Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2747, 6 February 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

County Council.— The County Council meet! on Monday next at usual place and hour.

Library Reserve.—The Government Gazette of January 29th notifies that 29 perches, more or lohs, in tho Akaroa Survey District, being part of Section No. 2485, Block 11, has been set aside for a site f' r a Public Library. Firhs in Tasmania—Destructive bush ffrea in the Queenstown districb have done much damage to mining properties. They destroyed four miners' oamps, and the in , mates were compelled to take refuge in mining tunnels. Pirates in the Bed Sea.—Turkish pirates captured an Italian eambuk on the Yemon co«st. Itrly demands restitution and the punishment of the pirates within a fortnight, otherwise she will enforce them herself.

The Dreyfus Cash.—A campaign in France f.t the full rehabilitation of Dreyfus, is fxppcted. A detective purchased in Madrid a document throwing fresh light on the case, and M. Jaures, head of the Soculist Party, will shortly produce it in the Chamber of Deputies. Chinfsh Gamblers.— About fifty eight Chinamen wre arrested at Greymouth for pliyinz fan tan. There was a tremendous row, but most mibmitted quietly, ami onl3' two or ilitee were handcuffed. A large pum nf money on thn table was seized. Thr Weather and the Seed.—On Wad nrsday and yesterday real Eummer weather wan experienced, the thermometer rising a good deal above 80 in the shade. More p-rfpct cocksfoot weather could not be conceived, and the farmers cannot conscientiously say that their cocksfoot could have a better chance. Cutting is now general, and ■jhroehing commenced on Tues day. and has been going on ever since. Morocco.—The Moorish Minister cf War Menpbhi. with eight Kmpp guns and four Maxim*. atlaeVel the Pretender's front, the BeduvMien tribe, whose allfgia»ce had been Bpcunil r»i th" pievjpus day, assailing the Pretender , .. re»r A stubborn fight followed and lasted thn- houra. The rebels fled towards Tez-, 'he Government troops pursu , ing with th ' intention of punishing the disr lovfti.

Mb Chamberlain i> r South Africa.— The fund promoted by 'hi London "Globe" in aid of the South African loyalists has been closad. The mhs-oriptions totalled £13,877.—"The Time*" «aye that Mr Chamberlain, despite Bir Got don Sprigg'e presence at the Kimborlny meeting, made it clear that he is utterly dissatisfied with Cape Colony's prespnt ion. find unless the Cape soon r< deemed fits character, it. was destined to become the lshmael of South Africa,

Persia and Enoland.—The investiture of the Shah of Persia with the Order of the Garter recently conferred by King Edward was a brillian' function. The ceromony was performed by Viscount Downe, head of the special mission sent to Persia for the pur Dose.—The -Times," protesting against the " policy of drift," says that something be yond complimentary embassies to Teheran are needed to enable Britain to hold her own in the rpgiona wherein Lori Cranborne declared, in 1902, amidnt. the warm approval of the both sides of the House of Commons, " we cannot abandon our rights and ascend-

enoy." Thb Kino's Illness— Although suffering from a slight cold on Tuesday morning, King Edward later in the day planted an elm tree in the new Kdward the Seventh Avenue at Windsor. The Prince of Wales planted the second tree, and Prince Eddie the third. Subsequently a rest, instead of long journey, vn>* prescribed as a precaution The latest report that, his Majesty is progressing rati'factorily. The Queen drove out as usual during the afternaon. The Prince and Princeee of Walee proceeded to Sandringham. The Kihg is suffering from a mild attaofe of influenza. He is progressing patisfactorily/and passedi* good night. His viait to Chuteworth has again been postponed but hie physicians declare there is no came for a'xietv.

The State of Fiji—Mγ Humphrey Ber keley alleges thfct the Fijiana are being sub Jected to nffioial tyranny and crushing taxiHon. t»nd urces the Holonial Office to .ippoint a Commission of Inquiry.—Mr Allar dyce, the Colonial Secreoary of Fiji, who is on a visit here, reiterated his former sta'e ment that the prpdominat feeling of i he Fijian natives is to be 1-f'. to themeslves. They are happy an'l oont,«nted, and do not want the ielandfl annexed by New Zeala- d, by the Commonwealth, or any Power, but desire to simply go their own quiet, peace, abln way unmolps'ei. Sir E. Barton, on being interviewed with regard to Mr Humphrey Berkeley's statement concerning Fiji, said : There is no reason to be'ii ye that the complaints wpre in any way ju=ti fie , ', nor is thprfl any evidence of a popular feeline in Fiji in favour of immediate anmxa'inn by New Zealand. The people of Fiji, both bUck and white, do not appear to e^inC' 1 any dpeire to move in that direction. It ie easy tn make charges, rut, h<*rdrr to uubsUntuip them, and it is not riiffioult, to produce petitions from c -loured people of any alleged grievanoe. The Minister for Lands.—The •' Lyb telton Times" Wellington correspondent wr itea: "There appears to be some mis , understanding about the Minister of L'knds, in consequence of which it, has been somewhat, hastily assumed »ha»; the Premier hap a»krd Mr Duccan to resign hie portfolio, and that, Mr Duncan has refueed. I am in a position to say that no question ooncernine Mr l>nnc<*n'e portfolio has ever been before the Cabinet in any shape or form, therefore Mr Duncan has never been asked to resign, and has consequently never refused to do so. What has happened is this: The " Times" here nublished a paragraph to the effect that Mr Duncan was in poor health, and probably as a consequence would resigD. Thereupon the " Posh" sent, a repre«entative to Mr Duncan to ask if it is was true, and Mr Duncan, to whom the fuegeetiou of resignation had come for the firefc time in the shape of a journalistic paragraph, and who had never dreamt of rrsigning. at once t< Id the " Post" repretentative that he had no intention whatever of resigning. This being all thit had happened, it will be readily seen that there is on this question no conflict) in the Cabinet."

