The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1903

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2769, 24 April 1903, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1903

School Committee Elections-House, holders are reminded that the annual elections of school committees take phce at 7.30 p.m., on Monday next, in every echool in the Penineula and the district generally.

Left Out.—An account of the wedding of Mr L. Brocherie to Miss 4me!ia Hunt, and other interesting and leading matter ie unavoidably he'd over.

Akaroa County Uooncil—A meeting of the County Council will be hell en Satur day at the UEual place and hour.

Religious Orders in France —Demonetratinne, followed by arrest*, occurred in sevrral districts of France, through the enforcement of decrees against unauthorised religious orders.

8. M. Coubt.—At this Court on WeJnea day, before H. C. Orbell, Esq., J. P., W JeaEoii was fined £1 and OJSta for drunken ness. '

Election of Synodsmen.—Mr Arthur Goodwin, Returning Officer, for the Dietrict of Banks Penlntula, appointe the 4th of May, at his house, Pigeon Pay, as lime and place for the election < f Synodgmen.

EuVAUCHEI.LB'I DaNCIKCJ GLIM!— A ilancfl takes place tonight in Ihe Tiivauchella's Ball, to wbich all ladies are invited. Good dance music has been obtained and an enjoyable evening bheuld be spent.

Road Boab6 Elections—Attention is oalled re Road Biard nominations. They closed for the Little River Koad Board yesterday, and for Okain's next Wednesday for the Akaroa and Wainui Road Board and Lβ Eon's on Thursday, April 30th, and for Pigeon Bay on Friday, May Ist.

Akaroa Codnty Coursing Club—A committee meeting of the Akaroa County Coursing Club will be held at the Criterion Hotel, Akaroa. on Saturday night, at 7 30 p.m. There is every prospect of a good season, as this club is in a very good financial position, and Mr F. Birdling has given the club permission to course over his grounds where harea are plentiful.

BALLANTYNE & Co.— Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co. announce that they have a complete stock of all the newest materials. Any new coloured winter dress stuffs can be obtaired and the firm are alwaj s ready to send pit terns post free on apflcation. As winter will soon be upon us, it is necessary to pro vide against the inclemency of the weather, ao that the sudden cold does net find ns unprepared. The newest three quarter jackets are a specialty of Messrs J. iJaliun tyne and Co. and, as the popularity of this latest fashion in jackets is so great, all would-be purchasers are warned thab they muet do their shopping at once or they will find the choicest gone. Furs and mv ffa also will soon be In great demand, and, of these, there is an unrivalltd assortment awaiting inspection. No other heme in the colony is capable of furnishing euch aoomplete winter equipment as that of Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co,

St. Georo&'s Day. —Yesterday, being St. George's Day, was a bank holiday.

Borough Council Election —Burgess-e are reminded this election takes place on Wednesday next.

Strange and Co.—A ciroular from this well known firm is enclosed in the r. resent issuo of this jiurnal.

Presbyterian.—'The Christian Outlook , slatas that a new Presbyterian odarge is about to be established between Little River and Lincoln.

£ooth Africa.—Mr Eloff, ex President Kruger's souin'law, has purchased Mr Krugei'e residence at Pretoria.

Akaroa Fire Brigade Dakcb.—The first of the winter assemblies of the Akaroa Fire Brigade will be held to night in the Oddfellows' Hall. These dances which will continue all through the winter, are to ti>ke placa every alternate Friday, dancing to be held from 8 p m. to 11 p.m.

The Balkans.—lt ii suggested tlut Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria fore3aw (he poesibi'ily of a dilemma, or trap, and pre f.-rrad to go to the Riviera. The Czar li*s given M. Htcherbina's family ten thoujand roubles. The Kinz of Servia has doubled his bodyguvrd, fearing a conspiracy,

The Empire's Future— The Right H >a. R W. Hanbury, speaking at a Primroee ! e\gue meetirg at Presto."., eaid that the Kmpire'd expansion was jnding. Fe considered that the keynote of future policy was tradf. The lime was approaching when Biitain would not depend for food and raw material so much on foreigners as heretofore. The Empire was 83 wide (hat it must depend less on birth and wealth to govern it than in the past, and more upon talent and merit wherever found.

Sajtdeb and Sons Kdoalypti Extsaot. - to reports of a greab number of physicians of the largest professional standings there are offered Eucalypti Extra's which poieees no curative qualities. In protection of the world-wide fame of San 'er and Sons' preparibion we publish a f:w abstracts from these reports, which bw fully out that no reliance can ba placed in other products: —Dr. W. B. Bush, Oakland, Fla., writes. It is sometimes difficult 'o obtain bhe genuine ar.icle(S\nd?r and So i< , ). J employed different other preparati ms but they had no therapautio value and m effect?. In one case the effects ware similar to bhe lil camphora, the objectionable of whbh is well known." Dr. H. B. Drake, Oregon, says 'Since I bajame with this preparation (Sander and Som) I use io other form of eucalyptus as I thiak t by far the oeet.' Dr. L. P. Prestiu, Lyncuburg, Va., writes 1' • I never use any preparation other than Sander and 80ns', as I hays found others to be almost useless.

Sporting — At the South Canterbury Jockey Club's Meeting, on Wednosday, Mr '. F. Buchacan's Secret Society ran eecot d in the 'J imam Cup, and Covenant Maid, jointly owned by Meters Buchanan and Harris, won the Flying Handicap.

Outside News—The Albanian trout lee continue, two magistrate's were shot at Scutari.—The famine iv Sweden is relieved. —" The Timte " writes strongly egainefc the Big lad Railway Scheme. —William Brown, a caohnrVs son, who married ex Conntees Russell at the Registry Cffioe in 1)< oember, has b'en arrested for making a false statement in representing himself ac Prinoe Stuart Modena, a eon of 'he Emperor of \ustria.'

" A old Acquaintance."—Such ie the name of a new whisky, of which Mr MoKay, of the Criterion Rotd. Akaroa, hae secured a monopoly. ] i« ls\eareoM and is a vinous and deliciou- btveiage ; but taste and'try bffore yon buy.

For Children's Hacking Cough at night f ake Wood.-' Great Peppermint Cure, Iβ 6d and 2* 6d.