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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 161, 21 March 1874, Page 3

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I* Fit AMO 1.0 -AL T ST UAL I. AN" PRESS TELKUUAI’U AGENCY. Last Night's News. Al’CKUxn, Friday Night. Matthew Fleming, a settler at, Mamu.we, Ime met w itm a iatal accident. He fell over a cliff and was picked up insensible. He died a few hours after. ■ Na P lor People, in answer to challenge from the ihames offer to lay £IOO on a Napier man against Hoskius. The match is to come off at Napier. Ihe I iring Championship. n ,, , . Natter, Friday Night. Ihe championship has been decided." Hamlin 111 ade - op Humphries, Taranaki’ Too’ I V T C e - r ’ £ npitsr * ~ o6 ’* Herrin, Wellington’ tqv 5 x? 8 ' 1 ; 1 ’ Jli 11111 es > lp 7 ; Cameron, Auckland, /. xlamlin was made the champion, Imvin.-r made the highest score (56) in the infantry match. Cavalry Rapidity Match ; First prize, Harvic, P omfcs 5 second, McCartney, A.C points 6 Pomt3 * third > Hodge, Waiukn,* £3, fifi Infantry Rapidity Match, 200 yards, firing for five minutes : First prize, £lO, Alderfon. Auckland, with a splendid score of 70 points;’ second prize, £B, Wilson, Port Chalmers, 61 points; tmrd prize, £6, Richardson, Otago, 63 ; fourth prize, £5, Bassett, Grey town, 60 points ; fifth prize, £5, Greer, Napier, 58 points ; sixth prize, Hamlin, W aiuku, £>G pointsNinth Match (Running), 200 yards, firing for five minutes ; First prize, £l2, Partington. Auckland. 40 points ; second prize, £9, Alderton, 39 points ; third prize, £B, Wilson, Port Chalmers, 39 points ; fourth prize, £7, McOardie, \\ ellmgton, 87 points ; fifth prize, £5, Elder, laranabq 56 points ; sixth prize, £4, Crumby, Ihames, .36 points ; seventh prize, £3, Somerville, Wanganui 35 points; eighth prize, Crawford, W amku 3o points. North and South Island match to-morrow, . . Bluff, Friday Night. Arrived : 19tb, Celestia, barque, from Newcastle. The Otago arrived on the 19th. Latest English Cablegrams. _ London, March 5. 1 arhament opens to-day. The professions of peace made by the K ng ot as Can tees were purely treacherous. They offered greater resistance than believed possible. The Emg is now a prisoner. Coomassie was captured and burned, n-i, ... March 7. Ihe competition was well maintained in the wool market. Faulty descriptions tiro lower. Wheat firmer. New Zealand flax lias slightly advanced. ~ Paris, March 7--J. he ea.e of Chambord’s portraits has been forbidden in France. London, March 9. At a meeting of the late Cabinet Mr Gladstone declined to undertake the leadership of the Liberal party in the House of Commons. m, , , March 10. T here uas ocen a heavy fall in the price of coal in the manufacturing districts, and reduction in wages has commenced.

% Q' e! 'cras Wolsely states that the Ashantoc King aaa sent a thousand ounces of gold as the first instalment of the indemnity. The while troops are on their way back to the coast. Weuington, Friday Night. Messrs. Henderson have commenced a now line of clipper ships between London and Otago at the same rates as those placed on the berth by Messrs bhaw and Seville, The Basilisk has been ordered home. Captain Stephens, of the Cyphano, was drowned in the channel during a gale.' Hia newly married wife was on board. The New Zealand Government offers a free passage and expenses to Mr Arch if he visits the colony and reports on its emigration capabilities. Jean Luie is to be tried for bigamy. . CiiMSTCHTTHCit, Friday Night. nomination for Superintendency election taaes place on Monday week. The present Superintendent, W\ Rolleston, is likely to have a walk over. A general holiday will be proclaimed f of the Interprovincial Regatta. Banquet to visiting crews on Monday next, 23rd instant—. Superintendent m the chair. . . HrxmDlN, Friday Night. The enquiry re sickness on board the Scimitar now going on is conducted with closed doors j n order to report to the Government. Reporters are net admitted. The Governor in the Lake District. (PEGU A CORBESPONDESX-) Tatjpo, Wednesday Night. The Governor, Lady Fergusson, and party, arrived late last night. Great reception by hundreds of natives. Great runanga held, and songs of peace and welcome sung. Porlbipi presented the Governor with a mere, saying tho Maoris had no father use for warlike implements. Great enthusiasm. . Thursday Night. the vice-regal party left for Niho o te Shore a t half-past nine this morning, and will bo at Ohinemutu to dinner at G p.m. on Friday (last night).

