The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 455, 30 November 1880, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30.

Messrs W. 11. Wood and Co. announce one of their periodical cattle sales to be held to-day at Mr Shadbolt's Yards, llend of the Bay.

Wk would remind those of our readers whose names appear on the Borough rate roll, and who have hitherto neglected to pay up, that to-day is the third and last time of asking, and that they are liable to be summoned forthwith." " > /"""

A fearful tragedy has occurred near the Armed Constabulary camp at Opunakc. Under date New Plymouth, Nov. 26, the Press Association thus telegraphs concerning the sad affair :•—" Information has just been received front Opunake that Miss Dobie, sister-in-law of Major Goring, has been found murdered about two miles south of the Opunake camp. She went out for a walk during the afternoon, and, not returning as expected, a search party .was sent to look for her, when her body was found in the flax with her head severed nearly from her body. It is supposed that the unfortunate girl had been ravished and then murdered. Mr Bullen and the Coroner hnvo proceeded to Opunake to hold the inquest. A man named Walter Stannard has been arrested on the charge of murdering Miss Dobie. Blood was found on his clothes. Miss Dobie, with her mother, were about to proceed to England, and had been on a visit to her sister (Mra Goring) at the camp at Capo Egmont) where Major Goring is stationed. She had been sketching all parts of the country, and had been to Parihaka, where she was most kindly treated by Te Wbiti and the Natives. Mrs Dobie and her daughter had gone to Opunake, and it is generally supposed that the latter had gone to sketch Te Ngamu Bay, where the Lord Worsley was wrecked, about a mile and a half from the township, where she must have been waylaid by a ruffian, who illtreated and then murdered the poor girl. There is great excitement here over the affair, as the young lady had been on a visit, and was well known to many, and great sympathy is generally expressed for the mother and sisters."

It is generally supposed that a simple declaration of insolvency overrides, and renders nugatory any proceedings or orders in a civil case. If the facts related in the following paragraph be correct, and if the magistrate referred to did not exceed hie powers, it would appear that uch is riot the case, The news will be received with satisfaction by many long-suffering creditors :—At Nelson a contractor, late of Reefton and Lyell, named P. Nealson, was sued by a storekeeper named Ellis for goods supplied, amounting to £100. The plaintiff obtained judgment, whereupon defendant's lawyer imimared that the man had filed a declaration of insolvency. Mr Pitt, for plaintiff, said that defendant had drawn over £100 from tho bank on the previous day, and he questioned his statement of assets, which he set down as nil. Mr Pitt then applied for a judgment summons, returnable the same day. In the mean time the trustee in bankruptcy held an examination of the debtor, when about £30 was found on his person. His liabilities were stated at £10 10s. On hearing the judgment summons, tho R.M. ordered defendant to pay forthwith, or be imprisoned for three months. The man went to gaol.

The following original advertisement appears in a contemporary :•—" Marriage. —Butler—Reid —On the 24th inst., at St. Peter's Church Edwin Butler, bullockdriver, of Upper Hutt, to Alice Emily Reid, of Wadestown. No cards, no cakes, no nothing."

According>to the calculations of the New York papers, Dr Tanner received altogether the sum of 137,G40d01s for his 40 days' fast, or upwards of £27,830 This is at the rate of 3441 dols, or £680 a day. This not altogether beggarly remuneration is stated to have been made up from the following sources :—The doctor's own bets, 5000dols; through a betting agency, 12,223d01s ; sale of photographs, ISOOdels ; paj'tnents for admission to the house, 78,915d015; from various manufacturers, for the Doctor's signature to their commodities, ll,102«Iols; gift from the University, 3000dols; present from the State of Ohio, 5000dols ; and from the firm of Lielig and Co., 20.000d015.