Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2796, 4 August 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

The Town Hall.—Notice, ro sale o Town HaM, appears elsewhere.

Sal« Days—Thursday iB sale day at Little River, and Friday is sale day at Duvauchelle's.

N.Z. Railways—The railway arrangements for the Grand National Meeting, on lltb, 13th and 15th August, appear elsewhere.

Kishnieff Outrages. — Two peasants have been arrested on a charge of murdering RybaleDza, the youth whose murder was attributed to Kishnieff Jews for ritual purposes. One of the peasants confessed to the crime. Thb Poru's Death—Father Kennedy informs us that he intends holding a Requiem Mass at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. He will preach a panegyric on the life of Leo XfIL The service would have taken place earlier had Fat'rer Kennedy not been absent.

Akaeoa District High Souool.— A Committee meeting was held last evening ; present—Messrs Bruce (Chairman), Dodds, Munro and Chappell. Correspondence was read from the Board, approving the list of requisites forwarded for use of the High School, and stating that the Clerk of Works would come down to see the leaks in the roof. The Chairman was authorised to write to the Board re Truant Cffiier, the report of attendance being not at all good. The Chairman reported that the covering of the well in the school ground had fallen in, the decking being rotten. He had had it re-covered, but reoommended that it should be filled in. It was decided to do this when the weather Improved.

Thh Takapdna Abhors,—The Takapuna took the ground when entering the New Plymouth harbour shortly before eight on Friday morning. It was dead low water, and spring tides, with heavy northerly roll. She giounded on a fandy bottom, an became unmanageable, but when the tide made she got off and steamed alongside the v/harf about eleven o'clock. It is believed no damage is done.

Cancer, —Mr Balfour, presiding at, a meeting in connection with the Canoer Research Fund, said that he was hopeful that important results would be obtained. Every Fuecestod remedy, supported by reasonable fvidonce, would be carefully investigated.

Sappho—Mr Justice Farewell has graiited Mins Olsa Nethersole an injunction to re strain the production by Mr Bf-rnard Espin Bssi, of Fydney, of a version of " Bappho,' nn the ground that the copyright is in fringed.

Fxplosion ih Noumea.—A fearful explos ion occarred in the business part of Noumea on Friday. Hundreds of people aseambled on hearing the terrible report. A tinsmith was putting a tap in an iron alcohol drum without removing the bung. The drum exploded, decapitating the tinsmith, his head beirg blown several feet away. The chief engineer of the steamer France, who was watching, with his eight year old son, was blown several feet. The former hud his face and eye blown off, and the latter was badly injured. Is la feared that both will die.

Latb Cable. — Twenty Cardinals are regarded as candidates for the Papal Throne.—Grevioun reports are current; of the damage occasioned by the rain through out Great Britain.—Arnold has accepted the Marvlebone's invitation to accompany the oricket team to Australia—German newspapers are supporting Russia over the Manchurian question.

Russian Preparations.—There is unusual military activity in south Russia. For three weeks high officers from nil parts have conferred daily at Odets* Rpeoial manoeuvres are practised, e?pecially enentrenchment, night attack and firing. Large orders have been given for ammunition. The commi sariab is very aotive. The managers of the Volunteer fleet have b'en warned to prepare for the early withdrawal of all vessels from the commercial tervice. Reports from Vienna Btate that the Sultan has been aßked to permit several Russian warships to p»ss the Dardanelles, bound to the Far East.

A Divorce Cash. — Conttantinide, a Greek merchant. ha<» petitioned for a divoroe from the daughter of the late Stephen Rolli. The lady, who is very rioh, obtained a divoroe in Dakota, and married Dr Lnnce. The jury found that the respondent, oo respondent and petitioner were all gu'lty of and assessed the damagei at £25,000. Mr Justice Jeune reserved judgment on the point whether the petitioner's adultery would justify him in diimi9sing the petition.

China's Dowager Emprtss —The Queen Dowager cf China has begun a crmade against reformers in the south, and his ordered the arrest of forty journalists in Fharghai and Pekin who had mildly criticised the Government.

Peninsula Salbtards Co.—A special meeting of shareholders to pass fpeoial resolutions to extend the power to borrow conferred on the Directors, will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday next, August 7th, at the Somerset Hotel. Duvauohelle's. As threefourths of the Company, entitled to vote, must be present in per on or by poxy to pass the resolutions. All interested are specially requested to attend.

Ballantynb & Co.—Messrs BaHantyne and Co.'s winter sale is the event of the hour, as can be seen by the gigantic crowds visiting the firm's premises. Drapery to suit all requirements can now be procired at special sale prices. A complete inspection is cordially invited. Ladies', gentlemen's and children's clothing is now on show, and all who think of purchasing are advised to come at once, as much of their stock has already been disposed of. Country oufcfcom' ers are reminded that all letter orders are promptly attended to, so that these who wish to profit by the phenomenal low irioes now ruling can write at once for their bar gains. There is absolutely nothing but new stock offered to the public, andinow is the time to buy really first class materials at the lowest possible figure at J. Ballantyne and Co.'B great winter sale.

