CRICKET.
iSimmonds and Osborne Shield. — Orientals v. Tradesmen : Tradesmen, 52 and 34 ; Orientals, 206 Unions v. llivnls : Rivals, 164 (Bmton 94, Dixon 34); Unions, 108 for six wickets. Winder Cup. — Union A v. Artillery A: Artillery, 102 and 72 ; Unions, 80 and 95 for seven wickets. Union thus won by three wickets.
| A etep of importance to the Ortngo lodges of the colony was decided upon during yesterday's session of the Grand Lodge of the Noith Island, when it was resolved that the Grand Lodges of the North and South Islands should ain.ilgamate, instead of working, aa in the ! past, with a head in each Island. Speaking in reference- to Ihis mutter at the lodge banquet last night, Bro. Willis remarked that a step forward had been made in bringing about the union in the colony, and in a very few years he con> | sidered they would see tho good effect of the amalgamation, j (Applause.) A claim of £6 2s' for rent of a house, etc., was made in the Magistrate's Court this afternoon by James Patten against Arthur Wright. Dr. A. M' Arthur, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff, for whom Mr. Burgess appeared, for £6, with £1 16s costs. la committee this afternoon the Harbour Board opened three tenders for tho graving dock and six for additions to Miiamar wharf. In each case the lowest tender will be accepted if found to be in order. A 150 yds club race wns held by tho Thorndon Swimming Club yesterday evening, with the following result: — Healy (14sec) 1, Mncdonuld (Baac) 2, Williamson (24sec) 3. Also started — Fred. Roberta (scr.), R>. Ronayne (ssec), L. Bridge (7scc), A. Allan (7sec), Frank Roberts (llsec), D. A. HowaTd (22sec), A. W. Smith (406 ec). Time, lmin 59 2-5 sec. A new opera founded on Tennyson's "Enoch Arden," composed by M. Alexis Catargi, son of the Roumanian Minister in London, was performed for the first timo at the National Theatre in Bucharest on tbe 18th December. Renter describes the performance '.as "a brilliant success." At 2 o'clock to-morrow, Messrs. W. H. ■ Morrah and Co. will soil, in thoir rooms, I Willis-street, household furnituro, onamel ware, and general goods, and on Saturday, at 11 o'clock, tho firm wjll offer for sale by pabfrc auction, 1 8 horse-power Locomobile* motor ear. To-morrow, at noon, on the section adjoining Hie Australian Widows' Fund Society's Building, Customhouse-quay, Messrs. J. ,H. Bethxmo and Co. will soil tho brick building for removal. Meßsr(i. Macdonald, Wilson and Co. advertise- in our auction column a clearing salo of contracting plant, horses, dairy Block,tota., to bo hold at tho premises of Mr. Wm. Fountain, Main-road, Johnsonville.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 26, 31 January 1907, Page 8
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442CRICKET. Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 26, 31 January 1907, Page 8
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