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Loxdon, December 5, It is ( fficially announced that the appointment of Mr W. J. Sendell to the LieutenantGovernorship of Naial has been cancelled by tne Government, who thus accede to the wishes of the Natal colonists. Ie is further announced that in providing a successor to Sir Evelyn Wood, the Government will appoint a full Governor of the colony icstead of a Lieut-Governor as in the past, thos still further meeting the views of the colonists as recently expressed. An official statement has been published to the effect that Sir Garnet Wolseley, at present Quartermaster General, will in April next succeed General Sir C. 11, Ellice as Adjutant General of the forces. [Specials to Sydney papers.] (Per City of Sydney at Auckland ) London, November 30. An extensive conflagration at Boston, U.S., resulttd in the destruction of property to the value of half a million dollars. The Australian clipper Dundee, while proceeding down the Thames, ran down a yacht off Graveeend and caused her to sink. Seven occupants of the yacht were drowned. A slight cifferencs exists between Boyd and Ilanlan with regard to tbe locality of their sculling contest for the Championship. Hanlan insists on rowing on the Thames and Boyd on the Tyne.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 290, 6 December 1881, Page 2
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