TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4972, 28 February 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) ."., Auckland, Tuesday. ; ; Thomas Brown, of Parnell, formerly of Hokianga, has poisoned; himself by taking strychnine; The rash deed is attributed to drink. ' He has been perpetually intoxicated for two or three weeks. The first of a number of claims for compensation brought by the owners of property against the Harbor Board for cutting off sea frontages by reclamation, commenced to-day at the Supreme Court. The case is not concluded. Dcnedin, Tuesday. The Hon. Mr. McLean leaves for Wellington to-morrow. Yesterday he made a distribution of office accommodation. The greater portion of the Provincial Government Buildings has been allotted to the Supreme and Resident Magistrate's Courts and the Lands Department. The proprietors of the Queen's Theatre have resolved to spend £SOO in providing a dress cirele. A meeting of the Macandrew Testimonial Committee was held last night, when £320 was subscribed by seventeen or eighteen persons then present. Anderson is making arrangements for the appearance in Dunedin of Lyster's Opera Company. The balance-sheet for the Standard Insurance Company for past six months shows that £28,789 has been received from premiums, and £1227 from interest and transfer fees, making a total of £30,016; losses and expenses of management, £25,012 ; leaving a net profit for Bix months of £5003. The directors recommend the balance be employed as follows : —Dividend of 9d. per share (amount thereof, £1815), to be carried to credit of capital account ; the remaining £4014 to remain to credit of profit and loss ; capital would then stand at £33,125; reserve fund as at present, £SBIO, and the available balance £4014; total, £42,919, or 17s. 2d. per share. COLONIAL PRIZE TIRING. Hokitika, Tuesday. The showers of this morning continued until two o'clock, when they got mixed together into one big one, which has continued all the afternoon, effectually putting a stop to all shooting. There is every appearance of its continuing. Glass falling. The 700 yards range of the Marksmen Match was got through under great difficulties, Chapman, of Canterbury, taking the range prize with a score of 21 points.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, February 16. Commercial news is unimportant. The South Australian loan of half a million has been floated in London at £97 9s. 6d. A man named Norman and his son were killed by lightning at Wedderburn. The death is announced of the only son of Frank Henty. : • \A strip of country at Hamilton, fifty miles by twenty-five, has been devastated by fire. A party of Russian mining engineers are inspecting Victorian goldfields, "but are very reticent as to what they are about. ! Stevenßons have abandoned their suit against the Government on account of the impossi-, bility of getting at the Customs authorities. The Argus says the affair is very unsatisfactory. THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN AT CHRISTCHURCH. Cheistchdrch, Tuesday. • The weather was very fine, but a rather Btrong N.W. wind was blowing. There was a large attendance, and play commenced : at 12.30, when the two not-outs of the previous day, Stevens and Godby, went to the wickets.. Ulyett. commenced bowling to Stevens, who broke ground by a neat drive off the third ball for 1. . Shaw resumed bowling at the other end. Stevens cut him for a . single. After six maidens had been bowled successively, Godby commenced scoring, by driving Shaw for 1, but the first ball of Ulyett's next over lowered his middle stump. Telegraph : 30— 5 —1. Secretan filled the vacancy, and played the remainder of the over carefully. Stevens next cut Shaw for 1, then Secretan by a splendid cut scored 3, but the next over Shaw had revenge by clean bowling Secretan. Telegraph : 35—6—3. Alpe succeeded him, but off the first ball he gave 'Emmett a difficult chance, which was well taken with the left hand. Telegraph: 35—7—0. H. W. Moore filled the vacancy, and a leg--I>ye was run ; then Moore broke his duck by hitting Ulyett to leg for 1, but the first of Shaw's next over sent his bails flying. Telegraph : 37 8 Sweete, the slogger, who took Moore's place, played two of Shaw'B shakily, and was then olean bowled. Telegraph : 37—9—0. Neilson then went in. In the next over but one Stevens put the ball into Shaw's hands at slip. Telegraph : 37 —10—10. Neilson drew his first ball by cutting Shaw for a single, and Ashby followed suit off Ulyett. Neilson made a single, and Ulyett dismissed Ashby with a trimmer. Telegraph : 41—11—1. Canterbury feeling very down. T. R. Moore filled the vacancy. Neilson made a single off Shaw, but in Ulyett's next over he played one on to his wicket. Telegraph : 42 -12—4. Sampson joined Moore, and the latter scored 1. Sampson cut Shaw splendidly for 3, and Moore made a single and a brace off Shaw. Sampson then got 2 and 3 by beautiful hits off Ulyett, eliciting loud cheers. He hit Shaw to leg for two, and a single was placed to the credit of each man. Then the scoring . became slower. The bowling was fine and the fielding splendid, especially by Selby and Shaw. After three maidens Sampson got a single, but the second ball of Shaw's next over lowered his bails. Telegraph: E. Fowler, the captain, succeeded Sampson, and was clean bowled by Shaw's first ball. Telegraph : 59—14 —O. D'Emden joined Moore, but the partnership was short. The first ball of Ulyett's next over sent Moore back to the pavilion.