between the umplice in the colonies, the question will be referred to the chairman of the Associated Banks; if such dispute arises in London, the chairman of the Bankers Institute will be the
arbitrator.
The meeting was strongly in favour of the amalgamation, and refused to hear Male General Bibbage,
Lord Salisbury has exressed, his willingness to confer with the United States Cabinet on the counter.proposals submitted by England in connection with the Behring's Sea question President Harrison replies that be laalsts upon unconditional renewal of the medus vivendi, also America will take steps to forcibly exclude poaching vessels from Behring's Sea, even if the navy and military should be required for that
purpose.
The United States Senate Is disposed to endorse the action of President Harrison.
LATER.
Members of the House of Commons who cialra to possess a special knowledge of American affairs are uneasy at the attitude of the United States Senate In regard to the action of Pre- aldent Harden, festing that his Cabinet will
scalers.
send men-of-war to sweep of the Canadian
The Governmcat questioned to-day lo the House of Commons on the subject.
The dispute has moused little popular interest In America, and has not affected the English and American Exchanges,
The Foreign Relations Committee of the American House recommend the ratification of the Behrlog's Sea Treaty.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1892.
seaters who have been restrained from following their Industry.
Two Russians living at Bielostock have been charged with the murder of 40 Russian Jews, who were shot on the pretence that they were endeavouring to escape scross the frontier into German territory.
Sam Baxter and Joe Wilson met at Leicester last night for a purse of aço. Baxter knocked out Wilson in zo rounds.
A meeting of Irish Nationalists was 'held yesterday la New York, at which a strong anti- Parellite feeling was manifested.
A
States.
and
The preceedings were very excited in character, and several wild scenes occurred. Brith general election throughout the United interest is taken in the approaching deep
A New York telegram states that a quack doctor at Cimarron, in the United States, inocu- lated 20 children as a preventitive against became very ill, and 16 of them have since d'ed. smallpox. After the inoculation the children The remaining four are in a critical condition,
not expected to recover. The British Consuls throughout Russia have ange notifications warning Jews against emigrating the United Kingdoms, pointing out that they will not receive anything like a flattering elcome there. England have been brought under the notice of The numerous ardivals of Russian Jews in the House of Commons by Mr. J. Lowther, who has given notice of his intention to ask whether restricting the immigration of deslliute Russları the Government intend to take measures for
The Prussian Government suffered a defest yesterday in the Reichstag
The Clerical party allied with the Radicals
Jews. March 16th, Miners' riots have taken place at Morpeth, in Northumberland, and also at Bunthorpe. The York garrison has been ordered to hold itself in readiness to cope with any serions emergency.
Miners' disturbances have also taken place in Durham. The mlitary were called out to protect the volunteer barracks at Hepburn, and a patrol the streets, with the view of maintaining The United States Government has issued
to order.
and the Socialists to opposing a minor vole being taken the Government, were in minority, proposed by the Government, and on a division The opposition avowed that the action was taken in revenge for the withdrawal of the Education Bill
A motion was submitted to the House of Com orders for the despatch of 21 men-of-war tomons last night, in favor of Irish tenants being patrol the sealing-grounds in Behring's Sea.
empowered to compel landlords to sell land re- It bar been decided that all foreign anarchists quired under the provisions of the Irish Land shall be expelled from France.
Purchase Bill On a division being taken the Seven steamers, including two men-of-war,
motion was rejected. have been destroyed at Barcelona, owing to the
SYDNEY, March 9th. firing of a petroleum vessel.
1
April 4th.
the Chamber of Deputies, the Royal Palace, and An anarchist plot to destroy with dynamite the principal pubile boildings has been discover ed in Madild. The police arrested some of the conspirators at the doors of the Chamber of Deputies after a desperate struggle.
ed,
cedure of the Anarchists. He has also give arrested, has freely explained ine method of pro- sive three times more powerful than dynamite the police a recipe for the preparing of an expl
BRISBANE, April 6th,
Hootan, the junior member for Burke, made member for Lockyer, this evening in the Cham. an unprovoked personal attack on North, the ber of the House. North subsequently in the lobby demanded an explanation. Hoolan Dustered and threatened violence, upon which North knocked him down, Heolan on rising said he had done nothing to receive such treat ment and left. North is the smallest man in the House.
