comes to an end with the final stage of the contest for the Queen's prize. The volunteers have not been favoured with shooting weather. On some days the heat was overpowering, and a baffling haze hung about the targets; and on other days there were strong winds constantly shifting their direction and there are moreover many bitter complaints asto the unreliable character of the am. munition supplied—complaints of which no doubt much more will be heard. The result is that the winning scores compare by no means favourably with those of previous years. The Elcho Shield has fallen Can Private Wilson of the London to England, and the Kolapore Cup Scottish has carried off the Bronze Medal, and Captain Foster, of the 4th West Surrey, the Silver Medal.
In the second of the test matches between Australia and England the home team made a gallant fight towards the end; but they were defeated by three wickets, and inv. mense interest therefore centres in the third test match, which takes place at th oval next month." To-day the Australians are getting rather the worst of it ina match
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