Notes and Events.

Manawatu Herald, 21 July 1892, Page 3

Notes and Events.

People should really be careful with Whom they interfere. Owing to this want of caution three men came fcf untimely grief upon the continent. In a restaurant a young and clean shaven man was seated alone at a table, with a glass of beer before him. Three men canie in and sat down at the same table. They thought the beardless youth was a Jew, and began to annoy him. For some time he kept perfectly quiet and pretended not to notice them. As -they continued to amuse themselves, suddenly he sprang up and faced the three, who had j risen simultaneously. Without saying a word, he placed himself in a boxing attitude, and in a few seconds the three " Jew " baiters lay in a heap on the floor with their faces bruised. On recovering they left the place. The young man sat down and called for more beer. . He is an English jockey, the winner of several of this season's races in Vienna.

Under date of June 4th, from Tangiers, comes the following which may explain the cause of the row at Fez which we received by cable last wee k :— An extraordinary report has reached hero from Fez, where it is currently stated that a foreign Power, greatly interested in Morocco and the events that are transpiring at the present time, has sent a secret emissary,. whose mission is to spy on the movements of the British Minister and to report upon his interviews with the Sultan. It is believed that the ' Object of this movement is to endeavour to thwart England in the execution of the beneficial proposals she has made for the future of the Sultan's dominions. The supposition that such a system of espionage has been resorted to is supported by the fact that there has apparently been a violation of the secrecy of the British Minister's interviews with the Sultan. The great Power in question has, it is said, deemed it expedient to despatch private couriers from Tangier pari passu with the British Foreign Office messengers.