TELEGRAMS.
(Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 23. Francis Hamilton has been gazetted a member of the Nelson Land Board from 11th March. In the cricket match,. Wellington Twenty* two v. Lillywhite's English Eleven, played on the Basin Keserve to day, the Englishmen in their Ist innings made 207. The following , are the scores :—Newham, b Hewatt, 5 ; Pilling, b Hewatt, 0; Lohmann, b Hewatt, 16'; Shrewsbury, c McGirr b Dryden, 21; Read, o Heenan b Dryden, 70; Briggs, o Dryden b Hewatt, 19 ; Preston, c Moorhouee b Hewatt, 0 ; Ulyett, not oat, 47 ; Pougher, b McGirr, 5; Smith, c Sandioson b Lawson, 1; Braun, b McGirr, 0; estras, I; total, 207. Welling* ton in their first innings-bate lost 17 wickets for 71 runs, the highest scorers being Heenan 14, Moorhouse 12, and Wild 7. The others made only 2or 3. Lohmann tooklo wiokets for 30 runs, and Briggs 7 for 33. The game will be resumed at 11 o'olock to-morrow. The station matter at Johneonville haa been arrested for embezzling money belonging to the Wellington-Manawatu Railway ■ Company. The dwelling of Mr Haybittle at Trenthatn, Upper Hutt, was destroyed by fire last night. Very little wbb Eftved, and tha origin of the fire i« unknown. The building and furniture were insured, but the amount does net nearly cover the loss. j It is understood that Parliament will be summoned for despatch of business on April |24th. " ... f■ •■ | CHBISTCHUECH, • March 23. The annual meeting o the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company to-day deciied to declare a dividend of 10 per cent, and to write off £5000 for depreciation of worka and plant. Mtßsrß W. Crystall and John Co<ka were re-eleoted directors.„ During the past", "I year 226,007 sheep and lambs and 306 hMd:^ of cattle were frozen at the Company's werltßi^f* A mac named Thomas Buckingham :j»»kX"" accidentally killed in a mint near (jtlil;' Tunnelto-day
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Colonist, Volume XXXI, Issue 5170, 24 March 1888, Page 3
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313TELEGRAMS. Colonist, Volume XXXI, Issue 5170, 24 March 1888, Page 3
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