CRICKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11925, 25 December 1900, Page 5

CRICKET.

JN'SW SOUTH WALES v. VICTORIA.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

MKLBOURNE, December 24.

In the intercolonial match New South Wales in their first innings made 153. Gregory was not out with 66. Trumper scored 26. Victoria have lost six wickets for 104 runs. Armstrong scored 50, .M'Leod (not out) 30.

CASUALTIES.

(Per United Peess Assooiatiok.l NAPIER, December 24.

Yesterday morning a lad named Thomas Espinall was shot in the centre of the frontal bone at Hastings. Espmall and another boy named Alfred Cable had been sent to gather evergreens for Christmas decorations. On entering the house they found a pea rifle. Cables.iyshewas liamlmi; it to Espinall, when it went off. The injured lad was removed to the Napier Hospital. The bullet has not yet been found, and the lad's condition is serious. Cable lias been arrested.

At the inquest on James Stark, who was found dead at, Mobaka on Saturday morning, tho jury returned a verdict " that deceased died from a gunshot wound, but whether accidental or not there was no evidence to show." . OA.MARU, December 2A. A boy named O'Connor had a narrow escape from a fatnl nocid»nt this morning. He was driving a milk-cart over the level crossing at Thames street, and was caught by an incoming- train. The horse was carried on the cowrati'her and the carl dragged along for some distance. At the bridge the horse was thrown into the creek on one side of the line and Hl'.od. while the shattered cart was cast on the other side of the lin<\ The boy saved himself by ratcliinir hold of the top of tho cab of the engine and holding on till rescued by the stoker.

INVPIROAROILL, Doc-ember ?A.

Mr (Jeon»e Crosbin, farmer, of Wvndhnm, who was thrown from his trap on Saturday and sustained iniuries to the head nnd spine, is dead. Two of his grown-up sons died after aliort illnesses durinc; the past two months. Mr Croibi" nvrived in the shin Robert HencWon in IS'iO, *nd took nn nclivp part in all innvements for the promotion of tho agricultural interests.