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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 41, 15 September 1887, Page 4

During a recent cricket match at that well-known ‘ centre,” West Mailing, a batsman ran a very smart run. Tbe wicket-keeper putdown the wicket but not before the batsman had got well home. “Hout!” said the umpire, without waiting to be appealed. “Why I was in,” protested the batsman. And now you’re hout retorted the umpire. “But I had been in gome time.” “Well you didn’t expect to stay in all day, did ye ? Uitber way, ye’re hout!” “ What for ?” “<os 1 says there ye are.” Ai dhe had to go. '1 he Opotiki Herald says: “ Quite a romantic elopement took place from Opotiki last week. A youug girl, a daughter of Mr Isaac Walker, left to ride overland to the Thames, to meet a young man named Webb, who had gone by steamer. Miss Walker left to ride the 160 miles without a saddle, and she “ swam tbe Eek Hirer, w here f• rd there was none,” or rather tbe Ohiwa Bay, rather a daring feat, but she accomplished it safely, and arrived iu the early morning at Whakataue. On her absence being discovered inquiries were made, and her brother followed on horseback, and overtook her at Tauranga, where she is at present.”