CRICKET.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7116, 14 July 1886, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND. AUSTRALIANS v. YORKSHIRE. | BEUTEIt'S TELEGRAMS.] Tho Australian Crickoters commenced a match on Monday at Sheffield, against eleven of Yorkshire, composed as follows : — Hon M. B. Hawke, Messrs Bates, Emmett, Hull, Hunter, Lee, Peate, Peel, Ulyctt, Preston, and Wade. Tho weather was fine, and thero was an enormous attendance. An excellent wicket was pitched, and the ground was in first-rate order. Tho visitors went first to the wickets. The innings closed for a total of 275 runs. The Home team then weut in, and when slumps wore drawn for the day they had put together 42 runs without the loss ol a wicket.

Sir Georgo Whitmore, reporting on orimo in New Zealand during the past year, states that thero has been a small decrease in tho more serious offences in tho North Island, but an increase in minor offences, whilo the South Ishnd showed a decrease in both classes of crime. Tho Non.li Island (excepting Taranaki) exhibits an increase in the number of convicts for dvunkness, tho respective increases being : — Auckland, 175 ; Wellington, 144 ; llawkes Bay, 44. Taranaki and tho South Island show d diminished number of convictions for drunkenness, tho decreases being: — Taranaki, 25; Otago, 249; NelsoD, 31 ; Westlund, 79 ; Canterbury, 9G. Servant (to head of the house) — " The butcher boy, sir, is ut tho door with the bill. What shall I tell him, siv •"' Head of the houso — " Tell him to send a ten j-ouud sirloin roast for diuner,"

NEW PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER." Tug Lyttelton Times Weliin°ton correspondent wires to his paper :—": — " Mr. Samuel made out such a good case that tho impression is general that ho will carry his bill through. The fact that a fair harbour of refuse can bo got for another £60,000 on the West Coast, leaving Sir J. Coode's plan for some later generation to carry out, is new, and widely appreciate!. Tl'ose who looked with a Colonial eye, wish to see a harbour fit for the West Coast, which at present does not possess such a thing south of Kaipara. They also cannot fear that tho district will be at a standstill, at d therefore they cannot see that there is any fear of the liability for this breakwater becoming Colonial. During the discussion Mi". Rolleston would not take that view. He never will take a hopeful view of anything until he becomes somebody else. With that exquisite tact for which he haa become so famous, he broadly insinuated that his late colleagues and present associates had done nothing all their lives but log-roll for Taranaki. Thero are many who think with Mr. Rolleston that Taranaki has been very well looked after in the past, but the opinion is nevertheless general that she will be able to stand another £60,000 for her breakwater ; and as this is positire'y the last "favour" asked for tho breakwater, it will not be surprising to sec it granted.