OFFICERS v. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2610, 29 November 1865, Page 7

OFFICERS v. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN.

A MA/ron of tho eleven of the officers versus nonBommissioued officers and men was played, on Saturday, in the Albert Barracks. -It will be remembered that on the previous Saturday au interesting match between the«e eleveui terminated in favour nf tne officers by 39 runs, and tho non-commissioned officers rind, men thereupon challenged the officers to play another match on tho same ground last Saturday. The weather was unusually propitiotu, and a good day's sport wa« indioated at the two elevens collected together for tho contest. There was, likewise a fair attendance of spectators, who evinced «ome interest in the match ; and during the day the proceedings were enlivened by the band of H. M. 14th Kegiment, which was itationed on . tho. ground, through the kindness of the officer commanding. Captains— Officers: Major Baker. Men !, Trumpeter Clements. ' The following is the score :— • , OFFICERS. FIBIT INNING*. SECOND INNINO*. Dr. Aliton, b Adams.. .. 5 bCltments .. .. 0 Mr Lambert, M.T., b Grant 24 o Ellison, b Adams .. 3 Lieut Campbell.R A .bAdams 1 b Cleminti, 1b w .. 23 Dupt. Clark*, runout.,. .. 0 ran out 0 Major Btikcr, b Adams .. 0 b Adami 25 Lieut. Traveri, b Adams ..12 b Adams.. '.. .. 7 Major Oronvei, b Grant . . 0 c Clements, b Cltnunts 0 Mr. Brittain, »t Clements ..Ob Adatnj 3 Dftpt. Cox, c Phillips, b Grant 2 b Adams 0 □apt Farraday, b Adams . . 0 not out 12 Lieut. Hogarth, 43rd, not out 1 c Cloments, b Clements 19 Byos, *o 11 Byw,&o 11 , 05 ' . ' ~IU non-commissioned OFFICERS AND (MEN. First Innikqb. Elllion, A.HO., b Aliton.. 0 Grant. A H.d ran out . 4 Lockwood, 14th. b Alston . . 20 ■ Butln, 14th? b CampbiU 12 Adami, 12th, run out . . 9 . Phulipi,'M.T.,'o Alston.. 0 I*th»m, Wtli.b Aliton .. 2 I Bnfhu, A.H.0., o Bak.r 0 Clements, M T., c Campbtll 6 I Elook on, D.F., not out. . 0 Jackion, M.T.,b Campbtll 0| JByw, &o. '.. ..16 if As it wai now getting late, the' contest was giren up, and the rnatoU of course decided by the first inning*. ■ We understand that another match betwton officer* and non-commissioned offioars' and men will be played before the i-eaton terminates I—"Daily1 — "Daily Southern Crois, 1 ' Nov. 27- • •

A meetingof quoifc.players was held ou Wednesday, fct 3 o'clock,' at the Auckland Hotel,' for the purpose of deciding as to the weight of quoits and distanoa for the mntoh to be played, on the 26th (December, in the Domain, for Mr. l.ewiggoa'a gift of a pair of silver quoiti. ' There wu a good ai tendance of lovers of this athletic game, and the following re«olutioni were adopted^, r^llut the inaloh should* coinuieno* iv theDomainrat'lO'o'olook'in ttie morning of lues* day; 6 the 26th December. •"} Eaojf competitor to be allowed to play any qUoithd may choose ; and the div« tance t6 be 21 yardn. 'The matcii to \io« open to all ooraer*; add the -first price to coutiit'of $. pair of silver quoits, weighing '26 ounoes,' preaeuted by F. H." Lewiswn and Uo u'ewellßii, Aa eutrauce-foe of 10s. 'will be ohargtid'; 'and from this fmidHhe 'neoond belt player will -be eutitled tore; , ceive a. prize' of £5 ; the third,' £2 10s. > 'Should there t,"^ Ho reueived torn' 'entraiioe fefcs, sum greater 'fe than '£lo, the remainder,('after-payiug < the 2ml and 3rd prizes, wilbbe handeii' over x to' the fouith best oompetitor. Two disiii tare* ted persons are to bo chosen as'umpiresi ; 'aiid-' a 'referee' will also be appointed l All en tries' 1 ure to be paid before the 23rd December at Messrs Lewissoa's; and'MeSsN. Harley, Bruce/ and; Daly are app'oiuted a committee to seleob a suitable' piece of ground on whioh' i th«'matoh in to be'playcd.^« f Dai]yJSoufcheA~CrbsV''Nbv. 28.

