EAST COAST NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 812, 29 January 1903, Page 3

EAST COAST NEWS

TO KOMAR U BAY. (Frovn Our Own Correspondent..) The drought is at last broken up, splendid ruins all along the Coast having replenished the tanks and started the feed growing rapidly, and the country is already looking quite green. Last Monday and Tuo"day nights Mr Whitehouse gave the people here a great treat, his show being thoroughly appreciated both by Natives and Europeans. Mr Whitehouse was also well satisfied, his takings in Tokomaru amounting to £.‘2.1. lie also claims to have broken up the drought, and states that for a number of years now, during his tracks, the rain has

followed him, and on this occasion we have certainly seen it following him from Gisborne to Tuparoa. “ Wherever Whitehouse is there it rains.” The whole Coast is thankful to him, bis show is excellent, and the rain has done incalculable good. The wool carting is nearly finished, and on most of the stations dipping is well under way. Tho Dog Trial this year takes place on tho Ist and 2nd of April. All sheep work should be done by that time, so that ail interested may take part. The Oinapere on Thursday last landed 51 rams (Lincoln) for Mr G. J. White, and a largo cargo of general goods. The landing was somewhat rough and a quantity of grass seed for Mr White and Mr Black got damaged by salt water. This appears to bo unavoidable so long as tho presout primitive mothod of gotting cargo ashore continues. MATA V. TOLAGO BAY.

Before returning homo to Tolago Bay cricketers were eotertainod by the Mata and Tokomaru teams at a social. A most enjoyable evening was spent. Mr Thornton presided at the piano, and songs were contributed by Messrs Wyllie, Moore, Fairlie, Oates, KelJing, Kiwi, and Thorntori. Mr Oates was voted to the chair, numerous toasts were proposed and responded to. The Chairman in proposing the health of the Tolago team said they deserved the hearty thanks of the whole Coast, and that by their tour they had dono more for cricket than had ever been done before, and ho trusted they would bo able to undertake a similar trip next year. ■Mr M. Murphy, in an appropriate and amusing speech, presented a hat given by Mr Murphy, sen., to Mr E. Reeves for the highest batting average during the tour. The following are tho scores : Tolaco hay. —lst Innings.

W. Reeves, e Ivelling. b K. Williams ... 82 M. Murphy, c Wilson, b Wyllie ... 0 E. Reeves, b Williams ... 9 J. Murphy, c Wyllie, b Williams ... 5 G. Borchatu, c Williams, b Wilson ... 34 G. Reynolds, c and b Williams ... 6 0. Smith, c Kelley, b Williams ... 7 J. Kirk, b Wilson 5 R. Murphy, b Wilson H J. Moore, b Matcbitt 1 H, Oldfield, not out 5 Extras 7

Total 122 Mata.— lst Innings. B. Peacock, b W. Reevos 6 G. Rolling, b W. Reeves 3 K. Williams, not out ... ... 37 N. Wyllie, cW. Reeves, b Boreham ... 0 G. Matchitt, c and bW. Reeves ... 18 R. Wilson, c Boreham, bM. Murphy ... 0 W. Mill, b W Reeves 2 A. Kelling, b M. Murphy 0 G. Powell, c Boreham, bW. Reeveß ... 7 G. Beckett, b W. Reeves 0 F. Tucker, b W. Reeves 0 Extras 5 Total 77 Tolauo Bay.—2nd innings. W. Reeves, not out 22 M. Murphy, not out ... ... ■■■ 12 E. Reeves, c Wyllie, b Wilson ... 48 J. Murphy, lbw, b Wilson H G. Boreham, c Mill, b Williams ... 16 Extras 12

Total ... ... ••• ••• 121 On Saturday la3t the Tokomaru team journeyed to the Mata to play a match, but tho day turniug out wet the match had to be abandoned when Tokomaru had scored 97 runs with four wickets down. The good people at the Mata had prepared an excellent breakfast on tho ground, also luncheon and tea, tho ground and pitch too had had considerable time and labor spent on them. The match will be playod when the weather takes up again. Tokomaru.— lst Innings. G. Kelley, b G. Cotterill 0 R. Murphy, b G. Matchitt ••• 31 W. Oates, jun., not out 22 D. Hewitson, run out 28 E. Wallis, b Matchitt 1 W. Oatos, sen., not out 9 Extras ® Total 97