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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1147, 14 September 1882, Page 2

The following question has been asked : — In a game of cricket if the two last men in win the game and the game finished, is the game declared to have been won by one wicket or by runs ? [We should certainly say by runs, aud we quote ths following extract from the “Australasian’s” account of the Middlesax match of the Australians in order to prove that we are correct. Writing of the game we have the following remark with reference to the play of Messrs McDonnell and Massie of the Australian team:—“ These two rattled up the runs in fine style, and at six o’clock exactly we had scored a victory over the County of Middlesex by two runs and eight wickets.”— Ed. P.B.S.]

The tenders for certain additions to the Patutahi School-house, close to-morrow at 4 p.m. We desire to draw the attention of our readers to Messrs C. Smith & Co’s advertisement, where it will be seen that they will sell the balance of Mr Haase’s household effects, and several other sundry articles, at their mart on the 16th instant at 12 o’clock, "'heir usual horse sale will take place at 11 o’clock.

Messrs Croll and Ingle announce that they have just to hand, a direct shipment of ironmongery, &c., and are prepared to offer them at extremely low prices. Messrs Westrup and Thelwall warn all persons attempting to cash a certain cheque, the full particulars of which may be ascertained on reference to the advertisement. We remind all tenderers for the formation of an embankment near MrG. Wyllie’shome stead, to send in their tenders on or before noon to-morrow, as the time positively closes at that hour.

At length the Borough Council have become alive to the necessity of filling up the holes on Read’s Quay, yesterday their carts and horses were busily engaged in spreading gravel there. A man named Day, employed at the Masonic Hotel, met with an accident on Tuesday evening. He was in the act of clambering a ladder in order to light the lamp, and by misadventure fell down and was injured so as to incapacitate him from work for some few days.

The polling for the Borough Council Election commenced to-day at 9 a.m. The Returning Officer, Mr P. H. Bourke, had all the necessary arrangements made for taking the votes of the ratepayers. There was very little excitement, and the friends of the different candidates for Municipal honors although apparently very busy aid not apato bring many voters to the polling . Some little diversion was caused by the issue of some fancy cards from the Standard office in favor of Messrs Townley and Somervell. These cards certainly caused some amusement and were a source of considerable chaff. Of course it is out of the question for us in any way to ascertain in whose favor the poll will be declared, but as this is a case where plural voting is allowed we should imagine that we will not be fai' out in predicting that Messrs Brown, Townley, and Clarke are tlie lucky inemljer& The poll closes At 6 p.ln.