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London, February 14. Tbe sonlling race between EJward Hanlon and Xli is Laycock for £500 a side, the championsl.ip of England, kna the Sportsman's Challenge C'Jp took place to-day over the usual course on (he Thames between Putney uv-d Mortlake. The weather war fine and the water smooth and the banks of ihe liver wore liner 1 , wilh spectators throughout tho t'ciu'O. The hotting was four to one on Ifaclou. A good start wao effected and llunkiu commence! with o5 and Laj'cock with .'3B at'okes a minute. Ilanlon at once took tho k..\(] and was a length or more ahead at Simmons' yard and two lengths ahead at the mile post. At this point Laycock made a splendid spurt, and Ilaulon'sj lend was for a ti:na materially decreased, but the latior ijgain i-apidly drew ahead and was fonr lengths in advance of Laycock at Barnes' Bridge. He continued to increase hi* lead and reached fhe winning post several lengths ahead having led from the ttart to the fini?h aud completing the distance in 25mins 41secs.
The House of Commons has decided in committee that the Irish Coercion Bill shall ho retrospective in its opcrutiou aud shall give the Viceroy of Ireland power to make arrests for offences committed prior to the Ist of October iv last year.
Mr Parnell has been absent from the House of Commons for a week, and it is believed he is visiting Paris.
The Ladies League iv Ireland is daily extending its operations "and increasing the agitation in regard to the laud question.
February 15.
Telegrams are to hand containing a rumor that 500 Irish Americans have left the States for Transvaal to join iv service against the Boers.
New York, February 15
The weather during the last few days has been very severe throughout the Northern States. The greater part of the city of Washington is inundttted and much loss of property is caused. Very heavy snowstorms have been experienced ia the west and the railways in many places are blocked and traffic i 3 completely suspended.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 40, 16 February 1881, Page 2
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