The Poverty Bay Standard complains that he does not get the files of the Bax of Plenty limes -regularly. We can assure our contemporary that they are regularly posted. Sullivan is to servo bis sentence in Auckland Gaol. He has been officially transferred from Bunodin to Mount Eden Gaol, where he ig to “ complete his sentence.” We congratulate Auckland on the possession of ao distinguished an individual. The receipt of certified copies of the Tauranga highway assessment lists is duly acknowledged In last Provincial Gazette.

cincKK'r : armed constabulary- r CIVILIANS. Jj s return mat eh between the above elevens wag p.aveJ in the Government Haddock ou Tuesday mst, (S't Patrick’s Day). In tint first watch the Civilians W on the day, but on tins occasion the eani o t ,ff conquerors with 2d runs to spare. Ui e puiy throughout was only tolerable, with a low _except ions, the lidding on the side of the Civilians being deridediy loose ; Hor could the A.O. coast am eh of their prowess in tins respect m the first innings, though they improved in the t'couml. Messrs Griffiths. Ha hr. and Boat arm bowled well on the wicket. Mr Griffiths’ play for in tho first innings was v«. r y Rood, only' one chmu-c being given by him ; and Kir Haig played iroyly asul well for the Civilians in his innings of *-1. J-he item of *• extras ” figures largely in the Score, but this was owing to the very rough slate ° l the ground, and it was only owing to the plucky way in which ifesrs Naden and Kdgcnnibe (ioogstop.) st 00 d up io the ball that this item was not niueh larger. Armki> Constabuuatu-. >'! KcT I.VJilJfns. bisley, b Beatson ... ... .{, Ogilyje, b Beat son ... ... ... jj, Thomson, l> Haig ... ... ... o Griffiths, not out ... ... ... 03 horsier, b Haig ... 3 Naden, b H lie; . *> Hu Vj b Beat son ... ~r 3 Ken !V, run out ... ... ... p Ki-]l, bllaig ... ... ... ... 2 Kelly, b Haig ~. ... ... o Extras 20 Total ... ... ... 70 ■SECOND I&'NXNasS. Sisley, run out ... ... ... ig pgilvie, c Middlebrook, b Haig ... 5 Thomson, run out ... ... ... 4 Griffiths, b Beatson ... ... ... 7 Korstor, c Haig, b Beatson ... ... 1 Radon, b Haig .. ... . 3 Haw, b Haig ... 13 Kenny, runout ... ... ... p Kell- not out ... ... ... I Kelly, hit wicket, b Bculson ... 0 Extras ... ... ... ... p 4 Total ... ... ... ... (57 Cu'JXXAKS, KU;st INK it; os. Beatson, earn! b Griffiths ... ... 4 la Loahy, b Griffiths ... . 3 Haig, not out... ... ... . 34 Kdgeumbe, run out ... ... ... p \Vrigffiy, e Forster, b law ... ... p Cootes, st Law, b Griffiths ... ... p Remington, b Law .. 0 Bod ell, jun, inn out ... ... .. p Gray, run out ... ... 2 Baton, b Law... ... ... ... q Extras ’,..23 Total ... ... ... ... 75 SKCONU IKKXNQS. Beatson, b Griffiths ... ... ... {> Leahy, c Sisley, b Griffiths ... ’** 0 Haig, run out... ... ... g -Edgcutnbo. b Griffiths ... ... 3 Wrigley, c Kelly, b La,w o C’ootea, b HSfadcu ... 4 Ivliddlobrook, not out ... ... 4 Bodd!, jun, st Griffiths O Gray, Ibw, b Griffiths ' 0 Baton, b Griffiths ... ... ... Q Extras . '..'.19 Total ... ... ... ... 38