Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2773, 19 May 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

Meetings B* Cocksfoot — Cocksfoot meetings will be held in Pigeon B-y to day. in Little Akaloa on Wednesday aid Okaio s on Thursday. Thh Nbw Police Station.—The contract for the new police buildings at Akoroa h»s been let to Mr J. J. Walker cf Akaroa. co we may hope to see them s. ecdtly iv course of erection. For Bronchial Cough, take Woods Orcat Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d every where.

Peninsula Coursing Club -Twenty three dogs are cn'ered for the Birdling Stakes. Owners are reminded that accept arces close on Saturday •at the Lake Forsvth Arms. Little Fiver. H.M. CoutmiousE—V.'e are glad to notify that Mr Hayward's tender fcr the painting of the Akarca Courthouse has been accepted, A new coat of paint will improve the bp pearacce cf our courthouse Empire Day Fports—The3a sports promise to be a treat success Wo hear the en'rieß promist to be exceedingly good, an 1 a- will 1)2 seen by our advertising columns, an excellent entertainment has been ar* ranged by the hon. sec Enttici close on Wednesday, co intending competitors must lo c no time in forwarding their entries. Death —Mr Martindale, a very old Penineu'u rebident. died suddenly at his home at Du\auchelle'a yesterday morning. He waß a brother of that Mr Martindale, who, in partnership with Mr Harvey Hawkins, mide the Lyttelton breakwater in the face of many difficulties. Besides his farm at Duvauchelle's, deceased owns several Akaroa properties. An Rc:ount of the iaquest will be f mnd elsewhere. The Weathbr -The rain does not appear to have done much damage on this side, though it has at Little River. There is a bid a'p at Wainui between tba wharf and post «ffic-, acd ore hetw.en French (Farm aid Barry's Bay, which prevented the milk suppliers from getting their carts to the factory on Saturday. It is surprising so little cUm&ee ha? been done considering the amount of rain th»t fell. .:•('. ioent—As the Bey. Pattison was driving down the Pigeon Bay Hill on Sunday last he met with an accident which might hive been much more serious. As he was nearing Barry's Bay Pasß his horse fell and the j?rk of the fall smashed the shaft of the trap, and threw Mr Pattison right out on the road. Fortunately, he escaped with little injury, only his side and back being severely strained. Mr Barker drove past a few minutes after, and, with his help, the : trap was fix6i up agvin. and Mr Pattison waa able to drive into Akaroi. when he held his usual evening service in spite of feeling severely shaken by his fall Ballantynb k Co. —Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co. announce that they hav§ a complete stock of all the newest materials.'* Any rew coloured winter dress stuffs can be obtained and the firm are always ready to send patterns post free on application. As winter will soon be upon us, it is necessary to provide against the inclemency of the weather, so that the sudden cold does not find us unprepared. The newest three quarter jickets are a specialty of Messrs J. Balian tyne aod Co. and, as "the popularity of this latest fashion in jackets is so great, all would 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 great demand, and, of these, there Is an unrivalled assortment awaiting Inspsction. No other house in the oolony is capable of furnishing suoh a complete winter equipment as tint of Messrs J. Ballantyne , and Co

