Must See the Race.
The scene is in Burmab. " Have the witnesses for the defence come ?" " Yes, fc»ir; but they have gone to see the pony race." " The deuce they have ! Are there any petitioners ?" " No, sir ; they have gone to see the pony race." " Well, the Court may as well go and see the pony race, too. This Court is adjorned for three hours " " The prisoner applies for bail, sir. He wishes to see the pony race." " All right ; bail allowed in 100 rupees." The above, says a correspondent of the Pioneer, is neither a transcript from Ollendorf nor a paraphrase of a verse in "We'll all go a hunting to-day," but a faithful report of events in a sub • divisional Magistrate's Court in Burmah, in the little town of A — . It is a notable occasion, for it is the day for decision of a match for 500 rupees a side between two Burmese sportsmen, one a local resident, the other hailing from the neighbouring district of M— . The magistrate leaves his Court, and finds the police officer j ust starting for the racecourse. The two join the stream of people that is steadily flowing in the same direction.
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Manawatu Herald, 10 May 1892, Page 2
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200Must See the Race. Manawatu Herald, 10 May 1892, Page 2
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