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Kumara Times, Issue 407, 15 January 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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Dunedin, January 14. Mr Hislop, sen., of the Dunedin Education Board will probably be appointed secretary of Education. 1 ' * An hotelkeeper has been fined 20s foi allowing drunken persons iu his bar. The Austr^ian ; Eleven : weri all disposed of for 92 runs, 32 less than pjiago'la fii&fc innings. . "Wellington, January 14. ,- A .Gazette issued this evening contains "a notification that Sir George Grey has resigned his appointment as Commissioner of Customs, and that Mr Ballance has been appointed Commissioner of Customs, and Minister of Education. It is stated by the Wellington Argus that several other changes are about to take place in the Ministry,;:as'regards distribution of portfolios. Mr Ballance is' to become .Colonial Treasurer in place of Mr Larriach, who will remain in the Ministry as Minister of Public Works. Further changes than these are not anticipated ,before next session. To-night's Post says " We are informed that the result of an invests gatioh into the workings of railways, is that it has been found possible, to 'dispense with about forty clerks in that department aJone," *,._. A Gazette extraordinary just issued announces that Parliament, stands further prorogued to the 26th day of" March next ■' -';'"'. January 14. The schooner Nellie, of Auckland, ran ashbie oja a shoal reef, with a smooth-sea. All hands were saved. vjrhev cargo is breadfltuffs. The ..wreck lies onthe eastwaid shore of Motitie all valuables were saved., The master sustained a fracture of the ribs. •The Nellie belongs to Mr A. Owen, is 60 tons roister, and was built in 1876. She was insured for £IOOO in the New Zealand office. She was ; bouud from Lyttelton. to Auckland | Chbistchvbcb, January 14. The Corn Exchange established in connection with Tattersairs Horse Repository was opened oh Saturday, Thei following: eighteen have been selected" for' practice for the match against,^Augean, Eleven, from these fifteen .will be chosen:—Ashby, J, Allen, Oi C. Corfe, J.S. Demben,E. Fowler, J. Fowler, 0. Frith, W. Frith, E. T. A. Fuller, M. J.' Gddby, W. C. Leach, G. H. Lee, H. W. Moore, W. F. Neilson, A. M. Ollivier, E. C. J. Stevens, T; S. SweetyG; Watson. Blenheim[ January 12. Acceptances for Marlborough Cap: | Kara, Treason, Strongbow, Septimus, i Doncaster, »■ Orange, Lightning, Rata, and Mamma.

: LATEST UNPUBLISHED. " Dunedin, January 15. In the second innings of the Otago Twenty-two against the Australian Eleven, the Otago men were all out for 94. Only doable figures were reached in, four instances, the highest scere being 15 for Clarfe. The first eleven were put out for 26, and there were only 13 extras. The Otago men did not give a single extra to the Australians. The bowling of Garret was very destructive, .... Auckland, January 15. Mr Rees addressed the City East electors last night. He reviewed the events of the session. The only important part of the speech was that in which he spoke of his resignation; he said he found that private interests and political duties clashed. He must either resign or • give up-ptivate practice. ■ He" ■ was removing to another district and he left it to his cbastitaents.whether he ought to resign. A vote of confidence. wtfs passed, and the i meeting opposed his resignation. I