FOOCHOW NOTES.
Foochow, 16th April, 1892.
During the gale of last night, a passenger host plying between this place and Hoo-ching cap. sized, and three of the passengers out of eight
were drawned,
4
but it has now risen to 65 tseis for the same aidered a very high price for Japan shell-fish, A fortnight nga 42 tacle per pitulak.cos.
weight, on account of its scarcity.
Fem con-
Co-day's Advertisements.
THE...
BOXING TOURNAMENT.
(PROHOTED BY MR. CHAS. T. ROBINSONY will take place at the " KOWLOON HOTEL, THIS EVENING, Apělí 26th, 1893,
TWO BOXING COMPETITIONS, (Under The Amateur Boxing Association Rules.)
for (1) Heavy or Catch Weights.
(2) Light weights (röst, or under.) A SPLENDID SILVER CUP for the Winne the runners up; also prizes for beaten men la of each competition and GOLD MEDALS for
First and Second bouts.
PROGRAMME,
PART I.
First bouts; Three rounds of three minutes:
(1). Heavy-weights, (1) Heavy-weights. (5) Heavy-weights.
PART II.
(2) Light-weights. (4) Light-weights. (6) Light-weights.
Second boats; Three rounds of three minutes:
(3) Light-weights.
PART III.
Final boals; Four rounds of three minates.
(1) Light-weights. (3) Heavy-weights.
Alcibiades, after resisting Captain Tempest on Incontrovertible, hat the practice absurd, The in every way possible, taught him and gave him upon him. It may be taken for granted that the Hall Court," Beo "encouraged "The Baby" finesse of racing seems never to have dawned edvics. He took to riding and has made a great ove: the first mile of a bunters flat race my name. Arthur Corentry resembled Archer In noble friend will lesd. Then his herse will fall that both were tall and ibla. Young Coventry back to the company of the others, and at the was blessed with natural gifts for a Jockey He winnings 1st he is nasrer last than first. Other lost in the Caspian Sea, and 200 persons drown-apsed and of the strategic moment when the one make every past a winning post, like batcher
Rostian steamer la reported to have been
was patient and plucky; was a fine judge of so called gentlemen siders that I have met with great effort should be made; and his “hands manslaughter of one of her children and system-has always displayed consummate judgment.
Mrs. Montague, who was charged with there perfect. He rede with his head level and erasing a sotto on ronies. Others agale seem to have no idea of putting their borses pro atic cruelty to several others, has been sentenced
About 1875 Mr. Arthur Coventry rede his first risk their own limbs and neck when they know perly at the jumps. I wonder that they care to to ta months' imprisoment.
winner on the dat at Sandown Park, and the they can't ride a little. Sometimes they blander Kawachol, Paris Anarchist leader recently
workmanlike rusk at the finish, with which he through the hurdles, and at other times when H. F. C. Vynet's Bellinger for the Grand horse's neck alone saves them from a dangerous mada rapid headway, and in 1879 he rode Mr. pearly loce their seats and rccasionally the secared the victory, was much admired: He their horse clears the obstacle they themselves
been said that he did not shine as a steeplechase put at hurdles that they have veered at the National Hunt Steeplechase at Derby. It has fat. Some days I have seen horses so stupidly thing which militated against him between the course, probably lajsting a few of the many sider that there was an indefinable "some crucial moment and jumped the rails of the race- referring the course, as the Duke of Beaufort has if there be any danger associated with the task. flags. In the particular race to which I am people who always gatherat the jumps, especially sald, was extremely severe, so much so that a These kinds of tiders are all sufficiently exa- protest against its severity was made by these perating, but I know of others who are more so. interested in the struggle. Mr. Coventry, on belag asked his opinion, declared that it was an
These are the gentlemen who can ride a little excellent course, which any alteration would tend confidence in their own judgment, that they but have such a belief in their own abilities, such to destroy. The result proved that it was suit-most foollably throw many a race away. They able for him, sa in a field of 16 Bellringer won take their jumps anyhow, and come to grief. easily, and his jockey proved himself very smart. Maybe they go the wrong course, and often In 1879 he won about a third of his mounts, and, enough they skiff the wrong side of a flag. Worse excellent as this average is, he beat it afterwards. than all this, however, is the confident horse- Horses under his guidance seemed to show their man, the clever fellow, don'tcherknow, whe best form-f not above it-and the oldest thing allows himself to be shot on the post. I about it all was that he seldom, if ever, de, bet at one meeting seeing a certain geatleman except in public on a race-course. I mean that, on a very hot favourite. Within 150 yards of manat, alerty of past and present siders, he the post he was 200 or 300 yards in front of any (t) Heary-weights. (2) Heavy-weights (a byn.) was not, in the habit of schooling horses and other competitor. He almost drew the hunter Coventry steered a horse called Timour, which experienced gentleman riding them in the gallopa..
