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Star (Christchurch), Issue 20045, 7 September 1920, Page 7

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THE ENGLISH TEAM, ■ the test matches. By Telegraph — Press Association — Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received September 7, 9 a.m.) t- ,■ i LONDON, September G. the English cricket team leaves in the Os.arley on September 18. and is expected to reach Fremmtlo on October 21. The tost match fixtures are as follows: Fast December 17, at Sydney. Second December 31, at Melbourne, liurd January 14, at Adelaide, t’iffi ip hebroary 11, at Melbourne, Fifth February 23, at Sydney. The team leaves for England on March 18. LATE DEPARTURE OP TEAM. (Received September 7, 10.85 a.m.)' m. ~, .. SYDNEY, September 7. The cricket Board of Control is awaiting confirmation of the cable that the English cricketers are .not sailing till the end of September. Unless an earlier departura is arranged it will bo necessary to alter the Australian itinerary. RUGBY, • ♦— THE WELLINGTON FIFTEEN. [Peu Press Association.] rm vi- WELLINGTON, September 7. • -the Wellington team for the southern our is:-Brook, M Cabe, E. Roberts, Hamilton. L. Ryan O’Sullivan Tilyard, Cbristopherson 11. E. Nicholls, M. Nicliolls, Calcuiax, Hughes, Standen. Wilson, Darkness, Matin J ' Shearor ’ S> She!lrer . Pearce-and BAY OF PLENTY SEAT. COMING BY-ELECTION. [From Odr Correspondent.] . LLTJNGI ON, September 6. * vr a l- UI ?. C( U-l P o!iticai circles hero ! Ir who contested tho Bay ol Plenty seat against, the late member will be the Reform candidate in ■ibm,+ 3y ' e n eCtlol r'-,^ ie l re is uncertainty about ho Liberal candidate, although tho HonUW. Russell, who has interests in tho neighbourhood, lias announced Ins willingness to stand if ho for thc Official Labour •unity, Rs. headquarter’s opinion is that the seat is not quite suitable to contest, though if there is a strong local to J )at , up a candidate h 0 would receive official support. [Per Press Association.] .WELLINGTON. September 6. It is announced that Mr K. S. Williams will bo a. candidate for tho Bay of 1 lenty Scat.. Mr Williams, in announcing Ins decision to contest the seat expressed regret at the occasion \vhich had arisen for an election, and paid a tribute to the late Hon W. D. S P MacDonald s public services. SUITS FROM £5 ss. * And Good Suits, too, direct from the Actual Manufacturers. We are going to bring down the High Prices of Suits, and our First Step is to Eliminate the Middleman’s Profit. We have opened our Warehouse to the Public, and specialise on Men’s Suits Ready-for-Semce, and/Selling Woollen Materials by thc yard. You pay no unnecessary profits, no bad debts, no stiff rents, when yon deal with us- Our Suits are.made in a Big llarigo of Sizes, to fit any figure unless deformed. Why get measured and waste time —and pay more? 5 HANCOX AND STEERE, LTD. 17'1, Cashel Street, Christchurch (upstairs), near Manchester Street. Mails which left Wellington on July ‘M. by R.M.S. Tofu a via San Francisco, arrived in London on September 5. A cheque for £7OO has been received by flic Mayor through the Rev J. J. North for the Fight the Famine Fund. Die donor is anonymous. In reply t 0 aerial letters received by tho Arro yesterday, tho Mayor has written to the Mayors of Blenheim and Picton thanking them for their greetings,. and expressing thc opinion that Blenheim and Picton should have been connected by rail long before the advent of. tho aerial mail. DEATH. HARPER.—At bin residence, 63, Cameron Street, Ashburton. Charles John Harper, third son of tho late .Bishop Harper; in his eighty-third year.