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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 186, 30 April 1878, Page 3

Alarm is felt at Adrianople, whence troops have been despatched against the insurgents. St. Prtrusburg, April 25. National subseripjons are being raised throughout Russia to form a flotilla of cruisers. .-.'■. T.o.\i;ov. April 2C). The absence of n.'vs 'Hseourages the hope of the success of the efforts for the maintenance of ponce. Bombay, April 26. The Indian expedition is now embarking for Malta. (special to the press agency.) London, April 26. The health of Prince Bismarck and Prince Gortschakoff is better. Diplomatic negotiations are proceeding. The anti-English feeling b'f the Russian Press is more moderate. Later. Russia has raised the difficulty that Prince Bismarck's proposal for the withdrawal of Russian troops from San Stefano, and the British fleet from the Sea of Marmora, favours England. Russia foregoes the intended entrance of officers and men into Stamboul on Sunday to attend the Greek churches. Twenty British ironclads for the Baltic squadron are now ready for service. WANTED, Two good AXEMEN, for Bush-falling. ' Apply to G. BLACK. HABBERLEY HOUSE, AKAROA. Ladies' Boarding and Day School. MISS HOOMAN.'S Second Term for 1878 will commence on MONDAY) (sth MAY. ST. PETER'S, AKAROA. ANNUAL EASTER MEETING. nnHE above meeting is convened for JL APRIL 30. Divine Service will be conducted in St. Peter's Church, at. 5 "p,ni.; after which, Church Members will adjourn to the TOWN' HALL, where the business of the meeting will be despatched. At 7 p.m. a CONVERSAZIONE, open to the public, will be held, when a lecture will be delivered by the Rev. T. Flavell, and songs and readings given by a few friends. Admission—One shilling ; children, half-price. P. C. ANDERSON, Curate. NOTICE. A PUBLIC BALL will take place at the Somerset Hotel, Head of the Bay, on MAY 1. Dancing to commence at 8 o'clock. Tickets, 5s per couple. T. BROOKS, Proprietor. [Educational.] A KAROA ACADEMY. For the Board and Education of Young Gentlemen. A. K. HARLOCI(, PRINCIPAL Terms on application. TO THE BURGESSES OF AKAROA. ENTLEMEN,—Seeing an adver\JT tisement in the Akaroa Mail of the 23rd instant, signed "H; Wagstaff," wherein he states that " gross personalities ,f were used towards him at a meeting of the Borough Council, held on the 17th instant, we, the undersigned Councillors, deny that any such were indulged in. At that meeting several members of the Council decidedly objected to Councillor Wagstaff's continually speaking on ihe subject of his own account. He, however, not only persisted in doing so, but, when quietly requested to withdraw, refused, in anything but parliamentary language. W. Meech H. Billens P. O'Reilly J. Waeckerle John Sunckell John Cullen HEAD OF THE BAY. RURAL BPOETS! A PUBLIC MEETING will be held on SATURDAY, the 4th of May, at 7 p.m., at the Somerset Hotel, Head of the Bay, to arrange for Rural Sports and Races, to be held at the Head of the Bay on the Queen's Birthday, the 24th of May next. AKAROA LITERARY INSTITUTE. QUBSCRIBERS to the above Insti)O tute are respectfully informed, that their Subscriptions are DUE on WEDNESDAY, May 1 ; and all Subscribers are requested to attend at the Library on MONDAY, May 6, at 8 p.m., for the purpose of Electing a Committee for the year ending April 30th, 1879. By order of the Committee. '■ ■ . J. AYLMER, President.