- Telegraph; 59—15—4. Canterbury despondent. Fuller filled the vacancy. A leg-bye was run, and Fuller cut Shaw for one. After, another leg-bye Fuller hit Shaw splendidly for two. Canterbury's hope of beating England's 70 increasing. Fuller then cut Shaw, and foolishly attempted to run ; Hill returned the ball splendidly, and Fuller retired. Telegraph : 64—16—3. Frith filled the vacancy. D'Emden and Frith played one over of Shaw's, but the latter lost his bails to the next. Telegraph: 65—17—0. An adjournment took place at 2 p.m. for lunch. Play was resumed at 3 p.m. Hill and Charlwood represented England at the wickets, Frith commencing bowling to 'Hill, who seored a single off the second ball, but should have been run out. Sweete took the ball at the other end, commencing with a maiden. Charlwood put Frith to leg for 1, being the result of an overthrow. He cut Sweete hard for a single, and Hill treated Sweete in the same manner ; but Godby fielding magnificently, Charlwood was run out. Telegraph : s—l—4. Selby now came in, and in the next five overs only a single by each batsman and a leg-bye were run. Each man then made a cut for 2, and Hill cut Sweete beautifully for 4. Selby played hard at Frith next, did not get well hold of it, and gave a chance to Alpe at long-stop, which was neatly taken. Telegraph : 16—2—4. Jupp joined Hill. The latter

scored 2 ; then Jupp opened with a single; several maidens followed, Canterbury fielding beautifully. Each man made a single. Then Ashby went on at Sweete's end. Off his first over Hill made 3 and Jupp 1; a couple to each batsman, then more maiden 3 followed, and just as Canterbury began to think the batsmen were immovable, Ashby took Hill's leg stump with a clipping break, back. Telegraph : 30—3—16. Araitage took the vacant wicket, but the first ball from Ashby scattered his wickets. Telegraph : 30 —4—o. Greenwood joined Jupp. Three" maidens followed. Jupp then snicked ..Frith) to short-slip, where he was beautifully caught by Fuller. Telegraph : 30—5—6. Shaw filled the vacancy. After a single to Greenwood, Shaw hit Ashby for a couple, following it up by a magnificent cut for 4. Seven singles came slowly. Then Shaw snicked Frith into the slips, and by bad fielding obtained two. After two maidens, Fuller took the ball from Ashby, and commenced with a maiden. Runs then - began to come unpleasantly quick. Sundry singles were followed by Shaw hitting Fuller prettily for 3. Runs continued to come quickly, and Shaw having hurt his leg, Chad, wood appeared to run for him. Shaw cut Fuller for 2, Greenwood made a magnificent leg-hit off Frith for 4, and Sweete then went on to Fuller's end. A chance occurred which dissolved the troublesome partnership. Shaw cut Sweete's second hard to point, where he was splendidly taken by H. \V. Moore. Telegraph : 67—6—22. Emmett took the vacant wicket, and Ashby took the ball at Frith's end. Emmett cut Ashby's second, and ran 3,2 being the result of an overthrow. The next ball but one Ashby had his revenge by clean bowling Greenwood. Telegraph : next appeared, and Emmett scored rapidly a 2 and 3 singles, then a fine hit for 4, in running which Ulyett should have been run out. Emmett made a neat cut for 2 and a fine drive for .4 off the next two balls. He then drove Sweete hard and started to run, but Coffe fielded smartly, threw the ball in, and scattered his stumps. Telegraph : 86—8—18. Lillywhite joined Ulyett, and made two singles. Off Sweete's next over Ulyett pulled aball round, giving Alpe, the long-stop, a very difficult catch, which was taken amid loud cheers. Telegraph : 88—9—0. Southerton filled the vacancj, and Lillywhite began to score rapidly, three singles and three twos being rapidly added to his score. Frith re« lieved Ashby, and a single to each batsman followed. Then Lillywhite hit Frith hard for 1, bringing 100 on theboardamidloudapplause. Fuller relieved Sweete, and Lillywhite got two singles. After several maidens Frith cleaned bowled Southerton, the innings closing at five minutes to six for 102, leaving Canterbury 108 to get to win.

CANTERBURY EIGHTEEN—FIRST INNIKGS. Leach, b Ulyett .. .. 3 Corfe, st. Jupp, b Shaw .. 5 Watson, b Shaw .. 9 Stevens, c Shaw, b Ulyett 10 Ollivier, b Ulyett 1 Godby, b Ulyett 1 Secretan. b Shaw . 3 Alpe, c Emmett, b Shaw 0 H. W. Moore, b Shaw .. 1 Sweete, b Shaw 8 Neilson, b Ulyett .. t Ashby, b Ulyett •.. I T. E. Moore, b Ulyett 4 Sampson, bShaw .. 12 Fowler, b Shaw .. .. .. 0 D'Emden, not out 1 Fuller, st Jupp, b Shaw 3 .Frith, bShaw 0 Leg-byes, 5; byes, 2 .. 7 Total 65 ALL-ENGLAND—SECOND INNINGS. Charlwood, 31, run out 4 Hill, 112421122, b Ashby 16 Selby, 12 c Alpe, b Frith 3 Jupp, 11112, c Fuller, b Frith 6 Armitage, b Ashby 0 Greenwood, 111UU2114, b Ashby 15 Shaw, 24111121131112 cH. W. Moore, b Sweete .. 22 Emmett, 32111424, thrown out Corfe .. ~18 Ulyett, c Alpe, b Sweete .; .. .. .. 0 Lilly white, 112112211111, not out 15 Southerton, 1, b Frith 1 Bye, 1; leg-bye, 1 2 Total .. ; 102 Bowling Analysis, Canterbury First innings.—Shaw, 144 balls, 34 runs, 8 wickets, 16 maidens ; Ulyett, 142 balls, 24 runs, 8 wickets, 21 maidens. Bowling Analysis,. All-England Second innings.— Frith, 105 balls, 26 overs, 10 maidens, 29 runs, S wickets; Sweete, 84 balls, 21 overs, 8 maidens, 2 wicketß, 34 runs; Ashby, 68 balls, 17 overs. 6 maidens, 30 runs, 3 wickets; Fuller, 24 balls, 6 overs, 2 maidens, 8 runs. , •_