Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2739, 9 January 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

The Outward Mails—The Post Offica authorities aak us to impress on the public the new mail arrangements the mails for Christchurch and all other places outside the Peninsula close at the central office, Akaroa, at 8 a m. each morning in Biead of 7 a.m. as formerly. Boxes and mails'for the Bays close at the B*me time as before.

Sale DAY.—To-day will be sale day at Duvauchelle's.

The Barmaid Question, — Manchester proposes to follow Glasgow in abolishing barmai.B.

Bad Weather —We regret to have to record, that easterly rain set iv on vVednPsday This will etill,'*further putjnck the cocksfoot harvest. The Town Clerk—Mr Sims returned from his Christmas holidayfon Wednesday, and we'are glad to say looks alljthe better for it.

Akaroa and Wainui Road Board—This Board meet at Duvauchelle's tomorrow at usual p!ace f and hour.,, Dunedin Wool Sales—Messrs Moritzson and Co. wired us yesterday :—" The dispute between the Dunedin wool brokers and buyers is settled. Our next sale is on the 29th of January. The London sales take place on the 20th January; when a rise is expected, which must reflect favourably on our sale of the 29th."

Sensational Gold Reef in Westbalia —Two men pegged out their ground in the centre of the Southern Cross township and after working for borne time a 3ft reef, carrying an ounce to the ton, was Btruck. The patch is reported to equal the sensational strike at the Londonderry mine in the early days of the field. The spjcimens are fully half gold. Ballanttnb & Co.—Messrs Ballantyne and Co. call special attention to three lines of goodß of great merit and eminently adapted for the present season. Their now white muslin blouses with luce tuoks, etc., are both pretty and economical, and gener* ally admired. The c.3tumes of Russian coating are well worth looking at. They range in price from three guineas upwards, and are in the most modern and approved styles.: The rainproof coats that are now also offering by this leading firm are good property in this exceedingly changeable weather. They are not so hot and clobh bh the Macintosh, and are far more beooming. We advise ladies visiting Christohuroh, not to lose the chano. of inspecting these novelties.

Borough Council —It is notified that the rexc meeting of the Borough Council will be he'd on Wednesday r.ext, January 14-ih.

Akaroa District High School.—This ?ch«ol breaks up to-day, fhe presentation of priz a, which parents are invited to at'end, taking pace at 23C p.m. in the >chnol. Tho Mayor will present 'ho prizes, and ad3res3es will be delivered by His Worship Mr J. D. B-uce (Chai-man of Schoo] Committee), the Reva T. J. Smyth and James Pattison. . A. Discover.*.-A series of magnificent oaves have been discovered at Wanneroo, in Westralia, on the coast of the Indian Ocean ' Board of Education.—At the meeting of this Board on Wednesday the appointment of Miss Kate Bruce as probationary pupil teacher at Akaroa wai confirmed. Ai the Onuku lifts he»n closed, the* Board has ns further need of the sohool buildings, and it was deoided to inform the Department accordingly. Ohar.hris Bay.—At C'iarteris Bay. Lyttelton Herbour, recently the residents met in the school room to welcome Mr Jas. Hay. who snme three years' ago joioed the Imperia 1 Light Horse in South Africa. He served with that corps for more than two years, and wa9 one of those selected tb re present ib in London at the Coretofttioh;Mr Robert Anderson, Oh&irman of the Port Victoria Road Board', was in the Chair. Mr Ceo. Laurenson, M.H.R., at the request of Mr Orfcon Bradley, presented Mr Hay with a gold albert ohain and pendent, the latter bearing the inscription : " Presented to J. Hay by his Uharteri* Bfcy Mends fir his services in the Boer War."

Su.plies for South Africa.—The War Office is calling for lenders for fresh and frozen meat for the troops in South Africa fdr a year, from Ist April. The tenders are to be filled in locally, and lodged by Febru ary 3rd. The meat mußt be of British Imperial produotien if possible. It is necea sary to lodge the meat tenders for the South African troops at Capetown, Maritzburg, and Pretoria.

