Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2814, 20 October 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

Bank Holiday—Peninsuh Horse Show Doy will be a speei.il Bank holiday at Akaroa.

Tub Mad Mullah—The Mullah's mirch to the coaet has been arre3ted, theugh ho is still in Ita'Un territory.

CV.C—Mr G. E Rhodes offots a piizo at the coming Horae Show for tre best trn'p horse belcrging to any member of the C. Y'O. The horses will have to be ridden in uniform.

Pjininsula Horse Show—The entries for this Show, which is to be held ou Tuetd»y ntxt, Octobar 27th, close at 6 p.m., tonight, with Mr C. W, Leete at his office, Akana.

Metropolitan Show—Notice is given el.-ewhere that general entries for the Show, wl ich is to ba held on November 11th, 12 h and 13th, close on Wednesday, Oot. 28 h.

Russia and Japan.—The 'Times" reI ports that 100,000 soldiers from beyond Moicow, Tambof and the Penzi districts are hurrying to the Far East, and adds that a special credit of twenty-five million has Veen demanded. lb is reporaed that the Czir telegraphed to Prince Alexieff giving him full power to maintain Russian prestign f necessary by force of armß.—Two battlebhips, two cruisers and eleven torpedo vessels, with a thouEand marines, are proceeding to the Far East.—The " Daily Mail's " Kobe correspondent says that it is reported that Russia has offered to surrender her claims in Korea, but has insisted on the r?tentrn ci Manchuria. {JJapan declined these terms.—Russian officers have been rofused leave to proceed abroad.

No Friend Likh an Old Friend—He will always help you in time of Deed. It is the same with Chamberlnin's Cough Remedy It is an old and trkd fiiend in many thousands of homes, and, like other old friends, oan be depended npon in time of need. For Bale by J. 8- DODD3, Chemist, Akaroa.

ffOD.— Several announcements concern* ing stud horses will be found en our back page.

S.S. Piraki —The time table for the Horse Show running appears elsewhere in this issue.

The Balkans—The Turks- sustained 60 casualties in dispersing a force of insurgents near Kalmakohalon, Two hundred iusurgmts were killed or wounded. It is circum star.tially reported that Colonel Sarafcff was killed in a skirmish near Fiorina.

New Zealand Loan—The "Daily Mall' states that a fresh New Zealand loan w'l! not b* welcomed, Everybody will soon be regretting the extension of the kmteo pro" vis:o~ , which has given ah extra indiice" meet to exiravnganca.

Akaroa asd Wainui Road Board.—We regr. t to say that, owing to the new legisla" tion introduced by the Premier, the pro cecdigi of the Akaroa And Wainui Road Bear.l obtain ■btain the I 6000 metal loan will havd to ba commenced de novo,

Lord Metiiurn—King Edward has sv lected Lord Methueu as head of the special mission to invest the Emperor of Austria with the insigoia of Field Marshal), con ferred upon his Majesty during the King's recent visit to Vienna

Daily Tpain Sbevicb.—-Hh Wor-hip the M*yor, Crs Leete and Kenning waited m Mr Waite, the Trbffic Manager, at the Christchuroh railway station, on Wednes day last, with reference to the Little River daily train servioe. The deputation received a courteous hearing, aud the Traffic M-n ger repli'd that the.matter was purely a'fi-ai cial ore, a- d if ivoould b9 shown to h'm the traffic wa'runted the cx'ra service, the daily train would bo. immediately put on

A Fibndish Plot—The Pekin correspondent of the ''Times" reports that on the occasion of a Bri'ish military ball on Tuesday laßt, an attempt was made to ex' plode the 'magazine containing, in an ex' rose! position, explosives, and ammunition for the defence of the Legation. The breach blook and sights of v 4,7 gun were simultan 1 eously stolen, but have since been recovered in the Native City. Wires were laid to connect a battery, but, for some reason were not connected, otherwise the consequences would have been disastrous,

Tonga.—lt is rumoured at Suva that Germany annexeß Tonga and Britain a pirc of the Solomon Islands. The Premier states that the Government has no official Inform*tiop as to the reported annexation by Britain of a portion of the Solomons. The Con ul General for Geimany U absent from Sydney, and the Vice'Con?u' states ti.at no official information has been received at the Consulate of the reported annexation of Torga. He did not know whether such a condition of things was contemplated or not.