A Bad Cold can not be cured too quick ly. For this purpose Ohambrrlain's Cough Remedy is unequalled, For sale by J. S. Dodds, Ghemisb, Akakoa.

For Brpnchial,Cough, tako Wodd9' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2a 6d every, where.

Akaroa and Wainoi Road Board.- A meeting of the Board will be held at thj usual place and hour, on Saturday next, August Bth

Duvaxjohellk's ScHOOii.—A concert and danoe, in aid of the Duvauchelle's B«y •oW, will be held in the Assembly Roomi Duvauchelle's, tO-nighb, at 7.30 p.m.

PbnlnsOla Horse Suow —\ nveting of the Committee to arrange for the nttt PeriosuU Ho-ae Show, will use pace on Saturday next, 8 h, at 2 p.m., in the schoolroom, Duvaohelle'a.

Rollib Prating.—The roller skating, in aid of the Fire Brigade whioh was to have taken ntao* in the Oddfellows' Hall, on TuesJft/ next, has been unavoidably postponed.

Tbkir Majesties in Ireland.—-An old woman by the wayside, at Recess, County Galway, atked the King to remit her hus" band's seotenoe of imprisonment. On in' quiries proving that the man's charaoter was the Queen, with the King's permission remise! the sen'ence on the spot.

Dairy I Xpert. — Mr Pederson, of Den mark, has been engaged by the Government as Dairy Fxpert, in succession to Mr Kin* seila. It is expected that he will arrive in this c lony within three months.

AROHDhacon UnoART) —The Yen. Archdeacon Lingard, Archdeacon of Akaroa, announced on Sunday night that b.9 had forwarded to the Bishop his resigna'ion of the Cure of Bt. Luke's It is said that the Archdoaoon intends taking a trip to Eng" land f>r the benefit of his health.

PiKINStJLA Coursiko Club—A meeting of this Club was held on Saturday last at the Criterion Hotel, Mr E. F. Lelievre presiding, and Messrs Bell, Henning, Gibb?, Mackay and Jacobson being present. The balano sheet, showing a balanos of £3 7s 7d to credit, was read and adopted, and a vote of thanks to the Hon. Sec was passed.

Pigeon Bay Entbt.tainmbst.—A compli' mentary ooncert of first olass order has been arranged to take place in Messrs Goodwin Bros' large hall, at 7.45, on Thursday. August 6th. A ball follows the concert and judging by the successful entertainments held in the Biy before, this function should prove a most enjoyable one.

Akaroa Police Station. -Our member, Captain Rhodes, forwarded to His Worship the Mayor the following official communication from the Minister for Pnblio Works :— " Referring to the letter of 6th inst., which you received from the Mayor of Akaroa, to the effect that the shareholders in the Akaroa Town Hall Company had pas-ed a resolution offering to sell the Town Hall site, exolusive of buildings, to the Govern' ment for the turn of £10 ,1 have mw the honour to stato that the Government aocepts the offer, and the Crown Solicitor will be duly instructed to prepare a conveyance nf the Crown, for the purpose of erecting a police station thereon. Will you kindly iv' form the Mayor accordingly.—Wm. HallJonis. Election op the Pove.— Cardinal Di Pietro's chance is ttill considered tbe best. The meeting of the Conclave of in the Sistine Chapel opened at 4 o'clock on Saturday night. At 11.45 a dense white smoka issued from the chimnoy connected with the ftoves where the voting papers are burned, due to the addition of damp straw, and indicating that the firat ballot had proved without result. The secoi d ballot, which finished at six, had a similar result. The ten thousand people assembled in the Square awaiting Ihe reEult, dispersed half an hour later.

Sander vndSoms Eucalypti Extract.accordu.,* to reports of a great number of physicians of the largest professional standing, there are offered Eucalypti Extrao's which pOiS63S no curative qualities. In protection of the world-wide fa<ne of Sanger and Sons' preparation we publish a few abstraots from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can be placed in other products:—Dr. W. B. Bußh, Oakland, Fla., writes. It ia sometimes difficult to obtain the genuinacrcicle (Sander and Sons'). I employed diffioreab other preparations but they had no therapautio and no effeot3. In one case the etfeots wars aitnilar to the il oamphora, the objectionable action of whbh is well known." Dr. H. B. Drake, Oregon, says 'Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use to other form of eucalyptus as I think t by far the oest.' Dr. L. P. Prejton, Lyncnburg, Va., writes|f • 1 never übo any preparation other than Sender and Sons', as I hays found others to be almo3t useless. AN America Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy is a great favourite with the mothers of small children for colds, croup, and whooping cough. It contains no haimful substance and always gives iustant relief. For sale by J. 8. Donus, Chemist, Akaroa.

For Influerz% and Cold in the Head take Woods' Uieat Peppermint Cure, li 6d and 2s 61.