he bestrode up and came lobbing along at s Shortly after the Belief och snail's pace-kind of walking it. A much less atarted at long odds, at Sandown Park. The and when the former aroused by the shouts of
kept up his
gallop horse was, but it was generally thought to be a the people saw the danger which threatened shaken, if not demollabed, a week after, when bad not time to do it before he was overtaken great stroke of luck, but this theory was rudely him he tried to set his horse golag again bat he Timour again came in first over the Croyden and beaten by about a length, I never saw a statter to the Jockey Club in those days. He who called him a rogue and others sald he was man look so crestfallen. There were people made to the teamen is that they do not exceed horse of any friend. He won the Great Metro-handled him roughly but for police and official
Our further information as to advances being was ready and willing to throw his leg over the
a font. Indeed, the herd who bet. would have
year. Very few of the bangs have been in a Scot, a Blair Athol horse, and to do this he
not knavery lost that race, and I have seen the form of treasure, some parttan, being con-pending hours in the Turkish bath, and denying advances do not go into the country entirely in very short time. Mr. Coventry worked hard,
"flats" even among people who go racing as it with verted into opium and lead. In connection himself severely. Some few horses that were
is phrased. The "flats" at any rate enable the the sending
#sharps" to live, and from my knowledge of the of treasure to owned by Captala Coventry used to be trained world it would appear that it is quite Immaterial i destination, it
by Tom Cannon, and this may have been the how many "sharps" there are, sufficient "flats" representations having been made to the which sprung up and has existed between Mr.
foundation, the origin of the firm klendship are provided to satisfy their maw, authorities of the frequency of highway robberies,
A question concerning the turf which is loom- along the route, but at present distances between guards bave been placed from point to point more delighted than when he sees was never ing large in the near future, it that of the birth. more could secure the day of thoroughbred horses. All racers have a them are so great that they are regarded as
services of Mr. Coventry for a bunter, a chaser. birthday on January . It was decided by the utterly useless as a means of protection.
or a racer with a heavy impost. Mr. Coventry Jockey Club in 1833 that in future horses should is ever ready to admit that much of what be knows about siding has been taught him by the which they were faaled. Prior to that race take their age from January r of the year in admirable Crichton of Danebury, Perhaps 1881 hortes ages dated from May Day, with the was one of the most successful seasons Mr. Coventry every bad, for under Grand National
result that in days gone by some animals ran a be a long, dull catalogue to mention even the Rules he won over 40 races out of 89. It would
two year old and won in the same year that they' carried off the Derby. Not on account of this, principal horses which have been piloted to
but for more far-seeing reasons, there is a desire victory by Mr. Coventry, He has, too, been carriedoutthe alteration will make many radical to alter the general birthday to March 1. If fortunate to escaping from many serious changes both in breeding and racing, My accidents. He had Baronne when riding la a hurdle race at comed, which it is generally believed will tend anasty fall on La idea is that any change should be heartily wel- Kempton Park. The mare broke her neck and
Coventry was carried in an unconscious of the breed, to curtall the length of time during to stamp out roaring, to improve the soundness gic to the weighing room. Prior to this he had which two-year-olds can be raced, and to leng. almost been persuaded to abandon what is then courses generally. If the general birthday
luctantly, and before Gually retiring from this no two-year-old racing until May, and from the Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above called "illeglimate sport. He did so very
were a changed to March x there would surely be branch of racing he rede Redpath, at Tommerle month until sad November is surely on or about WEDNESDAY, the 15th léxy. Cannon's request, In the Grand National. long enough. I think two-year-olds are now For Freight of Passage, apply to Bearer than fourth,
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., result that we have few horses which can stand training and are thoroughly sound as four-year-
Agents, olds. Whenever General Owen Williams fa-
Hongkong, 26th April, 1892.
