Peninsula News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 628, 21 July 1882, Page 2

Peninsula News.

Tns Mails.—We call special attention to a notice from the postmaster, announcing an alteration in the mails on and after August Ist.

District School.—Tho sub-committee appointed to open tenders for cleaning the school met last evening. Three tenders were received and that of Mrs Turner was accepted.

Footbail.—A match will be played on Saturday. As will be seen by advertisement, the players are requested to meet at Bayley'd Hotel at 2 p.m. sharp. The game will be played on Mr J. Sunckell's paddock, who has kindly placed it at the dis pos-il of the committee. We trust there will be a good muster. If the present weather continues, the game will have to be postponed till the following Saturday.

On the 25th April, 1882, the employes of Messrs John Btinsnieud and Sons, of London, presented to Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, and Princess Helen of Waldeck, a grand oblique pianoforte, in a very handsome obonised case, decorated in /.dams,' style. It is 7 1-3 octaves in compass, and contains all the recent improvements of the firm, including a third pedal that produces most melodious effects, the -sound being sustained to an almost indefinite length of time.— Advt.

Influence of Climate.—lt would seem, from some observations taken by Mr Justin Ayhner, that, under tho influence of our gonial climate, the weeping willow is fast becoming nn evergreen. It used to be bare for a considerable period, but gradually the interval between shedding the old leaves and getting the new has been diminishing. In 1880 the willows were quite bare of leaves on the 21st of July, and the new leaves came on August the 16th. Yesterday some old leaves were still on the trees, and the new ones have been showing since tho 14th of the month, so that the trees would really appear to have ceased to be deciduous. Of course this only applies to trees in very sheltered positions. In exposed spots tbe trees have been bare some time.

Lung Worm in Sheep.—ln this issue we publish a lecture of Mr John Buchanan's on this disease, which has been causing a good deal of havoc amongst the Peninsula lambs. Messrs Masefield Bros, inform us that they have lot a good many lambs already from this scourge, and the same tale comes from the neighboring tlocks. Messrs M isefield picked 150 of their worst lamh-i out i.-ist week, and tried the sulphur cure, giving them a good half hour, and then putting them into a paddock up to their knees in grass. List Monday, however, fifteen of these had died in spite of the sulphur, and they fear to lose a good many more. Tho lambs in epiestioii were strong, and have been in good feed high up the ridge on dry ground. One that was killed had its lungs literally crammed with the worms. [l; is to lie hoped that any one who knows anything on the matter will communicate with us, in order that it in .y be pubhshe*! for the general bciiefi.*'.

Nicw 'Zealand fkoz.cn meat in England.—The New Z inland and Australian Land Company furnish the following particulars, received by the Suez mail, as to the sale of their cargo of frozen meat per ship Dunedin :—The vessel arrived in London docks on May *2-4, and on June 2 about half the cargo had been sold at an average of nearly 6_|-d per lb. The sheep came out of their bags as bright as new killed niut'on, and were declared by the Siuithfiuld salesmen to be simply perfection and worth 9d per lb if not frozen. The lambs were greatly appreciated, fetching 7d to 7-J-d per lb. The very heavy sheep, shipped by Mr Shand, attracted much attention, but only realised s*l per ib. One sheep turned the scale at 180i'o, and the Londoners could scarcely bu brought to bbelievo that such weights could he attained wiihout artili -i-'l feeding. One hundred sheep were sent ovi-ry night to Glasgow, and -realised rather more than in Loiulon, about Ojjd for mnitem v.v.t) T.'.d for lamb. At the same time the Scutch butchers complained of the weights, as being tiro h-avy for them. The pigs were , considered, .s good as l*'nglie.h pig.*-, and averaged GA■■ i p-.T Ib. It is sufi-factory to j kn.nv Lhat the salesmen deal are tn.it r.b:-re could not be any improvement in ihe metho-.i of shiijg-hreri.iLC and gemling- tUo cargo Homo, and that, groat credit is due to those who superiiittnded opi-raii-j..s here, and to Captain Whitaou. I

Pigeon Bay Steamers.—Messrs Cameron Bros, hiving sold the p.s. Titan to the Timaru Harbor Board, that steamer will bo taken off the Pigeon Bay route. We hear that; her place will be supplied by the s.s. Akaroa, Mr Joseph McL-an's interest in which has been purchased lor that purpose. Parliamentary.—-A debate on Sir G. Grey's bill for the amendment of the, constitution developed into a vote of want of confidence unexpectedly. Mr Bryce and Major Atkinson both condemned the bill, and Mr Rolleston moved it should be re id that day six months. Tho opposition pressed for an adjournment of the debate, but the Government intimated they would not consent to such a measure. The whips had a hard timo of it, and all tho opposition members beitu? present, whilst several Government supporters were away, it was thought the Ministerial side would be defeated On a division, however, the Government was successful by 44 votes to 40—a very close thine-;.

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