OANtfIBAL FEASTS 'tN NEW CALEDONIA. (TfcANSLWED FOR THE " DAILY SOOTHBBK CROSS. ) In the'DAiLTSoOTHMK Cross, afewdaysago. we aave<th»pwaoul«n o£ the murder by the natives; of Pettier and the crews of two boats, on the easW west coasts of the neighbouring island of New Caledonia, and the cannibal feasts held by the aboriSon tie bodies of the victims. .We now supply f .fewfnrther, particulars of the punishment inflicted on the natives by the French authorities. It appears thrf there were two expeditions organised to proceed in search of the murderers-one on the west coast of the island and the other on theeast coast, with instructions to meet at Gatope. Captain, Billbs, commandant of the first company of the militia, was sent to Houagap, with directions to repair to Gate, where he was to take as mauy prisoners and destroy as much of the native property as possiblo, and afterwards to proceed to Gatope. Ho was accompanied by many friendly chiefs and J9O natives, not yet Christianised —of the district of Houagap. The village of Gate •was surrouuded on the 7th September and about a dozen natives were killed, many who escaped being seriously wounded. It was also believed that sevelal were burned to d?ath m the flames of their huts. Two Kanaeks were also killed by laying «n ambuscade. Governor Guillain quitcd Port de France with the second expedition on the sth September, in the steamer ' Fulton, ' and which towocl the ' Boiute ' Iho two vessels cariied 1 14 infantry, 10 artillerymen, with ammunition, provisions, &c. On the arrival of the ' Fulton' at Gatope— thanks to the activity and piudeut conduct of M. BanarC\ the captam of the ' tfine,' who had been chained to collect tho proofs of the lmuders committed in July, and to seek to , induce the wavering tribes to give m their allegiance to Government, eight chiefs entrusted themselves on board the 'Fulton,' and made their submission to the Governor, who immediately put a stop to further military operations in' that part of the island. Oil the 7th September, Lieutenant Mathew proceeded ' with a detachment to Kong, attacked and burned the village-, in the centre of the valley ; effected u junction with MM. Billes and Giullery, and returned to Gatope. On the 9th, two detachments started in different directions against Pouanloltche, and surprised the village at early dawn. Is me natives were killed, amongst whom the guides recognised a chief and live men of Pouangni;, one of Paqueiepe and two of Pouanloltche. Two abandoned villages uere burned down— at a distance of 300 or -400 meties from -the scene of the engagement. On the "assembly" being sounded, it discovered that not one soldier connected with the expedition had been killed or wounded. During the stay of an hour made by the detachments at Pouanloltche, the neighbouring heights weie" crowned by groups of Kanaeks, who showered stones in the midst of the soMieis, but fortunately none sveie lujured. Ou the foice being put in motion tho Kanacks followed, but the rear-guaid having shot two or three of the most vigorous stone • thiowera the rest became discouraged. On the 1 1th the plantations of PoiunsuG aud of Piiquiepe were destroyed by fire ; and subsequently expeditions were sent against Temala, with initi notions to hnirass the natives at Pouanloitche, and to bum the plantations and villages spaied on tha 10th ; also to attack Pamale and other places inhabited by the natives who had murdered the settler Taillard. Tho village of Pouanloitche was surprised at the break of day, and from 40 to 50 persons slain aud binned in their huts— the village itself being completely deatroyed. Not a soldier was injured. On the expedition arriving at PouaoguS it was found that the settlement had beeu deserted ; but the natives had left a horrible trophy behiud them, in the shape of the osseous remains of the murdered victims of the ' Secret,' and which appeared to have been placed by design for the purpose of attracting observation. The settlement was de stroycrl, as also the huts and plantations at Paquiepe. Temala was also found abandoned, but the natives had left behind them three skulls of the murdered sailors, fixed upon pole*, which were also with other human bones. The huts, to the number of SO, which were unusually well built and spacious, were all destroyed. The na'ives made a slight lesistance at Patavi, but were driven back with loss, and the Tillage burned to the ground. — "Daily Southern CioV tfov. 14.