Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2776, 29 May 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

Akaroa County Council—A meeting of the County Coin oil wil! be hell on Satin* day (to-morrow) at the usual place and hour. N.Z. Railways—Notice of the train arrangements for the Dunedin Races and Show appears elsewhere. Bor.ouuu Council— Notice, re 9trikicg the Borough Rate, opr,oars elsewhere. Figh Tidb—On Wednesday there was aa exceptionally high tide in Akaroa Harbour. Fernijill Road.—The Pigeon Bay Road Board invite tenders for grading the upper end of Fernhill road. Ellesmbrh Licensing Committee.—The first annual meeting of the new Licensing Committee will be held on Thursday, June 4th, at noon, at the Courthouse, Little River. Lit lb Fiver Poad Board—The annual and ordinary meetings of this Board will be held on Thursday, June 4th, at the Courth«use, Little River. |^j Old French Cemetery-We are plu-rl to record that the Old French Cimtteiy, on Government Hill, has at lust been fenced in, bo that cattle and horses will no longer be allowed to graze at will among the tomb stones. University Education.—Mrßaifour will preside at Ihe Allie.l Colonial Universities dinder on July 10. It is expected that as a reeult of a conference an Imperial Council will be fosmed to deal with questions affecting general University education. The Telegraph Conference. — The British and American delegates of the International Telegraph Conference, to be held in London, have beei instructed to oppoee the compulsory adoption of the new cable code. Morocco.—Bushumara's f llowers, assisted by Figig chiefs, threate , valuable mili , tary convoys on the Morocco-Algerian frontier. Tt.e French are sending troops to protect the convoys. Enterpise.—We are glad to report that Messrs Taylor & Co. have purchased the adjoining buildingp, occupied by Mr George Haylcck, with a view to extending their business premises. This will undoubtedly be a town improvement, acd we heartily congratulate the firm on their continued eneigy and progres'. Five Pkigade Ass mbly.— Ths Fire Brigade Assembly, to be held on Wednesday, June 3rd (Prince of Wales Birthda}), is to be a lo.ig night, dancing will be kept up to iv la<:r hour. Refreshments are provided, and members are able to give invitation?. Empire Day Sports—A meeting of the Committee will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall side room, on Saturday evening, at half past seven, when prfzea will be p'vid, accounts Bettled, and the protest considered. All accounts most be sent in before noon that day to Mr George Armstrong, jr., the Hon. Sec. A Ealse Accusation—Knowledge of new things ia at least aa rapid on the Peninsula as in parts of Chrietchurch. The other day one of our settlers was iv Chriatcherch, and made a purchase in a small shop at the Ferry road ecd oi High street, tendering a postal note in payment. After a long examination, the shopwoman called to a man at the back and said ' Keep your eye on that chap while Igo for a policeman. They're not going to swindle me with their fahe cheques and banks of elegance." Luckily out , etdtler saw a pasdng that he knew, and the irate lady was mollified to the ex I' nt of consenting to receive cash for the goods purchased, but to the bitter end the refused any closer acquaintance with the postal note. A Cat Story.—A constant reader writes us that she has a cat that has recently develr pad wonderful intellectual power. It appears that the cosiest place shi could find for her kittens was one of the wa3king tub.', which ie a place of security six days out of the seven. The first washing day she w.is iv hl"fs!y ejecteJ, but ever since, she hts remov d her three kittens the night before washing day, returniug them to their favorite resort immediately that particular form of domestic trouble has bea . accomplished. A Centenarian—The "Greytown B(anr'ard " reports that Mr Henry Burling, of Waterfalls, South Wairarapa, is still hale and hearty. Mr Burling was born at Strut | ford, in Kseex, England, i« 1800, and is therefore nearly 104 years old. He cime to New Zealand in 1840, in the ship Old Ltudon son is 78 years of age, and his youngest eon 61, his eldest grand daughter 50, eldest grand son 48, great; grand daughter 32, and the great great grand child 17. Mr Burling retains all hie faculties, walks abont as vigorously as ever, i-nd only recently asked a friend if he wouid 'end him a dog ad a gun for the first of the season. Hβ has 350 living descendants.