T397 troduces the matter to the Jockey Club there is matter
Since the Chinese new year over 300 shops of depression of trade; and many more, it is said, various trades have closed, owing to the great must follow suit before long. There is no doubt that Foochow and the neighbourhood is passing through a very and time
course. No trouble was too great, for the
Walsh, LA, where the Prizes are now on view,
A limited number of tickets at Two DOLLARS each may be obtained at Mesurs. Kelly and
Deus open at 8.30 p.m. to commence at 9.
The bedies of the victims of the recent Sydtwenty per cent of the amount advanced last rolitan Steeplechase at Croydon lu 1881 on The protection. He was less rogue than fool.. Folly sharp. The Ferry launches will run unii 12.15 The Arounsar Railway Loan of 75,000,000 | lady's name was Mrs. Mayor and not Mit Position to advance any dollars at all These brought his bodily weight down to sos, glb, in a many cases of this kind. You see there are
roubles is to be issued shortly.
Walt Whitman, the American poet, is dead. A lighted bomb has been found on the window
all at one of the police barracks in Paris.
Lord Salisbury wired to President Harrison an Saturday, that he was willing to abide by the
Sea dispute.
harbour fatality have been recovered.
The
Taylor, and her stage name was Miss Woodyear, lagoon near Sydney yesterday. Foul play is The body of an sged woman was found in a strongly suspected.
final decision of the arbitrators on the Behrington with the arrival of Deeming in Melbourne. MILBOURNE, March 29th. The police apprehend no dificulty in connee The German Govemment bas issued stringent Arrangements are being made for the defence erders prohibiting the influx of Jews across the of the prisoner Deeming, frontier from Russia. Four hundred thousand Russian Jews collected on the frontier in the hope of being able to migrate into German territory; but the German soldiers are taking strong measures to prevent the entry of the lagitive Jews Numbers who attempted to evade the German guards were pursued and shot down.
t-
March 17th. Details of the parlerings between Lord Salls bary and the United States Government on the subject of the Bebring Sea difficulty have been published.
Cawicy, detective, has expressed himself con vinced that the prisoner is "Jack the Ripper,"
The associated banks in Melbourne have entered into an agreement for mutual support. ·
*
LONDON, March goth. Prince Blamarck is reported to have assured visitor that the Emperor William is offending all partles and placating none. He declares his belief that Germany may see a repetition of the revolutionary out-breaks of 1848, and that the Emperor may possibly be compelled to flee from the Berlin toters.
Lord Salisbury telegraphed to President Har-2 riton
on Saturday intimating that he would be willing, on the final decision of the arbitrators being made known, that they should assess the amount of the damages due to "sealers from the losing side.
