LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1645, 28 December 1885, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

BY ELECTRIC TKI.EGUAIMI — COPYRIGHT. Received Dec. 26, 1 a.m. London, 25. Later advices from Polity pride state : that the majority of tlie miners em- . ployed at Miirdy Colliery are safe Itis definitely known, however, that 76 1 men have lost their lives. - Paris 25. " The Chamber of Deputies la-t even- ' ing passed the Touqniu credits by a '" majority of four. 1 Received 27th, 5 p.m. ' MrXBOUHXK, 26. ' An article appeared iv the Argus to day in which considerable changes are fort-shadowed in the personnel of the l Victorian Ministry. The Hon. James J Service, the present Premier, is said to fc he desirousio retire into private life, 3 and is expected to resign office. The 1 Hon. Graham Berry, Colonial Score- - tar/, will proceed to England as A^nt— General, Murray Smith, who now holds that position wishing to l*- * turn to Victoria. The Hon. Duncan 5 Gillies, Minister of Bail ways, will probably succeed Serviof »s Premier, while the Hon. Alfwl . D«-ak«n is spoken of as the coining Colonial * Secretary. A cricket match ha^ ln-en arranged for New Year's Day I. tv/een the Australian 11 which is al oat to proceed to > Englaud, and a combined eleven. _Th& team *o be sent );oiue will in all probability "be mafle r.p as follows : — Javois, Geo. Giffin, Bince, Koran, Snluinn, Bokhara, Qnrvot, Trimble, Bon nor, Mcllwmith, S^olt, Wulk«r, * and Spofforth. Sypxey, 2G. The Boxinp; Day meeting of the A.J.C. was held to day in the presence of a large attendance. The principal event was the Summer Cup, which resulted as follows : — Tempe 1 J Cerisse and Bluo ... i.. 2 t Benbolt 3 Eighteen horses started. Jt was f won easily '>y three lengths. Tin»e 2 ' mins 39secs. , . London, 25. » The weekly bank retnrns give the > proportion of liabilities at 43 pt'r cent. The tot.il reserve in notes and bullion > was £11,500,000. 1 New Zealand frozen mutton is realising 4^l to 4|d per lb.