Sa.cdkb and Sons Eucalypti Extract. - accord" ■to reports of af. 't number of phyeioiane of the largest saional standing, there are offered Euc.'ypti Extrvc'e which possess no curative qualities. \n protection of the world-wide fati* of San 'er Rons' wo publV'i a f w *bsb-icfca from those repo-ti, wliic , '. bear fully oit'o bhat no roliance can ba pi w <1 in other proiuots:—Dr. W. B. Bush, b«klnnl, Fla,, writes. Tt is sometimes rUffiiJii't to obtain the gonuiue ar iole(SinVr and Son '). I employed diflneoot other propsv;;V i-.e but the/hud no vilue an I afifaoti?. In one the o^so l s w-irs ci n< ;;r to the jil ijamph'jr-A, 11.0 objeot.i >n ib!e \y. on of whr.'h is sve'i kuo.\ti." I>r. H. 'i. [}. .ks, Oregc , ?'.ys '-ii?e I b;-!a;ne ao|u.ir, ii with J.ia proparaUon (Siaier and S:>:u) I use u> othar form of eaoalyptua us I fiink .t by' fur ir.a ot.at. . Dr. L. P. Prenyl, Lyncnvag, Vu., writes !' ' I naver uss uiy prepa- v ion other than and Soa ', is I haV3 found others to be almost usoloe-, '

A Sure Core for Croup —The first in dicalion of croup is hoarseness, and iv a child subject to that disease it may be latteu as a sure sign of the approach of an attack. Following Uiis hoarseness is a peculiar rough congh. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even »foer the cronpy cough appears, it will prevent the attack. It id uaed in many thoueaurij of homes in this broad hnd and never ditappiints theanxiouemothers. We have yet to learn of a single imtanca in whioh h has not proved effectual. No other preparation can show such a record—over thirty yeirs' conattot u.-o with mt a failure ForsUe hyj. a, D&dds, Chemist, Akaroa.

Tub Fmaix Pox Scare,— There is no hing fieeh to report. OrENiNti of Farmamknt.— According to a itlegram from the Prenrfr states that Parliament will be cpenu i on Monday, June 29. A Tof.nAmO —* tonndo io 0 A half a million p imds worth of damage, twenty-one persons were killed. The towns of Norman and Fair6e!d were destroyed. The Members' Trip,—The Mapourilo, with the Parliamentary party, left Brva for Levuka at midnight ou Taeeday, and loft therefor Auckland on Wednesday night, reaching the latter aboub June 1. • P ™ nßay ßoad BoABD.-The Return ing Officer telephoned us yeeterdiy that no nominations had been received for the U-r, •xtraorduiary vacancies on the Pigeon Biy Road Board. a y Ooursing,— All interested aro reminded that the acceptances for the Birdlng <takei close to-mirrow night at the Lake Pmytli ftrme Hotel, and that the coursing will Uk« place on Monday nexb, and Tuesdiy, if necesEary, commencing each dw nt 93D a.m J Foreign SEAMSN-The British Me rear tile Marine Committee rero:ta that the ot j-c tions against the employment of seamen do not apply to ' scan aud otlior Asiatic British subjects, who are rsp-c : a!ly useful ns firemin iv hot dim t'.a, ami cimpotent to act as fctukera en wmhips. f" Famine is China—Famine is cvi.ing terrible suffering in the south of ChinV. Thirty thousand w<.ni?n and children In r been sold into slavery since F..-b'ii:iiy —Tie Korean Government has orlerei the arr t, of Koreans who are selling their land at-d buildings to Rmsians and Chinese, Wrecks—A new Peruvian gunboat., built at Riiko' heaJ, sprang a le.ik iiid ounlo c i off the Scilly Llands. Thn crew vvero rescued. News has been received UiittLe eteimerUmona was wrecked on the M-udiva Iflands on (he 15th inst. Five hundred Indian coolies were aboard, proceeding to Matal. All landed m an uninhabited coral island. The Ceylon Gcvcrnmont aent help. The Jews in Russia.—Prominent Jewish financiers in London and Berlin are bringing pressure to bear up m the Kuasiin Government to prevent further Jewish massacre?. M. do Witte. Russian Minister of Finnncj, has warne S the ("zir t!i a a repetition o! the massacres will be disastrous to Russia.' finance. The Czar has ordered the suppression of Jew baitiDg The Empire's Trade—Mr A. B. La*, in a speech at Chester, said that there was no divergence between Mr Balfour and Mr Chamberlain. The preferential trade policy revealed in recent speeches had been arranged beforehand. Ear! Beauchamp, addressing the Birmingham Libaral Club, said that ho was confident that John Bright would have pulverised tho preferential tariff proposal. He added that England was unable 'o imperil her trade with the whole world for ths sake of the colonies. Lake Ellesmkre—"Fair Flay" writes to the Christchurch papers complaining of the Solwyu County Council, who, he considers, have been doing their beat to flood out the village settlement at Lake Ellesmere. The=>e unfortunate settlers have been waterlogged, and the last south-west gale of a fortnight ago caused them £40 ,or £50 damages to forces, e'.c. Now, Mr Me Cartney, who has the contract from the Belwyn County Council, has been allowed t) choose his own time to let out the hko and !!ic eetllers are still waiting for tho..laud to be rescued from the water. Our Native Birds.—Mr E. G. Ell, M.S.R., cays the "Press," epoke to tfir Joseph Ward yesterday regarding the do struction of native birds on Banks Peninsula. He pointed out that the tui and ra'ive pigeon were becoming very scarce, and asked that the absolute prohibition of the destruction ot all native birds be enforced in that locality, The Minister said the preservation of native birds had his entire sympathy, and ho would make erqui. ie3, and see what could be done in the matter, Latb CABLE.—The King and Queen congratulated Viscountess Gleatworth aud ent a bouquet, on her attainment of her h :ndredth birthday.—An Irish Industrial h< Qjue hae been incorporated iv New York to assht farmers in Ireland, It is hoped to raise a milliou dollars during the current year.—The Maharajah of Punna, a Ski'o i i Central India, has ber?n deposed, afur a judicial investigation, because he was implic'i'ed in poisoning his uucle, who opp sed hie m-irrUge. -During some wedding fet-tiv-iciea ut Ait*!-)* fire occurred in the ballroom. Four ladies were burned to death, and twenty were terribly injured—A party of a hundred members of the House of Lord 3 .\ d Commons will piy a visit to Canada iv L : 'o autumn.

