Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2082, 28 August 1896, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

[By Telegraph.]

[from our own correspondent.]

Sydnry, August 27

Commenting l on Musgrove's cabled interview the Herald bnggests tbat the difficulty, so far as fhe New Zealand tour is concerned, coald easily be got over by re-arranging the dates for tbe intercoloninl fixtures, playing the first match in Melbourne on Boxing Day instead of in Adelaideon December 17 asat present arranged. Tte Adelaide match could be refixnd for New Year's Day, and thus give the team more time. The feeling in cricket circles, though opposed to rebellion against the Cricket Council, favours the changes. It is considered that if the dates were altered, and the New Zealand Association then applied to the Council for a visit from th_ team, there would be very little likelihood of the request being refused.

Adklaide, August 27.

Mr Cresswell, Secretary of tbe Cricttet Council has cabled to Mr Musgrove that the Council expects the team to return by the end of November, and the courtesy of a reply is requested.

London, August 26. Borchegrevinck starts on his Antarctic expedition next year.

Owing to contiuuous heavy rain the Somerset match has been abandoned.

The doctor says that the cut will not affect Stanbury's rowing, and will be healed in a few days. He was exercising on Tuesday and spurted thirty-two in a minute. Gaudaur drifted on (o a shoal while practising, and bis boat was disabled. Tbere is no betting on the race. The Sporting Life says that Stanbury is fit and without a superfluous ounce of flesh.

Havana. August 26.

General Weyler has forbidden the harvesting of the sugar and coffee crops, feariner that the planters will subsidise the rebels.

Rome, August 26

News ha? been received that fighting has occurred between Brazilians and Italians at San Paulo. Several were killed and forty injured. Italy is likely to seod a warship and withdraw tbe lega-

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