Distress in Afghanistan.—Owing to the distress in Afghflnis'au, the Ameer hes suspended the duties on food grains. P/>Y p etivicfs—A meetirg of the mem beis of the Ohuroh of England will be heM at the Council Chambers, Duvauchf I'o'p, nn Thursday next, at 2,30 p,m,, when tt" new fro;ran:me cf Fay services will be held. FrAimows—-The Board if Agricu'fure ra« 'ssued on rffic : al pamphlet, condemning snarrows. It declares 'hßt three-fourth*! of the whole of the food they consume is cultivated praiu. The __• insteb Regiment —Thirty four men of the Leinster Regiment have been court martia'led at Pretoria for various nffpnces sirce February. Local rewspnpe's urge that an inquiry fh'ii'd be held iDto the matter, Improving the Road to CfIRistCKURCH. —It, ia announced a rru'etin? of ratepayers in Barty's and Duv. uchelle's Bays will be held nt thp Oounly Council office-, Duvau.1 7 p.m. rrxt to discuss the qiie.t.'nn of a nrw wharf at Barry's Pay, and also of maki-g a flat road be tu*. fu the two Bays ir qnestion. fl karoa District Hioh School —The Po-i-ugh School reTp or pd yesterday after 'hp holidays. We hea<* th-»t there p-omises to be a l'rge a' tendance nf betweeu 30 and 40 at. the prcondarv c'sfpi-r. It ia gratifying *o ro'p that pupils fi v m Okain's, Wainui, and fig. whpre on the Peninsula, are now Mi*g advantage of the opportunity offered them of a free y education. British Submarines—Mr Arnold Foster "aid -hot the Admiral'y was fatisfied with the Brit! h submarines. He declared that no recent Contirental naval programme was so rapid and formidable as that of Germany. » Lord Onslow.—The «' Daily Mail" states that the Government has offered the late Mr R. W. TTanbury's pn_ t as President of the Board of Agriculture to Lord Onslow. German Army Tyranny.—Thr. retirement of the Kaifer's brothpr in law, Prince Bernhard of Paxe Meiningen, from the army, is attributed to his denouncing the brutal tyranny of the non commissioned officers towards the men, and recommedning thellat e r to report their maltreatment. The Isthmian Canal—President Roosevelt, speaking at San Francisco, paid the Is'hmian Canal would make the Atlantic ond Pacific coast lines practically continuous Ho advocated the acqaisiticn of more fightit cr ships. The Persian Gulf—The Russian newspipers are incensed at the Maiquis of L nsriowne's recent Declaration with reference to the Persian Gulf. They assert that Russia will continue the trans-Caspian or trans-Caucasian railway to Bander Abbas. Wellington telegram states that Mr Beetham, 8.M., at Christchurch, Is about to retire. Mr Haselden, of Wellington, will succeed him. Mr Law son, the official Assipnee at Auckland, will also retire. Mr J. H. Pope, Inspector of Native Fchools, will be retired from the Government service at the end of the year. Amongst the Cannibals —Colonel Montonirn'g expedition, sent to punish the AHp, a cann'bn' ttih. nf southern Nigeria, for an unprovol-ed ittack upon the District Com-miss-inner, had three weeks' stubborn f*ght" ing. The AHp lost heavily. Ihe British cafiualt : Pß numbered eleven. Prince Ferdinand.—The Sofiia corres. pondent of Renter: Agency reports that an anonvmons circular published accuses Prince Ferdinand of betraying Bulgaria, nnd warrs him that it would be better to join the national cause before it is too late. The Anarchists—Rousseau, the French Canadi .r>, make* of the Infernal machine found amongst the TTmbn'a's oargo, has di-oppeared. The rren who were carrying KnnH»pau's box on board the Umbria dropp rd it in the roadway and sat thereon when the machinery was working. Rousseau, it is supposed, has sailed for Europe. It i l * believrd t bat he is identical with Bossow. the Oh-'nago Anarchist, who was before the public in 1886. He left a paper referring to the destruction of the White Star liner Maronic, which was mysteriously lost in 1880. Germany and America—ln retaliation for Germany's objection to born x as a pre servative of meat, the United States Government intends in July to enforce a law excluding sausapes treated with borax, and requiring the placing of labels upon imported drugs, liquors and food, showing their ingredients, and excluding those which are forbidden to be sold in the countries of their orig-'p, and nlsn prohibiting t he exportation of American foods not allowed to le Bold iv Amerlci. The King and Qoben in Scotland.— Th" l King and Queen presented war medals to the Black Watch >t Dilkeith, made a semi-State prog'ess through the principal streets of Edinburgh, inspecUd the Royal bodyguard of archers, visited Edinburgh Castle, the Royal High School and St. Giles Cathedral, and opened Colenton Mair s Hospital, whioh hftß been erected at a cost of £350,000. The various functionstincluded a State luncheon at Holyrond. The King and Queen had an immense reception t Glasgow, where they laid the foundation stone of a new technical college. The King conferred a baronetcy on Lord Provost Prim rose. Mr Kinsella —Mr J. A. Kicsella, the late Dairy Commissioner, was presented by I the Mayor of Wellington on behalf of the dairying Bection i.f tha Produce Exporters' ! Association, wilh an illunrnated address, prior to his depvtuie to tte Transvaal. Speaking at a dinner given to him the the same evening, Mr Kiu ella s-ud that he had not receive 1 the support he was entitled to. Other countries were combicing scientific inveslig >' ion with dairying. So far as he could see, N**w Z n al\nd was nob much further ahewl in scierrific work than on the diy the ■ x>trl cam", to th'- country. i atk Cablk. - Tne pro... ot< of Mr Grover CleveUnd standing for ih=t Pie-i dency are increasing. — Lud Milnor h m been ordered a complete rest. H j «i I start for England in July.-—A report ia current that Belgium will receive a larg* trac'j north east of the present boundaries of the Congo Free State on evacuating its Lado and N le territory.—Three German sailors have been sentenced to death f r murdering three officers and four siilors of the barque Veronica.—There are 22,166 children attending the Government sohools in the Tranßvaal. News. —For continuation ot news so. ourth page.

