... SOUTH MAYO ELTIO?L I The polling took place yesterday in South| ?? to fill tho vacancy caused by the retire- rment of Mr. Michaci Davxitt, and the result wvill I he decla~red to-day. The candidates were M~r iO'Donnell, Niationalist, an d M~ajor M'Bride, t;the leader of the Transvaal Irish Brigade, ~t Owving to the inclement wreather the poiU is ex-f p ctoda to be a very smaLI one., 'f'Mrs II. ...

... ROUTES TO BLOEMFONTEIN AND WINBURG.j] r? N? ?5.wiber?y f Ii Awooo's A - ? ? ? \l.. - a 8fl OeJTIOfl ? aban?hu. 1 ,1 ?'er l?* / D?Wet?d - I The scule of ?be above iniip is neaxly 40 miles to tbe inch. THE SURRENDER OF CRONJE. FOUR THOUSAND BOERS T AKEN PRISONERS. E ,] SIX GUNS CAPTUED. 'i [REPORTED FLIGHT OF , PRESIDENT STEYN. F' IFRENCH ON THE MARCH TOp' BLOEMFONTEIN. i It HEAVY BRITISH ...

... WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1900. Lord Roberts reported to the WVar OfficeI Ilast right tbat be was at Germiston, 10 miles, by rail from Johannesburg, and in a direct line only some six miles from the city, which is reported quiet. The mines are saifl to be safe. It is expected that the town will be entered to-day. The importance of Cermiston lies in the t fact that it is the junction that connects the ...

... TIhE BRITISH FORGES. THE QUEEN'S APPEAL TO lr OLD SOLDIERS. I ceon - hbas The following was issued by the War Officee yesterday afternoon: From^ Sir Arthur Bigge, Osborne, to Lord W~olseler. Osborne. 17th Fcbruary, 1900. M3v dear Lord Wnoleeley,-Aes~ so large a pro- Be a portion of the armyl is noW int South Africa, thse e Queen fully realises that necessary measures Ye must be adopted for ...

... an HriRErAVYr SN'OWFALL is Terrible Weather at Sea. inf er ssa re~newral of the stormn at a latefe Mee ?? nigrht in many districts of Scot- via ?? ° e thie fall of snow^, wvhich conltinued Vtill th' 3 i ccrnn caused detentions on a num- alt h' ' ' waylNaS i'n the north the storm wvas hsa sev tr anod roadsi are again) almnost imnpas- he c ...

... THE LATE DUKE OF AERGYLL- THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. (fBlex OUR BPRC&L, COsflS~oNDsRl I Inveraray, Wednesday. aI No arrangements have yet been definitely } s made for the funeral of the late Duke of ArgylL Indeed, it has not been settled where his remains ' are' to be deposited. It is understood that this decision rests with the Dowager-Duchess, who, has not yet made her wishes kbown in the! ...

... I ?? i, 1ZFLEET STRZlT, Wednesday N-ight. oi .Sc I~ SAYINIS AND iBINl3. di Nel that Pretoria has fallen there o° -iaval of the old theory that Sir! t Miner wast be elected to work out the P 4 .f 1he tw oeo ne oer colonies; and s W rn LCJ rcti's wvarn, approval in many tE C ID is bitterly opp)oc and resented in' ir is is not altogether surprising. Sir' t rl doe scrilerlt wrork in South Africa, ...

... THE ABERDEEN CARTERS' STRIKE. The strike of carters at Aberdeen has not lasted a week, and there is no indication of an early settlement. Although the carting con- tractors are overtaking the work to a consider- able extent, there is still great congestion at the railway goods stations. At Waterloo Station a large pile of merchandise lies along the whole length of the central platform, and ...

... t, 1THE. ADVANGE. IN NATAL! | ml ne tie ge f a ni T an l w t shuldbe noted that Colensa is on the ?? side of the Tugela. The distance by I|rail betwseen the Tugela antI Ladysraith is 14 , miles. jCOLENSO OCCPID AFTER f SLIGHT RESISTANCE. I IEnemy in Full R~etreat ?? War Of fice, sh~ortly after S pa. yesterday, -issned th~e following impovrtant despatob from Sir r Bedvers .Buller;- ;- . Bloy's ...

... THE AT I'A(!K ON THE CONVOY. -Account by an Eye-Witness. (From War Correspondent of Daily News' and Glasgow Herald.) Bloeotein, Apnrl 3. I he li an tview vwith anglA re- {v Ifuge who left Thabanchu on Friday, and passed the a . Colonel Broadwood's column at the bivouac. v When he heard heavy firing at daybreak he near: diverged to find another drift several ies up the h the spruit, and ...

... . f11The Church Past And Present. AReview press sit of its History by the Bishop of London. Iof a !- Bishop Barry, and other writers. -Edited! virtu sy by the~ev. If. M. Gwatkin, M.A., D.D. %q~ . (London: James Nisbet & Co.) early sli Though the contributors to this volume 'ap- surei tal preach their subjects from very different Stand-. the by well byt points, anid sometimes differ ...

... - ?? E CCL.LES ! 4STC AI r. Fa.re ST Mni'rnrw'S COolrMLeA-ONsAL MarET-f ?? annual Mseetinlg of Free Sc Mvattbew~s 0 'congregation was hold last1 evening in Use Bekly falal. The chiair v.as takzen by Dr en' Stlkr Inl the course of his, remarks be said m that the past year had been the most eventful pr in the recent fiastory of the congregation, aqs it tr Ihad seen the introduction of the organ ...