Birmingham Notes.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 222, 23 March 1897, Page 2

Birmingham Notes.

| FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] This week we are to have the great event of the Reason— a ladies' cricket match. A team of the fair sex of Kiwitea are to meet a team of Birmingham Hebes, and the public are looking forward to some extraordinary scoring, and will probably learn a few wrinkles in bowling, batting, and fielding. The game will be played at Birmingham, aad the color of silver will admit to the ground. The proceeds will be handed over to the Birmingham Cricket Club, and it is expected that, with a fine day, the takings will be large. There is talk here among some of the wealthy gentlemen of sending the winning team to England with a challenge to play the ladies of the Old Country during the festivities which are to be held in June next, but some of the young men are raising objections, fearing that the young ladies will take their affections with them. I bad the side-splitting pleasure of seeing the girls out for practice yesterday. The longsstop dropped a very pretty curtsey when Bbc saw the ball coming, and then she hunted for it in her skfrts, the battors meanwhile stealing a run. The bowling was " underhand," and of such a dodgy character that Grace himself would have trembled for his wickets. As for the fielding, I would rather not describe it. If any one down your way has a sluggish liver or dyspepsia I recommend them to come up and see the match on Thursday. The weather during the past few days has been changeable, and rather cold, but the country looks green. Those

who have potatoes in are looking forward to good prices. Metalling on the main road still continues, and the days of mud axle deep, are passing away. Altogether there is much improvement. Some of the Birmingham residents want to see the " Cyclopaedia man," as they call him. The notes on Birmingham are of the poorest description, and some one has palmed off on him a picture of the town as it was six years ago. A slight accident occurred to the machinery at the creamery this (Monday) morning. The milk supply is now 360 gallons per day. The farmers up this way ought to go in for winter feeding. Many of the milk suppliers down the coast have been pitting feed for winter, and improving the breed of their cows, We shall have to do the same if dairyis th be successful. One farmer, south of Palmerston N. covers his cows during severe weather, and he says it pays. What will Birmingham settlers say to this? ____