A Daring Robbery,—A large quantity of jewellery which has ben on view preparatory to an auction sale, on the jremisos of Messrs Knight, Frank und Rutley, auction* ears, Conduit street. London, was stolen; The thieves onncealed themselvoa on the premises until the rooms closed. They opened the pafea with duplicate keys, and obtained LIO,OOO worth of j-wellery, including pearl necklaces, diamond brooche?, diamond and pearl tiaras, ecclesiastical plate and watches, aud rings eat out with g°mi. The robber* escaped by means of a skylight to the roof, thence reachiug the street,

Akaroa Boatisg Club,— The w.iys at the boatshed are almost rebuilt now. There is keen competition for the Youths' Shield this year, eleven crews havi-rg en" tercd. On Friday „and Saturday, several racra were got off. with the following results :—R. Kiddey and A Brown beat L. Htylock and J. Gundy, W. Jacobaon and J. Phillips beat H. Armstrong and J. Maguire. E Bird and A. Staples beat V. Mngee aud H. Porter, W. Munro and J. Bruce beat Austen and G. Henning, F, Woodill and 8. Lelievre beat J. Armstrong and H. Haitley. The Becond lound of the Youths, and first heat of tlie Senior races races b-gin this evening at 6 p.m.—A Com* niitteo meeting of the Club was held on Tuesday evening at the Boathouee, The tender of W, Penrose was accepted for caps 1 he spcre'ary reported that Mr Milne, the President, had given trophies for a youths, double scu'ling race. A hearty vote of thank 3 was passed to the President for his handsome gifts. Five new members were eleoted, and after transacting some rr.utine bujincss the meeting rose.

T. E. Taylor & Co.—A visit to Messrs T. F: Taylor & Co.'s Drapery Department is quite si ffioient to prove that everything in stock is of the very latest style. The hats and manclea In the ladies' showroom «re well worth inspection, as all are those which will be worn everywhere this coming 'easf-.n. " Dolly Vardtu " hats, " Peg v7cffing!cn " shapes and Paris models of all the latest Btyles are to be procured, and from the very charming assortment, the mobt various tastr-s can be satisfied. A special feature of this department are the beautiful lace underskirts, and still another shipment of these will be added to the stock in the coarse of a week Those, about to buy their summer costumes, are advised to iuepect T. E. Taylor & Co.'s Linens, Zephyrs, Cash Livens, Crepa da Cher es, Canvas Voiles, &o, anc.{they cannot fail to procure materials at onoe, stylish and eerviceable. Drees lengths of silk and cotton fabrics of every shade are now opened up—no two being alike. The furniture department ie replenished with oilcloths and linoleums of the newest patterns. Ore; tonnes, Art Serges, and Art Muslirs, to i-uit every style of drawing room, are offered for sale at the most reasonable prices. Oriental curtains, of the very lightest and mobt beautiful material, are especially worthy of mention. The great amount of new stook cannot be showu to ad' vantage iv Messrs T.E. Taylor & Go's present drapery building, and the firm has got well on with the new establishment which pro 1 mises to be a very handsoma and commo' udut one. Next February will see Messrs T. E Taylor & Co.'s beautiful and varied ttock shown to real advantage in one of Akaroa's finest buildings.

