Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2752, 24 February 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

-ire.— Tha Cliristchurch drillshed was de.'roy.d by fire on Saturday night, the loss being a very serious one, the EBattery beirg the heaviest sufferer.

Akaroa Police Station—We heir that iaformaMon his been received that the building of the new Akaroa Police Station 13 to be or.mmenc.d at br 06. This is good mws, fcrifc wfcs quite time the present insanitary state of things was terminated. Steamer for North.— Owing to the s.s. Upolu having gone into dook for her annual overhaul, the _ .s. Corinna will take up her running, arriving here from South on Fri day, 27th inst, insfc.ad of Tuesday, the 24th as previously advertised.

National Dairy Association.—a meeting of this Association will be held in Lyttelton on Friday next. All Peninsula dairy farmera are invited. Full particulars in advertisement . !_,-whfre.

Entries for the Hacks —The entries for the trotting even's afc the Little River races are mlicS Fewer than last year ; but all the Other even's ! aye filled well. It is thought the late c cksfcOt season has a good deal to do with the paucity of local horses in the District Trot.

S.S. WAkATu -a-The s s Wakatu leaves Lytteltoti tot Akaroa, v'u Le Bon's on Wednesday, February 25th. and returns to Lytte'to. on Thurs'ay morning, February 26th, ctll'ne in at the Bays.

Patbnt Horse Shoe—Mr B. Barker has invented a pa'ont horse shoe for use on horaes 'hat, pu.l their, shoes off on the iriHin road. It has actrd perfectly for several years, and Mr Birker will show his m< thod to ary person who has a horse addicted to thii bad practice. The New Vicar 01. St. Peter's.—On Sunday the Rev. Mr Sedgwick gave his first services in St. Peter's. In the evening, baking as his text, "Jesus of Nazareth Passeth by," he preached an able and eloquent sermon o. the need of more deep interest in Lei.ton services and their meaning than is vouchsafed by the world in general.

District Hkalth Officer—The Distriob Haalth Officer, Pr Finch, continued his inspection of the public buildings, dairies supplying town, slaughter houses, etc , on Friday. He seemed fairly satisfied with the sanitary condition of the Borough and its surroundings, and much impressed with our beautiful soenery.

The New Zealand Loan —It is calculated that the net yield of the New Zealand loan will be under 91. The Hn D . W. P. Rreves states bhat the public has taken about 8 per cent ■■f the loin. The attack oi the Australian fiuances an 1 the itr pending Transvaal loan prejudiced the price. The "Daily News'' says that the underwriters are saddled with 95 per cent of the New Zealand loan. The " Standard " also declares thnt they pay the greater part. S.M. Court, Little River.—At the Little River S.M. Court, on Wednesday last, before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., an information laid against W. Barclay by the police, for driving on th© ■wrong Bide of the road, and thereby causing an accident, was dismissed without prejudica. Mr Hunt appeared for defendant. In the civil case, 8. Harris (Mr Hunt) v. R. Nordberg, c'aim £13 4s 4d, judgment w.sgiven for plaintiff for the amount claimed, with costs.

Venezuela—The Venezuelan Supreme Court has awarded America 700,000 dollars (£140,000) for the annulment of the market concession at Caracas —The commander ot the German cruiser Panther ha«j made application for leave to enter Lake Msraoaibo, and permission for the officers of the Vineta to travel into the interior. The request, which has been reierred to President Castro has caused fresh excitement in Venezuela.— Germany has returned a few Venezuelan fishing boats. Tbe Restaurador is still fly ing the German flag at Puerto Cabello.

Late Gable—A picture of the Saviour, worth £10,000, has been ftnlen from the Isaak Cathedral. —N ws has been received of the death of Prince Komatsu from apop lexy; aged 57. The Prince, who represented Japan at the Coronation in London, was closely related to the Mikado.

Cricket.—Mr J. Fowke on Thursday selected the following team to represent New Zealand against Lord Hawke's team on Friday, Saturday and Monday, Feb 27 and 28, and March 2 : - C Bo.shall (Canterbury), 8. Callaway (Canterbury), A. Downes (Otago), A. Fischer (Otago), F. S. Prankish (Canterbury), D. Hay (Auckland) C, Hickson (Wellington), B M'Carthy (Taranaki), D. Reese (Canterbury), 0 Richardson (Wellington), A. Sims (Canterbury), K. Tucker (Wellington). Twelve men have been picked and one will be excluded from the team on the morning of the match.

