Peninsula News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 582, 10 February 1882, Page 2

Peninsula News.

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Public Tausr OFFrcis. —Certain alterations are advertised by the Public Trustee.

Licensing District of Port Levy.— Mr John Ollivier has been gazetted returning officer for the licensing district of Port Levy.

Licensing Act.—Nominations £<>'" the Licensing Committee for the Borough of A.karoa will be. received up to noon on Friday, 17th inst., at the R.M. Court, Akaroa.

Aka.ro.-y School Committee.—A meeting of this committee was held on Tuesday last. Notice was received from the Board that the following persons had been nominated to fill the vacancies in the Bo ml of Kdncatiop.:—Messrs G. Booth. S. C. F.HT, W. Montgomery, W. Parkerson, A. Tosswill, and J. L. Wilson. The committee voted for Messrs Montgomery, Booth and F.-irr. It was resolved that Mr iSitna should countersign cheques. The attention of the committee was drawn to the fact that many children were not attending school, ami the police made no attempt to perform their duty in enforcing attendance. The consideration of this matter was deferred to the next meeting.

Goon TicMPiaiiY. —The usual weekly meeting of the Akaroa Hope Lodge was held on Wednesday evening. 13ro Burns, the W.C.T. elect, announced that he was about leaving the district, and consequently would not be able to till the office to which he had been elected. Members expressed their regret at Bio. Mums' departure, and the W.O.T. pointed out that it would be necessary to elect some one to the office vacated by Bro. Burns. Bro. Burke was elected to the position. The instillation of officers was then proceeded wiHi, Bro. G. Armstrong, jun., District Deputy, performing the ceremony, ami Bro. BnrMs acting as Grand Worthy Marsh..!. The installation over, some singing succeeded, and the lodge closed in the usual manner.

Me Lyons' Plbasuue Party.—After quite a dearth of amusements, many will be glad to hear that Mr Lyons' clever troupe will arrive here by the Penguin from the South next week, and open in the Oddfellows' Hall on the 15th inst with " The Isle of Tulipatam " and a Musical Burletta. Of the former the Lyitelton Times says : —" In the after piece, '■ The Isle oil Tulipatatn,' the company, including now Miss E. Fox. Miss Amy Horton, and Master S. M'Lean, kept the audience in a state of perpetual merriment, by their excellent delivery of the dialogue and their capital acting. The harlequinade was a. remarkably clever performance by the following :—Miss Emily Fox, Harlequin ; Miss Nina Tullocli, Columbine ; Master J. S. Parlato, Pantaloon ; Master S. M'Lean, Clown ; and Mr J. S. Farron, Policeman. At intervals during the Pantomime, Miss Amy Horton sang several of her character songs, iuciuding the " local" song of which mention was made yesterday, and which secured an encore. The dancing and posturing of Miss Fox and Miss Tullocli, and the fooling of M= sters Parlato and S. M'Lean were often and loudly applauded. The dresses and other appointments of this entertainment are really good, and the whole programme is one which cannot fail to attract. '* It is to be hoped this clever troupe will be well patronised during its short stay in Akaroa.