Peninsula News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 618, 16 June 1882, Page 2

Peninsula News.

Telegraphic.--The communication with Chriotchurch wan unfortunately interrupted during the transmission of our first telegram last night, so that we were unable to get our usual budiret of English, Parliamentary, ami liiteivuloiiial news.

Terpsichokkan.—A public ball takes place in the German Bay Main School this evening.

Le Bon's Bay Mail.—The residents in this Bay are trying to get their mail days altered to Tuesdays and Fridays.

The Wanaka.—This steamer will not arrive here on her way south till to-day. She calls at Oamaru on her way to Dunedin.

K.M. Coub'l , . —At the Court on Tuesday there was only one cuse—a claim of Win. Phillips against Win Hammond for £2 3s 9d wages for grass seed cutting. A contra claim of ,£l 12s Gd wns urged by defendant for supplying a horse cloth, lending cash, and also for half share of certain articles which were required for a contract at which both parties were now working together. The Bench allowed tlio contra for tho cash lent and horse cloth, 17s 6d in all, but would not take tho other matter into consideration as defendant had not paid for the goods in question, and he held both parties were jointly lia>>le. Judgment accordingly for plaintiff, for £1 6s 3d.

Borough Council Election. — There was not inuuh stir in tlio town on Wednesday regarding the Borough Council election, and one would have thought that there was hardly any voting going on. However, in spite of tlivj calm surface, there mint have been some energy underneath, for uo less than 75 votes were polled. Mr Sims was very prompt in making up the returns, and it was barely (j 15 p.m. when he announced the result, which was as follows :—William Perdington 50, Thomas Grange 25. Mr Penlington was thereupon declared duly elected. There we.ro only some dozen electors present, and these Mr Penlington addressed, thanking them for their warm support, and intimating his intention to endeavor, to the best of his ability, to forward the interests of tho borough, without fear or favor.

Shkkp worrying.—Mr Piper sends bis experience o£ sheep worrying in tlie last eleven days. On Friday night week he caught a big brute and shot him after he had killed three Leicester ewes. On the Tuesday following a young dog was caught having a little amusement by himself but not killed. On the Thursday be had a shot for two and gave them five barrels of shot but they were too far off. On Saturday there was a dog in the sheep and on Sunday two inora came and did ao tiinch mischief that there was a days skinning and no doubt there were many more sheep killed than those that were seer , . Lust Sunday two more (they mny have been tho same) were among the sheep. The dogs seem in fact according to Mr Piper to have been making bis place a special ground for their pi auks.

Thb N.E. Gale.—The terrible N.E. gale that blew on Wednesday night did very little damage. Several trees suifered and most of the boats went adrift. Mr 1-lenning'e centre-board dingy, that won the open boat sailing race, suffered very severely, and Messrs H. Aylmer's, and Maseiield's, and W. B. Tosswill's boats were sunk. Mr J. Wright's whale-boat was driven up on the beach, and the Red Rover was Mown right over on the slip. The yacht Chance drove down opposite Mr Tosswill's, but luckily sustained no damage. The force of the wind was so terrific at Lyttelton, that a telegram was received from the Akaroa s.s., saying that the sea was so high that she could not venture to face it with the pump for the Westport!

General News.—Mr Federli has been awarded a certiicate of gold medal for hia silk exuibits. — A man named Longmore, accused of being concerned in the late burglaries, escaped from the R.M. Court' Cliristchnrch, on Wednesday morning, and got clear away.— An old woman, aged 69, named Noble, committed suicide on Sunday in her daughter's house at Hokitika, by hanging herself with a rope tied to a nail in her bedroom. The inquest was held on Monday, and a verdict of " Suicide under temporary insanity " was returned. Her son-in-law, Kolileff, and his wife, testified that they found her hanging by the neck, with her feet just barely touching the ground. Her husband is in Auckland, and fhey have been separated for 14 years. She had threatened suicide several times, and often complained of being separated from her husband.

Assembly.—Major Atkinson (says the Press special) is very little better, if any, but I hear he intends to deliver his financial statement at all hazards on Friday, From what 1 can ascertain, the position regarding the loan is rapidly assuming this footing—that if anything like a party complexion is given to the matter, that ia to say, if the Opposition as a party oppose the loan, it will be carried, because the Government then would be bound to treat it as a Ministerial question, and the party would support them ; but if the matter comes .forward on its own merits pure and simple, there is at present a preponderance of feeling in favor of postponing for a year further borrowing, which would almost certainly carry such an amendment. Two very important amendments of the Licensing Bill are to be proposed by Mr Sutton. The first is that elective Licensing Committees and present districts be abolished, and instead, that existing local bodies exercise all licensing functions within the districts over which their ordinary jurisdiction extends. Second, a poll, to renew licenses to be held each year when required, instead ,of triermially, and the expense to be defrayed by applicants for new licenses.

Dovaughelle's Bay.—A public meeting was held in Duvauchelle's Bay school house on June 12, to consider the best means of raising funds for the purpose of taking the school children to the Exhibition. Mr Piper was in the chair, and after chatting over the matter it was unanimously resolved that an entertainment should be given on June 23, that date being fixed upon on account of the moonlight; and also with a view to a larger gathering. The present school committee was appointed a committee to carry out the necessary arrangements, and Mr McClintock kindly gave his services as secretary. The ever generous Mr S. Leo has promised to take the children to Little ltiver at his own expense. It was resolved to ask the iollowing ladies and gentlemen to contribute towards the success of the entertainment, viz., Mr Stack and family, Misses Grange and Shadbolt, Messrs G. Black, H. C. Jacobson. E. S. Latter, C. Gutberlet, W. Sims, and J. 0. Williamson. The thing should go off with eclat especially for the young fry, who wiil have thu pleasure of seeing five live schoolmasters perform a drama which is entirely new, and ly a well known author, and several of the children will give Uieir quota of amusement. The object of the meeting is to arrange so as to unite with the Little River school, and should the receipts of the entertainment fall short there are several gentlemen who have offered to subscribe, so as to be able to nt any rate allow the children at least half a day in the museum.