News from Tahiti.
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From Our Own Correspondent.
Papeete, May 20.
ON May 12, an impressive ceremony was held at the war memorial in honour of the re cently assassinated President of France.
M. Jore, the Governor of the French Colony, pre sided, and much feeling was shown by the populace, practically all of whom attended.
We regret to announce that on May 6, the delegate from French Oceania, M. Lemaire, died in Paris.
On Monday, May 16, the Association Hyppique gave the quarterly race meet. There were five races, both gallop and trotting, which showed a lot of class, especially in the sulky races.
About 2,000 people attended and made a very lively afternoon of it. Fortunately, the pari mutuelle worked excellently and the betting ring was very hectic for each period between races.