VICTORIA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7626, 25 December 1886, Page 2

VICTORIA.

(Rccoived December 23, 1 p.m.) Melbourne, Friday. Chief Justice Higinbotham has been . appointed president of the Centennial Exhibition. Mr Lavater, an accountant of , the Railway Department, will probably bo appointed secretary to the commission. The English cricketers conimenced . a match yesterday at Geelong against eighteen' of the town and district. 1 The ; visitors went in first, and at tbe close of the day had scored 290 ' with S wickets dowiK * Shrewsbury scored 70 and Barnes ■■ 104. . . ..

The announcement of the appointment of Mr Greene to the Railway Board is premature. ■ . The New Zealand Loan and Mercatitilo Agency Company held, their nsual weekly wool sale yesterday.- 3584 bales were offered, and 2GS6 Avero sold, making a total of 2916 disposed of during the week. Biddings were spirited throughout.. Greasy was decidedly, firmer than last week. Scoured was somewhat easier. Greasy realised to llj'd, scoured to lGd, and washed ileece to 14Jd;

(Received December 25, 1 a.m.)

Tho cricket watch between Shaw and Lillywhite's team and eignteen of the Geelong district was resumed- to-day. The Englishmen,, who yesterday had lost eight wickets for 290 runs, continued their innings, the last wicket falling for 334 runs. The home team then went in, and at 5 o'clock they had lost 14 wickets for 96 runs. . ••.>'.