Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2771, 12 May 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

Carpi, at, Moran.—Messrs Huldart Par ker'a steamer Victoria has been chartered to c.nvey Cirdlu.l Moran and party to the South Seas at the end of July.

The Premier's Visit.—The Premier tela crashed on Thursday to Mr 11. Laurenson, M.H.R., stating that he wou'd probably b. in Canterbury on May 22nd. Mr Seddon may then pay his promised visit to Bank's Petnn. ula.

Fire Brioade's Dance—The second d .nc3 of the winter series took plica in the Oldfi ilow.i'Hall on Friday night and was atten .ed by ab.ut 40 couples. The music was supplied hy Mr J. Na r bey and a most enjoyable evening was spent by those present.

Ray Services —On Thursday afternoon at 2 30 p.m., a conf. recce will be held in the County Cjur.cil Clumbers, Duvaucheile, when a n.w phi. of Church of Eng'and services in the Bay. wi'l be considered.

Hoeox Bay Road Board — Kb Mr W. Goidwin has res : g <_d from the Board, and only M.ssrs G. McKay an! W. Corrigall were n.m'nated, twoextraordicary vacancies li »va occurred, for wh eh nominations close on May 26th.

Missing.—Our Little River correspondent write, us that a resident of thirty-five yews'standi.-g. named Batchelor, left his house on Thursday morning, and was seen coiug in tho direction of the Port Levy track. As he was not eeen or heard of, a a search porty went out rcouring the h lis. Th. m. n was found at Lytt ltoa <n Saturday,

Akaroa County Backs -The CJC. have advised that the investments on the machine ia the Maideu Piato Race on March 10.h shoull be disposed of as under :— Money on Nikola to be returner! to investors, and balance paid to investors on Wfukaraupo. The secretary of the Akaroa Club is now prepared to do as diiected.

The Commission of the Peace.—On Thursday last, Mr Wm. Sims, our Tovvn Clerk, was sworn in by Mr Bishop a3 a Justice of the Peace, and took his seat on the Bench. By a blunder on the part of cur stupid reporter, his name did not appsar amongst the sitting justices, for which we apologise. Mr S. H. Salt, of Pit;eon Bay, haß also been gazetted a Justice of the Pebce.

Tnß Bagdad Railway.—Germany ii ex periencing difficulty ia securing fl ancial support for the Bagdad !..ihvr.y. The S visa, French, and An: ri-atls are threaten ing to withdraw.

Football—The abnual geueral meeti gof the Peninsula Rugby Association will take place at the Criterion Hotel, at 7.30 p.m. o_ Saturday evening next. The fixbures for the Flag matches will be arrange I—The Akaroa F.C. will open their season on Thur.ct .y sftornoon at tho Recreation g.ound.

Empire Day .potits—A meeting of the Committee for these sports was held on Safurday night, Mr Checkley in the chair. The programme was considered and arranged and appears in our advertisement columns Aftpr the transaction of some business, the Comrrittee adjourn.'l to this {Tues .ay) ever.ing, when they in .ot at Mr Ingram's shop.

The Fomaliland Campaign. — A Rev* ters mpss.gp s'atrs bha r / the opinion at Aden is against reverting in the ten mile co »_UI 'imifc a.-d recommend ths retention of the line between Boh te, Burao, and [.a'ge'sa as the only prnc'ical frontier cf the Protect orate Major Pluukett's last s.and was tmde in open ground, covered with low 1.u.1.0R three feet high The Mullah's forces occupied thick bu h. The Mullah led the last rush, and meanwhile, after ordering »h» fifr,v survivors to ma'.e a fiual charge, Major Plunkett wi. s shot dead.

<"*kaiv's Ray Footb.ll Club—A meetin 8! «. « held in the Hall, Okain's Bay, for th. pirpose of forming a Football Club, '1. f> beirg about thirty present, Mr W. I'r-n- as in the chair. On the motion of Mr A Ware, .econded r y Mr A Mason, it was decided to form a cub, and that a team be entered for flag matches*. The following officers were then elected :—Patron, Dr Thacker; President, MrC. Thack<r; Vice Presidents, Me__rs G. Mason and J. R. Thacker; Club Captain, Mr W. Thomas ; Committee, Messrs R. C. Mason, J. Harris, E. 3. Maarn, W. Harris, A. Mason, T. Harris and A. Ware. The opening day was fixed for Saturday, 16 h May,