Sander and Sons Kuoalypti Extraot. - according to reports of a threat number of physicians of the largest professional standing, there are offered Eucalypti Extra-its which po'Beas no curative qualities. In orotenMon of the world-wide famo of Sander and Sons' preparation we publish a fjw abstracts from these reports, which boar fully oat thnt uo reliance can be phoed in other prortuote:—Dr. W. B. Bush, Oakland, Fla. writes. It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine artlole (Sander and Som'). I employed different other preparations but they had no therapeutio vilue and no effects. In one case the effeote wirs similar to the oil oamphora, the objeotionable act oa of which is well known." Dr. H. B. Drake, Oregon, says 'Since I became acquaint! with thin preparation (Sander and Son) I use no other form of euoalyptus as I think t by , far the oeet . Dr. L. P. Preston, Lyncnburg, V*., writes !' • I never use aay preparation other than Sander and Sons , aa have found others to be almost useless.

Macedonia —Tha Porte haa comtmnicitod to the foreign embaesies a report regarding neven Bulgarian bands of six tho;stnd strong, which will operate iv In the spring

Great Financial FcnEMK—The Eastern and South African Cold Storage Comp»ny which wil'- operate in South Auet-nlui the East Indies, tiouth Africa, and Great Bri t&in, is issuite; a qujrter ol a milli m 7 ps" ctii , cumulative prtfereace shares.

Greater Christchurch.—On Wednesday, the poll was taken for Sydenham to decide whether Sydenham should am.lga mate with Greater Ohristchurch or nui. The proposal woa carried by 518 votes, and the Mayor, Mr Sim, when declaring the result of the poll, said that Sydenham was quite ready to merge ita individuality into that of Greater Christchurch.

Circus Accidents— During a performance by Wirth's Circus a portion of the staging fell, precipitating four hundred persons to the ground. On the performance being coutinued another portion seating oae hundred spectators fell. Many received nasty bruises and abrasions, but none were eeveely injured. Colonial Forces—Lord BaHour, of Bur , leigh, speaking at Edinburgh, said that the colonies recognised that the disposition of the national forces must be directed from London naturally, after consultation with them —Lori Onslow, speaking at Ghsgow, declared that the idea of an Australian navy wss noticeable in certain quarters in Austra Ha. He hoped that wiser counsels would prevail. If Australians wished for repre' eentatiou, and asked to be admitted to Britain's counsels, he jould answer for the eorl of reception they would receive at the handa of the Government).

Venezuela.—M. Delcasae hw protestod against any priority being given to the claims of the Powers blockading Vemziela if it alienates any of the resources already assigned to France. Mr Bowen considers that any new hypothecation of the Venezuelan Customs caouot impair the validity of the 13 per cent guaranteed to Franca last year, The Germ in cruiser Falke, while Bounding off Meraoaibo bar, l&uded men Reuters Agency states that President Gastro haa informed Mr Bowen that VeuezueU desires equal treatment of her creditors, while she is mindful of prior agreements. Mr Austen Ohambsrlain, speaking at Bir* mingham, said that Germany had made overtures to Britain for co-operation in Venezuela. Mr A. Chamberlain admitted the unpopularity of the subject, but declared that sentiment should nob govern poley, President Castro is playing the Powers against each other, and trying to create dissensione Mr Bowen rejected ou behalf of Venezuela, the proposal of the Powers that the allies should retain 20 per ceut of the Cuetoms revenue for other olaimanta, Mr Bowen declared that the principle of the proposal was offensive to modern civilisation. Venezuela would prefer to refer the question of preferential treatment to the Hague Arbitration Court. It is announced at Washington that if a compromise regarding the proportion of preferential treatment is not reached Mr is prepared to pay an amount of cash whioh the blockades are willing to accept preliminary to a reference to the Hague tribunal.

Late Cablb—The heat wave continues in Sydney, and a temperature of 98 was registered in that city on Tuesday. Thunderstorms brought relief in. some country dis' tricts.—The Union Steamship Company has ordered from Denny Brothers ot Lambarton a sister ship to the Moeraki.—The "Neve Freie Prease " states that a telegraphist at Peru purloined and sold to the Bricish Government cypher despatches to Russia. Amelia Sach and Anme Walters, the Islington baby farmers, were executed at Holloway Gaol. They displayed remarkable fortitude.—Mr Alexander Grimond, head of a Dundee jute firm, bequeatiiel £120,000 to charities aud religious institutions. —The Italian sasnbuk and her crew, which were captured by pirates off the Yemen coast, have been ransomed and released. —The plague officers ridicule the suggestion that the outbreak is due to fresh impor tation, and declare that the germs have been do: mint sinoe the previous outbreak. —The Rev A. Dowie will hold a mission in New York in October, assisted by 200 con verts. If it proves i-uccesbful, he will build another Zion City.—

Ballantynb & Co.'s Summer Sale,— This sale ia now in full progress, all Bilkn tyue's stock beiog :jow reduced to special prices. Letter onlera will receive prompt and careful attention, and illustrated sale catalogues will be sent post free to anyoue applying to the firir ■.. The reductions are so great and the value so good that the tale must clear the vast establishment of the arm for the reception of the autumn and winter goods. Whooping Cough—My little eon hai ao attick 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, A karoa.