The Weather and the Seed—The end of last week was not good threshing weather bub still a gnod deal of seed was bagged in certain localities. The work is progressing most satisfactorily, and if this week keeps fine, the great majority of the seed will be saved. That bagged is described as generally weighty, 801b bags being nob an uncommon average. The sales are beginning, .everal lots ohanging hands at ,d last week at Little River, and one lot at There has been a great deal of foggy weather in the Eastern Bays, which has much retarded operations. Championship Regatta.—At the Championship Regatta meeting held on Thursday last at Wanganui and the mult, of the races were as follows :—Maiden Fours Waitemata Rowing Club (Auckland), 1, Union ; Rowing Club (Christchurch), 2, Avon Rowing Club (Christchurch), 3; Champion Fours—Kawatiri Rowing Club (Westport), 1, Union Boab Club (Wan ganui), 2, Canberbury Rowing Club (Christchurch), 3; Junior Outrigger Fours —Ster Boating Club (Wellirgton), 1, Canterbury Rowing Club (<~hrißtohurch), 2, Union Boab Club (Wanganui), 3 ; Champion Bingle Sculls—W Webb (Wanganui). 1, J F. Mcßrath (Otogo), 2; Champion Pairs —Calnan and Crawford (Wellington), 1, Poll and Simpson (Petone), 2; Junior Four—Siar Boating Club 1, Waitemata RowiDg Club (Auckland), 2, Canterbury Rewing Club 3, Championship Double Bculls—Otago Rowing Club 1, Christchurch Amateurs 2, Wanganui Rowing Club 3; Senior Four* I —Canterbury Rowing Club 1, Union Rowing flub (Wanganui), 2, Wellington Rowing Club 3.

Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract. - according bo reports of a great number of physicians of the largest professional standtor, there Rre offered Eucalypbi TCx.ri.rs which poaseas no curative qualities. In protection of the world-wide fame of Sander °nd Sons' rreparat'on we pubp.h a few abstracts from these' reports, whioh bear fully oob that no reliance can be placed in < ther products:—Dr. W. B. Bubli, Oakland, Kla., writes. It iB sometimes difficult to obtain bhe genuine artiole (Sander and Son«). T employed different other preparations lub they had no therapenbio value and no ftf _ctf>. In one case the effeoba wars similar to he oil camphora, bhe objectionable action • f which is well known." Dr. H. B. Drake, Oregon, says 'Since I became acquainted with this preparabion (Sander and Sonj) I uae no other form of euoalypbus as I bhink t by" far the oeßb.' Dr. L. P. Preston, Lyncnburg, Va., writes I' * I never use any preparation other than SauJer and _on 3', ai have found others to be almost useless.

Training.— The Little E'nw course W now open for training for horses, competing at the coming meeting on March 10th. Akaroa District High . chool — This sohool re-opened yesterday after their long Bummer holiday, when there was a very good average attendance of pupilsN. 2. Railways.—The train arrangements for the visit of the English crioketern m the 27tb, 28fch February and 2nd March, are advertised elsewhere.

Returning—Mr and Mrs H. D. Buchanan of Kinlooh, are on their way back to the Colony, having left London in the ss. Athenio about a week ago. Bt. Peter's CitukcH.— A meeting of the ladies of this parish takes place in the Vestry this evening at half patt seven to consider matters in connection with the proposed garden fete.

Madame Mblba. — On Friday night, Madame Melba appeared at the Canterbury I Hall, when she had as enthusiastic a reception as thighb have been eipected. The body of the hall was full ; but the guinea seats were fairly empty, so that after a time they were filled up by people who p.id a reduced price for them. Madame Melba sang three tiipes in the evening and was ebcoted for each item, the audience appreciating her final contribution most of all. This was Arditi's «' 8e Saran Rose' : to which she responded by Tosti's " Good bye," in such a manner as to bring out nnsu.pec.ed depths of meaning from the words of tbe song. The Prima Donna was supported by a good company, vocal aid instrumental, who helped to give the concert goers of Christohuroh an unusual treat. During the evening a magnificent boUquet was presented to Madame Melba by Mrs. Burns.

BALLANTYNB Sc CO. -This popular house announces the receipt of .calicoes, lawns, and longcloths, all being of the very beßb quility and sure at the same time to give perfect satisfaction to buyer.. The BalUntyne ideal lawns are a particularly good investment for any would-be purchaser, as they are becoming to the highesb degree, and, ab bhe same time, the most serviceable materials possible. As tbe summer has come so late this year, there is no doubt light dresses will be needed for some time yet, and it is not by any means too late to have summer costumes made up. Thee is also a comple'e aesortmonb of shirtings, flannels, and flannelettes, all of the very newest pabterns. Now ie bhe bime bo lay in a winter's stock of these materials. All the most attractive designs will soon be bought up : customers should go at once if they want the first chancec Patterns are forwarded post free on application, and all letter orders receive prompt end careful attention.

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