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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 43, 15 February 1864, Page 3

Aeab Houses. — The much-vexed point as to the merits of English and Arab horses has just again been tried in Cairo. Ali Pacha, who has the finest stud of Arabs in Egypt, maintained that no English horse could run against an Arab for four miles. His Highness, Halim Pacha, offered to rim • Companion, a Avell knoAvn racer, against him for any sum he liked. The match was run from the first station on the Suez desert to Cairo. The English horse, which Avas bred by Lord Ribblesdale, Avon in a canter by more than half a mile. Such a crushing defeat has taken all courage out of the partisans of Arab horses. What astonished the natives most Avas that Companion, beating his adversary by so great a distance Avas perfectly fresh, and quite ready to turn round and rim* the distance over again, Avhile the Arab was quite exhausted and completely blown'. — Scottish Farmer. TooLibeeai, by PLixi*. — During the hearing of a case at the County Court," yesterday, a Chinese Avitncss was told to "tell his Honor the exact words, you* said to the defendant;" Avhereupon John accepted it literally, and proceeded to give the ipswsima verba in the original Chinese vernacular, much to his Honor's astonishment and mystification, and to the amusement of the court.—^it. A; Mail, February 3.