Peninsula News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 593, 21 March 1882, Page 2

Peninsula News.

The S.S. Go Ahead.—This steamer is expected here to-day.

Town Improvements.—The Akaroa and Wainui Road Board have completed the stone wall and culvert in the Grehan Valley creek at, the corner by Waeckerle's. The work is substantially carried out, and when the repairs on the town side of the creek are completed, it is hoped that there will be no rccurranee of the damage done by the floods.

Saving the Roads.—lt will be remembered that some time ago an objection was raised against Mr Checkley's use of a sledge, as tending to injure the roads. Mr Uieckley therefore dele.inined, with characteristic good sense, to get, a wheeled vehicle, and had one built by .Messrs How land & Co.. of Chiislehurch. It is a very nice-looking trap, and, drawn by two good horses, can'go up and down the hills with perfect safety. As an example of what a hill trap should he, we recommend our readers to notice it.

SociiCTY.—This new journal is weekly increasing in favor. It must he very interesting to the Indies detMilio.tr minutely all fashionable dresses of any importance. The leaders too on local subjects are pithy and readable, and the dramatic and sporting news very good. The portraits of two well known residents appear weekly with short memoirs ; and literature is not forgotten. The style of the paper is vastly superior to that of the Liberty, the gross personalities which the latter revelled in being altogether excised from the amusing and piquant columns of Society.

Cheese for hie Exhibition.—lt will be remembered that Mr Chapped was authorised to get all the cheese intended for the Exhibition at Christchurch sent to Lyttelton in the Antelope on her nextuip. As, however, Captain Malcolmson informs ns that he will not in all probability l c able to leave here next time till the Bth or 9th of April, it will be too late. The Union Steamship Compa: y have, however, written to say that they will carry all goods for the Exhibition free of charge on the return journey, and as a steamer of theirs is advertised to leave here on the 4th April, we presume Mr Chapped will take advantage of this opportunity. The cheese from the coast bays, which will not p,iss through Akaroa, will have to he scut to Lyttelton on or before April 4th. We desire to specially impress our readers that Messrs Hawkins & Co., of Lyttelton, have kindly consented to give storage room at their warehouses for all Peninsula produce intended for exhibition, so that all cheese will have to be directed there, where it will be taken in charge by Mr Cliappell, who will see it all safely placed in the proper place at the Exhibition. In our next issue we hope to be able to give definite information regarding the vessel the exhibits are going by. Mr Cliappell is certainly working hard to make the Peninsula Court worthy of the rich district it represents.

Mr FiiDEßLi's Silkworms.—The exhausting nor'-westers, which scotch us up so, appear to be only beneficial for sericicultural purposes. Mr Federli informs us that during the late hot weather the silkworms have been eating double the quantity of leaves, and that consequently they will come to matuiity much sooner. He speaks in the highest terms of the complete success of his mission to Akaroa, being convinced that the mulberry and silkworm will both flourish here exceedingly. The worms are now fast spinning their cocoons and amongst them are some which Mr Federli says would tike a prize at any European Exhibition. It is to be hoped there will be plenty of mulberry trees sent for, and we again remind our readers that those desiring them must make written application to Mr Westenra for them before the end of the month. A good many of the worms have been distributed amongst those who applied for them, and in every case have done well, showing that no special skill is required. Those on Mr Dawher's farm at German Buy are already spinning cocoons, and so are those of Mr Perm of Akaroa. Mr Fyfe'a are growing enormously, and promise to spin in a few days. Mr Federli will leave Akaroa in about a week to mr.ke preparations for the Exhibition, and will take with him all the worms that have not spun. Those desirous of any further information should theieforo take the opportunity of seeing him at once.

Trndkrs.—Tenders are invited for a

variety of works,

Cocksfoot.—The N.Z.L. & M. A. Co. say that cocksfoot m-iy now lie quoted at 4id per lb f.o.b. in Lyttelton.

Ma Catlin, surgeon dentist, from Christchurch, is now in Akaroa, and may be consulted at Wagstaffs Hotel — Adot,

I'tiE S.S. llawiSA.—This steamer having been detained by docking at Port Chalmers will not arrive till to-morrow, when she will take passengers and cargo for northern ports

Bali, at Barry's Bay.—The Loyal Perseverance Lodge, I 0.0.F.,M.U., intend celebrating th * anniversary of their establishment, by having a ball on Friday next. There is a likelihood of a presentation, to one of the officers, taking place. An advertisement gives a list of names from whom tickets can be obtained.

Whales at Flea Bay.—Two visitors to Flea Bay on Sunday inform as that during the day, while Messrs A. Rhodes and 0. Haylock, Jim., were out in the Bay fishing, they almost puiled on to a whale which was asleep. They were within a few feet of it before they saw it, and just had time to hack away from it when it''turned flukes " and went down. On looking about they saw three others. The Messrs Rhodes' state that they often see whales about the. Heads of late,