Melbourne and its suburbs were visited on the Lith of November by the most pheno-storm on record local cal lumps of ice of the size of pigeon's rattled on roof sand skylights, and compelled rs to scuttle for the nearest shelter i warrens. All tref pended pro tem. more than one of the Tramway Co.'s power houses were under water. The damage done was enormous, photographic studios, and th sheds bearing the solely in maintaining absolute freedom of been submitted to a commerce. Ships could always be built fusillade of Mauser fire.
Importers of and armed in the old country, but it was plate and window glass are reaping; fine searcely prudent for Australia to depend harvest, whilst working plumbers and on the same source for the crews wherewith ers are besieged by excited crowds, each to man them. In common with most naval demanding that their own wants be first experts he agreed that thi attended to. Growing fruit crops have great question in future suffered heavy and in some instances the tion, brief cyclone destroyed proprietors' hopes of International Cricket. a decent harvest to recoup them for a yeat's hard work.
The team captained by Mr, McLaren fared rather badly in their opening match Earthquake Shock in New Zea-with South Australia at the Adelaide oval. land.
South Australia won the loss and elected to bat. The young local champion Clem The Christchurch district of New Zealand Mill again tried all the bowling skill on has suffered heavy from the effects of a the visitors' side, and piled wp the very succession of severe earthquake shock respectable score of 106 before being bowled The towns of Cheviot has been almost by Braund. A total of 230 was made by totali wrecked, whilst farmers and gracie the Adelaide team before they were finally occupying selections in the locality have disposed of. For the visitors, Mr. Jessop j suffered severe damage to buildings and aly one who made any sort of stock. Correspondents, report that "hardly Hund against Giffen''s howling, and his re a dwelling in the township is habitable, and up to 37. Quaife scored lents are mostly camping siters' total reached 118 when the last Jopen. Some wonderful escapes from per-wicket fell. Giflen's share was even wickets sonal injury have occurred. In one case for $6 runs, The second day's play was ily were at breakfast when the first shock marred by unfavourable weather, adjoui ment of the uni ich being caused by The visitors made up for their indifferent thing performance by a splendid dis piny of brilliant fielding, which excited versal applause. Their howling also seems to have been somewhat weak, no. less than different tundlers were put on during the first inrun The Englishmen's second innings was even more disastrous than the first. The wicket wat entirely spoilt by the heavy main, and the Routh Atralians Glspored of their visitors a total Tyldesley, Haywanl and three who reached double ter captain, june to be caught in the slip ing the ice. For the local team vickers at the cost of 37 runs and lokets for 47. The first ith the elect of Victoria commenced on Friday, the 1dth.
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