WEiiiiiNGTON, March 26, The passage of the steamer Ruapeho. was an unerentf nl one. Tho actual time occu pied bj the passage was 42 days 15 hours j aotual steaming time 41 days 8 hours. Sh« met with a mishap off Cape Farewell, having grounded Blightly, but sustained no injury,

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Englishmen v. Canterbury. OHRiSTCHUhCH, March 26. Thema'ch Lillywhite's tram v. local 18 began at< Lancaster Park at. 2*45 p.m. to-day. The we&tber was wet la the morning but cleared iu the af ernoon. Canterbury won the toßs and went to (ha wickele, Crawshsw and Stndholmo facing the tovvliiig of Lohmsn. and Brif?gs. la tho aecond over Studholme open-d (he score by hitting Brigga to leg for a couple, but nf (or making a Bingle he waßcaughioff Lohmnn by Briggß in loDg-fi"ld. Birnes took hiß place.
