CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4665, 9 March 1894, Page 2

CRICKET.

Excelsiors </. Midlands,

The oricket match' Excelsiors v, Midlands was played at Carterton yesterday, and resulted in a win for the Excelsiors by an innings and three runs, Wrigley's bowling was splendid, and proved very disastrous to the home team, He look eight wickets for ten runs in tho first innings, and five for fourteen in the second, doing the " bat trick " also. | For the Exonlsiors, Harland (14), Wrigley (14), Richards (11), and Cooper (9) batted well for their runs, For the Midlands, Kiddie and De Laoy shared the bowling honors, and Downard, ilicolsen, Kiddie and Campbell the batting. In the first innings, the Excelsiors mado 65, the Midlands only making 24 and following on in their second innings made 38, the Excelsiors thereby winning by an innings and three runs. The following are the scores Excelsiors,—lst innings. : Green, b Simmons' ... ... 3 Mason, c DeLaoy b Kiddie ... 1 Cooper, c and b Simmons .„ 9 Harland, bDeLacy 14 Bagge, b Kiddie.,, ,„ ' ... 1 H. Wrigley, 1.b.w., b Kiddie ... li Richards, h Kiddie ... ...11 Hawke,b Kiddie... ' ~. 1 Nicol, b Kiddie 3 talker, bDoLaoy ,„ 2 Wickens.notout ' ... ] .Extras ~, ... ~, 5>

Total G5 Midlands—lst innings, Kiddie, b Wrigley ~, ~, 0 Nicolson „ 0 Simmons „ o Turnbull, b Riolmrds 0 Delaoey, b Wrigley 0 i Wliyte, „ l Downard, „ o Campholl, „ .... . ... 3 Champion, hit wickot,b Wrigley.., 8 Snnnex, b Richards • 9 Deihl, not out ... G Extras ~ ,„ 2

Midlands-Second In'ninos.

O.Deikl o Hawke ~. 3 Campbell b Hawke ... 5 Kiddie b Wrigley g Nicolson b Dawke /'{j 1 Sunnex b Hawke (i 1 GfambrjlbWrigley .... ... 4 DeLaoy 0 Wrigley ... 0 Simmons 0 Wrigley Q Downard 0 Hawke- , ,10 Champion, not out 2 Wliyte b Hawke Q Exras .... • \ Totftl 88

At Groytown yesterday the W.P.C.A. were beaten by 40 runs in the first innings by the local olub. Messrs Scott (12) and D'Arcy (16 not out) were the only players that could stand up against .the bowling of Hawke, Dallas, and Jackson; In the first innings W.F.O,A, totalled 26, and (ireytowa 66, in the second innings the "W.f.C.A, made 87 for 8 wickets. The fieilding and bowling on both sides Were good,': Messrs ;Hansen, Smith and Skinner doing good service for.the visitors, . \

The return Cricket Match the two Maaterton printing establishments will be played on the Park Oval to-morrow afternoon, common:ing • at 8 o'clock. The following teams have • been selected Daily Times-B, Owoh, (Oapt) A,'Sanderson, W,. HounslOw, A. Ooppiiig, I, Hounslow, . Applejf, < Wimsett, ESmith, W. : Jackßon, Partes, K, Sage. Emergencies G. Nicol, Hewitt,* ' 1 s<j]'Teatn—i\, Gardner, O'Connor, Green,: Nicolson, Burns, Wilson, Bobertson, (Jurson, -King, Gfay, Yile

JOTTINGS from WELLINGTON, . (From Our Own Correspondent)- 1

Bad ' Liquor» and Inspectors.—A Curious. Circular.—The Veteran Knight.—New Zealand's G.O.lif,— Wholesale Dismissals,—Ha lawyers aid Ik Criminal Code.—Modern SociaMtm,—ltaly versus New Zealand,

. ' One of the most sensible things whioK the Government has deterrdiiied upon for a long time past, is the appointment of Inspectors to examine the liquors supplied by hotelkeepers to their oustomers. Suoh an inspection Ib very much required/ and a supervision of the liquors sold is almost ; aa important a matter as the manner in which the hotels are conducted. A great many men . are not so much affeoted by the quantity as the .quality.of the vile stuff they consume in some hotels, It is a well* khown fact in the trade, that by skilful manipulation by ' means of Bpirits of wine, : chemioala and colouring matter, all of which are easily obtainable,; any sort of spirit, can be manufactured on the premises with but very slight assistance from the genuiue artiole. It is the consumption of this poisonous stuff which does far more harm to the habitui of the low publio houses than anything else. The) , profits made from the consumption of ' this sort of liquor aro large though the unfortunate drinker can only oo'nsume a very limited quantity before lie succumbs to the. influence of the drugs. The wine merchant's bills too are not so large when " doctored", liquors are used and they from 1 self interested motives, if; from nothing else will hail the appointment of the inspectors with satisfaction. All respeotablehotel keepers will of oourse be glad to have their liquors teated as they have nothing to fear,but the conooctorsof the vile compounds which they are pleased to retail under the names of brandy,: whisky, gin, etc., will not feel so comfortable; in their minds. From what 1 can hear suoh an inspection as is proposed is very much required in Boice of the out ' of 1 the way country publio houses in the back districts. At least if we cannot prevent men from drinking wo oan prevent them from being slowly poisoned by unscrupulous publicans.

