Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2753, 27 February 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

Piano Tuning—Mr F. 0. Harrow announces he is about to pay hia usual vicit to the Peninsula.

Macedonia—M " Saratoff, a prominent leader in connection with the troubles, h»R equipped seven fresh Bulgarian bands of 250 men ejvoh.

SoMAUTiAND—Owing tn the Mullah'n withdrawal, the BriUeh will establish an advanced Inse at Mudug, in April. When the Bohotle force" has joined hands with those at Mudug, the Obhia base will be transferred to Berbers

Tnß Yacht AWSiT>NE—The Court of Ap peal refused to interfere with Mr Justice Bruce'e order for a Commission to take evidence in New Zealand In connection with the loss of the yasfyfc Ariadne. Crickbt. — team wou the match tenrn by en innings and 130 rime In 'he Houth Island second innings BoftltaU made 40 and Howden 37 riot out. I

Cost of »he .^Far. —Reuters Agency etatee that it wan informally suggested to Mr Chamberlain that the Cipe's war contribution of ten millions ehou'd be final and absolute proof of Dutch loyalty. Some urged that the amount was excessive. Mr Chamberlain declined any contribution which was not made absolutely unanimously and spontaneously. Little Riybr.—Nearly all the grass seed at Little River has been carried in and threshed. The Beed Is vpry good indeed, but the yield unequal. One large grower informed our correspondent that he had been offered a little ovpr 4d for the whole of hUorop.— On Wednesday night, at 20 minutes to 12, a sharp shock of earthquake was felt.

The DONEDIN Bobbery—Thomas Reid, the victim of the assault on the reclaimed ground, on Monday, has completely regained consciousness, but, is unable to throw any light nn the assault He was struck from behind, he says, but saw no one approaching him. The exact sum in his possession at the time wae £291.

England asd Persia.—Viscount Cran borne, in the House of Commons announced that Sir Arthur Hardinse, the Biitiah Minister at Teheran, had been instructed to secure for Britain a more influential voice in the alteration in the Persian tariff affect ing British trade. Ths B.s. Wakatu.— The s.s. Wakatu arrived from Lyttelton via Le Bon's on Wednesday afternoon. She took some grass seed on her return trip. Aβ will be seen, by advertisement, Messrs T. E. Taylor and Co. have been appointed agents.

Late Cable. —Princees Louise's brother Leopold, Iβ going to America, hoping to secure an officers commission in the United Btate» Navy. — Princess Nehmet, the Khedive's married sister, objecting to harems, eloped with an Austrian Count, dhe intende beoomiDg a Christian and marrying the Count.—Mr Chamberlain pro tnieed to present to the King the Australian deputation's petition for the release of Lieutenant Witton.

The Shooting op an Enqiish Officer— Barend Celliere liae been acquitted at Bloemfontein on a charge o.f shcoting Lieutenant Boyle, a captured British officer, in January, 1901- General Dβ Wet testified bhab General Philip Botha expressed himself strongly againeb Lieutenant Boyle, but ho was not aware that Botha ordered him to be shot. He might have done so.

A Scene in Coubt.—-A man named Ball, found guilty of cattle stealing, was called up for sentence ab Bendigo, Victoria. In reply to the usual question, be said that rather than go to Pentridge be would cut this throat. He drew a knife and slashed his throat several times. Constables secured him before serioui injury had been inflicted. Subsequently he was sentenced to five years' Imprisonment, St. PETER'B Chuboh—The coming Garden Fete, which is to be held bo raise funds for Eome necessary repairs to the Parsonage, r romises to be a great eooceßS. As will be seen by advertisement it takes plaoe on Mr ft E. Lelievre's beautiful grounde at Oin* ake, on March 19th, »nd all sorts of attrac-1 tione are pronised. At a meeting of the ladies of the parish, held in the Vestry ob Tuesday evening, the various committees reported very satisfactory progress and further necessary arrangement were made. Mrs E. E. Lelievre has kindly promised to receive any parcels that may be sent to Oinaka the day before the fete,

MoBCCCO-Tne hei-dd of the numerru' killed which >ere sent to Fit, were to taken in battle, am ngst the rebel vil ages. The Sultan's fo c<B failed to enpage he Pretender's forces.

A Company Dkfrattdkd —The recently formed America Tobacco Crmpa.Vu nr'z° coupons issued by retails have been extensively forge ,l . The company distributed thousands <i dollars wt ich wrre not earned.

VenezdeLA. —Geimany has asked fir a draft for £5500, due in the midd'e r.f March, with a view to negotiating its immediate cashing. Mr Bowen has dec'ined to accede to the request. Mr Hay, Secretary of State, has aprroved of the Powers' suggestion that the Czir should nominate three arbitratute to decide as to preferential treatment with regard to Vetfzuela-

Russia and France.—There is exceptlonal military activity at Kieff and Odcsea. Arrangements have bpfln rompleted for a hundrrd thoman'l fitefcelaPß re erves and a hundred and eighsy thousand second clam reserves to join the colours a fortnight after an emergency call. The ''Novoe Vremya" etates that the French end Rußsian navies are able to dispute British sea supremacy. Ruseia is willing to torrents of blood to defend France on laud, provided that ehe is able to rely on the French fleet.

