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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2354, 23 July 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BY ELEOTRW TELEGRAPH—COPYniOHT) Neuter's Telegrams. GLADSTONE'S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED. ; THE WIMBLEDON CONTEST,

London, July 22. The resignation of Mr Gladstone nhd his colleagues has been accepted by the Qneen, and Her Majesty has summoned the Marquis of Salisbury to undertake the formation of a new Ministry.

The contest for the Corporation Cup was won by Armstrong, Canadian. The following prizes in the match weie won by Australians .'-Private Churchill, £18; Fenn, A 8., Sergt, Grimes, and Private Allen, £8 each; Captain Powell, Lieut. Cook,. Color-Bergt, Gee, Lieut. Golding, each £5, The day'B proceeding terminated by an inappction of the volunteers by the Duke of Cambridge, who warmly welcomed the Australian competitors. The cricket match, Australians verstis All-England, was concluded today at Lords, The weather was fine, and the attendance g00d,.; The wicket was in bettot order than" on the previous day. The Australians who had followed on for their second innings, were only able to score 128, or a total of 249 for the two innings, and the All-England eleven thus won i the match in one innings, with 104 runs to spare. In the Australians' second innings the highest contributors were -Palmer, caught, 48; Trumble, caught, 20; Jones, bowled, If; Jarvis, not out, 13. For the Englishmen, Briggs took. six wiokets for 40 and Barlow two Sfor 10 runs..