Victorian Railway Strike—The Syd ney LahonrJouncil passed strong resolutions expressing disgust at tha action of the Victorian Government in bringing about an industrial crisis by forcing the railway men to Btand up for their rights as men. or be shackled like bond slaves. The Council, which numbers forty thou»end members, pledged Itself to support the men in the " atrocious" treatment meted out to them. Intensi excitement is felt in Melbourne on account of the Railway strike. Even the c. g'neers are threateni g to join the strikers and acciients have alrea .y occurred on the lines; but one only aionr to be serious. This ended in the derailing of a goods train and the death of a large rumrer of stock. Other trades are nffected hy the strike, the fishermen, in particular, being thrown out of work. There ar> practically no country trains running. The Government is de termined to remain firm and not yield to •he demands of the strikers.

Kmimre Day. — ? the following from Mr G. Hoehen, Sec e'nry of the Educatirn Dppartmint : -Tho Government of New Zealand .p. that in f.ture the h r'hday of Her late Majesty Queen Ticshall be k own as " Kmpire Day," nnd hop. a thit .'rp« will be taken by all school .utru>>iti.. t!ir ughou* the ..olony to secure a suit .hie obser v>•ce of the day. I have Bcnordinqly ti surest that at every school ilih chi'drpn .hall be as-embled on the morn ing of Km pi c D.ay (which this year will be d»ern°d to t>- Monday, 25th May, as the 24-h falls on Su i 'ay), and that thoy Bhall s.lut. the flag. This ceremony may bo b« f-illowi d l>v a short address to the children r-mind ; nL' tlpn of the privileges and duties citiz n= of Ihe Fmpire. The remainder of the day sho'il 1 he observed as a holiday. It is possible that in some cases the school airhorities may a> c their way, by means of le.tures, magic lantern representations, music and song, to draw the attention of the scholars attending their schools to matters of an Imperial and patriotic charaoter.

Akaroa Boating Club—A committee meeting of this Glut, was held at the Boat house on Frid . v evening Present—Messrs Miohell (chairman), VV'hel.h, Henning, Lyn skey. Goodwin, Penlington, and Leete. Apologies were received for the absenco of Messrs Gray, Anderson, and Woodill. The minut.s of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence was read from Canterbury Centre, also from Mr Simpson re four oar now building. The Captain then presented Mr Whelch with a marble timepiece, on behalf of his club mates, and wished him every happiness in his new state Mr Wh. 1 .h replied, thanking »he members for the gift. The hon. _.c. wa. instructed to write «r,d thank Mr '•'i mpson for the trouble he had tnken nv. the boat, and also write to Messrs Edwards & Son, Melbourne, for a quotation for a four oar. It was resolved that the closing social and presentation of prizes be held on Friday, June 12th. It was decided to charge members and their male friends 2s 6d each ladies free by invitation. Committees were appointed to carry out the arrangements for the social. W. Jacobson was p opos.d, balloted for, and duly elected a member. It was resolved tbat the bon. sec. write to the Regatta Com mittee requesting them to call a meeting at _.n early date. The meeting then adjourned

.ANDES AND SONS EuOALYPTI EXTRACT. - according to reports of a great number of physicians of the largesb professional standing, there are offered Eucalypti Extn.'s whioh possess no curat've qualities. In protection of >he world-wide fame of Sander and Sons' prcpant'on we publish a faw abstracts from these '.p<ws, which boar fully out that no re'!_nr c can be placed in other product: —Dr. W. B. Bußh, Oakland, Fla., writeß. It is sometim-s difficult to obtain the genuine ar icle(Skn iTand Son.'). I emp.oypd difße r ent other preparations but they hid no .'nerapeutio value and no effects. In one .a.c the effects wars similar to the ;• il carnphora, the objectionable action of whl.h is well known." Dr. H. B. Drake, Oregon, says 'Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sanier and Sons) I use vi other form of eucalyptus.as I think ib by* far the oest.' Dr. L. P. Preston, Lynccburg, Va., writes 1' ' I never v._ aiy preparation other than Sander and Son ■', as I havj found others to be almost useless