The inquest on the bodies of the victims of
the Rainhill murders in England, has been con- claded, a verdict of wilful murder being returned against Deeming who is, at present accused, in
The United States Senate has unconditionally ratified the Bebring Sea treaty, including Lord Salisbury's proposals as to the compensating of Canadian scalera who have suffered through being prevented from following their occupation. E. Howard Vincent asked the question of which In the House of Commons last night Mr. C. he had given notice with respect to the stab Ishment of an Empire Trade League.
this
stated
that
A great deal of foreign property has of late years passed fato the bands of natives, and we under stand that it is the intention of the authorities to levy the usual taxes on such property, besides obliging the owners to register it as native owned. The cost of registering, but, it is sald four or five per cent, of the valce, that the squeezing in the form of cumshawe that would have to be paid to the door-keeper of the ramen to begin with, up to the man next to the mandarin, would amount to something so for midable that no further foreign property will be purchased by the natives if the registering is enforced. This, at any rate, is the opinion of
some well informed Chinese.
the name of Williams, of murdering his wild at / Australia desiring a commercial, lengue with a trap door." a goat in a room, arranged) Cannon fancied the horse, but ho ̈finished no-raced to death during thei. juvenility with the
Windsor, Victoria.
Emin Fasba bad a successful battle against which he was formerly Governor. One of Einlo's officers was captured and shot.
Prince Bismarck assured a visitor to Germany
Mr. Balfour, in reply, said that in the event of Great Britain, excluding the German Zollverein and the Belgium treaty, the Government would the restrictions already provided by law.
March 31st. Owing to the fact that Sergeant Holden, of the Royal Engineers, formerly stationed at
that the Emperor is offending all parties, placat ing none, and may see a repetition of the revolu-Malta, is believed to have sold to the French tion of 1848.
Plans of the defences of the laland, upon which March 28th, change Holden has been committed for trial, the
defences are now being altered at great cost.
Mr. J. J. C. Abbott, the Premier of Canada, declares that Newfoundland bas entered into secret commercial convention with the United States, the conditions of which are hostile to Canada.
M. Loubet, the French Premier, has threatened to close the churches in the event of the clergy continuing to preach political sermons.
He hat ordered the expulsion of Scottish Jesuit named Farkes, whe fulminated a charge of immorality in the amy.
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It is only a few weeks ago that we gave an natives near the Pagoda Anchorage. Another account of a tiger having been killed by the was caught in the same neighbourhood last week full sized female Bengal specimen. The natives tied
and made a prisoner of the tigress | after the exercise of a little patience. She has On the flat there never has been the equal of the natives of the province of Equatoris, of ] have to consider the advisability of removing charge of 500 cash is naked of visitors who are alce stretches of flat tarf to finish upon, I have sure to be a very acimonious dispute over the
been exhibited during the past ten days. A Mr. Coventry among gentlemen riders. At San- down Park and at Croxton Park, where there are anxious to see the acimal, but a red in is invariably made after a little bargal. A often seen Mr. Coventry to the utmost advantage large party of foreigners were admitted for a As I said before, he seems instinctively to know dollar. It is said that a small fortune is being the strategic moment when he should bustle. In
A big fighting boom is at present agitating being continuous. An offer of $90 has been 4 tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the named Maher who imagined himself à terror, made by the lucky owners, the stream of visitors horseraces, as in other mundane matters, there la
the land on both sides of the Atlantic. Fits Sim- mons, an Australian, has whipped an Irishman refused for the animal. The male, evidently not food, leads to victory. Having enco made his very for off, comes down almost every night with Taco sccare, Mr. Coventry never lost it agaia, as and a thrashing to beat. The air is Glied with but the Cornstalk gave him considerable weight mother, and the natives are hoping to catch him, one of the cubs in its mounth, to be fed by the so many gentlemen are apt to do. You never challenges and wordy vapourings between so too, in one of the many pils they have dug for which is calculated to stop it, to check its pace, but if they ever meet again I suppose they will
see Mr. Coventry whip his horse, or do anything called pogilists like Sullivan and Mitchell the purpose. In the meantime accommodailos
or cause it to curl up when he has the lead near keep walking round a ring, like horses in a Is offered up a iren (close to the captured tigres) home. Talking in this way reminds me of cleus, and then when one has accidentally to any sporting foreigner who may care to have the Johnny Osborne tells of his youth, and the scratched the other they will each walk away a shot at him. The moderate charge of $100 is leason he learned from Nat Flatman-one of the with a bag of gold and declare it a draw. I have asked. Beho.
