HOME AND FOREIGN.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 27, 7 September 1886, Page 4

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(l:>.UT>.B'it TsLi.ußivi.. Copyright.) CHEAT SCULI-ISd SWEEPSTAKES. The heats in th** second round of tl>«- *<• filing s\v• < phluj.' > wire rowed today on thu Thauns, over it course between Haimneismith and Kew and Wandsworth and Hammersmith. and resulted as follows :—First heat : Leach, 1 ; Labear, 2. Second heat: Teenier, 1 ; Mattenon, 2. LEACH WINS EASILY. September 1. In the final heat for the great sculling Sweet* takes, lteach had easy victory over Teeuitr, winning by over a hundred yerd*. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. September 1. The cricket match, Australians v. South of England, was resumed and concluded at (irsvrwini to day, resulting in a draw. The Home team, with six wickets down for DO runs, continued their first innings, which closed for 170 runs. Lcmg 12'J behind their opponents the Englishmen followed on, and when stumps were drawn hod lost one wicket for 100 runs. Latkr. The Englishmen followed oil their second innings, snd surer- led in putting together 540 before they sen all disposed of. F. Hear lie was caught tor 111: J id, 104; W. W. Read, -7; being the most successful batsmen. The mutch was declared drawn, time not ]iermittiiig the game to be played out. SERIOUS VOLCANIC ERUPTION. Malta, Sept. 1. A serious volcanic eruption lias occurred at the Island of tiolita, off coast of Tunis. a SCRIM MAOE. Hoko Kunu, Sep. 1. News is to hand from Corea tlmt fearing the Russians, the Chinese ironclads recently anchored old the coast, and landed a party of soldiers disguised. On the latler reaching the shore they were attacked by a riotous mob ofCorcans, and Coui}K.lled to return.

REPORTED MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS. Reports have reached here that a ter. rible massacre of Christians m north Cochin China has occurred, ami in the Chinese province of Sechun a number o villages, inhabited by Christians, are reported to lui\e been burned to the ground. EAIiTUQI VKI . 60 PERSONS KILLED. Ni.w York, Sept. 1. A very severe shock of earth juake has b ecu felt along the Eastern seaboard, anil in Albana and this city. The shock was felt strongest at Augusta ami Savannah in (ieorgia, and at Charleston. At these towns several houses fell, and sixty persons were killed. RECIDIVISTES. Paris, August 81. It is officially announced that in future r ecidtvistos will be transported to the island of Pines in the l’ueitic.