, but it will take menths to pioduce. Ihe Archbishop of (•yr'ney has Hsred a epecial prayer for deliverance from the plague, to be read in the Anglican churches. The Cocksfoot meetingof all ii cksfoot grower bh to bo held at Dnvauchelle's Bay on Saturday, April 7th, to discnsß the queetion of how it is best to limit the quantity ef seed produced so as to maintain a price that will pay growers. There is no doubt that we are growing more seed than can le absorbed, and the present low prices obtaining are not equal to the grazing value of the land. We hope to see a large attendance, an the subject is of vital importance to the owners of land on the Peninsula.

An h'Dglifhn an statesman snya : "It is the pride of our Empire that it is held together by the willing adhesion of all its elements." Ii is equally true in regard to a well-managed drapery concern, one section csonot succeed at the expense of another. Colourß must harmonise ; price and quality mutt keep pace with the progress 01 the time?. Now is the time to see our stock cf oddmentp. We want the loom, and are sacrificfng nil the above repardl'SH of crstT Penrose's Cash Drapery Establishment.—Advt. Fire at Warner's Hotel.~A portion of Warner's Commercial Hotel, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. It broke out in the servants quartere. The outbreak occured at twenty minutes to eight, in a linen closet, in the upper etory ef the old portion of the hotel. The fire spread rapidly, and nearly the whole of the old wooden portion of the premises was deetroyed. Ftrtunately hcwever.the new portion, cintainsng between sixty and seventy rooms sustained little or no damage, and business will be carried on as usual pending the reerection in brick of the portion destroyed. The furniture was much damaged by injudicous removal. The Hotel is insured for £11 000

Mr John Mathias. a well-known stock dealer of Pulaski, Ky., says : "After suffering tor over a week with flux, and my physician bavirg failed to relieve me. 1 was ► dvUed in iry C1 ,, - ml er'ain'a O»Hc, Cholera Hnd LHaril.cea Remedy, arid have the i-lraeute of stating that the 1 alf of one I)o'tie cured me," For sale by J. 8. Dodde, Chemist, Akaroa.

y> , . FiRAKI. — Messrs Henniny: and Co. notify the 8.8. Piraki leaves at 8.15 a.m. tomorrow connecting with coach at Barry's Bay. The Wharf Loan.—A Bpecial meeting of the Akaroa Borough Council is to be held tc-morrow, 28th instant, to confirm Special Order re-adjusting the loan of £1600 raised in 1887 for construction of a wharf.

Harvest Thanksgiving—Harvest thanksgiving services were held in St. Peter's, Akaroa, on Sunday last, the church beiDg nicely decorated with the products of our fertile soil. Appropriate sermons were preached by the Rev. T. J. Smyth, and the hymns were specially selected for the occasion.

Ballantynk & Co.—This firm notify that their sale having concluded they are pre{arine to meet Fashion's demands for the Autumn and Winter of 1900, and, iv doing so, thark their many clients for the liberal support accorded to them during their late sale.

Musical Association. -Owing to the wet weather there was a small attendance of those willing to join a Musical Association at the Tempetance Hall on Friday night jlaer, and the meeting was adjourned to Friday next, when it ia to be hoped there will be a large number present. Akaroa is exceedingly backward iv musical matters, and such an association is very badly needed

The Rev. W. B. Costley, of Stockbridge, Ga., while attending to his pastoral duties at Ellenwood, was attacked by cholera morbus. He says : "By chance i happened to get bold of a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and I think it was the means of saving n>y life It relieved me at once." For sale by J. fci. Dodds, Chemist, Akaroa. Commissions for Colonials.—Mr Chamberlain has cabled that the Secretary War offere for New South Wales and Victoria each ten Royal Artillery and twenty iofantry commissions, South Australia and Queensland each five artillery and fifteen infantry commissions, and Tasmania and West Australia two artilleiy and five infantry commissions. The selections are to be made by the respective Governments. " About one month ago my child, which is fifteen months old, had an attack of diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting. 1 gave it such remedies as are usually given in such cases, but as nothing gave relief, we sent for a physician, and it was under his care for a week. At this time the child had been sick for about ten days, and was having about twenty-five operations of the bowels every twehe hours, and we were convinced that unless it soon obtained relief it would not live. Chunileilain's Colic, Cholera and Diurrhcua Remedy was recommended, and I decided to try it. I soon noticed a change for the better ; by its continued use a complete cure was brought about, and it is now perfectly healthy.—C. L. Boggs, Stumptown, Gilmer Co., W. Va." For Bale by J. S. Dodds, Chemist, Akaroa.

Late Cable. —The death ia announced of Admiral Fairfax, of apoplexy, at Naples, aped 63.—The Central American Governments oppose the amendments to the Nioalaguan Convention, en the ground that they open the way for the United .States to secure their territory and destroy the guarautee of the international neutrality of the canal.— The cruiser Europa has Bailed with relief crews for the Australian station —Kaimal Hey, the Sultan's secretary, has been suddenly exiled on account of hie connection with (he Trurg Party movement. — The Crown PriDcegs Stephanie of Austria has married Count Loypz, formerly of the Aik - rien Diplomatic Service, despite the opposition ( f the Emperor of Austria and the King oi the Belgians. The marriage took place at Miramar Castle. —The well-known explorer, Mr Bruce, will command the Scottish expedition to explore Weddel Sea, filling the gip between the areas explored by the British expedition promoted by the Royal Geographical Society acd the German expedition.— The owners of the Asloun have been awarded £16,000 in connection with the Waikato. The salvage includes £1300 for the captain and £2700 to be divided amongst the crew.— For the Oxford and Cambridge boat race Oxford did a poor trial, and Cambridge are strong favourites. Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract.— According to reports of a great number of physicians of the largest professional standing, there are offered Eucalypti Extracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection of the world-wide fame of Sander and Sons' preparation we publish a few abetracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can be placed in other toproducts:—Dr W. B. Bush, Oakland, Fla., writes. It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sons'). I employed different other preparations but they had no therapeutio value and no effects. In one case the effects were similar to the oil camphora, the objectionable action of which is well known." TV. H. B. Drake, Oregon, says "Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus a* I think it by far the oest.' Dr. L. P. IVston, Lyncnburg, Vβ., writes !' ' I never use any preparation other than Sander and Sons', as I have found others to be almost useless.

Akaroa Regatta Committee —A meeting of the Committee was held lest niyht. Presen—Messrs A. E. McGregor (chairman), Wa'thuw, Hunt, Leete, Wight, Wolfreys, Daly, and the Hon. Sec. The rough balance shett was presented by the collectors, showing the receipts hnrl been—from entries £20, entertainment £26 ss, subscriptions £104, making vith balance a total of £160, and there were still subscriptions outstanding. The expenditure had been about £140, including £91 for prizes, and £13 travelling expenses of Bright Hours Children, the rest being the ordinary current accounts passed by the Commiltee The report of the Collectors was adopted, and it was resolved the Commodore and Messrs A. R McGregor and Hunt be a committee to select a present for the Hon. Sec. It was aUo resolved that 21e entrance fees be returned to the C.R.C. A. vote of thaLks to the Chair closed the meeting, after it hod hren decided those prt-senl should form a committee to see if it were possible to arrange for any gathering to t»ke place in celebration of Easter Monday in Akaroa.