CRICKET.
S.S. WALES V. CANTERBURY. A WIN FOR THE VISITORS. (Pkr Press Association.) Chhistchukch, December 18. The cricket mutch was resumed at 2.35, and at 3 o'clock the scores were: Walford (not out) 82, Poidovin (not out) 15; total, 161. At 3.30 the score had run up to 199—Walford 114, Foidevin (not out) 39. Latek. New South Wales won the match by six wickets. The other scores were:— Walford, c Ridley, b Cuff ... 122 Pcidevm(notout) 58 Wade, bPearce 1 Buxton (not out) 0 Extras ... ... ... 5 Total for four wickets ...229

POLICE COURT.
* At the PoliceCouvt yesterday, before H. Eyre Kenny, Esq., S.M,,' George Philips and Jeremiah McGeary were charged with having, on the 10th hist. driven their vehicles round the corners of Pollen and Cochrane streets and Cochrane and Queen streets at other than a walking pace. McGeary plead: 1 guilty, and Mr Miller entered a similar plea on behalf of Philips.
Sergt. Gillies stated that the accused were two rival coach drivers, being the drivers of oppositionlines runby Messrs Short and Rickit. The offence t )ok place on the second day after the op position commenced, when both drivers were arxious to be first. He might have made the charge a more serious one, but chose to bring it under the present form. It was in the interests of the public safety that this sort of thing should be stopped. McGeary said that his horses were young and hard to hold. The pace he was going at was a trot.
