CRICKET.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43066, 9 March 1907, Page 4

CRICKET.

Taking advantage of the holiday on Monday a, team of Thames cricketers journeyed to Waiikino amd played a game with the local eleven. Batting first Wajikino put up ai score of 40 only, amd Thames responded with 71, Which) hatching (20), V- Adams (18) amd Billing (13 were the chief contributors. For Waikino- 0. Skelton, (10) was the only -one to reach double figures. Going in a second time Waikino shaped much better, and had made 35 for the loss of 3 wickets — Butler scoring 2-6 not out in good style. Following 'are the scores: *y Waikino.— Pilkington 1, Lentfey 4, Butler 5, Grace 0, Griffin 4, Armstrong 1, 0. Armstrong 0, G. Armstrong 4, iSkeltom 10, Farrelly 3; McCormick 2, extras 1, total 40. Thames.—Kitching 20, Brown 2, Coote 1, Smith 0, Adams 18, Billing 13, Martin 0, Gibson 2, Bunretfc 2, Simmonds 3, Brokenshire not out 0, extras! 0, total, 71. The Times attributes the ill success of the mail syndicate efforts firstly to the high rate of interest which nowaday® obtained, on debentures offering much better security than the new mail service, secondly to the dubious nature of. the scheme, When it. comes to be closely examined mot all the influence of the Duke of Sutherland 1 and others would have shut off the supplies of camital had serious business men thought well of the scheme on its merits-

A deputation asked l the Hon. Mr O’Oonnur, toe Acting Premier, to secure the English! art collection alb toe Christchurch Exhibition for exhibition in -Sidney Mir {yCoaonor promised to submit the request to the Hon. Mr Oa/rruthersi. He pointed out that numbers of the pictures were already Biold and raised the question whether the arts and crafts collection were wanted. The deputation said they wanted the whole collection, but if that was not possible, a judicious selection might be,made.' ; Thie Abting-Pkteimier said that toe cost of toe. Exhibition to the clolony as a whole Would not, hie believed, exceed -one .shilling per head of the population (about £4§,000). It was irelateidr of a woman eighibythree years of age, at a meeting of the Wellington Benevolent Trustees, that she had lost her pension. The old woman’s story was that she had been living with a “lady” who was eddictedi to drink. The former used to fetch liquor for “this lady’s” consumption. They quarrelled, and the octogenarian alleged that the person whose beer she Used to> procure laid an information against her; that she was heard in Court, and that, being deaf, she Could not hear the proceetdr ingsi. All she knew was that her pension was taken away from her. She found herself, in consequence, starving, and without al roof. In that plight shie appealed to the trustees. They decided to admit her to the Ohiro Home, and: take the necessary steps to have the payment of her pension resumed.