CABLEGRAMS.
r ' • • • • ; ■. „ (Kecter's Telegrams.) ? ; ■ , . : ' • ? V:'.. ' v /■ " . London,: A uguat 22, • ■ The cricket match.at Taunton hetween ® the Somersetshire eleven mid Australians ;1 has resulted in a victory for the latter by one inninug with nineteen runs to spare. t . . ■ • ' . ■ B August 53. . Ten Land Leaguers have been arrested .by the police.oharged with.tho murder ot g"' a family at Mullaghadruma on! the 18th instant, Tfie informsitipniupon which ; the r arrests have been made was furnished by an eye-witness of. the outrage. • if' ' " ' if - • ; ■ Sydney this day. . d ' .Owing to his prolonged absenco front the -colony, Sir' William McArthar has d been struct,off the roll of the Legislative il Oounoii of Now South Wales, it Alexander Stuart having deoided to s move an amendment to an address iu 1 rei- ply to the Governor's, speech pensuring n the Governor for the delay in calling Parliament tn-oether. Sir Henry Parkes e .has accepted-the amendment as a vote of want of confidence in the Government, « and the debate is now proceeding in the Legislative Assembly. d V Melbourne, August 23, : Sailed, this morning—Union Come pnny's stoamship Arawata, for Bluff. 1. Malting barley is neglected,; and re- • e mains at fold-to 6s 3d. . Shipping wheat is in active demand at 6» lid to 7s, an 1, advance of 2d' as compared with laßt e weeks- pribos. New! ZealandJoafs- are >■. steady at last quotations, viz, 3j 6d to 3s oi for feeding,' and 3s 8d t6 3a 9d for-mil-e ling; > 'i-V.J - ,
MAsTERTON VOLUNTEER SOIBEE. j! fhe Masterton Town Hall was thronged ' ]!' witlj visitors to the. Volunteer soiiee last II evening. Shortly after nine o'clock, r nearly a hundred and fifty ladies and ' , gentlemen were counted as being present, •ii The bright - dresses o! the f«r ; aei were | weH set off by the gay' uniforms of the I Volunteers, and the still more striking P vestment! of members of the Volunteer ![ 1 Fire Brigade; The ofEcera present ware '! Major Bunny (commanding the district) ■. Captain Donald, Lieutenants Ca'rr and : ! Fittont and ohaplain Pnii>e of the Volun. [ teers, and Captain Muir of the Fire Bri. 1 gade. The handsome and tasteful \ decorations of the hall to whioh we !i r alluded yesterday were generally admired. ■. ,They c showed: to great'a'dvanta&e jsrhen • the room was lit" tip. .The provision : made fotmusio jyas perfect. The instru- .' . meritaiisUi donsistVd i n-1 berg (piano)'. Lundqviet " (viojfcf'G, Bentley (second violin), and J.' Bentley '- (cornet).; -.The music was really splendid and was a great 'treiit both to dancers and : wall flowers,; • The refreßhment8 r were pra»f 1 videdby Mr Corbettof the Hotel ' who .in his catering left nothing to be | desired Daucing was kept up with ! animation ti|l an early hour this mornink; Color Servant J. Uiihns r ing .a.mpst effioient'M.C. j'and being assistpd • by a sommittee which worked harf to ' 1 make everyhndy present enjoy them- ' r selves. One of the iflhaf intereatine dances ' on the prnir,;i||i[p wan a quaint f candi--1 navinu figuie ku .wn as '■ Heir Sclimidt" :■ Which'.oreated a good' deal oFfuh, being 1 a decided novelty to most of present, From tim to last nothing oof ourred to mar the harmony of the gather--1 ing, arid-,thiß soiree was pronounced to be ' the mtistisuocessful one yet held in Maq. 1 terton.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1160, 24 August 1882, Page 2
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