The Archive · 1898

The Diamond Jubilee Cup. 43

Tam Day.

1.—The Flyaway Plate www 85 42 2.—The Masonic Club Challenge 29 95

28 6. 48 86

6 38 7—The Consolation Cup 58 The Grand National Steeplech: 55 Total amount of entrance fees Tls. 5,535, as against last year Tis, 6,090.

A serious accident happened at Messrs, Liddell Bros' godown on 'u-sday morning. Mr. Whitfield was engaged in inspecting some hides on one of the upper stories of the building, when by some mischance he missed his footing and fell to the ground floor, sustaining very severe injuries. Ho was removed at once to the Hospital, where his injuries, though. serious, were found not to be of a dangerous nature, Qn enquiry at the hospital last night Mr. Whitfield' was said to be. progressing favourably.

Kepaner, which has just been captured by Major Parsons, is about 120 miles S.S.W. of Kassala, and about the same distance $.E. of Khartoum.

Hen Masesry Louise, Queen of Denmark, whose death is announced by Reuter this week, was "born: on. the 7th of September, 1817, the daughter of Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse-Cassel. She was

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