LATEST TELEGRAMS

Kumara Times, Issue 740, 12 February 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[new Zealand press association.]

Christchurch, February 11. The interprovincial cricket match was continued to-day > the weather beautiful. Otago in their second innings made 74 thus losing the match in an innings ami 12 runs. A return match was coni men tied at S p.m* The d *y has been observed as a halfholiday*

The ReV Mr Glassords. parsonage at Avonsule was destroyad by lire this evening. The furniture was saved. The hou«e is insured by the church property trustees for £650.

N klson, February It. A minor named Ceaderwell had his leg smashed by a rolling low at Ana tori. His mates Carried Him 30 miles to Collingwood, over about the roughest country in the Colony, and then to>-k him GO miles in a boat to Nelson. The whole of the journey occupied 1)4 hours At Monetnka a young Ulan named T3gginton is in a precarious state, the effect of getting his hand smashed in a threshing-machine. Adams, M.tt.ll, gives his snppoi ters a champagne lunch on Friday to celebrate the victory of the secular education party. Weluxctox, February 11. The Government decided i> let the law take its course with Walsh, who will therefore be executed. The Governor left for Christchurch to-day to hold a levee. Fears are entertained for the barque Aberdeen, 14T days out from Nu* York to Wellington; Brown, alias Furnace, has been sentenced to IS months for two robberies and possession of Inirgler’s tools; Tie was indentihed as one of a notorious Sydney gang of thrives; A cash h>x containing £SO was stolen from the City hotel last nl lit; Antonio Borden, arrested at the B ! nff on board the Albion, was brought up here for stealing a pair of carings belonging to a man whose wife had eloped with the pi iso tier, Tim Magistrate said the case was a suspicious one, hut not sufficient to commit oti.

The Rifle Association programme for Nelson includes 16 matches in which prizes vary from £25 to £75. Total, £6OOO, and a number of cups, belts, &c.