SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1031, 1 February 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[press agengy.J AUCKLAND, last night. Tne following ara the scores of the cricket match to-day— Waikato v. Marsden : — Waikato, first innings : C. C. Wood, b Seccombe, 2 ; Bodilly, b Alderton, 14 ; Hunt, b Seccombe, G ; Jones, b Alderton, 1 ; E. B. Cox, b Seucombe, 31 ; J. Wood, b Aiderton, 5 ; Taylor, b. Alderton, 4 ; N. R. Cox, c Secoouibe, b Alderton, 4 ; Edgecumbe, not out, 8 ; extras, 11 ; total, 91. Marsden, Ist innings: Edwards c Cox b J. Wood, 0 ; Seccombe b Wood, 3 ; Sissons b Wood, 13 ; Masfield b Cox, 13 ; Mason, run out, 10 ', Alderton b Cox, 0 ; Dashwood b Cox, 0 j Mitchelson b Cox, 3 ; Copeland b Cox, c ; C. C. Wood, 5 , Mariner, not o»t, 3 ; R at b Woqd, c Wood, 7 ; extras 2, total 50. M*R3DEN, 2nd innings : Sissons, c Wood, bE. B. Cox, 1 ; Marriner, c Boddily, b E. B. Cox, 0 j »Seccombe, cJ. Wood, bE. B. Cox, 1 ; Masefield, not out 7 ; Copeland, not out, 6. Five wickets down for 15 runs, leaving 26 runs to get to save being- beaten again m one inning*. GISBOTINE, Wednesday. The colonial fever is very severe. It is questionable if some case? are not typhoid. The present month has been the worst ever known m aud around Christchurch for sickness and death. Up to the present time over ninety deaths have been registered ; the averiig) monthly is fifty. It is kno.vti that several haVd not been registered. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Labor is fearfully scarce, and contractors are chary about tendering for any large job. Ordinary laborers demand 9s a-day. Dundee, entered for Wellington anil Dunedin St. Leger and Cup, was sold to Mr W. Webb for 350 guineas. TIMARU, Tuesday. A small fly is doing great damage to turnips and other green crops m the district. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The Governors of Canterbuy College hare resolved to establish six scholarships m connection with a school of agriculture. DUNEDIN, last night. Betting on the Dunedin Cup is, 7 to 1 against Onata, 8 to 1 against Titania, 9to 1 against Falacy 10 to 1 against Templeton, 100 t» 9 against Cunbtllo and Mufti, 100 to 8 against Natalor and Fishhook, 100 to 7 against Chancellor and Janglci, 100 to 6 Maroro, Longlands, Nemo, and Maritana, and 1000 to to 5 and 4 the rest. The Dunedin * Herald' says there are idications that Dunedin is losing its commercial supremacy.