CRICKET.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9367, 18 February 1898, Page 3

CRICKET.

Three Association matches (two senior and one junior) will he played to-morrow afternoon. The United A.'s meet the College First on the school ground, the Victorias and College 11. are matched on Victoria Pavk, and the Wanganui juniors play the Hawks on the College ground. The following. team will represent the Victorias to-morrow : Watt, Cave (2), Peake, Beaven, Parkes, D'Arcy (2), Meldrum, Gordon, and Connor.

The United juniors will be represented by the following playeis in the match on Cook's Gardens to-morrow 'against the Huias : Hartuett, Tarraut, Tomlinson, Swan, Consterdme, Aiibley (2), Burke, o Gurr, Read, and Davis. The team will meet prior to the commencement of the game for the purpose of electing a captain.

The following visitors are at present staying at Mr John Breunau's Metropolitan Hotel :— Mr aud Mrs Baxter, Christ church ; Mr and Mrs Hamerton, Mr F. J. Dawes, Mr C. Bridge, Mr Hay, Mr A. Bland, and Mr Leslie, Wellington; Miss Caldwell, Napier; Mis Fleming, j Waverley ; Mr Mercer, Mr and Mrs John O'Neill, Mr R. E. Adams, and Mr L. Nathan, Auckland ; Mr D. Leech, Port Chalmers; Mr G. McSheehy; Mr E. James, Blenheim; Mr C. W. Philpott. Picton; Mr Murison and Mr and Mrs Sutherland, Napier; Mr P. Coira, Temuka; MrPyrke, Dunedhi; MrF. L. Smythe, Oamaru ; Mr Hunt (Customs), Samoa. — Auvt. Messrs George and Kersley report a very successful opening of their sale of J, C. Brechin's stock. From ten o'clock m the morning till the hour of closing, the warehouse was crowded to overflowing, both upstairs and downstairs, and the absolutely genuine character of the reduction were at once so manifest that customers began purchasing at once freely and unreservedly. As many of the goods when once bold out cannot be replaced at the price, an eaily visit is essential as although the stock is very large, at the rate I the goods are being sold they cannot last very long. The convenient arrangement of the stock and the way it is ticketed, whereby the public can see at a glance the e\act amount of the reduction on each article.was much appreciated, and the temporary showrooms upstairs enabled customers to inspect the millinery, mantle and underclothing stock without inconvenient crowding. — Advt.