CRICKET.

Evening Post, Volume LXV, Issue 69, 23 March 1903, Page 6

CRICKET.

fINQLISIIMKN v. NliW SOUTH WALES. TO-DAY'S PLAY. rrilF.Bß ASSOCIATIONS deceived Ma ah 23, 2.12 p.m.) ,SVI>N'i:Y, Tliin D.iy. The match Im'lwihmi liind Ilinvki'V tcun nnd New Smtlh W'.iKh u.i.^ ie(>um<d llntt morning, tin- pi^ilioii uf tho gunie Ik my: KnglisliniiMi, lii.vt lliiuiif,'x, 282; Now {South Wales, InM innings, 141; bocoikl inning*, tlnvo witkol.t for 120. Tho local U'iiiu conlmuod their second inningfl, and al 12.40 llieir hcoiv t,tood at Hixwickot.s fur 151— R. Duff (not out), 80, M'Bi'uth 1, C. (livgory 1, Noblo 9. (lk>coived JMarch 23, 2.43 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. A\ ono o'clock wo yon wickets were dou n for 203— 1t Duff (not out), 100 ; Hickson, 14 ; HopkiiiH (not out) 18. In tho schoolnia«teiH' match, played at Pelonc, tho Uutt Valley batted lirtit and mado 110 for 8 wickets, ut which stage they declared their innings ulobcd. M'Uurk (31), VV. PHngla (24), and Pilkingtou (19) wore the highest scorers. Darroch 7 for 36, and Beochoy 1 for 12 captured tho wickets. Wollington scored 96 for 7 wickets, Beechey 54 and Fanning 22 being t'lio only double figures. Tho match was therefore drawn, with tho honours fairly oveiily divided. Tho l Wollington masters wero very hospitably entertained liy their rural confreres, nnd oxpressed their regret that tho match was nob^an all-day ono. Tho annual match between tho town and Pctono employees of the Wollington Woollen Company, took plnco on Suturday, and resulted in a win for tho town pooplo by 100 runs on tho first innings. For the winners, Collett (50 retired), Book (40 retired), batted well, as did Uaigh (17) for tho loserß. Fleet and Hatgh bowled best for tho losers, and Collott and M'Gowan for tho winnors. A collision occurred at Ngahauranga last ovoning between two vehicles. Ono of them wn» overturned and damaged through crashing into tho other vehicle, which had drawn to ono sido of tho road to allow it to pass. Tlio cab which overturned was full of passengers, who woro moro or less bruised and cub through boing thrown out on to tho road. Alfred Thompson was this morning ordered by tho Stipendiary Magistrate to pay arrears amounting to £11 la for tho support of hia illegitimate child, in default to go to gaol for one mouth. Judgment will bo suspended as long as £2 a month is paid. Tho opium charges against tho Chincso fruiterer Ah Choo wero before tho Stipendiary Magistrate to-day. Thero wero three counts. Tho first was for poHscosion of opium contrary to tho Opium Prohibition Act 1902. Tho defence to this is thut tho opium was purchased prior to tho passing of the Opium Prohibition . Act 1901. The other two counts are under the CustoniH Laws Consolidation Act 1882 — (1) Having knowingly kept prohibitod goods (opium), and (2) hnving knowingly acquired possession of certain goods (opium), thu importation of which is restricted. Judgment was reserved for a week. ' ' In 'tho MagUtrnto's Court to-day, bo* foro Dr. M'Ailhur, S.M., Joseph Rcndo and John F. Gill woro charged with tho thoft of a suit of ololhv* and a rug and 12s in money belonging to two settlers at Barhill, Canterbury. They wero remanded to Chriittchurch. Lixzio Gpiggs on a charge of having importunod pas-Hora-by in Haining-stroct on Saturday night wns fined 40», or in default ono month's imprisonment, and for having mod bad language on being arrested »ho was Miitoncod to three months' imprisonment. ' His Worship roacrved hm doowion In a coko in which Ileury L. Whltty was charged with having kept open to publjo view on tho 7th March a billiardroom for Hho t purpose of transacting business. Hui Ibrochtt, a fireman on tho tramp steamer Queen Mary, was fined £2 and costs (£2 12i» 6d) lor having assaulted Su Qali, a Chlneso member of tho crow. In accordance with statuto', all hotels aro to bo closed between noon and 7 p.m. on tho day fixed for tho election of licensing committees, and a publio holiday is to bo observed from noon of tho «amo day. Tho Soatoun Road Board mot to-day. All tho members wero present, Mr. Townaend prosiding. Tuo tondor of, Messrs. Douglas and Sons for tho erection of threo (shelter sheds at £170 wat accepted. Tho Chairman's action in refusing tho golf club permission, to remove turf from the toads wns endorsed. The Clerk was instructed to writo to tho Secretary Evans Buy and Miramax Estate Company, Limited, telling him that all tho pencilly clay or tho north end of Townsond-road must be removed and not used on the road ; also asking him to have transfers prepared of tho four pieces ' of ground that tho company had presented to the Board, as it was desired to fenoo preparatory to tree-planting. "Citizen" writes under Friday's date: "Though not by any menus an unuoual occurrence, ' travelling by tho tram from Newtown this morning was almost liko going to a funeral, plus long pauses This jnight «uit people a thousand years ago, but wo livo in v different ago, and it is a disgrace to tho metropolis of New Zealand to let things jog along anyhow. An far as wpecd goes, there is little benefit derived from tho trams being taken over by tho city. It is noE okctricity wo want, ro much us expedition. Could not tho Courtenay-pluco trams from Newtown travel express between 7 and 9 in the • morning, stopping only at tho sidings when necessary? A Canadian visitor, who hns just epont throe months travelling about, this colony, in a letter to Mr. Uonne, Superintendent of tho Touris* Department, makes tho remark, "I can most sincerely «ny that I have onjoyed this more thun any country I Lave seen, and I havo seen ninny lands. Tho arrangements for tourists are very good." Ho addit— "lf you will accept a hint from a visitor who wiwios Now Zonland to remain a« fascinating as it is, lot tho Govornmont tuko steps to prevent advertising in public place* becoming an cyosoro.'^ Ho refers to tho spoliation of English, Canadian, nnd American scenery in this way, nnd cites as an instance of what ho has seen in this colony the painting of texts, etc., .upon rocks and stones in tho Otira GorgO. U this sort of thing is allowed, advertisements will follow. Memrs. Macdonald, Wilson and Co. soil to-morrow aflornoon, al 2 o'clock, at Ihoir rooms, a consignment or two onuos of raro and clioico bulbn, guarantood true to namo and to bo Hold in tmsortod ilosona, after which thoy will dinpono of incandescent gas burners, nwntlos, rods, and chiinnoy«. rwonty-fivo Royal Standard bioyolos are to bo sold on Wednesday, and a niunlirr of properties aro to bo offorod on lhurjilay. A sncoinl gnßlight display of tho bicycle* will bo hold nt tho firm's roomH on Tuo?dny ovoning from 7.30 to 9 o clock. Immediately after Uio unlo of choicn bulbs to-morrow, nt 2 o'olook, Mp«w. Macdonuld, Wilnon and Co. will bcII 30 pann trees, strong and healthy. An up-to-dato provision g i, op \ tM j ust boon openod by Mosirs. Vnllanoo and Alendor in Cuba- B treot. Both gontlomon have had wido oxporionco n« geuernl provision morplmnts, nnd their establishmpiit is fillod up on tho most modern lines. The firm has tho goto agency hero for Morers. i . 11. Green and Co.'« Cantorluiry hnm» nnd bacon, and has in stook tho "U.V." brand of butter. ,

