Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2064, 23 June 1896, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

[By Telegraph.]

[FROM OUtt OWN COIUUCSroNDICNT.J

Wellington, June 22

Ministers have, it is believed, decided regarding the necessary re-distribulion of portfolios, and the result will be communicated to the Governor, and announced to the House to-morrow.

Lobby gossip alleges that Mr HallJones takes the portfolio of labour, and Mr Carroll that of Native affairsi It is also believed that the Ministry will be strengthened by the inclusion of Mr McNab, who will take the AttorneyGeneralship. Other rumours have it that the vacant portfolio will go to Mr Hogg. It is stated that Mr Thompson and the new member will have the salaries available.

June 20. : The weather for day's tfluy*; was boisterous aii_d the "attendance small.;/ The wicket was hanfoy The .._ second ; innings of ihe A6straH;.Hß closed for'; 257 run". Artdiuoijsij scores:: Hill, - bi; ti aline 92":; Eat^y, fiiii out; 12 ;' Jones,; not out,, 36. wlSketfl' for 73 runs, Hulnie, fqttoot] v^9,..... -; ; - I^β; Oountie- 1-26 to Wiiij And obtaiiied tl>is nnmber with the loßß|tff.aix tickets, four wickets. The principal scores in, the bounties BPcond innings were:: Jones, h Jones, sk • Gunn, c Graham b McEibbin, 26;; Quaife, l.b w,, Trolt,;18:; Ollfy,bTrolt, M « Total.six wickets for iSG. Jones took one wicket for 34 ruflS, J£a<!y two for 29, and Trott ",tw« for; 14. HHI batted for three houVe without giving a chance, and .his 6core incluied , one 'fivfe and eight four?, Jones gave, a vigorous display of batting*

Jane 21

Ou Saturday, Surrey underwent -its first defeat this year, Lancasfiire putting the champion county' dowh. Yorkshire so far has not been beateu by any otljer county

Btatitf, dsne,2l.

The German Press is urging.ibe *p« pointme \t of Captam Brafltfew ap Governor of Apia.

._~j|. PariSj June In the Chsfijp|||iDeputiet a majority of 2£7 approvjod^ of Madagascar.

' Tbbsban; The new Shah proclaims that poets and dignities in Persia will 'henceforward be granted to merit alow, and the system of sellifig them to"the ufen whu give the -largest: pecuniar? presents abolishedj

Capetown, Jnne 21. The Mattibeles are said to be poisoning the wells. ■ ........ ;