An Australian iRAGBDY—A tmgsdy occurred at South Yari-a. The landlady of a house where a young couple nimed Ntott and their two children wire staying, f.u ing to rouae them, entered their room and fo :nd Mra Stott and a three year old child Ling dead in bed with their heads battero 1 ia and a blood stained tomahawk lyirg on the floor. The second child was in bed uoharmed j jStott is missing, und has not heon aeu since lie retired last Monday Later details show that the second Stott child,''eighteen months old, has its bidly faotured, and its recovery is hopjlea* There are indications of a terrible struggle. The other two victims were fearfully cliopp , ed about. The family wa3 in poor circumstances, and occupied a single room, rjtott is a labourer, He was dismissed from his employment on Friday. He is etiil missing

Catholic Church—His Lordship Bishop Grimes hue advised Father Kennedy that he will arrive in Akaroa, for the purpose of making the customary pastor*] visitation, and giving confirmation, on Saturday, Jun» 13th. It is proposed by the parishioner to meet hie Lord'hip at Barry's B»y, and accompany him to Akaroa on the steam launch Piraki. Benediction will be giveu by the Bishop on Saturday cv ming, and ou Sunday, at 11am., the sacrament of Con rtinnition will be administered. Hia lordship will preach both morning and evening. Oα account of the Bishop's visit, to the West C«ast, the wcok fu!l>ving, hid stay ia Akaroa will b3 a short one. lie wi'l leave for Little River, on Monday afternoon, the 15tli Juno, giving Benediction there the same evening, and Cojfi;inatioi:>, the mora ing following, Tuesday, at 10 a m.

Ballantyne 5c Co. —Messrs J. Balhntyne and Co. announce that tiiey have a complete stock of all the newest materials. Any aew coloured winter dress stuffs can bo obtained and the firm are always ready to send pit terns post free on application. As winter will soon le upon us, it is necessary to provide aguinsl tiio inolemouoy of the weather, so that the sudden cold does ntt find us unprepared. The newest threa quarter jackets are a specialty of J. iialiao tyne and 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 muffa also will soon be in great demand, and, of these, there is an uurivalled asaortmout awaiting inspection. No other house in the colony is capable ot furnishing such v, complete winter equipment as tint of Messrs J. B»llantyne aud Co i

