England as America's Enemy.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 246, 14 March 1888, Page 9

England as America's Enemy.

Senator Ingalls was expected at r latestjadvices from Washington, to make a speech in the United States Senate on the subject of the relations between America and England. Senator Ingalls will endeavour to explain just how close the relationship between America and Eagland is. He will endeavour to prove" that an American statesman may allude to some of the most patent facts in recent history without being open to Ihe accusation of buncombe,, or an undue tendency to pose as a twister of the British Lion's tail for political effect. "Anyhow," said he, "let the British Lion keep its tail out of our business ; let it keep its tail between its legs, for instance, and nobody will try to twist it. s }} Ingalls will endeavour to pi;a\e that England has long been one great; enemy to tfy& IJhited States, and on this point that bhero may be some little knowledge that has hot been ,monopqlised 'by-fcWright honourable gentleman, from" England.' ■ •» •

,•. A fatal prize fight occurred at Fort Hamilton, New York harbour, on January ,23rd, between a pressroom hand of the . ' V, Evening Telegram " and, a grown newsboy. ,The pressman, was >knooked down in «the first round by, a blow in the temples ; and died in, ft few.. minutes. His antagonist surrendered, {himself to the- police and the spectators fled in all directions.