TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 721, 30 January 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. Auckland, last night. THE CRICKET MATCH. The English team went in first. Up to five o'clock only four w.ckets were down for one hundred and thirty five runs. At that time the score etoo 1 : Char>-

wood, 65 ; Ulyett, 25; Greenwood, 18; Shaw, 6. The Auckland bowling seemed powerleas. PAPAKURA RACES. Papakjjra Handicap :-~Rippofe-»mptib* 1; Derby, 2. HTJiiELB Baoe.— Gladstone, ij Ohaicoal, 2. ;_ ; i WAIKATO RAILWAY. Mr Whitaker, in reply to the Waikato deputa*i«»n, promised to favorably consider the extension of the Waikato Railway from Ohaupo to Te Awamuto. REGATTA. The weather was very rough for the regatta. The rowing raoes had all to be postponed .until to morrow. There was a large attendance both on tb,e flagship I and onshore. The yacht race, £2O, and £lO added, Daphne, 1; Erin, 2. Sailing Race.—lst prize, £5; second* £2. There were eleven entries. The wind was so strongs only the Bismarck was able to go round, and consequently won. Trabijsg Vessels,—Avon, Undine, 2. Alexandba, last night. I The natives at Wharepapa and other? \ settlements are quietly engage 1 in their , ; ordinary occupations, and there is no appearai/ee ( i unu&ual excitement amongst them, which would be the case if the late conduct of Te Ngakau were even sytDpa- • thued in. Tana, VV. Thompson's son, is ; at Horopapo, and eays that Te Ngakau's • threat meant nothing, and that no further . action would be taken in the matter of the road. This was a positive statement. Rewi has gone to Kuiti, te meet •' natives from Whmganii, and will retun ; shortly to the vicinity of Kihikihi. He ■ has expressed his aisapprobaiion of the ' interference of. Te Ngakau with the i survey. The natives are friendly ■. throughout.. Manuhiri is most anxious • to see the Native Minister, who is ex- , peoted up here early in the week.