The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 326, 2 September 1879, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.

Now that the spring weather appears to have fairly set in, Mr C. W. Bridge has resumed his periodical cattle sales at the Head of the Bay yards. ■ He will hold a sale there to-day, and we understand that a large .number of cattle will. be yarded. We would remind our readers that the nomination for three vacancies in the Borough Council takes place on Thursday next at noon, at the usual place. We, Lyttelton Times, learn that a resolution passed by the Canterbury Liberal Association requesting Mr J. Ivess to come forward for Coleridge in the Liberal interest, and promising to support him, has been forwarded to that gentleman. Mr Ivess has replied, thanking the Association for their compliment, but declining to stand, as he has promised his support to Mr E. G. Wright, who, although not an admirer of Sir George Grey, is pledged to support the Ministerial policy. Mr E. F. Welshman has been appointed Clerk of the Assessments Courts for Akaroa. Where is the schoolmaster ? the typioal one we mean. Very much abroad we fear, since the following is an exact copy of a notice posted on a building not a hundred miles from Akaroa :— v i wil bee bak one satturdey bye thee ferst stimer." A local chemist also received an order couched in the following terms :—" Sulfer is ink." At first he felt disposed simply to deny the correctness of the statement so circumstantially made, but deep study led him to the conclusion that a supply of " sulphate of zinc " was required.

We have received the prospectus of the " Totaliser Company " on the Melbourne Cup. The affair is something similar to the sweeps in consultations, with which we are all familiar. There is, however, the important difference that each one investing chooses his own horse or horses. The amount subscribed (less a commission) will be divided pro rata among those who prove to have been fortunate enough to '' spot" the winners. The projector and manager is a Mr Gamble, a chemist, of Melbourne. Rather an appropriate name, by the way.

The immortal Or Cass has again been distinguishing himself. Having lately utterly demolished all newspapermen, he has now proceeded to give his opinion on the followers of athletic sports in general, and footballers in particular. These latter he considers little better than idiots, and avers that they never wear hats of a larger size than 6|. On the occasion of the. late match between Dunedin and Christchurch, it was attempted to have the places of business closed at noon. A deputation of the kickists attended at the worthy councillor's shop to ask him to join in the early closing movement, and as a preliminary, desired to be served with half-a-dozen 6| hats. The order could not be executed, and they then unfolded the rest of their errand. The man of business began to perceive that he was being " drawn," and the small-headed men received a pressing requisition to take an immediate departure, which they accordingly did, several compliments having been exchanged on either side.