From Exchanges.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 965, 30 July 1881, Page 3

From Exchanges.

Valentine Baker back in London. London, July 26.—Considerable interest has been excited in the clubs by the re-appearance in London of General Valentine Baker, formerly of the Tenth Huesars. There has been much comment on the fact that he was at once taken up by the Prince after his return from Turkey. A few days ago he was invited to dinner by the Psfoce, a circumstance which is regarded as having been intended to pave the way to his re-admission into the Army and Navy Club, the required number of fifty members haying signed a paper expressing their opinion that the “ cause of his quitting the service does not affect his standing as a gentleman.” Tbickett again Defeated. Edward Trickett, the Australian sculler, and Harry Kelly, the English sculler who attends the former, have arrived in New York. Trickett will prepare himself for such professional regattas or matches as his adviser shall see fit to enter him. He says : “ I don’t want to row Hanlan yet a while ; I want to row some soft men before I tackle Hanlan again. I got beat in the second regatta because I was suffering from my defeat by Hanlan. I am accustomed to 130 degrees in the sun in Australia, so your hot summer will just suit me. I shall probably be here six months, and hope to get to San Francisco, from where I will start for home.” Ottowa, July 1. —Boss won the International sculling match, Gouder and Hosmer following. Trickett, who seemed completely rowed put, came in sixth ; Scaffer, eighth. Boss’ time, 27 minutes. Pabnell Changes Fbont on the 1 Land Bill. London, June 19th. —The most important political incident of the week passed almost unnoticed and unreported—namely, Parnell’s virtual announcement, on Tuesday, of his abandonment of the opposition to the Land Bill. He spoke briefly, advising Biggar to withdraw his amendment, declaring that nothing should be done to imperil the passage of this gigantic measure for the benefit of Ireland. Parnell’s friends explain his complete change of policy to his Whitsuntide visit to Ireland, where he discovered that his supporters were perplexed and irritated by his opposition, and that the peasantry are eager for the passing of the Bill.