INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10589, 5 September 1896, Page 4

INTERCOLONIAL.

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obituary:. Mel/Boubne, September 4. Julian Thomas, journalise. THE AGKNCT-GENEBAL. The Gov<iai_e»;t do not intend to extend Mr Gillies's teiin aa Agent-genera!, and it is believed thai* Sir Andrew Clark will be asked to perform the dulie*. ■ SHEEP SALES. At the sheep sales, in Lincoln** Mr F. Satton (RunnTin.de) averaged L9; Mr J. B. Sutton (Faivview). Lll 9s; ewes nveraged L3 13s. A NET/ JUDGE. Sydney, Sepi-esuber 4. Acting-judge Cohen has been appointed permanently to tbe Supreme Court uench in e accession to J«_ge VWndeyer, who recently cabled his resignation from London. SPORTING. ! Zono has bssn scratched for the Epsoia Handicap. , - ' ■ ABINDONBD AT SEA. News has be*.a received thafc the ship Flora P. Stafford, of 1250 tons, whioh left Nawcastle for Mafl'la on April 23, was abandoned a,t sea. The ship was under the command oi Captain Smith. U'o'ir of tho . urow are missing, bufc the others landed at the Philippines. CYCLING BEOORDS. Brisbane, September 4. Martin, the American eycliw, .raced alternately by two triplets and a toadi-n, to-day lowered, several Australian racer-is. He covered two miks in 4min 8 4-oson, 10 miles io 22min 14sec, 25 miles in 57mi''. SOsec, and 2G miles 380yds in an hour. . A GAMBLING BILL. Hobaet, September 4. The Legislative Assembly I* discu.sM-g '.ho Gambling Bill in Committee from a business point of view. It will sffeec bookmakers chiefly. Clause 13 proves the greatest bone of oontonilon. It is to enable the Governor-in-Council to frame regulations sanctioning lotteries, and this is meant to apply to consultation;*, carried on by Tattersall. The clause was carried by a majority of one, and then ths Premier agreed to report progress with a view to a reconsideration of the measure. ' ' _