CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4887, 8 September 1884, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

EEUTEE's TELEGBAMB

Capetown, September 5.

Piet Joubert (sic) has been elected President of the recently proclaimed Boer Republic, Zululand. London, September 6. Enforced Cannibalism. A boat containing three men belonging to the yacht Mignonette, bound from London to Sydney, but abandoned at sea, was picked up south of the equator. A boy who left the yacht with the others died on the nineteenth day after abandoning the vessel, and was eaten by the survivors. London, September 4. Cricket. The Australian cricketers commenced a match against the following eleven of I, Zingari at Scarboro':—P. J. de Paravisini, Christopherson, W. F. Forbes, Lord Harris, Hon. A. Lyttelton, A. H. Pater* son, A. G. Steele, G. B. Studd, H. Whitfield, E. M. Hadow, and Comrill. The' attendance at the match Was large, but the weather cold and inclement, and the wicket heavy. The Home team went in first, and put together a total ot 229. The visitors then commenced their first innings, but only scored 24 runs with one wicket down when time was called. Sept. 5. The match was resumed to-day, the weather being again cold and inclement, but there was a large attendance of spectators. The Australians continued their first innings, which closed for a total of 233, four runs ahead of their opponents, } The Zingaris then want to the wickets a second time, and when time was called they had lost 3 wickets for 45 runs. Sept. 6. The match was concluded to-day, the Australians proving victorious by eight wickets. The Zingaris only succeeded in putting together 140 runs, the leaving 137 to make to win, which the Australians did with a loss of only two wickets. The weather was again inclement, but the attendance of spectators was good.