PRESENTATION TO AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 51, 6 October 1880, Page 3

PRESENTATION TO AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

[Rbutbb-s Special to Stab.]

London, October 4. iSTumerous large land agitation meetings j wore held throughout Ireland yesterday. Parnell attended the meetings at Kilkenny and Cork, and made some very Violent speeches. A WWB.Y&. of & thoumiul {rounds lias been offered for the discovery of the murderer of Viscount Mountmorris, who was shot dead in his carriage, at Donburn, a few days ago. The Australian cricketers were entertained at luncheon at the Holborn Viaduct Hotel to-day by a number of colonists i ttnd others. Over 120 persons were present. After the usual toasts had been drunk, Mr. Sargood, of Melbourne, preBented Mr. Murdoch with a silver loving cup, and the other members of the team with silver tankards, in commemoration of their tour. The sculling match between Laycock and Bk kinan, for £100 a side, takes place on the Thames tc-morrow.. The course will be the usual one between Putney and Mortlake. The betting today is 6 to 4 on Blackman. It has been agreed by the Powers to await the proposal to be made by the Porte, regarding the cession of Dulcigno to Montenegro. < Further advices state that the Albanians j are mustering in strong force at Dulcigno. H.M. transport Hecla has taken torpedos ! And boats to the Island of Corfu. , Tlje Porte proposes a general scheme ' for the settlement of the pending ques- 1 tions in connection with Montenegro and Albania. • No further details have as yet been received from Turkey. The combined sqiradron has arrived at Catharo, and Admiral Seymour has gone to Cettinge to confer with the Montenegrin authorities.