Peninsula News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 563, 6 December 1881, Page 2

Peninsula News.

Tenders. —The Government invite tenders for supplies for the Hospital Cottage, Akaroa.

Old Residents —At the nominations at Stanmore and Wakanui two old Akaroa residents, Messrs Pillictt and Ivess, each got the show of hands.

FrenCH Farm School.—The annual sports and distribution of prizes at Mr T. S. Baker's school, French Farm, taken place on Thursday next.

Akaroa Regatta.—An important meeting of this committee lakes phioe to-night, at which it is hoped all who pos-ibly can ■vvil ntten I. The place of meeting is the Council Oh imbers, and Iho time .30 p.m.

Land Sports Committisk. —A mooting of tbia Committee is advertised to be held this evening at Bruce's Hotel. Farmers' Club.—The next meeting of this club will be held at Waeckertes Hotel, on Tuesday next. A full account of the proceedings of the club at their meeting at the Somerset Hotel, Head of the Bay. will be found in another column. The Criterion Hotel.—This Hotel has, we understand been taken by Mr C. A. RichofLytlelton. Mr Rich is known to many of our readers, and there ia llttje doubt that he.will have good success, as .in addition to being straightforward andrespected, he is an enthusiast in nautical matters.

Eabthqdake.—A rather severe shock of earthquake was experienced yesterday nl.iont twenty three minutes past seven. The direction of the shock appeared to lie from West to East. The earthquake was very generally felt and is declared by many to have been the heaviest experienced here for a long period. Aioroa School.—The prizes awarded to the different scholars will be given on Fiiday next, Dec. 9th, at 2 p.m. It is to lie hoped there will be a large attendance of parents and others interested, as nothing so much tends to the encouragement of children as an intelligent interest taken in their progress. Little River.—A correspondent writes: A very heavy loaded train left the present terminus nearthe new township of Seaforth on Dec. Ist, leaving a number of _ trucks to be loaded, provided with tarpaulins and every requisite for wool carrying. A number of visitors arrived and returned by the same train. I understand that the people in and around Lincoln are pushing the Government to put on an excursion train to the sea at the foot of Lake Foreyth, on the 16th, Anniversary d.iy, and there is every probability of its being done, as men are busy completing the line. There will bo a number of trains leaving this placo during this and next month loaded with wool and timber, and 1 feel sure that in a short time '.his line will hold its own against any other branch line in Canterbury. It is to be hoped th it the Akaroa, Regatta Committee will keep their eyes open and if the train does come will make the pest provision possible with the coach proprietors to enable some of the visitois to come on and visit our Port and Regatta. The Little River people intend to hold a pic-nic on that day, and it is intended to have boat racing and Maori canoe racing on Lake Forsyth,

The Gutiirie Testimonial.—At a meeting of gentleman interested in the presentation of this testimonial, which was held on Saturday at the Criterion Hotel, it was agreed that Mr VV. B. Tosswill should write to Dr Guthrio. asking him to appoint a day to come to Akuroa to receive the gifts and the hearty good wishes of his friends.

Sale of Privileges.—The sale of privileges of the Akarou Regatta took placo on Saturday. There were three sites for booths, which were sold for £2 2s, £2, and £1 Gs respectively. The right to the cards brought 7s 6d. Mr McGregor officiated on the occasion and did his work right well, but the prices brought were a great disappointment,' and much more might have been realised but for a concurrence of adverse circumstances, Entertainment at Le Bon's Bay.— An entertainment in aid of tho .funds of the Le Bon's Bay Athletic Sports took place in the school, Le Bon's, on Friday evening last. The performance consisted of the American temperance drain i, •' Ten Nights in a Bar-room," adapted from the original by Mt T. VV. Giles, and pbiyed by the Bank* Peninsula Amateur Dramatic Club. The characters represented were :— Simon Slade, landlord of the Union Hotel (Mr R. Bailey, junior) ; Frank, his son ("Mr U. Wright, junior) ; Harvey Green, described as following the combined professions of '• gamblei, card-sharp-r, bushranger, &C , " (Mr A. Condon), W. Hammond, son of the local squire (Mr G. Crottey), Sample Switchel, a Yankee, who finds himself in the abnormal position of overseer to a British squire (Mr VV. Jolly, Jun.) ; the Rev. Mr Gerard, a country parson (Mr £i. Bailey); Joe Morgan, " the inebriate," the chief character of the piece (Mr T. H. Giles) ; Mrs Morgan, his wife, and Mary Morgan, his daughter (Miss Bessio Bailey and Miss A. Fuii brass) ; Sergeant O'Reilly and Corporal Fitzgibbon, army pensioners (Messrs A. and E. Jones). The piece went well throughout and showed careful study and rehearsal. Among those deserving of special commendation are Mr W. Jolly, whose rendering of the drolleries of Sample Switchel went far to relieve the more tragic portions of the drama and amuse the audience, and in the same coneciion Messrs A. and E. Jones who also created grea; fun by their rendering of the part of two old soldiers. Mr Giles' delineation of the character of Joe Morgan, the inebriate, was highly effective and thoroughly realistic. At the close of the second act, when he registers a vow of vengence for the injuries inflicted by Slade on his child, the applause was loud and continued. In the third act the honors were divided between Miss Eva Fairbrass, who sustained the arduous role of the dying girl, and Miss Bessie Fairbrass, who displayed great ability in the emotional part of the bereaved mother. The conclusion of this act elicited great applause. Space will not permit us to to notice the succeeding acts at length, Suffice it to say the whole play ran smoothly and was well received by a large and appreciative audience. The drama will be repeated with the same cast on Friday evening next in the German Bay Side School, when the performance will be for the benefit of the sports and pic-nio for the children attending that school. We understand that the Akarou. Drum and Fife band will play selections outside the building between the acts.

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