TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1218, 28 January 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

CAB LE_N EWS [hbuter’s special telegrams to press AGENCY.] AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, January 27. The Tan j ore arrived with the Suez mail at King George’s Sound yesterday. Trickett had a walk-over at the Anniversary Regatta for the championship of the Australian colonies. INTERP ROY INCIAL. [per press agency.] Grauamstown, January 28. Dr. Somerville continued his religious services on Saturday and yesterday before large audiences. There was also a monster united service last night, when all dissenting churches were closed. Gisuorne, January 23. Q.uite a temperance revival is going on amongst the Natives on this part of the coast. They are petitioning the Resident Magistrate to abolish licenses to public-houses near the Nftti /e settlements. Wellington, January 28. It is understood that Sir Q-. Grey has invited Mr William Hutchison, late Mayor of Wellington, to contest the seat to be vacated by Mr Bunny, In Wairarapa it is said he would meet with the support of the local press and a large proportion of the electors about Greytown. A movement is being initiated to induce Sir George Grey to contest the seat vacated by Mr Travers, after his return from the Waikato, Mr Bright, who has been delivering several lectures here, lectured in the Theatre last night. The building was crammed. The Court of Appeal was opened to-day. Havelock, January 28. A quantity of salmon, brought from Wellington, were liberated here. No fish died on journey. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Dunedin, January 28. Dunedin won the Oamaru match by 88 runs. At the dinner in the evening Mr Eva, president of the Otago Cricket Association, said the reason the Canterbury cricketers declined to visit Dunedin to continue the interprovincial matches was because the Otago Association could not oblige them by altering, for their convenience, the Otago match with the Australian Eleven.