The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1903

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2745, 30 January 1903, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1903

Fibb in a Lunatic Asylum.-A rhe broke oat ia the celebrated Colney Hatch Lunatio Asylum where fifty lives were lost.

Ls Bon's Road Board.—Tb is Board notifies all rates not paid on or before February 14th, will be sued for. *Thii Aububn QJbagedy.—Digby Ur.nd hae been remanded for another robbery, that at Walters' boot fastory at Forest Lodge. Three others were remanded in ihe •ame oase.

High Trbabon.—The "South African News " admits that no thine; can be said oc behalf of ex " Colonel" Lynch. Irish Canadian! do not sympathise with ex- '• Colonel" Lynch.

Akaboa Boating Club, — The halfyearly meeting of the Akaroa Boating Club ia advertised to take place on Tuesday next at the Bo&thouae, at 7 p m.

B.S. Pibaki.—Mr B. W; Henning announces that tomorrow (Saturday), the launch will resume her ordinary running to Ouvauchelle's, Barry's Bay and French Farm.

The Cash Drapery (to.—'The sale of this company, as notified by catalogue sent out with laet issue, offers very surprieiug bargains to the public, and astho stock laid in is good, all who attend this sale, should coma away well satisfied with their purchases.

Goodbye to oub Vicar and his Fam? ily.—The members of the Ohnroh of the Churoh of England and all friends and neighbours of the Rev. T. J. Smyth and hie family, of whatever denomination, are asked to attend a social on Thursday night uexb, to bid them a cordial farewell, and wish them "Godspeed." The sooiilii to be held in the Oddfellows' Hall and commences at 8 p.m. Litile River Central Sale Yards — Special attention is culled to Messrs H. Mataon and Co.'a advertisement, notifying that, owing to the train eaUfl at their Little River yards must take place on Thursday instead of . Tuesday aq previously advertised. The next sale will , fee on Thursday next, February sth. B.S. Cygnet.—The 8.8. Cygnet, whioh has been cleaned aud painted, came off the slip on Monday and paid her umal visit to Pigeon Bay and Akaroa on Tuesday.

Me, Chamberlain in South Africa.— The burgheis of Lichtenburg and Ottoskoop cordially welcomed Mr Chambe lain, who stated that Lord Milner was about to issue a proclamation, with the. objeot of speedily finishing the compensation question. General De la Rey promised," to do hie utmost Jto nelp. He added that now that all differences had been removed, all ought to unite to repair the ravages of war.

London Mahkbts.—Meaara Ddgety and Cotnpauy, Limited, have received the following cable message from the London office, under date Jan. 23:—"The wool market is very firm. There is an eager demand for lambs' wool, also merjao fleece, pieces, bellies and locks, ut rising prices. We quote Victorian prime factory butier 104s, Danish 108s and Canadian 100; pet cwt. The market is very qaiefc ""•

Venezuela. —It is rumoured at Puerto Cubello that the Germant captured a-d blew up Fort San Cxrlqs, that the Pai.ther was disabled during the fighting, and that the cruiatT Falke ie her to WiHemstad. The Revolutionists negated President Ca3tro'a troops badly some miles westward of Puerto Catello. Th* general commanding the latter was oaptured. Thfi Briti-<h naval auihoritiee at L« ()hp blockade would be raiopd yfsterday.

BaLLANTYNE & (JO.'S CsUMMBR BaLE.— This sale is now ia full progiees, all Ballantyne'e stock being now reduced to special prices Letter orders will "oeive prompt and careful attention, and illustrated sale catalogues will be sent) poet free to anyone applying to the fira. The reductions are so great and the value bo good that the e&le must clear the vast establishment of the arm for the reception of- th«i uptpmn and winter goode,

Akaboa annual meeting takes place on Monday evening next. Ths Lath Me S. LEH.—Tne funaral of Mr Lee at Hawarden wao largely attended. The deceased was buried by the side of Mr J v 4aftpie, with whom he cauie to the colony, Sedgwiok read tho bun»l eerelde.V.y .' ', ,-i Patahssvat LBBStQ».—While a company of the El&tmere Mbttnted- RiUea were preparing Jjw\practiws| they #br« I obliged tat'ake eh^er Froth Km jam. 800 3 afterwarwtlßy,dß^jd^U^^eft'volley ac a eißnal One'tnemJifer of 1 he party, "loaded his rifle and acoidently shot Mr P<}ter Boag, brother of Oaptai 1 BQag. Mr Bcag who js only ( 21 eWcliedr.a ,wtorwardej Y from"tne ibju?ieo $eQßffid. " -'"' ; • f ~ a ~ , ' : 'i4*Si3toU^bß;-« : -Drs tizzini, *ef aad Marmorek, of Vienna, claim to have diaeoverad-'iaistnbwfoulogiti"Beiom; A - morek's serum has "been used sucdePfully ja a of cases.•^βtrombali, is ngatn active. • Lsul deSD.'t'ationa 'followed ,1 the eruptio:-.—Kol.ler has been eenteaced to - on be at d