Wotok Car Kacks.—Tlio nccihiU in the Motor R.ict fVom Paris to M -d-i 1 have caused prociuUona to bo uksn in connectio* with the forthcoming greit' racsa in Irelaai for tho Go the Benn-iti Cup; The Discvbrv—Mγ B»]f,u? stated thib '.he Governm n . w-jre prcpirnd ro bite towards senditig a relief eh ; n to the Discovery's Antarctic! expadi i> ', thingh the oi-fileiioc! in tho two so'e'iea promoting the expoiitim lnd basnruljly shiken, A Great Struck— The textile mmficturerj in Phihdelphu refn«ed to c>ncele the wo kgra' (Lmvnds that 55 hour* should ccnati'ute a weik'd wo-k It is fxpe:ted that a hunirel thousand .vj. ke s will strike on Monday. An American FeU.->.— The o! Kentucky Rent two ompaniea of militia and two cannon to protec > the G.aid Jury in !li3 town of Jdko'tso*, wl iii is iav ).-i'.igitinr» the m irdere resulting from a vt'ndetttv*b°tvve3u tho Harr'a m and Conckroel fa-niliea Tne fjmiliei combined in threatening to miirdor thy jur/. The Ealkans— M cai'oniang ab Bmar* dea!i, in th? Ki-tnria diatri t, using dyna' mite biTib?, h.d a seuee with Turks, whTJfi artiHery dfstroyod ths villflgv The whnlrt in'urapa*; bail war annihilated.— Na'c evios, the Bu's;iri:in Mi lister of Fin , anjo visits Conahuitinopl". b> arrange a rap , pr'Bchtnen , -. *ith lurkty, and to dissip\t9 iie riisßru-t prevalent regarding Bulgaria's attitude on the Balkan q .cation. Tub Finance Bill.—ln the House of C mnmnaSir H. Campbell Bvjnerman gave notice cf mot'on at the second reading stage of the Finance Bill, "Th-.t this House regarding the maintenv.oa of freetrada easen'ial to the we'f re of tho people and Ihe interests ii the Empirci, decliu?s, in view of recent Miiiiifrial deoU-ation", loproceed ' with the Bill without further disclosures of the Government's fiscal pnliuy. The Berlin correspondent of tho " Morning Post" states that Aua'ralii'a attitulo a"i regards preferential trade has c nvinced Germany that It it saU to make reprisals againab (Janana. Britain and America.—Speaking at a bvnquet giv n at New Yo-k by the Society of Pilgrims, in honour of Sir M'chael Her* bert, the British Ambassador at Washington, Mr Rot*, B=cretary for War, declared that England was Americas tm? ftiend. War 4 betw3en England and America would nob only be a crime, but would argue incapacity on the parb of the governing Powers worse than a crime. Colonel Hay, American Beo' retary of State, wrote praising Sir Miohisl "• Herbert ne an Ambassador who stood solidly for pejee.

Selwyn County- Ccunoil —-" The Prese" siya thit i.t a meeting of this Council on Wednesday, Mr J. Wolfe presented a pstitioa asking that Lake Ellesmere should be opened, Other petitions from aetblera effected, makiug similar requests, were received, and it was resolve! to call upo» ""* the coniractor to left out the water. Estimates for clearing out the old bed of the Halewell river was submitted by Mr Quealey, and it was resolved to approach the Akaroa ! County wiih a view to obtaining a contribu , tion for the work. Ie wan resoJfved to call tenders for cleaning the upper portions of the Haleweil river. Early Explorers—Sometime ago (writes a correspondent to the •■ Preen}") it was stated that the late Mr A. Rhodes, of Leithfield, was the first to take a boat's crew up the Waimakariri with stores for the first survey party under tUe late Mr '*' John 0. Boys, This statement having come under the notice of one of ijfr Boya'a assistant, now iv England—Mr Alfred Weston—ha writes to say that MeWe SJom,jf White and John Hay, of Pigeon Bay, were the fireL whitemen to oross the bar. They came from Lyttelton to cut timber for the survey, and Messrs A. Weston and th* late C. Denby rowed the boat back to Lyfc. telton, In 1847 Mr Boys began hts surveys and it was in J B4B that Mr Rhodes and his orew teok them stores, so that It is ja«u m possible that, quite unaware to the We Mr Rhodes, Meseis White and Hay h»d the Honour of exploring and pioneering the VVaimakarlri about the time stated. Insuring against Appendicitis—The <* latest novelty among bhe speculators in io. eurance (says " The New Idea " for April) has 'made its appearance in London, at Lloyd's, in the shape ef insurance against expense or death from appendicitis The applicant who is free from a well defined or discoverable predisposition to inflammation *" of that inconven'enf. apparently inexplicable orpran, the appe id'x vermiformie, for an annui! premium of 53 gets a policy guaranteeing his di ect expenses if he hat to m undergo an operation, up to the amount »f £250; and if he dies during or in consequence of such operation, the designated beneficiary receives a lump sum of £250. The new scheme is said to Jbe taking very well, and large numbers of such policies have been written. The scheme is legitimate enough, and takes its place with specialised accident insurance. From tha point of view of the underwriters, however, remarks an exchange, it may be found necessary to in- : <#' cert a «lause in such policies miking their pi c s~BsioT confidential bntween insurers and insured. If the surgeon? l< new who held insurance] of this kind, there is reason to that the number of operations immedi- *> ntoly and imperatively necessary would show on alarming increase.

For Bronchial Cough, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Iβ 6d and 2i 6d Jevery where.

" Auld Acquaintance."—Such is the name of a new whisky, of which Mr McKay, of the Criterion Hotel, Akaroa, has 4* eecured a monopoly. Ib is 15 years oH and is n. vinous and delicious beverage ; but taste and try before you buy.