most gentlemanly Jockeys ever sean on the turf. - a Frank Slavin strikes me as being the cal ARDESHIR BEJANJEE. -
opinion of the so-called pugilist of to- Osborne sald i was a lad riding a horse day. named Black Doctor, and, Hike all the fade, I was really strong and scientificran amongst them, and in too great a hurry to gethonia that's the his match with Peter Jackson in Landon should general fault, I knew that I was on and be worth seeing if the latter can be made ft and to use my whip. Flatman was on a horse called have no doubt that some of my readers will be horse, and when we got to the distance I began well, for it is said that he has deteriorated. I began to side but though mine shot a head demaning rabbit-coursing or rabbit worrying as I Bee Hunter, Just a neck behind me when I astonished at my patronising the ring and con- steadily behind, and only just got home, fight the more peaceful he is: the less likely to further for the moment, Flatman came on did. Well, I believe that the more a man can and glad I was to get there. back and said, "Don't you be in such a hurry violent disagreements. It is just on the same youngster. Never whip your horse when you principle that the European nations believe that End weighed, Flatman clapped me on the there would be far fever quarrola, asssults, and After we quarrel. If every man was taught to fight well
with a thoughtful man in the saddle wiss many hesitate to strike another if all were trained to Capt. CHRISTIAN, will run to and from MACAO Aye, tendemess and consideration fer horses nation fears the other as each man would are in front. I very nearly did you that time "gres
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piaster, Tom Cannon, Mr. Coventry is not have been given them. Every man should be great believer in these punishing weapons. taught to defend himself and not to rely on mere races than whip and pur. Like his use those weapons of offence and defence which
Mr. Coventry a haltstone allowance (for such and tried these essential qualities of healthy. TUESDAY, ...... Fred Arcker once said that no jockey could give others. If courage and activity are never trained MODA the gentleman can claim) over a mile, and 1 manhood will inde. Moreover, it is better to bellere him. Unill year or twe age, it was encourage the use of the fist between people-so THURIDAY, quite a treat to see the way in which Mr long as they will quarrel-than that of the pistol FRIDAY,
meetings at Croxton Park, where there is Coventry was sought altarlet as say for such and the knife. I have spoken,
assemble there to race for honour, and there an ald clab. The gentlemen the real sports is Mr. Coventry in general, request. He can master almost any home, and in the words of Milton-er some other poet
Spurgeon, apart from the copyright of his books, It has transpired that the late Rev. C. H. only left 2000.
MELBOURNE, March 31.
The house of the barrister who conducted the The funeral of the late Walt Whitman,' the prosecution of the Anarchists recently tried in American post, took place yesterday, when as Paris has been wrecked by the explosion of aeration was delivered at the grave by Colonel quantity of dynamite. Seven persons were more Ingersoll. or less injured by the explosion. The dynamite was placed on a landing at the top of a staircase. The stairs were destroyed, and the occupants had to be rescued by means of a fire-escape, One of the injured persons has since died.
The windows of houses in the vicielly were smashed by the force of the concussion.
The police have not been able to obtain any club to the perpetrators of the explosion,
President Caract announces that he will take steps to expel from France all foreign Anarchists, and legal measures will be adopted to declare the depositing of explosives in the street capital offence.
A lighted bomb has been found on the window. alll of the police barracks at Ivry, near Paris,
Ravachol, the head of the anarchists in Paris, Raverts that his party possesses sufficient dynamite to destroy the house of every Judge.
It has been ascertained that the collieries (dle by reason of the late sulke are sustaining grave damage, owing to the increase of water in them. From this case, it is stated, several are now in fooded condition, and work in them cannot be resumed,
walted on the Victorian Minister for Works A deputation, representing 1,500 employed, yesterday, and asked if any of the proposed Government works would be proceeded with as soon as possible.