Obithaky.—The deaths areanuoU'C dof Sir James Westland, a member of the Conn, oil r.f T..dia, aged 61, and John Dawson, the wdl known racel orse owner.

Amatki'r Engine Drivers —A numl eof _tud<nts at Ya'e College, sympathising with the employers dcv te a portion if h ir in.c r p'.iciug 'he drivers o > strike in Cmnecticut.

Fmpirhi Day . c poRTS-The ha'f mile was omitted in the programme published of these sports. As several entries have been received, it has been resolved to acoept further entries up to 10 a.m. on the morning of the sports, after which tha handicap will be dec'ared as epeedily as possible.

Tennis Dance—Last Tuesday night, i* spite of the bad weather, abcut 14 or 15 couples present at a euchre party and dp.ncp, given by the Akaroa Lawn Tc. nis Club. Fuchrc was played till 10.30, the luck Veing eve. Iy divided. No less than three ladies had to pay off for first which fell in the end to Miss Ethel Jacobson. Miss Anderson won the ladies' booby. Mr T. Penlington was the dinner of the gentlemen's first priz", and Mr Leete carried off the tnoby. The p*''ze. were well worthy trying for. The d_noe which followed was a very rnjoynble one and was kept up till early n xt mornirg. The sfcretary and other lady members of the club are to be congratulate on the excellent evenirg's amusement provided. It is only to be regretted that the bad weither prevented so many others from coming. Sawdrb and Sons Eucalypti Extract. - to reports of a great number of physicians of the largest professional standing, there are offered Euoalypti Extm s which po.aess no curat've qu-*lifciei. In protection of the world-wide fam-* of Sanger and Sons' prepir*tion we publ sh a fiw abstraots from these reports, whioh heir fully out that no reliance oan bipho-din other products:—Dr. W. B. Bush, Oaklan \ Fla., writes. It is sometimes difficti't 'o obtain the genuine ar .iole (Sander and S j j-')* I employed diffierent other preparations but thty had no therapeutio value and no effects. In one case the effects were simiUr to the Al camphora, the objectionable action of whish is well known." Dr. H. B. Drake, Oregon, says 'Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use io other form of eucalyptus as I think it by" far the oest.' Dr. L. P. Prestou, Lyncnbnrg, Va., writes I' • I never use any preparation other than Sander and Sons', as I ha7_ found others to be almost useless. M 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 > ears old and is a vinous nnd delicious beverage ; but taste and try before you buy. Fob Tnfluerz' and Cold in the Head take Woods' Great i'eppotmint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d.