LOCAL AND GENERAL—Con-

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2823, 20 November 1903, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL—Con-

A Fire in a Train.—A fire on a train between S. Petersburg and Mcsoow, caused by spontai eous combustion amongst a number of articles from abroad, destroyed mail packets valued at £700,f00. "FttßNoa~~RKi,iGions ~Orders. —In the Beuate, M. Combes announced a Bill with the object of not allowing members of religious orders to engage in primary, ■econdary or higher education. The Govern ment reßnrves its decision regardinz ordinary olergy aid fduoation until it his oeme to a r'etermirm'.ioa on the question of the tepar6'ion of tike churches and theßtate. The RqßOunceirWnt hai oreated a great sensation. How to Avoid Trouble.—Now is the time to provide yourself and family with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colio, Cholera aud Diarrho. * Remedy. It ie almoßt certain to be neectd before the summer is over, and if proourtd now may save you a trip to town in the n>gh. or in your busiest Brason. It is everywhere admitted to be the mott snorrss ful medicine in use for bowel oomplaints, both for children and adult". No family oan afford to be without it, For sale by J. B, Dodd-, Chrnv-'t, Akaroa. England and Francis—Kir g Edward has txpr.-t.tert himself pleased with the invitation of the French Government to the members of Parliament to vUit Paris on Novrmbtr 26, especially as the invitation include* tie Agt-ntE-General. They will spend four day* in Paris, and then go to Lyon?, lsord.ui'X and the Riviera.