LONDON, April 1st, The Unionist party has decided to contest the whole of the seats now held by the Nationalists in Ireland at the coming general election. Letention to increase the military expenditure in The Hungarian Government announces in view of the European unrest,
In answer to a question to the House of Commons last night, Mr. A. J. Balfour stated of Mr. Arnold White that 70,000 Russian Jewe that he doubted the correctness of the estimate were coming to England shortly. Such an invasion. Mr. Balfour added, would be intos leable
M. Ivanoff, formerly chief of police in and M. Brachen, an officer of the army, who Mr. Henry Matthews QC, the Secretary, has declined to reduce the sentence of that the order for their expulsion should be can Home are expelled from Bulgaria, offered on condition nine months' imprisonment passed upon Mrs, called to disclose the details of the society which Ozborka for perjury in connection with the arranged the murders of M. Beltcheff and Dr. Torquay pearl case
Valkovitch, The offer was accepted, and the revelations showed that the society was also responsible for the attacks made some time ago upon the lives of Prince Ferdinand and M. Stambouloff, the Premier. ....
April and.
March 29th. The Times, in commenting upon the result of the cricket match at Adelaide between Lord Sheffield's Eleven and the Australian team, regards it as a brilliant victory for the English- men, and as a gratifying conclusion to their colonial tour, which, it saya, has proved emin- ently satisfactory to the English team as well as
to
te bring about a revolution by destroying the A plot has been discovered in Buenos Ayres President and leading citizens by means of dynamite.
Buenos Ayres is now in a state of siego.
SPORT AND Anecdote, Many columns might be written on such an I have much to say upon the matter and the interesting subject as that of gentlemen riders. greater portion of this, and probably one or two other articles, will be devoted to the topic. The present generation has probably watched no the gentleman who now holds the important more accomplished amateur in the saddle that pout of official starter to the Jockey Club-an
Beresford. For many years Ms. Coventry was Coventry on the resignation of Lord Marcus honourable distinction conferred upon Mr. Arthur
animal he consented to ride was always favourably regarded by those who bet, raily, In great demand-in such request that any
horae wers clever enough to win he would be because it was taken as read that if the allowed to do so, and secondly, because Mr. Coventry was as efficient in the pigskin as the best of our professional jockeys,
were able sportiman ne'er badded ‹ or a real hores, or se wins a screw atle The Stewards of the Jockey Club probably ever made a better appointment, at least of late
months ago in training hard to lower the colours plon, who came to England from America a few A. A. Zimmerman, the amateur cycling cham-
of our British cracks. He imagines he has no one to beat but F. J. Osmond, but I should not be surprised at Herbert Synyer agalo coming to summer, and was also married. During the winter the front. Last season he took to dwarf saschi nes for the first time. Then he was very II Jast he has improved, and with a new machine,
quarter
as under —-
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SUI KEE CHAN,
Henry Amelias Coventry, son of the second Mr. Arthur Coventry was the son of the Hon,
believe at Melton Mowbray. At least Earl of Coventry, and he was born in 1853 have, the Scotch divine once said, been credibly informed of that fact He was born and reared in an atmosphere of sport. The talk he would listen to as a boy at the family table would be about the glorious suns the Queza had enjoyed the previous day towards Billesdon, Coplow, Whisendine, or some other famous gallop over the cream of the Leicestershire, was in the stakes surveying the hunting of a pastates. Then I can wall imagine his delight for their starter. He undoubted M. Coventry which he hopes will suit him better, I shall not stud, looking at the brown and shiny he discharges his delicate dudes with wonderful gain. East September, at Springleld, Masa, their starter. He understands the business be surprised if the ex-amateur champlon comes
with and little temper saddles, the bright stirrups, even the pill. He is a very modest man with a save but in
Zimmerman one covered a champagne flask, and the pink cost
14-3 sora, and half a mile in 1. min. 6 which red to be so much more popular than simmer and it is rarely that he reposts secs, and with these figures in front of him apply to is now. It may almost be said that he was Bberty with him. Let us hope he will be as record down to a mis, 10 secs. which is six Jockey, or that a leckey ventures to take any Zimmerman says he hopes to bring the mile accustomed to side from babyhood, although I successful in the c
