Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 433, 14 September 1880, Page 2

Local and General.

The blissful calm »f a Sabbath spring morn reigning over the lovely bay of Akaroa, was much destroyed to tho residents in tho vicinity of Jollio street, by the prolonged howls to be heard at regular interval emanating from jtho dogs of a well-known sportsman, in that vicinity. Had an Irish family been living in the neighbourhood it might have boen thought a " wake " was going on, and tins widow O'Chone, doing the tradition il, '• oli why did he die" budinesrf. We think a little something given fto the wretched brutes on another occasion, might be beneficial.

Attention is directed to an advertisement appearing in another column, from Messrs VV. 11. Wuod and Co., intimating that t!n\y intend holding a sale of cattle horses, pigs, &c, at their yards. Little River, on Thursday next, at noon.

Wic call the attention of our readers to a notice appearing - in our advertising columns from Mrs Cashmere, Balguerio street, intimating her inteution of starting a laundry, and soliciting a trial.

Tub Carandinis intend t > give a farewell conceit this evening. An entirely new and highly attractive programme has been provided, and we hope that this extremely deserving company may be rewarded by a bumper house. As an additional induce, ment, the prices have been lowered, and the admission to the back seats will bo otic shilling. Last night there was a very poor house, and as the Akaroa people will probably not have a similar opportunity again we hope they will come forward numerously on this occasion.

The Canndinis conceit company performed in Akaroa on Friday and Saturday evenings and again last night. We are pleased to be able to record the fact that they were fairly supported. This is more noticeable in account of the very large attendance on the Tuesday previous at the amateur dramatic performance. The result goes to show that genuine talent can always command one or more good honors in Akaroa. The company consists of Madame Carandini, Prima Donna ; Miss Marie Carandini, Mezzo Soprano and Pianiste ; Miss Josephine Dealrin, Soprano and Pianiste ; Mr Walter Sherwin, Tenor ; Mr Unstable, Basso. It is by no means our intention to criticise the performances in detail. The artists engaged are too well known to need it. Suffice is it to say that a miiKicnl treat of: a very high order was afforded those; who availed themselves of the opportunity of being present. Madame Car.ndini astonishes all who knew her in years past by the wonderful manner in which she hnst preserved her fine voice. Among her audience were some who had heard her—'.veil longer ago than they cared to reckon up to close!}', but she was still aa fresh and delightful as ever. Both of the young ladies are highly gifted by nature, and their talents have been developed by careful training and assiduous practice. Especially are the results of

these latter noticeable in the finished style of Miss Marie Carandini. Mr Sherwin is too well known to need description. Mr Tluxtable should make his mark as a singer. He has a remarkably sweet bass voice, and ho has plenty of time before him to learn how to make the best use of it. Altogether, ac we before remarked, an opportunity 'of hearing first-class music rendered in a thoroughly artistic musiciner was afforded, the Akaroa people, and we are glad to see that they availed themselves of it, to the extent, to which they did so. The he arc to be great reforms made in the judicial department we are told, and considerable savings aro to bo effected thereby. As an illustration of the manner in which these savings take place, the Quarrintine Station in Port Lyttclton harbor is to be fitted up for the accommodation of 400 Maori prisoners the Government intend catching. Blackbird catching seems now likely to become a legalised employment, and as the Government have taken power to make the prisoners do hard labor luring the periods of allotted imprisonment there seems no reason whatever why some great colonial undertaking shonld not be performed by Maori Prison Labor, and the rates of wages still further depressed. At the end of the year we shall be enabled to tell whether the savings correspond with the reforms.