TELEGRAMS

Patea Mail, 27 January 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

(per united press association.) This Day. Cricket at Wellington. CLOSE OF THE MATCH. Two thousand spectators were on the ground yesterday, when the match closed. The Englishmen, who had lost five wickets for 176 runs on the previous day, resumed their innings. The fielding of the Wellington coast team was very good, and the innings closed for 222, the remaining five Englishmen adding 46 to the score. Several brilliant catches were made by the Wellingtonians. After lunch, Wellington took the wickets, and a good start was made, but after the first eight had been disposed of, wickets fell fast, the telegraph showing 80 when the last man was given out. After a few minutes’ delay Wellington followed on, and at 6 o’clock, when the stumps were drawn, had lost ten wickets for 54 in the second innings, the game ending in a draw. The fielding of the Englishmen was much admired, but at times was loose. The following is the score of the coast team, having to get 223 to beat: WELLINGTON. —IST INNINGS. Kennedy, run out 1 Mace, c Scotton, b Peate 4 Mansill, 1.b.w., b Midwinter 9 j Fulton, c Ulyett, b Peate 9 Firth, b Peate 9 Brown, run out 0 I. J. Salmon, c Ulyett, b Peate 6 Barton, c Peate, b Midwinter... 5 Blacklock, c Pilling, b Midwinter 0 Lynch, not out 1 W. J, Salmon, st. Pilling, b Peate 0 Wilson, c Shaw, b Peate 0 Bayly, c Shrewsbury, b Midwinter ... 0 Page, st, Pilling, b Peate 5 Cross, b Peate U Bead, run out 0 Coutts, b Midwinter 1 Alpe, b Midwinter 0 Armitage, not out 10 Hickson, c Shaw, b Midwinter 0 Marchant, c and b Midwinter 0 Luxford, c Scotton, b Peate 2 Extras 7 Total 80 2nd innings. Armitage, c Shaw, b Emmett 1 W. J. Salmon, c Ulyett, b Emmett ... 7 Kennedy, run out 7 Mansill, c Emmett 0 Mace, c Bates 18 Fulton, c Emmett 1 Firth, c Bates 2 Brown, b Bates 0 I. J. Salmon, c Emmett 0 Barton, b Emmett 3 Blacklock, notout..., 8 Lynch, not out 1 Extras 6 Total 54

OPENING MOKAU LAND. New Plymouth.—Te Wetere, of Mokau, has forward a letter to the Herald , of which following is a translation : Mokau, Jany. 12.—T0 the Press of Taranaki. You publish this to all places, so that Maoris and Europeans can see it. It would not be right for anyone to take another’s garment, but if he has it given to him it would then be correct. It is the same with Mokau : the work is for us to carry out, that is to say to bring it before the Court. No one has a right to say leave it alone, Tawhiao has nothing to do with us; his village is at Waikato, ours is at Mokau. Do you include from Mokau to Auckland and from Mokau to Taranaki in one province or two ? So it is with Mokau and Waikato. Can you join these two places into one district ? lam clear myself. Let the Europeans look into the meaning of the letter sent by Tawhiao to Mr Parris (published in the Herald ), and into the meaning of this work causing trouble to the Mokau people, which asserts a right over our people, our village, and our lands.— From Rerenga Wetere. The Exhibition. Christchurch. —The foundation stone of the Exhibition building will be laid by the Mayor on Monday next.

Challenge—Reaper and Binder. Christchurch.—The agent for McCormick’s reaper and binder being dissatisfied with the result of the recent trial of reapers and binders under the auspices of the agricultural society, has challenged the agent for Wood’s machine to a special trial for £SO a side. Fire at Nelson. Nelson. —A seven-roomed house in Vanguard St, rear of the Colonist office, was destroyed by fire early this morning. Richard Thomas, the owner and occupier, is a cab proprietor, and he and wife were from home. Three horses were got out of the stable and three carriages ; but ultimately the stabling was saved. Property insured for £250. Foot Race. Wellington.-—An eighty yards foot race, £5 a side, between Selby one of the English cricketing team, and Frank Woods a local pedestrian, took place to-day. Woods allowed Selby two yards. A splendid start was made, and Woods overhauled Selby at 20 yards, and won rather easily by three yards. Supposed Wreck. Kaikoura. —A ship’s boat 25 feet long was picked tip on the beach three miles north of the Clarence River on Tuesday, painted green with black gunwale ; and “ Gannymede, Adelaide ” on the stern. New Cement Factory. Wellington. Messrs Brogden & Sons’ cement works at Collingwood are now rapidly approaching completion. The buildings are almost finished, and the proprietors expect to have everything in full swing shortly. The machinery will be capable of turning out 30 tons per week. Too Many Secretaries. Christchurch. —Sixty-nine applications were received for the secretaryship to the Christchurch Jockey Club, and all were considered unsuitable. The club determined to increase the salary to £250 a year if necessary, and invite fresh applications.

Many Suicides. Christchurch. —The police, during the hearing of a case of attempted suicide, requested the Bench to commit all future cases for trial, on the ground that the crime was becoming so common that it was time harsher measures were tried. Informal Election. All application was made at Amhorley Court to upset the recent elections- of members of the Kowai Road Board on the ground of informality. It appeared the nomination of one John Stewart was overlooked, and in consequence, the Bench declared the election void. The cost of the advertisement calling for the inquiry is to be borne by the parties petitioned against.