REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
TO PRESS AGENCY. Sydney, June 18. . Tho Government of' New South Wales have decided on raising a loan in the London market, to have borrowing powers to the extent of four and a-half millions. The Parliament of New South Wales has been prorogued to the 13 th August. LATEST UNPUBLISHED. [special to press agency.] PROCEEDINGS AT THE CONGRESS. LANCASHIRE STRIKE., THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS V. GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND. Losdon, June 17. Earl Salisbury proposed the admission of Greece to the Congress, Prince Bismarck made several proposals regarding 'the order of business, but iio decision resulted. The Congress adjourned until Wednesday. I The strikers have agreed to accept the reduction. The mills are now to be re-opened generally on Wednesday; Ministers have declared to Parliament that the version of the AngloRussia agreement is incomplete. The cricket match between the Australian Eleven and eleven Gentlemen players of England commenced to-day. The Australians, it will be seen, made 75 in their first innings ; and the Gentlemen have six wickets down for 85. There was a large attendance. Blackham's wicket-keeping was very good. The following is the score up to the present time : Australians—First Innings. C. Bannerman. c, bDr Grace... 28 Midwinter, c, b Dr.. Grace ... 6 Spofforth, c, b Dr. Grace .... 6 Gregory, c, b Dr. Grace. ... 1 Murdock, c, b Steele 1 Bannerman, c., b Steele 13 Allan, c, b Steele 0 Boyle, c, b Steele 3 Horan, b Dr. Grace ... ... 7 Blackham, not out ... ... 6 Byes 4 Total ... 75 Gentlemen op England—First Innings. W. G. Grace, c, b Byyle ... 25 Dr. Grace, c, b Boyle ....- ... 1 F. Grace, a, b Boyle 11 Lucas, c, b Boyle ... ... 6 Gilbert, c, b Boyle 20 Hornby, c, b Boyle 9 Lyttleton, not out, 5 Steele, not out, ... . • 1 Sundries ... .... ... 7 Total .... 85 [The Australian;scores, it will be seen, are only .-telegraphed to us as those of ten men, but .the detailed niim'iers of runs agree with the total forwarded—75.—Ed. K. T.] -
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Kumara Times, Issue 539, 19 June 1878, Page 2
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