RARATONGA NEWS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 42, 10 August 1889, Page 3

RARATONGA NEWS.

HIL». Ommwm wM« the IMr Jen*, but owiag *» the aasnewhet MmMMMMff MM* e* the aeathM aho did not. ea betora, easaa hssnhe,rh-sr, but am-nored 4io tk»<iwkwi of Avarna. TlwwiiHi »*JB maier the eummaad of Oaptoia WAilk and horn him it to Isarasa 1 that a '• political agent" hat bean, or tu about to bo, ana am* id far Bmh»«t, and that Ma arrival might to shortly uprated, but wo omM »U eeeertara tho mum of the mmmm* Bw Oermntant is from Honolulu, aad look l I days to do tho passage. Afar eoaliaff from Masaie. Donald and tfd*u> Iwnmugh's stork of onol, she Irft again for Tahiti, and tbeuto aho returns to Honolulu, and home tn Begtand. Her commission expire* is November next. A cricket match waa played between eleven of tho officers and men of the man o'var and eleven natives. The native* were tho victor* with one inning* to spare. While speaking of cricket it is aot unlikely that avii.it maybe made to Auckland by a native team of erioketera from here at if" distant date Mr. Kxhsm. the representative of Maoar*. Donald and Eden borough having very kindly offered a free passage to and fro to a teem should they be considered competent to compete against an Auckland team. The nativoe are anxious to have a try at an Auckland team, and their abilities will astonish the knowing ones in Auckland. Their beet point Is their fielding. They are exceedingly entnrt at all points, and have two or throe really first-class wicket keepers. Some fair batters and bowlers are also tu be obtained.

The Little Agnes has at last reached our waters, aad there is an doubt that for the work for which aho has been constructed she will prove a most suitable vessel. Rhe has been one trip henoe to Mangnia, and llr. Eaham. in hie capacity hs Viee-Oonsel, waa a passenger by her. She waa away thr< e days, ami in that time managed to pick up a good cargo of cotton, etc.

II M.s. Cormorant wfnt from here to Aitutaki, to hoist tho flag over a small island in ita immediate vicinity En route she called at Attn to land Mukea Ariki.