[PRICE ONE PENNY.
WANGANUI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28r 1901.
BOWLING.
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■J.he local Green was "well patronised on Saturday afternoon, and five rinks were used for four-a-side matches. At Rink 1 Zander, Graham, Wright, and Perrett (skip) defeated Kibblewliite, Rowley/ Greig, and. Ross (skip) by 25 points to 23, the game being well con tested throughout. At Rink 2, Bridge, Taylor, Stewartr and J. Paterson (skip) scored 25 to McCarthy, Newcombe, Weekes, and Dickson (skip) 17. At Rink 3, Hatherlr, Tawse, Armstrong, and Bennie '(skip) with 31 won against Foster, Griffiths, Elliott, and Rodwell (skip) 19. At Rink 4, Hemus, Hutton, Campbell, and Notman (skip) defeated Fountain, >Wray,"Tuck, and Soler (skip) -by -one point only, the scores being 20 to 19. At Rink 5, Lythberg, Bassett, Spurdle, and McFarlane (skip) were vic torious over Fountain, Wray, Tuck, and Soler (skip) by 31 points_ to 19. Two single matches in the tourna ment have, been 'played off— McFarlane beat Hemus by 21 to 8, and Bennie beat G. Paterson by 21 to 16/ 'lue entries for the full-rink matches number 40, so there will be ten teams, the composition of which will be duly notified by the Match Committee. Each team will have two lives — that is tb say, after two defeats a team drops out of the contest.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN TROUBLE

Lotter's Commado.
A Complete Surprise.
StaiidV

.Surrender after" Desperate

CRICKET.
GOLD DREDGING RETURNS.