A circular of rather an extraordinary nature was,lam told, recently sent round the Government Buildings to Heads of Departments. A oertaio prominont supporter of the present Governmentj in Wellington, who is always very much en, evidence in any of the labour movements, recently by force of oircumstancea had occasion ■io assign his estate for .the benefit of his Creditors, and being without einploymont as the result thereof he applied to his ministerial friends with a view of being taken on as an extra clerk in the big buildings. A copy of his letter was attached to a circular, emanating presumably, from the Cabinet room, requesting Heads of Departments to. give preference to Mr B. before any other applications for temporary employment were considered. This,no doubt,as a reward for his political services, but it does seem playing it rather low down to make suoh an extraordinary request and in so barefaced a manner too. However, suffice it to Bay that'ho gentleman , in question did not receive the soughtfor employment in the Buildings-he is now engaged in a mora congenial and let us hope a more profitable oapaoity outside the Civil Servico. Ab a temporary civil servant his valuable services would not have been of so much use to his party is they now are, so let us hope that this consideration will spare him tho pain of another rebuff at the hands of the Heads of the Departments.

Sir George Grey is exceedingly anxious to take hiß seat in the House this session, but as it is quite on the cards he may decide to take a trip Home on the Gothio-leaving here on Thursday next, it is unlikely he will, in that case, be back in the Colony in | time to take part in the deliberations of Parliament. I understand that this contemplated trip to England has been deoided upon very hastily' and that Sir George has been considerably influenced in his decision since his arrival in Wellington, from a personal inspection of the splendid'steam • ship " Gotbio," as ho thinks thai a voyage in her would be the acme of, comfort and convenience, Nothing however is finally settled, and Sir, George n?ay elect to stay in the Colony a little longer, after all, though it is known he very much -wishes to pay his long-promised visit ;Home, and is being strongly urged by his friends to do so.

Everyone .is al a loss to understand why the whole of the Defence Store staff should have been dismissed so suddenly and without any apparent reason, The work of looking after the store will have to bedone by somebody and therefore fresh appointments will ; ba necessary. It is said that the.dismpunting of the big guns at the forts in order that they may be sent Home to lie chase-hooped will leave the Permanent Artillery with little or nothing to do, and that the surplus men will be' utilised in the store looking after the arms and performing generally the olencal and mechanical work, which the late staff was engaged upon. In the meantime the rifles are, I presume, rusting, and volunteers all over the Colony will have to wait a little before their wants can be attended 10. Some'of the men discharged are skilled armourers and it will be impossible to replace them adequately \ from the ranks of the Artillery,' if suoh a course is proposed. ''

The lawyers don't like the new Criminal Code Act. Everything thoy say is simplified, and oondcnsed too much at the expense,in some instances, of completeness. : It is said that it is impossible to adequately provide in any _ .codification-, 'of the. English criminal statutes : for , ILe many different aspects' of a case which may arise from unforseen oiroustances and that before the new Act is. properly workable many amendments will be required.: On these points, not. being a lawyer, I know nothing, but I can quite understand that any Act which tends to lessen the functions of a lawyer in unravelling the tynglefl mesheß of the law_wo.uld not beaceeptable altogether to the profession.. Ido know, however, from a slight acquaintance with the . new Act that to the layman and to the ordinary Justice of; tho Peace, it-will prove of great service. "

I Premier Orispi, in Italy, is threatenmq the 'Socialists 'with bullets, while inNew&aland of the Grown,and a Conservative at that, is proaohing'the Qojpel of Socialism as a thing very much to be regarded With favor and adopted by all men. But then there is Socialism and and Socialism, and Mr Hislop in his iillllSSIw:

j admirable lecture on Monday nightI intubated prinoiples of such a natara '4 that perhaps it would be well for all T, tils world if thoy oould be universally adopted. . There must be a consider- ?••«! able difference between the Socialism, v ■ >]i which is troubling Sigaor Orispi, and 'v>:.d| that adyooated by Mr Hislop, ' "J