Persia. —Advices from St Petersburg state that the Governor of Teheran, who was suspected of British leanings, has been made Governor of Arabistan within the British sphere. Other officials have been similarly transferred to the provinces. A new Persian periodical has been started in Askabad. devoted to promoting closer relations with Russia.

Where Schoolmasmrs Commit SrjiciDß. —The schoolmaster of Rowan Sohool, Manaia, named J. Robertson, has committel suicide, fife had been missing since Dec. 220 d, and his body was found in the bush, fnur miles from the school, on Saturday afternoon by a search party. Near by was a rfizor with which the deceased had cut his throat. The deceased, who was forty yoara of age, hid been very despondent since tho last examination, through not gettinu a good "average of pasßeß. This makes the third consecutive suicide of Bohoolmaaterß of Rowan School. The former one drowned himself, and his predecessor out hia throat. At the inquest held at Kaponga on Sunday, a vesdiot was returned that the deceased died from wounds evidently self-inflicted whils of unsound mind.

The Gatton vl-orders—There ia a great sensation in Wellington at the report that a mm has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the Gatton murder.which horrified mankind generally, and Queensland in particular some fonr year, agn. It appears that a labourer at Orong.oranga, not far from the Pencarrow Lighthouse, thought he had reason tn suspect a m\te, and arrested him. put him under lock and key, and informed the police. Two cons'ables have gono out to make enquiries. It. will be remembered, the Gutton murders were those excepttoua'ly dreadful one?, in which two girls wer° tied to trees, violated and murdered.

Peninsula Racing Club. — A special meeting of the Stewards ff the Peninsula Racing Cl.b is called for Wednesday even" ing next-, Jacuary 14th, ab the Little River Ho*el, for the purpose of considering certain proposals regarding the grand stand, which the su'vcommittee, appointed to considor the mitfcer, have to hy before them. From what we hear, these proposals are of a most satisfactory nature and may prob.My result in the erection of the stand before the next meeting of the Club. This is a result to be most devoutly wished for. and it is to be hoped all the .Stewards will make a point of brin? pre .->t in ordi>r th. t nutters may at one* he put in train

Firb Brigade. —At a nesting of the Akaroa Fiie Brigade, held on Wednesday night, it was decided to send a delegate and team to compete at the annual Fire Brigades Demons!ration ab Napier during the second in March. Correspondence was read from the Secretary of the Fire Brigades Association, re holding the 1904 Demonstration, and it was resolved to ask for further information regarding providing the necessary funds, and bo suggest Akaroa as a most mutable plaoe for holding the next annu.l Conference and Demonstration. The Sec retary was instructed to write to the Akaroa Borough Counoil, asking to have water I.id on and a lavatory basin put into the station, to provide a trough for w.shing the hose in, and a fide; to hoist on meeting nights. A successful practise was hold the same evening and three lengths of hose were run out and two jets of water shown in the short space of 48 secouds. This is . very creditable reoord for a brigade so recently established.

Morocco.—The Sultau of Moroooo ao* pointed Muley Mahommed Governor of Fez Province. The tribes in the district there' upon swore fidelity to the throne, declaring that Byshamara Is an impostor. The latter has returned to Teza. The roads between Fez and the coast are now clear. Muley Mahommed has been made Khalif, with supreme command of the army. The Sultan has considerably reinforced his army, and the tribes are gradually submitting. Advices from Madrid stase that divisions arose among the Pretender's forces owing to ill * feeling over the distribution of loot. Several other tribes have submitted to the Sultan, and uneasiness is now subsiding.

pander and Sons Kooalypti ExTaujr. - according to reports of a great number of physicians of the largest professional sbvi'dlng, there are offered Eucalypti E.tr.its which possess no curative qualities la protection of the world-wide fam» of Sanger and Sons' preparation wa a f., w abstraotß from these reports, whioh bevr fully out tbat no calianoe oan be pho »d io other products:—Dr. W. B. Bush, Oaklan I, Fla., writes. It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Son'). I employed different other preparations but they had no therapauhio value and no effects. In one case the effects wars sitiilar to the oil oamphora, the objeobionAble act on of which ia well known." Dr. H. B. Drake, Oregon, says • Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander an! Soai) I use no other form of ouoalyptus as I think t by" far the oest.' Dr. L. P. Preston, Lyuonburg, Va., writes 1' ' I never use any preparation other than Sander and Sons', as have found others to be almost useless.