Coming CASED ES. Bekas
seconds better than the record of Demond, made By rate, Mr. In his teens he was amongst the keenest of the Richardson and Mr. Arthur: Corestry may be thinki Osmond speedles than himself, and says an anarchist has confessed to having gay throng who chased the on property committed by the anarchistas of Deputies who voted for capital penishment for are no time in alcing him to the porkpie and wailiul and dishonourable riders who are a HOW TO GAIN FLESH AND STRENGTH-Take Hotels opposite the Hongkong, Coby do
T Mr.. parshis riders who ever, bestryde a house, while w Concierges have been advised to keep their doors the destruction of property by dynamite, plates no
with the Qoom her Fredericks may be looked upon at skype
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The police are watch
be sts of the The Engineers' attice on the Tyne and Weir forbusing capital, although the good folk hoed gentlemen. There we however, others, after each meal about shiospoonful of Scotur Pedders Wharf, Eyzar EYEDIG from 5:30 to are watching the houses of the still continues, the attempted arbitration having love a Melton pla hope sincerely that there is no here are many gentlemen *** Puis magistrates who have been threatened by falede intimate relationship between the two ba anarchiste, and more
whose only Emulsion of Pare Cod Liver Oil with Hydophos. 7.30 o'clock, It is understood that Prculdent Harrison green coal miners on strike in England's many are It is the old question of environment to which
fault is that they cannot ride. I can recall a fine phlies. It is simoet sa printable as milk and PRICE » TEN CENTS, 3 Severo distress is being experienced by the Family Instincts and associations mould men, manly fallow and a par to boot who can hunt casily digested. The ranidity with which dell- termi upon which Lord Salisbury will" Factually starving It to feared when the statica-I may alleón for referente tar for whatian the Asppy out of the mådie, and vat bakas no notion' Puna "Phildarei sind sickly-people-suffering from, cism ximaal ́ratening centa, NE
å for or play palsamwell as anyone. Helen is ended a reduction of a percent in wages Chaloners, the Osbornes, and others. His eldest
Coples ordered from the Office will be charged weakness and wasting discase, improve and
The Times considers that the result of the Lour of the English team disproves the idea that Colenia! cricket has deteriorated
The activity of the anarchists in Paris has
A number of Radical leaders have been dapstted to the army and navy to ensure loyalty to the Argentine Government,
caused a panic, and 30 per cent. of the forlik”. The Government troops wens defeated in an' of " The Baby," which has been applied to hime in Fat the present,"
realdents are leaving the city, pods
A revolution has broken out in Venezuela. don'tsuppose that that accounts for the soubriquet | hitherto been gene-Hill-fast -July. And yet, Zimmerman' responsible for damage respiling from outrages:, planned the murder of a member of the Chamber uske of his brush, med rascal for the- jaken as two of the most accomplish? Máy be he wii do s min. 8 secs. This is Yankee blu
A proposal has been brought forward in engagement. the Chamber of Deputies to make the State
to the
Donoode renewal of LACE MOAN) Vond -demanded by Americk FSPONGE KONCINE
The condition stipulated by the British Prime Minister is that President Harleen undertakes to pay all damages which may hereafter be awarded by the arbitrators, to the
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of doing races I never saw him win on Bus Larive upon this diet is truly marvelloun, Ar & Advertisers are reminded that the Fonghang Charges of gross corruption have been knowns Bees constantly winning races, car Paco e son ma the purers AU STUKAI Bronchitis i mequalled by any other pin my English newspaper published in the Fa will have to be accepted by the men, brother, the late Captain Henry Coventry well des always seems to be to lead the and a remedy for Consumption and Throat Agactions Telegraph, kan by far the largest circulation 14. brought by the Opposition parties In Nova and Arthur Coventry was only 13, when, aber gappood helanesi on the tacos that if a Lorbeerption is the worldAny Chemler can supply East, IS GUARANTEE Booda and New Brunswick against the Ministers masterful exhibition, be secured the Grand was strength and speed to keep in front from the [ti A. 8. Watson & Co. (Limited), agents
National Steeplechase on Mr. Cherry - Angel's | 'atdit to the finish heE DEN VIN: The theory is: Hough
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