LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 237, 15 November 1873, Page 2

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

. ' Wellington, Wednesday. The cricketers have chosen men for practice to play the Auckland Eleven. Seven will bo ultimately chosen here. Wangnnui supplies the other four. The Auckland team cannot ptoy till the 29th. The Go\ernor's yacht Blanche arrived from home after ft pa^ttuc ..| 135 days. She is 33 days from King George's Soun.l bhe brings two passengers, and for tho Governor BCT4-1 ul Yalual:<_ .logs j also a lot of furniture. „ Thursday. lue AuckUud oricketers landed and took practice on thecii.Ut ground. They presented Captain Caray with a teatimuuial. Dunedin, Wednesday. The case of White v. MeKellnr, an | notion to recover £80,000, tho hearing of which hns lasted twelve days, resulted in a verdict for tho plaintiff for £8711. The rifle match betw een Port Chalmers and Dunedin Nfcval Brigade* resulted in a victory for Dunedin. The turn out of Volunteers on tlie Prineeof Wales' birthday was discreditable in point of numbers, and was subject for much comment. Dunedin. Thursday. The jury, in the case of White v. McKellar, indignantly refused to take a paltry guinea for sitting on a twelve dajb' trial, but aa^ed bis Houor to give it to a feenevolcnt lUititutiou.

. . Now Plymouth, Thursday. lhe Piovincial Knginoer poatuiicts tlio itatomoul re spiting the height of -Mount Egmont vhn^tohnrch, Thursday. The Ayi iciiltur.%l Slio.v linl«y w*s the tjrefttest •uccesa (if my yi-fc heM VV. iinll, Imt fiuej attendance hiijc. 'I'lie <ii>venior jiml L*nly ler o 'iiaiim were present. The exhibits wuie iis follow a .*— Miuopr, $S2 ; cattle, 82 ; burses, 14.'] ; poultry, 17 ; ehee*) itoju <nd pi.«. Implements. 67. EntieS: Diiry prmlncu, 13: cured meats, 11; w Zi-alii'id inaimlacture :>nil produc e, 67 J shearing, I*2 ; to il, 748 entnos, which is 77 more than last year. Tolmie of l-huieilm took the mAjor p irtum of the prizes in the in. mho cHssl'*, nicludiug the champion m«dal. The oxhibii* of hoist's, c.ittlu, and sheep were very fine.