CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3467, 24 March 1890, Page 2

CRICKET.

fiketahuna y Masterton Star Club. ,

Tho return match botweou these .Clubs parlayed ;oiV; the Park on Saturday after fe'nded |n a'-wiii'-for tie-Stirs-on tiie first innings. Ab it was raining heavily at Eketahiroa in the morning, only two or three players turned up at .the station at, the time the train was their 'opponents an endeavor was made to get a team together, with the result that eight men left the up-country township in a coach for Masterton. The game was to have started at half past ten, but under the circumstances it was greatly delayed, and it was' threo o'clock before tho wicketa .pitched. The country, leini was ; a Ufa Boralch(oß'fl,i and was made up with three local playora. 1 Ekttihuna went: in ;sr?ti and put togethoi''W,Selby ; beiug tho only one to. make a stand. .The .Masterton men responded with 09, Hawlso and Eeeve getting into double figures, the .latter keeping his wickets up a long time. Messrs Belby. and;,,lggulden,jcaptained the teams, and Dr; Johnston : and 'Mr.! ■Eusseil' acted. ■ as: umpires. ;• The following are the Bcores <' .

'Eketahusa;- ' Selbyblggulden. ■ ..., 17 Uoweett'b"ll&wko' "l 1 Ashdown o Eeeve bJggulden... 1 CboporbHawke .., 2 McKenzie b Hawke' : 4 Turnor b Williams ... .. 7 J. Cooperb%iidan "0 Dubois o Leel(sb Reeve 4, Grant, not'out' ... 1 Higgins c ; Hawke b Williams... 4 Wrigleyo and b Eeeve ... 0 Byes , ' riUolal'' ,!' " 45 SIAB'S. ' V Loeks b Selby ..._ ... 6 Igguldenb Cooper '•8 Williams b'Selby 1 ... 9 Jackson b Cooper." ; 0 Hawke c Dowsett b toy.. .;; 1 ;i8 .Reeve, rn&'out , . -10 Boagey b'Selby; 1 -0-... '0 H. Welch o ; Turnor b Dows'ett- i'O Wickehs 0 Cooper b Dowsett... 6 Mty; not out : HLf i Ewington 0 and b Turnor ... 0 ; * Opening of the. Roman Catholic .Church at Te Ore Ore'

Huge Gathering.

An ovent which will Burely live.in tho history of the religious community of this district transpired yesterday,'! when His Grace Archbishop Redwood solemnly consecrated, in^presence of a lai'gO' hufiber church at To 0re,,0re,., recently erected for tbe Maori Missionary work. Wo have previously referred to the handsome appearance'of the new edifice, .which will"Beat comfortably about 200jperapns,ysoVthat. further comment would.be superfluous. !: < • At 7 a.m; a score of leading natives; of the district proceeded' on horsebaok to the local Presbytery, and there extended a formal welcome to His Grace, who. .left immediately afterwards for the Te' Ore'Orcfyab: ■ 'Here ho was rpcejved ,with .enthusiasm by tbe' Natives, and in the large to'eeting-house:waa presented with an address in the Maori tongue, which was interpreted by Father La Priitre, who : is in obarge of the Te Ore Ore mieSiopV" 'A welcome. speech was also given, by one^, of tlift chiefs. Arch'bishop Redwood'replied in a brief address, reciprocating tho kind feelings extended tohimr; His Grace subsequently proceeded to the church and solemnly blessed it, after which fourteen -Natives were confirmed and received . their first communion, j- ii.., ~.,;. 'j." : The Archbishop then breakfasted iti tho house of one of the Natives, and must baVo beeri'convinced'bf tho fact that if, thc riiissionaricS in this work' were riot permitted, 'to live' tin the fat of the laiid, their bread and,water 'was at least.aura... V'.' Betweou this hour and the hour at which mass wae to be celebrateJ, 11 o'cloiiki'- hundreds'of-' visitors i from Mastorton and surrounding. distriots .arrived, until th'erV been nearly lOOOjpersons preienli when the toll of thoibellnotifiedthattbeservice waS,fcbout to begin;;; The church was crowded 'to; .excesi' j&nd' 'jhlj ntinoit interest ,^as. in; tire' 'selyico, OnTone', q( arrangedabpiita hundred native's, with' an equal number of Europeans op the Bide opposite,; The setfncie throughout was 6f timost ; iiipbsingJ'character, , ''a noticeable feature' being, tbe.singiu" of• wuid y haVo .'done: During' j gave'ateryflbie address,;w£ich.'ipi : « interpreted by Father M6h),missioiiary fromOtaki| /| | L { /.• His Grace intimated tliattusy were opening the Maoii ihprcli! 77 :Ho ; ( ; graitilatei' i^6 l natiYdon'tbe beautiful little edijipo thpy' badJ'ef tookiOcpasipn Jt hp .c!| ief; had presented Ihe on ■ the ctmr.qh'arid''eYefaWdy (Jesirablo pnd,* i^e ! other aasiataflce had .beee v to ereclV temple of Jcsub Christ,. The presept waj a pr?of of the

