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.CHBONICLE.

[JULY

14. The Belgian Government having permitted the importation of American cattle, to be slaughtered on arrival, the German Government prohibited the importation of fresh butchers' meat from Belgium.

— Lieutenant-Colonel Klobb, of the French Marines, sent to super- sede Captain Voulet, who had been charged with cruelty and mal- practices towards the natives of the Soudan, assassinated by the latter, who then took to the desert, accompanied by his followers. Three days later Captain Voulet and Lieutenant Chanoine were killed by their own men.

15. The Eton and Harrow match

, play

ed at Lord's, resulted

in &

draw. Scores :—

ETON.

First Innings.

Second Innings.

Mr. H. K. Longman, o. Cookson, b. Black

44

b. Wyld .

81

Mr. F. 0. Grenfell, run out

28

b. Wyld .

81

Mr. E. B. Denison, b. Dowson .

4

not out .

80

Mr. J. Wormald, b. Black .

43

Mr. 0. G. S. Gilliat, o. and b. Dowson

58

not out .

54

Mr. 0. E. Lambert, b. Black .

40

Mr. A. A. Tod, b. Dowson .

9

Mr. E. G. Martin, b. Dowson .

19

Mr. W. Findlay (capt.), not out

Mr. G. Howard Smith, l.-b.-w., b. Dowson

15

i 8

Mr. A. C. Bernard, l.-b.-w., b. Dowson

4

Bye, 1 ; l.-b., 8 ; w.,1; n.-b., 2

7

Byes, 18 ; l.-b., 3 ; w., 2

18

Total ....

274

Total.

•264

  • Innings decli

tredclo

>sed.

HARR<

DW.

First Innings.

Second Innings.

Mr. G. Oookson, b. Smith .

40

c. Gilliat, b. Martin

22

Mr. E. W. Mann, b. Smith

44

o. Denison, b. Bernard

8

Mr. H. J. Wyld, c. and b. Smith

24

b. Martin

57

Mr. K. M. Carlisle, o. Martin, b. Tod

12

o. Bernard, b. Smith

18

Mr. E. M. Dowson (capt.), not out . Mr. F. B. Wilson, b. Martin

87

not out .

5

27

b. Smith .

Mr. H. S. Kaye, b. Findlay, b. Martin

not out .

11

Mr. C. P. Goodden, c. and b. Tod

. 26

Mr. E. G. McCorquodale, c. Findlay, b

Martin

. 11

Mr. W. D. Black, b. Smith

Mr. P. 0. F. Paravicini, o. Bernard, b

,

Martin

1

Bye, 1 ; w., 1 ; n.-b., 9 .

. 11

Byes, 4 ; l.-b., 1 ; n-b., 1

r 12

Total ....

. 288

Total .

. 188

— At Sandown the Eclipse Stakes of 10,000 sovs. won by Duke of Westminster's Flying Fox, 3 yrs., 9 st. 4 lb. (M. Cannon), five ran ; and the National Breeders' Produce Stakes of 5,000 sovs. by Lord William Beresford's gelding Democrat, 2 yrs., 9 st. 9 lb. (Sloan). Eleven ran.

— The Queen presented State Colours to the Scots Guards at Windsor Castle, and subsequently attended a march past of the regiment in Windsor Park.

— The Court of Appeal affirmed Mr. Justice Byrne's refusal to sanction the sale of the blue Hope diamond, and Mr. Justice Byrne sanctioned the sale of a portion of the silver plate and two pictures by Vandyck belonging to Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manpgy C