CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1985, 22 January 1907, Page 3

CRICKET.

Press Association. OHRISTCHRCH, last niglit. Tho Criokct match Canterbury v. Wellington was continued at Lancaster Pails to-day. Tho weather was fine, and tho ground in good order, favorable to the bat.-mon. l’ho attendance was small and the play of an uninteresting character. Canterbury resumed their innings, which closed for 17C. Lawrcnco hatted stoadily for his runs. Nono of the otliors mado a lengthy stand. Tucker and Upham bowled well for Wellington, whose fielding was good. Tlio iattor, with 45 runs to tho bad, began thoir second innings, and at time had scored 123 for fivo wickets. Cobcroft and Mahoney mado a long stand for tho second wicket, adding 08, both playing very carefully. Tho Canterbury fielding was first-class. Tho scores wore :

WELLINGTON (131)-2nd innings. Cobcroft, C. Williams, b Patrick ... 47 Collins, lbw, b Ollivior ... ... 1 Mahoney, not out 52 Hawthorne, c Patrick, b Bonnott ... 0 Beechcy, b Bain ... ... ... 9 Tucker, b Bonnett 6 Laws, not out ... ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... 8 Total for 5 wickets ... ... 123 CANTERBURY—-Ist innings. W. R, Patrick, b Upham ... 8 K. S. Williams, b Tucker ... ... 0 R. Kidley, c and b Cobcroft ... 6 C. B. Bain, b Lews ... ... 25 A. Anthony, c McDermid, b Tucker 13 C. M. Ollivier, e Upham, b Tucker 17 J. D. Lawrence, c Collins, b Upham 60 A. W. Reosc, o Bcechoy, b Upham 17 H. B. Wliitta, o Betchey, b Upham 15 f. 11. Bonnett, not out •... 4 C, Boxshall, c Mahoney, b Tucker 3 Extras ... ... ... 7

176 Bowling analysis: Tucker, 19 overs, 5 maidens, 50 runs, 4 wickets; Uphain, 26 overs, 4 maidens, 66 runs, 4 wickets ; Cobcroft, 2 overs, 7 runs, 1 wicket ; Lawr, 14 ovors, G maidens, 25 runs, 1 wickot; Halos, 7 overs, 2 maidens, 17 runs. POVERTY BAY CRICKET ASSOCIATION. A meeting of tire Management Committee of the above Association was hold at the British Empire Hotel last evening, and was attended by Messrs. Hallamoro (in the chair), Maude, Barry, Cary, Pasley, J. H. Wack, Gardiner, and AY. Gibson. It was decided to communicate with the Hawke’s Bay Association, inquiring when they proposed paying Poverty Bay their promised visit. Tho Waipukurau Club intimated that they wore not sending a team to Gisborne as proposed, and it was decided to'further communicate with that club on the matter. Mr. Pasley applied for permission on behalf of Common. Shelton and Co.’s Club, to play the AVaingake Club at Victoria Domain on Thursday, Gist January. It was resolved to grant permission to play the match on the No. 2 wicket, as No. 1 wicket would be occupied by the Union—Te Ran fixture.

Mr. Maude brought up the question of applying to have water connection made in the main opposite Victoria Domain, and Mr. Hallamore was deputed to interview the Rugby Union on tlio matter. It was resolved that the Wanderers and United Clubs be allowed five points each for their remaining matches in the present round with the Taruheru Club, which has withdrawn from the competition. A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Hallamore, J. Lang, and W. Gibson, was appointed to endeavor to arrange for a visit of a Gisborne team to Motu on February 2. It was decided to have a record of the results of the competition matches in both Saturday and Thursday competitions drawn up, and kept as a record. The following table shows the position of the clubs in the Saturday competition up to January 12: Won. Lost. Drawn. Points. ToEau ... 3 0 1 12 United ... 1 0 3 8 Wanderers 12 1 4 Taruheru... 0 3 1 '1 The following is the portion of the clubs in the Thursday competition up to Thursday. 17th January. Won, Lost. Drawn. Points. Re Bau ... 3 1 CS. and Co. 1 2 1 4 Union ... 1 2 1 4 In the match Te Rati v. United, To Ran batted first, playing eight men only. The’match will be continued next Saturday. The* scores veic: Te Ran, first innings: R. W. Cary, b Robinson, 3; W. H. Wack, c Whyte, b Cato, 29; C. W. Brown, st Hallamore, b Robinson, 6; D. M. Gorman, b Cato, 14; H. Callan, b Gardiner, 0 ; G. Cox. not out, 3; J. Monk, b Gardiner, 0; Cockerill, b Gardiner, 0; extras, 7; total, 62. -nited, first innings: Cato, c Monk, b Cox, 11; Hallamore, c Callan b Cox, 1; J. Gibson, b Cox, 2; Dr. Collins, b J. Wack, 6; W. Gibson, c Callan, b Cox, 21; Robinson, e and b Cox, 19; Gardiner, not out, 14; Whyte, c sub., b H. Wack, 0; Coop, c and b H. Wack, 9; A. Lang, b H.' Wack, 0; Sheridan, run out, 7 . extras, 6; total, 96.