the German oruiser Lorely, Hwrbottr.it Athens in November.—Tho Ame.sfcof expressed a.d«eirj to visit LorT Cuizon.—The Czar and Czaritza will visit Rome early in April. t St. Peter's--A meeting of tho Vestry w»s held on Tuesday evening. Present — ■MftttnLOrbel!, Itfafce, Westenra,, antl New', toil. Iritpeo*or> ftpart on thfc VicarageMvas read, and it wa3 reaolved (o wait till the Rev. Walmaley'Sedgwick was here before executing repairs. M&Leete re , ported having procured hyfofl>books for the lue of visitors. The followujV resolutions movea'by Mr Orbett atrcf carried unani o ou3ly ■•■—.'l hat the Vestry having learnt with regret that the Rev. Jasper Smyth, who has been Vicar of St Peter's for upwards of 11 years, ib about to jjjevejtfh'iß'connection with the-parish .having"'-been offered and accepted $» core of Lincoln wiah to place on reoord. tbeir. high appreciation of the good work done by the Rev. J. Smyth, and wiah him a prosperous future. The Vicar replied, chanking the Vestry, and say ing how much he regretted leaving Akaroa, but he found with' inbreaeing difficulty iv carrying outnhe Work'i&fad'tfti a large parish as that of Akaroa. 1 ' -The meet' ing then adjourned. EiiiOTBiOAL Disturbances.—On Tuesday afternoon, between 12 and 1 p.m., a thunder etorra4fifl&ke over the hill?, acoompanied by a sbower of hailstones. The thunder, wim never very close to Akaroa, and, hail did jnot fall in all parts of the town ; b#" where they did fall the hailstones were remarkably; l large, On the South far north as Christchuroh. tlie state of the weather waa much more remarkable. In jChrietchurcb, some workmen in the pavilion fat Lancaster Park saw something zig z*g 'through the air and bury itsi-lf in the ground some di9tatfce I "aw'ayV v fn pointed out, therb ia &•' farge'iiole' W the !grouDd f jvhich Mr Farr attribfltee,'ertrfe'i 1 to the fall of a meteorite,>or ttf*trj&'tfofli!a J ctbf a lightning flash? ■Mr W. ''Cunningham reports that while driving nearHhe Ohriet' church railway station, he noticed a strange blue tint in the air around him, and then he saw this air burst iuto flames, and a ball of fire fall to the ground. This phenomenon lik.e the vkUent rupture of rto'rilri : 'cloud3- on' tne Port Hitjs Mrl'arr attributes to, tho,. htgnly ! charged* state of tho' The cloudeeudthe earth*'being eledtrified -1 ' to a high potential with different electnoltiee, which have a very strong affinity for one another, and the air was ruptured by eleotrity with the startling rgsults dea oribed. In Waimate, Leeetd'n,' Springeton, Tai Tapng* Ashburton and Christchuroh, the storm though lasting a short .time an • each aepdtate place, did a. gre&t deal of damage to crops and buildings. In Chr|stchuroh, the shop windows were smashed by tho naif, Strange' and Co.'s verandahs in particular, suffering frbm the effeots of the storm. In Tai" Heaton Rhodes flowers 4 Were out topi e'oes' by the hail, and in Waimate, the crops were moat severely injured. The thuntTeratorxn. eucoceded by a violent,, if short hunicano, which caused a great alarm in the Chriatoburch atreets. After these vl9.!ent.outbureta, ib is to the weather will becorhe normal.sonce more,; and that, urieeiin wjll fjbe

i SANDBB AND SONS EUCALYPTI EXTBAOT. — according to reports of a iKeat of physidions of the' stand - ing, there are offered Euoalypti Extractß 'which. poesesß no curative qua I j ties..,. lit projection bt'lKe* worl'd-wido fame of Sander and Sons' preparation we publish a few .absbraolib, from^thos^ //reports, which bear fully v bat fiat no renivce can bo plaoed in Bush, Oakland, Fla., tWfiSee.* ti s h soffietimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sundsr and Sons'). I employed different otheg iljp!|eparatioiui but they leifecta. in*'ooecaSe the Aneots were eimilar to the ml csumphora, bho objectionable action ■of which is well known." Dr. H. B. Drake, Oregon, nmye '.Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus as I think t byfUo.r-~xtos:obbM pL'L/V. Prestou, 1 Lyncnbucg, V&., writes'!' 'I never usoany preparation other than Sander and Sons', us I hive round others to be almost useless.