In his reserved judgment in Uie civil notion of I'ownnll v. Stanley, tho Chief Jiihlko this afternoon non-auited plaintilf with live guineas costs. Councillor Luke has been urged to become v candidate- for the Mayoralty of Wellington, and ho will probably conficut to nomination. It is quite po.saiblo that Councillor Smith may also be n r.uidiihito for tho chief magistracy of thu city. To-morrow, at 2.30 p.m., Messrs. J. 11. liclliunc anil Co. will soil by auction ill Ihoir roonifl, Fualherslon-blrcet, a number of froehold properties in Iho city and suburbs, coniprißing a cottugo property in Ijiiuon-Klroot, conßiHling of two four-room-ed, dwellingliouiios, a fivc-roomod fhvolliitghouso (No. 100), Tinnkori-roiul, a lovol si'otion in (Jormnandol-slronl, a picked site in Wushington-a venue, Biooklyn ; nlfeo, in I'itzhciboil-Htrool, Polono, a threo-roomod cottago and a vaonnt Hito for anothor hoiiHo ; and in Sydnoy-slroot, Petoiie, a sootion of 50ft frontage, lovcl and ready for building. Particulars aro advortisod. Tho Missos Young inform ladies of Iho Hutl and surrounding diatrict that they havo commenood busiucHS a« first-claes drosHinnkoid in rooms over Foiat's storo, Lower Ilutt. Mr. W. F. Shorlt Una a number of auction salos advertised to tako plnco this week. To-morrow (Tuesday) ho will hoi 1 an exlonsivo solo of superior houuohold furniture at his mart, Willis-stroct. On Wednesday, at Ngahauranga, under instructions from Messrs. J. and W. Jameson, contractors for tho Wellington Moat Export Company's now froozing works, Mr. Shortt will 801 l tho wholo of tho plant, timber, 010., used in connection with tho abovo. As this snio will bo abiolutoly imroßervcd, it should bo of special interest lo builders and contractors. On Friday, at thoir marl, Willis-slroot, un«lor instructions from the holdorn of tho bill of lading, a Rhipmonb of ladios' «nd gontfl' bioyolos, with fixed and froo wheels, will bo sold absolutely without resorvo. Tho bicycles aro dosenbod as boing a splondid lot. Messrs. Harcourt and Co. will sell at their rooms on Bth April, under instructions from tho Registrar of tho Supremo Court, a section of land al Manakau, with ■hop and dwolling nnd two cottages. Messrs. Alcook and Co-, Iho billiardtablo manufacturers, who havo just ostablishod a branoh fuotory in Wollington, havo a roputation throughout Australasia and Now Zealand as makers of the very bosl tabled and requisites. The firm is tho oldost of its kind in tho colonies, tho headquarlori boing in Mblbourno, where In amifaoturing is carried on in a vory largo soalo. So encouraging has boon tho busiliosn dono By tho firm in Now Zealand during recent years that it was docidod to establish a factory in Wellington and work tho wholo colony from this contro instead of from Australia It is oxpootod that a largo manufacturing buiinoM will bo worked up at tho factory in Manners-slroot, and a largo (.took of material is coming lo hand iinmotliatcly. Tho firm will make a big show of billiard tables, combined billiard and dining tabloo, and all roquisitos for this popular game. Undorokirts at "quick-sal6'price»" are boing offered by Mossrß. Wwnock and Adkin. Pricett over our W«ntod column. This week's -Now Zealand Graphio in a very finely illustratod number. Tho "Pooplo Talkod About," illustrated pages, mako vory intorosting reading. Tho opening of tho Children's Ilomo at Auckland by tbo Premier, Maori Girls' School Bazaar (Auckland), Firo Brigado Demonstration at Napior, Townsvillo— noone of tho recent terrible oyolone— Clyde-quay School. Wellington. Admiralty Homo, Auoklond, etc., nro fully inuatratod.