YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

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

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

INTBRPRO YINOIAL. [PEE PEESS AGENCY.] Auckland, January 26. Bishop Oowie has accepted the appointment of honorary chaplain to the Auckland Artillery Volunteers. Captain Rodder has been appointed manager at Auckland of the new steamship company. The railway employees held a picnic to-day. Thirty-four carriages left witli a band for Pokeno, where the sports, &c., were very successful. Wellington, January 26. The Wesleyan Conference met again today. The income of the Church Extension fund for the past year was stated at £l3ll, and the estimated expenditure for next year at £2OOO, The following is the third reading of the station-sheet for 1878 Auckland, W. Kirk, Q-. Bond, and T. Buddie, secretary of Church Extension fund and principal of College ; Thames, R. Bunn ; Manukau, J. Law; Waiuku, S. G-orrie; Waikato, W. Watkins ; Kaipara, W. dittos ; Hokianga, T. Or. Hammond • Taranaki, F. B. Isitt; Patea, P. Pairclough; Wanganui, D. Lee; Rangitikei, S. Lowry; Manawatu, J. T. Shaw and F. 0. Dewsbury; Wellington, A. Reid and J. W. Williams; Hutt, W. Q-. Thomas; Greytown, J. B. Richardson and W. Oliver; Nelson, R. Bavin and W. Rowse ; Blenheim, J. S. Rishworth; Hokitika, J. Smith; Kumara, J. Buttle; Greymouth, H. Bull; Christchurch, W. Morley, J. Smalley, and J, Luxford; St. Albans, the president; Lyttelton, W. H. Beck; Springston, J. Taylor; Leeston, W. Walker ; Kaiapoi, J. Armitage ; Rangiora, W. Cannell and H. Ellis; Timaru, J. H. Simmonds; Waimate, Q-. Free; Temuka, D. R. Harper; Ashburton, D. B. Martin; Dunedin, A. R, Fitchett; Normington, J. J. Lewis; Port Chalmers, W. Keall; Balclutha, T. Carr; Invercargill, D. McNicoll j Oamaru, H. Dewsbury. The racing privileges in connection with the Jockey Club race meeting were sold today, and realised nearly £4OO. The gates soid for £2BO, the publicans’ booths for £73, and the r»frsfihment stalls and stables for £3O. The postponed regatta events were rowed off this afternoon. Over £3OOO was collected in duties at the Custom House yesterday. Opawa and Sky Blue have been scratched for the Wellington Cup, The Hinomoa leaves for Manukau direct to-night; With " Sir ' Grey, Messrs Sheehan, J. 0. Brown, and party to interview the Maori {King. ‘ Xb#'expect # to arrive at Manukau early on Monday morning. DupDiN, January 26, Bishop Neville if said to be ftp BWPbWW of tjjs J&ltoa Pottery.

During the week upwards of one hundred applicants for admission to the Normal School have been refused, the school being already overcrowded. [I'ROJI THE CORRESPONDENT OE THE PRESS.] Dunedin, January 26. The cricket match, Oamaru v. Dunedin, was played on the Oval to-day. The Dunedin club have retained possession of the wickets all the morning. The score at the adjournment was 107 for six wickets. Dixon, not out, 44 ; Jones, notout, 17. Bishop Neville has purchased the Milton Pottery Factory for £I4OO. The directors lost £l5O each in the venture. Timaru, January 26, The breach of promise case, McKinnon v Loudon, heard at last Supreme Court, Timaru, promises to lead to endless trouble. Besides the application for a rehearing of the case recently taken at Christchurch, informations for perjury have been laid by Loudon against Miss McKinnon, and vice versa. The annual cricket match between Timaru and Burke’s Pass Clubs was played to-day. The scores in the first innings were—Burke’s Pass, 100; Timaru, 58. Second innings: Burke’s Pass, 26; Timaru, 37, with one wicket down. As it was a one day’s match, the Burke’s Pass Club wins.