ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 3, 4 January 1902, Page 2

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

I BELIEF SUPPLIES. i , / PER PBESB ASSOCIATION. / OhkisTCHURCH, January 3, , Captain Scott, if the exploring ship Discovery, has writteu to Mr F. Waymouth, chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, and manager of the JVogen Meat Company, asking him to furnish to Sir Clement Murk ham a list of all cauned and pr»i sorved provisions suitable for the Use |of the relieving ship which will I ieave Lyttelton with supplies for the Discovery next year. Captain Scott says that he had difficulty in finding out while at Horn* what oould be procured in this colony, and he feels sure that it will help Sir Clement Mafkham considerably to get such par ticulars before the relieving ship is fitted out. Mr Waymouth will be filad to get pirticuhrs of anything pUkely to be of use in tba Arctic regions, with the pricea at which they can be thfse he will send Home t% Sir Clement Markham,

Vrogonui foade 89 at>d 08, Now Plvw ■bouth 62 and 66, Wanganui thai win* fning by 24|unfl, 'I On the following day they m«§ lbs ! WanganuiJJnited 0.0. in Qook'a bar--1 dens. ThjS was the only match is 1 which Na# Plymouth won tin ♦»». They weng in first and mads 113 nod 125 and united made 52 and 142 for nine wickets, New Plymouth winning by 61 run on tbe-first innings. Next toy (Saturday) they loft Wan. ; ganui at 7 «.m., reached Feilding at 10.30 a,m, »nd began play shortly after Feilding want in and ndh 88 andiO, New Plymouth responi lr with 63 and 58. Feilding won by*JR In the evouing % tejim left to merston North. : On Hot May they met the Palmtrston won the toes uid made 161 and, 60, JJew Plymouth making 146 mAii. won by,Z&. ISST Ha firafc inning! the wicket was poor, Hut in the sibond it was almoat un■n&yable, onl® one bat man on each Ittide reaching jjdonbla figure*.' Aoltf ■ umpiring wagihe cause of a great deal ' of complaint Jo both sides, and had ■ there been Jseoocd match between > these teimqjfl; is almost certain the • result wouldle reversed. Iha follow. I iog are fbe latting and bowliog awr- . ages of the tftam in the f<jur mfttohto:-* BtTirxQ AvEEAOMS.. n p No. of Average rung Batsman. If innings par innings. I I*Bh.. //.. 8 .. 14«||2 Bullock r.. 8 .. 18-$ | » Tiowlfr .. 8 ... 1012 I Hrmiid# ~8 frfK ||W. Bailey.. 8 .. 6 $ | Baucbrape .. 7 .. 5.75 H 1 - I Roh6<Bon .. 8 8 5 , . . 8 3.0 Utfelv .. 6 I<a , JloJollomiig played in hatf or ■wr naif.of the innings» . > rf d ® . ... 4; .. 15-RB far -1 •• w Jfcy •• * .. ,9-0 . Sftffnes ... 2 3«0 . m BOWIWO AjtiLXgig, |b™W. Wickah, KBraund ... 26 . 6.45r Rober tson ... 5 7*o • ' Hasell .. 9 7*ll A. Bawley.. 10* , , 7.7 Elliott ~ 10 ~ Ourrie ..14 .10-5 Steeds took 1 for 7, and Bullock 1 for 15.