PACIFIC TRADE. JAPAN’S AIM. (By telegraph—Per Sonoma at Auckland.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27. Following is an extract from an interview with R. P. Schwerin, general manager of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, regarding control of the Pacific carrying trade. The interview was apropos of tho still unconfirmed report that tho Toyo Kisen Kaisha,the Japanese Steamship Company, was about to absorb the Pacific mail. “As it is,” said Mr Schwerin, “we are unable to compete with the Japanese. Of course we control the rates, and the rates of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha are the same as ours, but the Japs, can give rebates and not be amenable to any law. This, coupled with the extraordinary bounty of the Japanese Government to shipping, and the low wages paid to Japanese mariners, renders us incompetent to battle with them.” I am confident it is only a matter of •time when the Japanese will control the commerce of tho Pacific Ocean; in fact, this condition may be reached within a year and a half, when three sister ships, Tokoreo, Siberia, and another, now being built, will be in the trade. The immense subsidies allowed the ships by the Japanese Government are responsible for tho activity of the Japanese lines. I may say if the Manchuria, Korea, and Siberia were built in Japan and carried their Hags in the trans-Pacific trade, the shipowners would receive two million yen a year from the Government. ill our coinage this would amount to a million dollars. Tho owners of the threo ships now building will receive one and a half million yen a year from tho Government when they enter the Pacific trade. Wo arc afforded no privileges, and in fact are hampered by. the GovernIment, instead of receiving assistance. Tho Japanese lines have every kind of assistance. They have financial aid. For American vessels none of these is accorded; in fact, it would seem the American Government objects to our own flag operating on the high seas. That it is Japan’s aim to become to the Orient what England is to the Occident and in time, unless tho United States wakes up, it will attain that ambition. It is certain the Japanese are making strides which, under our present shipping laws, wo are unable to chock.”

AMERICA'S COAL SUPPLY. A FAMINE. (By telegraph—Per, Sonoma at Auckland.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27. The following extracts from reports of the Inter-State Commerce Commission explain to some extent the conditions which have of late been most distressing, particularly in the north-western portion of the United States:—“The railroads either could not or would not handle the traffic, and the result has been a coal famine which has caused the keenest anxiety and much actual suffering in many localities The new mining camps of Nevada were terribly distressed, the weather being extremely cold and the people not particularly well housed. Even on the Pacific coast coal dealers have found it almost impossible to fill orders from consumers, who have been, to sav the least, extremely inconvenienced and somewhat alarmed because of the scarcity of fuel.” The report of the Commission makes no suggestiop as to the relief of the public, hut says: “A car shortage prevails which brings distress in nearly every section, and in* some quarters amounts to almost a calamity. The extraordinary prosperity which everywhere abounds, with high prices obtainable for all classes of commodities, has stimulated production so as to yield a volume of transportation business which far exceeds in the aggregate the carrying capacity of

tho railroads.” In a word, tho Commissioners say, tho dovolopmont ol privato industry of late has boon far moro rapid than tho rate of railway equipment. The conditions now existing in tho north-wost, whore largo quantities of grain roquiro immediate shipniont, and in tho west and southwest', wlioro tons of thousands of live animals are doniod movement to markets, tho Commissioners regard as alarming,whilo throughout tlio middlo west'and on tho Atlantic const tho shortage of cars for manufactured articles and merchandise has become a matter of sorious concern. In some cases it -is simply a lack of cars; in others insufficient trucks and motive power; in otliors wholly inadequate freight yards and other iocilities. Whatovor tho cause, or howovor difficult to fix tho responsibility ? tho Commissioners say tho unquestioned fact is tho railroads cannot or do not movo tlio entire volume of traffic offered, and sliippors arc suffering to a degree almost unbearable in many cases, becaiiso they cannot got transportation for thoir trade. A situation of such gravity calls for ovory romody that can bo usofully applied.