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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 19, 13 August 1891, Page 2

The remarkable telegram wafted (new expression) to us that the officers of the French fleet have declined a banquet proferred by the Lord Mayor of London, is full of political significance. It is well known that the Liberals in France are much opposed to any visit, in a friendly and neighborly sort of way, of the French fleet to England, consequently to satisfy the urgent demands of a party which rujiy ba

" top sides " one day, the officers of the fleet have not been permitted to accept the well me*ant invitation of the Lord Mayor. Knowing, as every thoroughbred, insular, Englishman does, the prejudices of our French friends against British " beef and beer " when consumed by other people ; the action on the part of " the great Liberal Party. " in France is not at all surprising. This, taken in conjunction with the " spree " the French sailors had at Moscow the other day, (the first historical " spree " Frenchmen had in that locality was in the time of Napoleon) points to future possible contingencies. Besides, when Frenchmen and Eussians get together the language of the former is common to both. French is not taught in Russia as it is in England. A Frenchman can understand a Russian when the latter attempts the language of the former — but an Englishman — never. The difficulty of language therefore, if the English and , French sailors were to banquet together, would prove a hindrance. It is true that a man may get drunk in any language, but the drawback is that he is apt to get quarrelsome with his neighbor ; and therefore perhaps, it is iust as well for the furniture of the Lord Mayor of London, that the intended " spree " is not to come off. Last, but not least, the minds of the " the great Liberal Party " will be made easy because they have succeeded in preventing some poor fellows getting " a good square meal. "