TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 802, 31 August 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRK3FONDENT.) Duwedin, August 30th. The Laml Board have dec! led not to release any Lake Wakatipu land, and to throw open on agricultural leasing 5000 acres of run 200. Our footballers returned this morning. They have been victorious in all matches except that with Auckland, which ended in a draw. The hardest battle encountered was that at Temuka, where they scored only two points. Wylie, for illicit distillation, is sentenced to twelve months’ hard labor. The Education Board have accepted Mr Norrie’s resignation, which arises out of giving leave to one of the masters to accompany the footballers. The Board denied the rector’s right to grant leave, which led to very angry correspondence. Mrs Burns has withdrawn her resignation, and has obtained six months’ leave of ab - sonce. Pope has been re-appointed head master at a salary of L4OO. The Board has come to no determination re inspectorship of reserves. All papers arc very severe on the Board for harsh treatment of Norrio, contrasting it with that of Mrs Burns.

1 Qrcelson, Marshall ami Copland’s travel-* lor, is farther remanded. His defalcations are said t6 amount to over L3OO. Land sales in Canterbury, this month, amounts to LI GO, 000. The Oamaru mail privilege case occupied the House all Tuesday. After considerable debate a resolution was carried instructing the Attorney-General to prosecute Jones. IE verdict for latter, or the Jury discharge, the Colony to pay latter’s expenses. Jones appears before the Resident Magistrate, Wellington, on Monday, to answer criminal information, LATEST WAR NEWS. The following is the latest war cablegram J 45,01)0 Turks, under Sulicmau Pallia, attacked 15.000 Russians, strongly entrenched at Shipka. The con diet lasted 10 days with varying successes. Sulieman claims the capture of heights and Pass, but the Russians maintain they still hold it. 7000 killed on both sides besides many thousands wounded. The Russians loss is put down at 4WOO, including two generals. Servia has joined the Russians.