FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3490, 21 April 1890, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

A scratch matoh was played on Saturday between the Te Ore Ore (Native) and Bed Star Olnbs. Neither teams were fully represented, and two or three members of the . Masterton Club' were called. wto\ requisition by both sides. In tho' (■ first spell the Maories played a fine fast game, continually threatening the Star line, " Dummy" gained the first try by a smart'dodgy run, and soon after Abitn crossed the Star line, but neither tries were converted. In the second spell, however, the old form of the Stars began to show itself, and they completely turned the ■ tables. Shortly afterplay commenced, D'Arcy made a splendid run, traversing nearly the wholo length of the field, fending off liis opponents fine style, and touched down over tile line. Bernini collared him on the line, and managed to pull the ball into the field of play, and owing to . tho referee not seeing the ball over the Hue, the try was disallowed. Soon after tho Star skipper again got over.and Thompson failed toinoreaso. From a free kick, D'Aroy once more proved his worth by dropping a neat goal from close upon half \?ay. Felling also crossed the line, but the ball was called back for a kuoek on. Under the new rales tho game ended in a win for the Stars by three points to two.

The second fifteen of the Bed Starijt jourueyed to Greytown to try conclusions with tho first of the Fire Brigade Club, the result being that the latter scored a viotory with eight points to nil, made up by two goals . potted by Bnmton, a goal from a try, and one try. The victors were in splendid form, and had the best team they could possibly place in the whilothe Stars were composed of\; "newblood," several being new to the game, and of whomgreater things are expected liter on in the season. This being their opening umtoh, they were undoubtedly "off colour," and if they wish to be placed for the Cup this season, they will certainly have to go in for more practice together A match was played on the School grounds between two juvenile Olubs, the second of the Orientals and the Thistles, and resulted in an easy win for (he Orientals by 11 points to love. . Matches have been arranged for next Saturday between Masterton and Groytown on tho former ground, andthesocondsofthe Star and To Ore Ore on the Star ground. BREVITIES, Fine I Fi'Oßty I Evangilization! Rfc Destructive floods in N.S.W. 'm An angel at the gates of Paradise! " A Tramp, Esq" at the 8.N.Z., Masterton. The proprietor of the Bat newspaper has been fined £SO and costs' for libel. Orders have been given for tho conetruclion of two gunboats suitable for the navigation of the Zambesi and Shire Eivers. The Czar's small pnlace at Finland has been destroyed by fire.' Seven persons were kilied by the falling dslris. The steamer Scotis, with the Now Zealand duplicate cablo aboard, arrived et Sydney from London on Friday,

In the Budget Mr Goschen puab the expenditure of the last year down at £86,083,000. The receipts exceeded the estimato byL3,000,000. The official average of the Victorian loan is f 10110s fid, tho loan selling at 31s 6d premium. Stanley denies the' charge raad,Bg. . against him by John Burns, atajT meeting of tho London Council, when the latter stigmatised him as an ivory-hunting buccaneer, Mies Harris, a young danseuse, claims LSOOO damages from Sir George Elliott for a breach of promise of marriage. .Miss Constance Kent, who was sentenced to death in 1865, anil subsequently had her sentence corn* muted to imprisonment for life, on a charge oi murdering her brother, four years old, at Road, near Frome, Somerset, has beon released, At the time of the murder Constance Kent was 1G years of age, A sweet littlo pair of twins of each sex—a boy and a girl-children of a noted divino in Albany, were about to be punished recently for sorao wrong, and presented themselves to their mother. The boy, who had been well trained in gentlemanly conduct, spoiled the whole matter by saying " Ladies first." An American newspaper, in notioSfca he {successful career of a renerabloW man who has just died in Maine, makes the startling statement hat • he "was born without a dollar in his pocket." Judgo: " Remember, you are sworn to tell tho truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." ; Witness (from Chicago):" Judge, I'm a strangor to your ways, but if you'll explain what you moon I'll do my best."

Editor: "That little item of yours yesterday reminded me strongly of some of Shakespeare's works," Funny man (blushingly): " Ab, thank you! It is kind of you to think so, In what respect, may I enquire?" Editor (coldly): "In age, principally I" Mrs Dusenberry (sobbing!; " Oh, it is just dreadful to be disappointed in love I" Mr Dusenberry:" There's something worse than that." Mrs Dusenberry: "What, pray?" Mr Dusenberry: "To be disappointed in ' marriage." Too Progressive. - Haberdasher -£& "Here is a very pretty neoktie, It is called 'The Progressive.'-" Customer: "Well,it's too progressive for me. I've got one hko it at home, and whenever T put it on it progresses up over my collar, ,and halfway to tho bald spot over my left eye. Give me one alittle slower, something that'll stay down without a clook weight."

'i What a blessing it is," says a rd working' native of the Emerald Isle," that night never conies till late jk/ in the day, when a man is tired, and ' can't work any more, at all, at all," In the Bay of Plenty oasca of influenza are. said, to be rat^r