SANDER AND SONB EDOALVPTI EXTRACT. - accordlig to reports of a great number of physicians of the Urgesb profesaional standing, there are offered Eucalypti Extracts which possess no curat've qualities. In protaction of the world-wide fame of Sander and Sohb' preparation wo publ'ah a f w abstraots from these reports, which bear fully oub that no re'iance can be placd in obher produots:—Dr. W. B. Bush, Oakland, Fla., writes. It is sometimes difficult to obtain the gensrne article (Sander and Scni'). I employed diffiereEt other preparations but they had no the-apeutio v.ilue and no effectr, In one case the effects were similar to the il camphora, the objectionable aobion of whish is well known." Dr. H. B. Drake, Oregon, says ' Since I became aoquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use 10 obher form of eucalyptus as I think t by far the oeßt.' Dr. L. P. Preston, Lyuccburg, Va., writes I' ' I never use any preparation obher than Sander and Sons', as I hay) found othsra to be almost useless.

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

I'rksiditst Garfibld, — Mr J. Piper's horse. President Garfield, ha 3 been sent back (o th-i North Island, bis services being gieatly required in a Wellington Disiric'i

Loon Long,—The owners of the Loch Ling have cibled to the agents in Sydney asking pirtioulars of the wreckage found at Chatham Inlands, and if the crew ate safe. The New Zealand Maiine Department has been communicated with, with a view of sending a seirch steamar to the Chathams,

Mr Singleton, thb Government Dairy Instructor—Mr Singleton commences his ann«al course of instruction on the Penin' Biila on Thursday next. It is to be hoped thit there will be a good attendance 6f daby farmers at the v.iiioua centres visited by Mr Sirgleton. Further particulars next issue.

Kllesmere Show-The Ellesmere A. & P. Show vt ill be held on Thursday, Oot. 22nd, when the railway authorities are i'Suiug holiday excursion tickets. We hear that there are a great nnny more entries this ye»r than lust ; though the Show is handicapped owing to the the early date on which it is held, and the backwardness of all kinds of stock this season.

Tub " Review of Reviews."—A literary event just transpiring will awaken interest in Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Fitchett has for eleven years edited the •' Review os Reviews for Australasia ;" and the magazine has h>!l the first plaoe in cur

ent Australian liters'ure. Dr Fitchett, however, and Mr W. T. Rtrad, the English editor, differ profoundly from each other in their views on Imptri.l qies'kmß, and Mr fc-taad's pro-Boer and anti Chamb rlain utter anceß grow steadily more intense. There is no breach of friendship batwixt the two editors, bub it could hardly be expected that tha author of " Deeds That Won the Em pire " and •' How Engiand Saved Europe " could run permanently in literary harness with a writer of Mr Stead's extreme views. Mathers have at last reached a climax ; the local fharehrHcrs in the "Review of Reviews for Austra'asia" have sold out their interests to Mr Stead ; who, after the end of the present year, will run his own English edition in Australia; while, In January, the first number of an entirely new sixpenny magazine, under the titie of "The Busy Man," and edited by Dr W. H. Fitchett, will be issued from the present office, by the present staff of the " Review of Reviews for Australasia, 1 ' under the management of Mr T. Shaw Fitchett. Mr Stead will thus be able to ventilate his own opinions about the British Empire ; while the new magazine will pursue an absolutely independent course, and will reflect the life and thought of th 9 world without any extreme political b'.aß.

BALLANTYNM & Co.— Messrs Ballautyne aid Co. announce that they have dress materials of the newest makes. A very hot lite Spring aud Summer are predicted, so that it is cot too soon to make preparations for the lightest summer clothing, and the colourings and designs of the ooming Bea' son's dress rraterials are so very beautiful that an inspection of them would amply repay intending buyers. Voiles, delaines, zephyr?, linen, and cotton dress fabrics are to be all the fashion, and an unlimited variety of these beautiful materials are ready for purchase at Ballantyne's. Special attention is given to letter orders, and goods are alwaya selected as ordered. Patterns, estimates, and sketches can be had on application, and one shilling discount is taken off every pound for cash at J. Ballantyne and Co.'s, Christchurch.