The Australians at Wellington.

Hastings Standard, Issue 169, 12 November 1896, Page 2

The Australians at Wellington.

OFFICIAL RECEPTION

"Hi: T^LEc'iuni.] ibi'iltlAL TO StANOAHO.] \\ ixi-iNtiios, This <lnv. The oi'sieial a-u ,r.on of the Auslitv 1 ian cvicketeis u>oic place at the City Council CLomi u 1 - this morning. A Ifo-p# nmub a* w it The flavor tn-itdy welcomed thtva, .mil the M'ui '»i' of Education ul>-o spoke, lie a hope that the next Anstml ,u tux'n would include a <.v.* Z\n!yii<!ff, and ra;iC-l a Jjveuiv laaeh by :> i u .u.t, lii- heart r> tl a: wi.hout Xufi I nl's a-s-i--tam, itruli'i could not Have auc Lome a Carbine. Mr Smith, - > T vy to the Cricket Council, thanked \\ ellhigtoii for eenerously _,\i iu its claim to the Ise\\ Zealanl i. Tho. Ans: rjlruiN would i_ i en sorry to leav; r\ew Zealand \i h > playing it, and so it had been 11 to take the dat"s originals \f l for the Canterbury match. The Jualtli of the team was drunk in bvnnpvrs. Messrs Trott and Musgrovo briefly re-ponding. Arrange meats will bo made if possible to olay the iscw Zealand match on a 1-riday. baturdav. and Monday if tho steamer can be pat oil. The v tathi r -nil threatening. The game In. i - m - p.m. The wicket s -.or. . th*. uceirt rains. Weiline mi '„on the t - and sent the Australians m. At 2.0-3 iredale and Itorling were still in. no wickets down fur 12. The scoring was very slow.