DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 14397, 3 January 1911, Page 3

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

FARMERS AND POLITICS. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 1. At a meeting of the Ashburton branch'; ; of tho Farmers’ Union the following resolution was carried unanimously;— ~ ■‘That this branch supports tho organ- ' isation of the farmers for their,own political protection.” In the course, of the discussion Mr. James Bland, drew, ; attention to the fact that when , tho Formers’ Union was first formed it was distinctly understood that they should not enter .into party politics, and ho felt sure that directly they did so there would bo a split, asd they would want two Farmers’ Unions' instead of one. Tho chairman explained that_they were- j not asked to support party politics, but , to support those principles which would best conduce'.to :their interests as farmers. 1 Mr. Lill said that if the farmers wore not prepared to organise they had bettor ho turned loose and lot anyone kick thorn who likecj to, do so. It made him mad .tm think that the farmer begrudged 7s ,6d a, year, to be, , come a mem’bcr of the; Farmers’ Union when the workers readily paid Is 6d a week to their union. RAIN ON WEST COAST. HOKITIKA, Jan. 3. Heavy rain on Sunday and Monday caused a heavy flood in the riv£r,~and all outdoor fixtures were postponed.. THE STATE MINE. GREY MOUTH, Jan. 3. The State mine resumes work to-mor-row as usual. There is no suggestion . of labour troublo. ' . YANKEE SWEAT. ■ ■vi',- ~, WELLINGTON, Jan. 3. A young man named Henry Alexander Smith was fined £lO at tho Magis-, trate’s Court to-day ;on a ;charge .dihaving conducted a game of chance known, as, “Yanked 'Sweat” at Wai- j. kanae ■ Races yesterday. ■ V• '' ■; LATE CRICKET. •••• THE SECOND TEST. . TO-DAY’S PLAY. By Electric TelruraDfi.—-Coovrmht. (Received Jan. 3, 2.50-'p.m.) 'MELBOURNE, Jam 3. Tho weather is warm and the. wicket C good. , The, South I Africans havb ~; s ix wickets down for 409 ruiisi Fanlkheb 201, Snoko not out 53, Sinclair not out 4. , ■ ...t./ijr.:;'.-., ' 1 Y'/Yj;.. I 'L NORTH TARANAKI v. SOUTH. (Special to ( Herald.) o ' ; ; UAWERA, Jau..2. ; The team arrived at Hawcra by the special race traiif, and Iput wp (at the 1 ■ Commercial Hotel. They commenced their last match of the', tout;' against > South Taranaki, on .Daily .Park at 1 ; o’clock.' This is the Hrst Hawke Cup match Of 1 the tour. They arrived (four'. ~' men short. Tho manager, had wired .to the selector to send .down the , extra • ' men, : but the superior : attraction Town v. Country match at New Plyniout ll!. made• it difficult for him to get .. the men lie wanted. At the eleventh hour Cooper and Osborne 'were, pressed '. into' service, and an Awakino player was enlisted on the ground. A gillo was blowing and the wicket was treacherous, and the "touring team,! who woiy ‘thq ~ ; toss. iVore'all disposed oLior thp’smaU total of 88; M'Carthy Fix for 12) being almost unplayable. -Smith : (11) was, the onlt nlembcF : of, TM ; team to,; :reabh wj double 1 figures-' TheSouthern'.mehaon.: •> going to the wickets did .better; 1 : Pratt (45) and Jennings (13) reaching double figures,'the-former player playing a : nice free game, nearly half his'runs: coming from boundary hits. They were/how- - ever, all out for 99, leaving tho North 61'behind on tho f ; rst. innings. Bury (three for 19)'-bowled j.bestl Coop* (three for. 30) also did well, howhnf against the high Wind, which, was s< strong that a good deal of Urne-waC-.,. lost on : account of tho hails being blqwt ■*. off. On going in again -the Northers 5, representatives did much better,'aadilg-; jr fore 1 imo was yelled had hit off—tho,-. deficit arid, were- Id runs on with Hired" wickets down, .Porhahi .(not; out, .27), Smith (17), Bury (141, andUwilhm (13) nil scoring.i The wicketijvad imprflfwd ’4, , as the aticnioon went.: otf,' and if the rain holds off it should be in, better shape when tho match is continued to-’ (W morrow. Scores: — . 1 , ' NORTH TARANAKI.—First InningsPerham, h. M'Carthy ;X6 I Marsh, c, Colrlstono. h. Dunlop o ;■ WiJliftins, b. M'Carthy 1 Gwillim,' c. Dimlnp', 0 Bury, h. M'Gar-thy -L2; Smith, b. M'Carthy,-11 Bewlcy, c. Dunlop, I). M'Carthy ... 2 Osborne, b. Baker. 6, Cooper,. U. Baker ••••• 1 Tuke; not out ••••■ ■ , 0 - - Bovan. b. Baker p ' Extras 4 Total ■' 'S3 ' Second Innings. Perham, not out ■ 27 - G'willm, In .Pratt ..: « ■■ 13 Bury; h. Baker - 14 Smith, b- Pratt ,-.i 17 Bewlev; not out, 2 Extras 6 ■ Total for three wickets 79, . SOUTH TARANAKI.—First Innings. Stewart, run out 4 Pratt, h. Cowper ' 45 Baker, In Gwillim 5 M’Carthy,'c. Osborne, h.. Cowper ... *9, DtmlopV'bf Cooper 0 ■Walker. b. Bury 3 Jennings, h. Bury.... 13 Cooper, b. Bury 5 fioldstonc. not out 4 Barry, b. Bovan 8 Slinger. nm,Out 0 Extras 3 ’ Total 99 The North v. Smith Taranaki cricket match concluded to-day, when South won bv six wickets. North scored 38 and TOO, and South 99 and 40 for four wickets. .