Ballantynb & Co. -Messrs J. Ballanty ie and Co. an .nurre t hat they have a complete .took of all the newest materials. Any t_w coloured winter dress stuffs can be obtuii c 1 and the firm are always ready to send pitterns post free on application. As winter will soon be upon us, it is necessary to provide against the inclemency of the weathsr, so that the sudden cold does nr t find us unprepared. The newest three-quarter jackets are a specialty of Messrs J. Baliantyufi ai 1 Co. and, as the popularity of this late-t fashion in jackets is so great, all v., uld be purchasers are warned that they must do their shopping at once or they will find the choicest gone. Furs and muffs also will soon be in grei.t demand, and, of those, there is an unrivalled assortment awaiting iußpßction. No other house in the colony is capable of furnishing such a oomplete winter equipment as th.t of Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co

For Bronchial C. x h, tike Woods' Great Peppermint Ci:re, Is 6d and 2a Od everywhere,

i'KNiNSUL. Hoksks.—.UtlufCh i.-tchurch Rv:jrg Club's meeting on .atunity, the Christchurch Autumn H.ndicap was won by Z.alius. Mr (}. (). Homes Clauburn o ing second aud Mr J. F. Bujh .nan's Secret Society third.

Installation r. Mayor-'ih firmJinMtulv.io. of Mr Of hell an Mayor of the 80-o gli for the ensuing year takes pin c tomorrow, Weuie.cby evening, at 7.J0 it the Council Chambers

The Ariadnb—The Ariadne ewe will be revived in thi. Colony this week, when Mr Brandon, a Wellingt >n lawyer, will sit at Wellington to t»k. evidence in th- chim of Kerry, owner of the yacht, ajjaiiut th • underwriters. Some £10,000 in' all ii in volved. The evidence will b.• f .rw_rdei to England.

Russia and Manchcp.ia — R<-uter'_ Pekiu correspondent states t .at the Russians have reoccupied Niurhwang and girris ned the forts at the mouth of th. l.iii River. Mr Buy has asked Pre.ideut Roosevelt to authorise Americi to unite with Japan ar.d England in compolli a Russia to evacua'e VUn.huria. Later a .vices that Russia ha. established a emulate at Mukden.

SmciDE—Ao irquett was held at the Forsyth _rm9 Hotel, on Friday, before Mr H W. Rishop, on the bidy of Tarn .la Waka, a Maori who shot hinrelf. Evidence was eiven by Dr Cooke, F.Birdllng and Conatihe McOormsck, and th<* jury returned tho fol lowing verdict :■—" That the deceased died from the effects of a g.mhot woundjinflicted by his own hand while temporarily insane."

Cocksfoot—A meeting of the deleg.'e., appointed at the recent cockßfoob meeting, was held at Duvauchelle's yesterday. Pro sent—Messrs Hall (Cha ; rman), Pettigrew, Warner, R.JFhming, E. Goodwin, Bruce. Mr Biker was also pre3ent and the schet c, as presented by him, was discussed and amended, It was resolved to fubmit the amended scheme to meetings to b . call, d a' th. various contrrs, the particulars appear ing in advertisement . Isewhere.

Native Bush—Mr H. D Buch .nan (says the •* Lyttelton Times") has informed Mr Ell that he is prepared to sell to the Govern ment 250 acres of bush land, nn (he shore of Lake Forsyth, at th. land valuation About twelve years ago Mr Buchanan, it is uider stood, made a similar offer in respect ta another piece of bush, but, as the offer ws not taken up, the trees had to be cleared He is very anxious that bird life in the district should be preserved as much as possible. Mr J. Loe, tho owner of Kennedy's Bush, has informed Mr Ell that h° is prepared to treat with tho Government.

A Pure Cure for Croup —Tho first, ir dication of croup is hoar.cnes!, and in a child subject to that disease it may be taken as a sure f c»n of the approach of an attack. Fol'owing t his u <nr?en. sa is a. peculiar rough congh. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even ifter the cro-py cough Appears, it will prevent the attack. It is used in many thousands of homes in this broad land and never the anxi&i_s mothers. We b«V- yet to learn of a single instance in which it hai provrd effectual. No o'her preparation can show such a record—over thirty years' const,-nt use without a failure. For s\la by J. S. Dorms, Chemist, Akaroa

" Auld Acquaintance."—Such is the name of a new whisky, of which Mr McKay, of the Criterion Hotel, Akaroa. has secured a monopoly. It is 15 years o'd and is a vinous and delicious beverage ; but taste and try before you buy.

For Influenza and Cold in the Head take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d.