Whooping Cough—My little son had ao attack of whooping cough and was threatened with pneumonia ; but for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy we would have had a serious time of it. It aho saved him from several severe attacks of croup—H. J. Striokfadhn, editor World Herald, Fair Haven, Wash;, U. S. A. For sale by J. S. Dodds, Chemist, Akaroa.

Ophthalmic. — The Egyptian CUi*se de U Dette offers £40.000 as a reward to a scientist who will conduct researches with a view to finding a remedy for the ophthalmic dneases in Egypt. The olfer of £40 000 for resear.h into ophthalma came fnm Sir Ernest Ciss^l

WIRBLEBS TblkorAHPY—Marda_i asserts th .t he will shortly be able to despatch 200 words a minute by wireless telegraphy. He intends to establish a connection between Italy and the Argentine. Marooni has arranged to supply and print wireless news Aiily on the Transatlantic liners as an experiment. Vandalism —Vandals in Berlin have damaged the granite statues on the Kaiser Wilhelm bridge, the Promotheus group in the Royal Mews, and the Great Elector's status. A reward has been offered, and several arrests have been made.

Th_ Royal. Soandal-The Austrian Con aul at Geneva has handed Princess Louise of Saxony's petition for judicial separation The hearing is fixed to take place at Drea den on the 28th. Prinoess Louise drnmnds absolute divorce.

Celebration of ihe New Mail and Passenger Service.—Owing to the wet weather, Messrs Barker enl Henning postponed their free trip to Duvauchelle's yesterday, aod prapose*»if it is finp—'o have it to day instead. As it is Bala day, the coaches wiil leave Akaroa at 12 noon, instead of 2 p.m., passengers returning by the steam laundh as before arranged If the Weather is Unsuitable* the whole affair will be postponed till neXt week. Dunedin Wooi, Sale,-The fir.t wool s»le of ths Dunediu season resulted iv a deadlock. Buyers aked whether the conditions wore to be amended in the direction of giving a rebate of sixpence instead ol threepence off the delivery charges to buyers who do their Own (Sifting. The auciione' r replied in the negative, whereupon the buyers rose in a body and left the hall. Inquiries made subsequeatly seem to show chat both Bides were obstinate.

A Brilliant Marriage -The marriage of Mr Brodriok. Sedretary of State for War, and Miss Madeline Stanley, daughter of Lady Jeune by her first husbind, bho late Colonel the Honourable Goastantine Stanley, at St George's, Hanov.r square, waß one of the most brilliant seen for years past. The Prime Minister acted as beat man. Sir F. S. Jeune led his daughter to the altar. The Dake if Cambridge, Lord Roberts, members of the Cabinet, Lord Rosebery, and many member* on both sides of Parliament, were present. The presents numbered 650, inoluding gifts from the King and Lord Salisbury. Womer as Milkers. — Owing to the dearth of labour for milking purposes, far mere in the Manaia district seriously contemplate working their farm* with femile labour. Many farmers already have girl* in their employ, and find that they are more reliable and effective than men, and that cows, through gentler handling, give more milk, and that better results in every way are obtained. Good female milkers now command from sixteen shillings to twentytwo shillings a week, and oa the share* system earn much l.rger money. Ireland.— The coherence of Iri-.h landlords and tenants, presided over by Lord Duoraven, unanimously recommended tbat State aid should be given to settle thu hod dlffioulty. It considered that, in substitution for dual ownership, occupiers should bo given proprietary rights on the piyment of an equit.ble price on the basis of their income, the amounts to be guaranteed by the Bute. Though the Lord Mayor concurred in the Earl of Dunraven'a confere-ica, influential landlords, including Lord Abe: com and Colonel Saunderson, did not attend the Convention. It is estimated th it Lord Dunraven'a conference proposals will involve the State in an absolute grant of fifty millions in connection with Irish lands. The Kkkjff. -A meeting in the Centen inal Hall protected ag-in.t the execution of Pat f_»niff, ppnding an appeal to the Privy Couno.l. [On December 3lat the Executive decided that Pat Kenniff should be exeouted on January 12th, and commutted the sentence on James E_.uniff to imprisonment for life.] The Premier h<»B promised that the Cabinet shall further consider the Kenniff appeal to the Privy Counoil.