faith they held in their hearts. He then explained to them the advantages ■ the church afforded, After a lengthy - and interesting address, hn expreased a hope that much good would accruo from tho work of their devoted missionary, Assisted by tbo Natives and the Church in which they wero gathered. He also invited the, r pj&q V-** .■ ' present ani commended them to;i the »?• tender merilesofc 'tor;'';'l;ather"McKennar~^^^ , *™*7' , ''T The collection was then taken up, « which' resulted iir the reducing of th« small debt on the building by the sum of £2B. At'the conclusion of tho miss the Nc.tirp were treated. to some Tory protty musical aclectiona by brass (band, who doservo great credit for the assistance given to the celebration, \ But perhaps tho most interesting part of the ceremony (at least bo far as tho general public wero concerned) was the "feast, 11 which was given freo to tho European visitors by the natives. Shortly nftor l o'clock tho. . ■ doors of the large meeting-houso were fra throiju open, and the public were ' invited to step inßide.. Instead of "stepping in," however, ft regular rush jWfts made for the door, and \ro are eorry to have to state that both at tiie door, and after gaining admission,; a number of" civilised whites "• conducted themselves in a most unthankful and discreditable manner, On the tables was to be found almost i:<jverythinir which tho cultivated ,j table valhcrpor but onop *-;■ tho greater proportion of tho food being on tho floor),'was laden with all descriptions of • food—joints, fish, " taivraa (potatoes), plum puddings,, blano manges, cakes, biscuits, apples, water melons etc, etc, not forgetting tea, jvhiclfWoJild haV|f done jflstiiMj' Jo any Jiptoetyjljl. q Atd|tho |i!|to«| used; their^teaaticatinjf 'powcrß to the"-' best possible advantage, for in less than: half an hour tho tables were almost bare. The Maori waitors arid waitfeß«3 were, however. there in thoic glory, nnd jasjono|b»tctlL left, the tables wero replenished until all were satisfied. The spread was indeed a good one, and reflects great credit on thoso who, putting all considers* tions for Belf aside, their < ; 9 the waritil 3ritheir' ! civilised brethren. At the conclusion of this most interesting cercinony, t well-known chief from Papawai, made a neat little,speech..in wbiph.liOj tlmnked tho I'rehbißWp'h'eari'iiy lol' 4 ' his'kindness in .-being present that\l/ day.: His Grace replied, and -was pleated the gathering had been sucha.success.^Healso,jexpres3ed;a'| hope that ere long aii'organ 1 would" bo - ! procured for the use of the Maoris. At 3.30 p.m. vespers wero held in. the church, which was again crowded, 1 a Wy impressive address being given t, by Father Milu. _ _ i'/'™*'*

a. most successful character, "afid oiir Bonian Catholic friends cannot bo too highly praised for the effort thoy are putting forth to remove the scales of heathonism from tho 'eyes of those whose land our European community is : pr,actipa!ly. now occupying, We wibb Father Le Prelre every success in liiß.mission work in the district, .ft

Mast night His Grace, the Arch- - bishop preached in St, Patrick's Church after vespers at 1 o'clock, tho congregation being very Marge, The address, which was a most impressive one; was listenedwith great intaest,