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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 340, 21 October 1879, Page 2

A meeting of the Akaroa Mutual Improvement Society will take place this evening. The enbjoct matter will be a debate on the representation question, to be opened by Messrs Wiggins and M'Gregor. A smart discussion may be anticipated, as we understand some novel theories will be broached by the opener of the debate.

Wβ have received a small pamphlet entitled " The End of the World to take place in the year 1902, by James Gourlay, Schoolmaster, Long Bay, Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand." The writer takes as the basis of his argument' the 7th, 11th, and 12th verses of the 12th chapter of Daniel, and from these deduces the conclusion announced above. We do not profess to be able to give an opinion on the subject ourselves, but those who take an interest in the interpretation of prophetical Scripture will no doubt find it an interesting task to follow out the author's arguments, whether they agree with him or not.

In the action " Barker v. the proprietor of the Lytttlton Times;' a question arose as to the correctness of a certain report. His Honor Judge Johnson remarked :— jfTj^orts^feffl a!\ya^i v '"dot p/p.erV .[Hi4.H{jnor'refejted tojfc casein which' he had jje&h repoftedr as haying iMd the" e&--predion! kaibojsh whan he hid-saidtcw* bono, : andja newspaper4iad , coinm6pte9 J upon his', using improper language.] This 'is"certainly rather rough on a learned judge to be accused of using a slang term when in reality fie" wi|s gjjrlng'a Oh Thursday last, the nineteenth anniversary of the Loyal Rangiora Lodge of Oddfellows was celebrated in the most enjoyable manner ,by aVescursion- by rail and steamer from Rangiora to Little Akaloa.' The" weather was all that could possibly be desired for such ah occasion, and there was everything in -favor of the excursionists, as the sea was calm, which made, it extremely pleasant. - The special train chartered for the occasion left Rangiora at seven in the and by its punctuality was, fhe means of- leaving several behind, and in consequence of the arrangements, punctuality was necessary, and those left had but themselves to blame. The two down trains were met at Bi<SdM|;ohi and'i Addington ' respectively, and alter a short_stoppage at Christchurch station, the train proceeded to P,ort, where the steamer was in readiness." About 150 persons embarked on the steamer ~, the number of the excurslonfsta being increased tiy a lew Foresters r who joined with, the members of the Oddfellows. The party arrived at Little Akaloa at eleven o'clock, and a general etainpede was made for the biish, where, ; ferns, supplejacks, and other native, curiosities were the desideratum. As each person was supposed to cater for himself, a great many provided themselves with, provisions, but a large number were catered for by Mr A. M'lntosh, host of the one hotel at the Bay. His exertions did'him infinite credit, and gained for him. special commendation. The Rangiora Brass Band, which accom panied the party, stationed themselves conveniently, and the more youthful of the party indulged to a considerable extent in dancing and sundry games, while others resumed their rambles through the bush* The church, schoolhouse, and other buildings in the settlement were the object of ad-

ituration of the visitors, and the farm of Mr M'lntosh soon became a favorite resort

when it was ascertained that that gentleman had provided a large quantity of dairy produce—viz., curds and [cream— -for the delectation of the visitors. Several visitors from Akaroa and Duvauchelle's Bay arrived at Akaloa during the afternoon, and altogether there was a goodly number in the settlement. Shortly after four o'clock the signal for starting was given, and the steamer left the jetty at 4.30 p.m., making the return trip to Lyttelton in an hour and hajf. This is the third excursion of the kind that has been held under the auspices of the Ramnora Lodge of Oddfellows, and it is evident from the manner in which the A excursionists expressed themselves yesterday that such an outing is looked forward to with no small amount of interest-;-and the general opinion amongst those who had shared in the .other trips, was that LitHe A"kaloa Bayoffered the most advantages for picoips and excursions of any;otl\e"r -on the, Peninsula wilhin easy ■ f!* A new lodge of Foresters was rfprmed last week at Little Akaloa which'istb bear the name of "The Belle ,of -Ihe Isle." The ceremony of openings the lodgo was performed at the schoolroom _by D.C.R. Bro. F. C.-Phipps, assfsjtfd.by D.C.R.'b W. B. Hobbe and J'; Wiflcox, arid P.C.R. Mummery. The followir&j-ate the officers of the new lodge:—C.R.-, B'ro. Willis; S.C.R., Bro. D. Waghorn-; -sepretar.y,--Bro. 11. Mclntosh j treasurer, Bro. J, Barker,

jun.; S.W., Bro. McHale,;. j.,W*> -Bro. T_ Cone; 5.8., Bro. J. Barker,,-jiinrj J-β-, Bro. T. Mclntosh. s "''""'" ' : '' f "" rx ThalTew Life Lodge of 6oQ.fi.TewplMft announce, their .intention, of celebrating tliir third anniversary by an entertainment to take place *at the Head of the Bay on Friday next.

The following particulars concerning the end of an old Peninsula resident may prove interesting to many of our readers. The deceased gentleman in past years occupied the position of schoolmaster at Le Bon's and Pigeon Bays. Latterly he had filled the same office in the neighborhood of Wanganui. The New Zealand Times of a late date contains the following paragrah:—" There died at the Hospital on Saturday a man named David Thomson, aged about 46 years, who had been suffering from cancer of the mouth for some tjme The deceased was a very respectable man, having been a teacher for a number of years, but he had, unfortunately, no friends residing in Wellington. He came tor the colony some years back from Scotland,,where he is supposed to have a wife and some children still 'living. He" has been living for some time in Akaroa; and Wanganui, and Mr Magill, the dispenser, has very kindly interested himself in communicating the news of deceased's death to both places, so that if there are any immediate friends living inEither district they may have an opportunaity of writing.to the late Mr Thomson's wife and family."

A meeting of the Buvauchelle's Bay School Committee was held on Friday, Oct. 17. The following members being , present:—Messrs Cossar (Chairman), Peti-

grew, Libeau, Vogan, Mould, and Pawson. T*he minutes of the previous meeting were reftd and following five fVoticners wjtsTQ recei-wd'^frtuii the Board :— Panting ground, £8 7s|6d; mtfp's'? £5 14a; August salivries, J&l2 ; 18s. 5d ; September ealaries, £13; SepWßir incidentals, £610 a. From W.'\ Montgomery,, ileq., encloeing donation oL£3 3b for prizes to tihe children attending school, with thanks. From Bank of-New, Zealand, acknowledging cheque for £3 3s. Two applications were" received" foV tlfeTpost oi""ls3|tSht| mistress, and- that-of Miss Albury was accepted, subject to the approval of the" Board. Mr B: d§ MalmaOChe: was elected- a member of Committee in place of Mr Sadler, having left the district. Accounts amounting to £9 lle« 6d«w©re passed for payment, and the meeting ;hei| adjourned. - .. I