Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 537, 6 September 1881, Page 2

Local and General.

Hits Maltuy's ball, postponed from lust week on account of the weather, will come off to-night at the Oddfellows' Hall.

A ciiANGic has been made in the time table of the U.S.S. Co., as far as concerns AUaroa. Instead of steamers for the South leaving on tho 15th and 29th of September, as originally advertised, there will b« one on the Bth (next Thursday), and one on the 22nd. Notice of the change appears elsewhere. Justices should learn, when giving their decisions, to keep silence as to their reasons. The other day a Bench, after pointing out that a defendant's conduct was ineicusablc. lined him a shilling. Here is an example of the con verso of this. A man w»s charged at the Ljttclton Court with cruelty to animals:, i he Resident , Magistrate said I t , did not think tluit tlion,' had been any wilful cruelty, no tin; d<.- j fendant would be lined 40s and coM'-! '

At the R.M. Court on Friday the only

cage was one in which Mr Juxbury com plained of Mr 11. Sager ill-treating a cow of complainant's. As it appeared that the summons had not been served on defendant, the case was adjourned.

The severe winter weather we have been experiencing lately appears at last to have given place to something more spring-like and genial. On Sunday and yesterday the sun came out and the temperature was quite warm during t v ie greater portion of the day. We hope we have seen the last of winter.

Ihb Taranaki Herald thus refers to Elder Sorensen's Maori mission :—" What a blessing it would be if he converted the whole of the Natives and persuaded them to leave" for Utah 1 It would pay the Government to charter a vessel for them to go in. and to give a good round sum of money for their land, to start them in business in Salt Lake City." I

Mp 0. E.Hugo announces hip intention of delivering three lectures at the Town Hall, Akaroa, to-morrow and the two iollowing evenings. The subject of the lectures is Physiognomy, treated in its various aspects, and they will be accompanied by delineations of character. Mr Hugo comes here with a reputation for having both amused and instructed audiences in Christchurch, Lyttelton, Rangiora, and other places. The subject is treated in a man. ner quite the lecturer's own, and should prove highly interesting. Mr Hugo may also be consulted during the day at the side room of the Town Hall.

A meeting of a number of gentlemen who take an interest in promoting the presentation of some memento to Mr F. W. Williams, in recognition of his public services in connection with the local public bodies, a connection he has now severed prior to the possibility of his leaving the district, was held in the office of the Borough Council on Saturday evening last. Mr Chappell, the Chairman of the Itoad Board, occupied the chair. Apologies were received for non-attendance from His Worship the Mayor and olherp. The Chairman explained the object of the meeting, and it was unanimously agreed that Mr Williams should be invited to a public dinner, at which he would be presented with some suitable souvenir of the occasion. The following gentlemen were appointed to make the necessary arrangements.—His Worship the Mayor, Messrs Chappell, Piper, Hay, Coop, Shadbolt, S. Curry, W. Curry, W. Masefield, Grange and McGregor. Mr McGregor was requested to act as Secretary to the Committee. The choice of a date for the demonstration was left to Mr Williams.