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Evening Post, Volume LI, Issue 64, 16 March 1896, Page 3

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A match between the Johnsonville seoond and the Petone second resulted in a win for Johnsonville by 54 rpnB — Johnaonville 94, Petone, 40. The chief soorers were T. Bowler (35), E. Bobson (14), for Johnsonville, and for Petone R. Matson scored 23. L. Retter and J. Moore bowled well for Johnsonville, the former taking 5 wickets for 18, and the latter 3 for 10. M'Gowan for Petono took 9 wickets for 31. A m&tch played at "Waiwetn on Satnrday between Waiwetn and Petone first, resulted in a win for Waiwetn by 42 runs— Petone 41, Waiwetn 83. The highest scorers were :— Waiwetu— Webh (28), Pringle (14), Brown (13) ; Petone — Haugh (13;, Matson (9). Pringle and Arnold did the "hat trick." The following team will represent the Waiwetn in a return match at Petone tomorrow:— Jonnnax, Pringle (2), Pnkatapa, Pitama, Welsh, Death, Brown (2), Thorns, Russell. Play to commence at 1.30 p.m. sharp. • Two typographical errors occur in onr report of the Midland-Wellington match, printed on the fourth page. Holdship'a dismissal in the first innings of the Wellington team was through playing a ball on to his pads, whence it cannoned off on to the wickets. The Wellington team has seven wickets to fall in their second innings instead of six, as reported. Wo regret io learn that Mr. H. R. Dix, the well-known journalist, who has just undergone a second operation in the Hospital, is this afternoon in a most critical condition. A young man named Thos. W. Hill was charged in the Magistrate's Court this morning with having compelled his wife -to leave her home under reasonable apprehension of danger to her person. Defendant admitted that he was dinnk on an average once a week, and had been in half a dozen fights, but said he was willing, and considered himself able, to givo up drinking if his wife returned to him. After hearing evidence, his Worship made an order that the defendant pay 15a per week towardß the Bupport of hi? wife and one child, and also 31a coats. Dr. Findlay appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Andrew for the defendant. The apparently interminable Assyrian assault case was once more before the Magistrate's Court thia morning. A charge of assault and robbery, brought by Peter Stephens against Hannah Mansoor and Mansoor Hannah, had been dismissed by Mr. Martin, and proceedings for perjury taken against one of the witnesses for the prosecution, named Mary Savage, whom the jnry in the Supreme Court at the present sittings acquitted. Mr. Jellicoe, who appeared for Stephens to-day, applied to have the assault qase re-tried, in view of the fact that the testimony of Mary Savage could not now be impugned. Dr. Findlay opposed the re-hearing of the case, and Mr. Greenfield ruled that the case having been heard and disposed of in the Magistrate's Court, ho had no jurisdiction to hear it a second time. Mr. Jeliicoe then intimated that he would apply in the Supreme Court for a mandamus to compel the Magistrate to hear the case. Some light was let in upon the ways of a nnrse duly registered under the Infant Life Protection Act at an inquest held on Saturday afternoon by Mr. ABhcroft, Coroner, npon the body of an illegitimate child named Minnie Reynolds. From the report of two doctors and an inspection of the premises, which are in Little Taranaki-Btreet, it was found that the house was in a very insanitary state, and quite inefficient for the purpoaos for which it was used. It contained only j two small rooms, in whioh there were five persona living. The Coroner recommended that the license of Mrs. Jane Knight, the nurse in question, be revoked. The jury found that the child had died from inflammation of the lungs and diarrhoea. The Orchestral Society announces its last concert of the present season, which will be given at the Opera House on Tuesday week. The members of the orchestra are reminded that the usual praotice will be held to-night instead of to-morrow. The time for receiving tendem for tho erection of the new Britannia Hotel has been extended to the 23rd inst. Owing to tho grest snoceßa of Mr. C. Smith's sale, he has docided to make still farther reductions in every department, to make room for the new goods which are now being opened. Anyone wishing to take advantage of thcae atartling reductions should oall at once and Bee for themselves. All goods are marked in plain figures. C. Smith, the Cash Draper, Cuba-street. — Adtt. For continuation oj rtaatng matter tsa jowrth ptuje.