Fire Alarm.—Mγ Kennedy, foremen of the Chrittchuroh Fire Baicade, woa sent down by the Underwriters' Aaeooialien to teat the efficiency of the Aknroa Fiie Bri• gttde and the power of the high p'efsure water supply, the Association not beinp satisfied with the secrecy of the former surprise trial. Accordingly, the bell rang at6p.m veeterday, the result being that the Superintendent. Foreman and six firemen turned up at the Station in two and a half minuter, got away with the plant ard had a jet of water playing through two hundred feet of hose in 4min 49 cc Mr Kennedy expressed himself well satisfied with the trial The supposed seat of the fire was a shed at the back of the Borru'h Council Office.

Ballantynb & Co. —DuDstablo House has now its full autumn and winter slock, including the newest and most fashionable drese materials to be worn in the coming eeason. A specialty has been made of the new three quarter coats, which are so much in demand just now and form such an adrr.ir»ble adjunct to a charming winter walking costume, There are m»ny "chic" blouses now to be obtained at a most reasonable price considering the absolute certainty of excellent effects. Smart travelling, driving and waterproof coats, which J. Billantyne and Co. have made a spfcial lino of, fhould be in great request row the au'u.Tin is so fact approaching atd the uncertain weather may be expected. There will bo much holiday maki g after the harvest and those farmers and their wives, about to visit friends in the North Island, should seize this opportunity of eecuring complete ou , fits.

The Bkv. T. J. Smyth.—We hear from a mutual friend that Mr Smyth is happy in his new parish. His Sunday cervices are very muoh lighter, as he only has to visit thrre churches of which the farthest ie Burnham, an hour and a quarter's drive from the vicarage. He hag had very good congregations, and though the choirs are not large, the join in and make th« services hearty ones. The vicar age has been made very comforteble'for the new clergyman, a hot water service having betn pufc ir. There Jβ an excpllen f bath room as well. The wuter hai ftiU to be pumped up; but » windmill is prrmiset , , which will save all labour in the future. Mr Pmyrh was surprised to find cocktfoot grown on the Litcoln roads, and also lo come upon two or thren creameries there. He is full of admiration for the crops, which cal'e pplendid, some wheat } iplding 70 bushels to the acre.

Accident to Hon. W. Montgomery.— On Monday everinj?, the Hon. W. MontgomoTV was neirg driven home by his eon, Mr W. H. Montgomery, from the LRtleRiver Kailway etati'n, when he met with an accident which might have had a much more serious termination. Immediately, en leaving the station, the horse began to kick, and the driver lost all control of the animal. The groom wan thrown out of the lack of the trap, &nd the horse started gallopint? from one side of the road to the f ther, kick'ne viciously all the time, Mr W. F. Montgomery was thrown out at one fide of the trap, just as it passed the cricket padlock. Hμ father followed, a'most at, the time moment, being thrown out on the same pitfe ; but over the back wheel. He fell heavily on one hip and rereived as< "ere phnek. TTe ie now confined to ha room and Dr Cooke has been in at* tfndarce ever pince. Fe is getting plenty of eleep and taking refreshment, so it is to bo hoped he will soon recover from the ill (ffrcts of the accident. There were many veHcles at the station when Mr Montgomery'd horse etarted kloking and a regular stampede ensued, but no other accident of Bny kind resulted.

tvir Chamberlain in Bouth Africa.— There is a consensus of opinion in Cape Town that Mr Chamberlain's interview with the Bond leaders was the best day's work he had accomplished. Many members of 'he deputation congratulated Mr Chamber' 'am, who remarked privately that Mr FTofmßyer'e statement, was a better Imperial aecet than a ten million war contrlbntion. At the farewell banquet to Mr Chamberlain four hundred persons, including Mr Hof , rreyer, were present. Mr Obamberlain eaid it was too early to state the results of his unprecedented mieeioc South African interests required federation, though the Colonial Office wonld rot interfere. Since reconciliation was proceeding apace in the Transvaal and Orange Colony, why not at the Cape? If Lord Milner's firm and sympathetic policy wae continued, those colonies would become the most prosperous ia the Empire. Though the Cape remained \ point of danger, recent inoidenin gave 1 ope of a new era, especially since thp jrogressives accepted Mr Hofmeyer's > uthoriiative assurances as sincere. The < inneety decision rested with the colonial, rot with the Imperial, Government. Hβ hoped that such feeling might prevail as to justify clearing the State by the release of 11! political offenders. He advocated Imperial, not local, patriotism, and concluded amidst great cheering.

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