Late Cables—A hundred thousand immigrants arrived in the Canadian provinoea last year.—Six repatriated Auarchists have been arrested for plotting an attempt on the life of the Vice-President of the Argentine, who is viciting Barcelona.— Two hundred Redifs (Turhish Militia) at Usknb, deserted, retaining their rifles and ammunition.—The appointment of the Hon. F. Bertie, as British Ambassador to Italy in succession Lord Currie, has been well ;e----ceived in Roma.—Alighted candle ignited the decorations of the Chapel Royal at St. James's. The officiating clergyman mounted the altar and grasped and extinguished the burning evergreens.—The Lisbon reservoirs have "burst, inundating the lower town. There were many fatalities in the panic which ensued.—The Royal yaoht Victoria and Albert proceeds to the Mediterranean in March and the King and Queen embark on a cruise—President Rooseveldt has raised a storm in the Southern States by appointing a negro colleotor to the port of Charles town, The Republioan newspapers iv Now York are divided in their views on the matter.

Read It iw His Newspaper — George Sohaub, a well known German citizen of New Lebanon, 0., U. S. A., is a constant reader of the Dayton Volkazoitung. He knows that this paper aima to advertise only the best in its columns, and when he saw Chamberlain's Pain Balm advertised therein for lime back, be did not hesitate in buying a bottle of it for his wife, who for eight weeks had suffered with the most terrible paina in her baok and could get no relief. He says :—" After using the Pain Balm for a few days my wife said to m«, ' I feel though born anew,' and before using the entire contents nf the bottle the unbearable pains had entirely vanished and she could take up her household duties. Ho is very thankful and hopes that all suffering likewise will hear of her wonderful recovery Tho valuable liniment is for sale by J. S. Dodds, Chemist, Akaroa.

South Afbioa.—Mr Chamberlain, in a farewell speech at Ladysmith, made a strong appeal, especially to the Dutch, for social as well as political uniby, and warned some of the others, i eluding a section of the newspapers* that he depreoated the id* a that qheir griey noes ought to affeot anyone's loyalty. Mr Chamberlain proposes to hear confidentially representative men of both races. He r joeived at Pretoria addresses of welcome from the municipality, the Chamber of Comm roe, the Hebrew and Indian Committees. Prior to the departure of Mr Chamberlain from L.dysmith, the Mayor Presented Mrs Chamberlain with a souvenir of the seige ia the shape of a burst shell handsomely mounted. The London Mansion House Fund has , distributed £265,487 amongst 58,227 Transvaal refugees, enabling 13,500 to reach the ooaßt, and providing employment for 9,500 persons. Mr Cham berlain reoeived an ovation at every station on tbe way to Pretoria. Generals Cronje, Botha, Do la Key, Lord Milner, and Mr Chamberlain, attended Bir Arthur Lawley's garden party. Mr Chamberlain, in a speech, said ; " Though somewhab apalled by the magnitude of my task, 1 am sanguine ef the results."

The Isthmian Canal-A rumour is current in Washington that Germany is instigating_ Colombian opposition to American control or the Isthmian Canal, in order to enable a German syndicate to purchase the Panama Company's rights, C o lending ♦hat such a is a transaction, and does not infringe the Monvoq doctrine. Many people are urging President Roose'j velt to commence the canal, leaving Colom. j bia to appeal to the Hacu« Tribural to assess the amount of compensation.