... NEWUILLS SCHOOL BOARD. MEF IG OF ELETORS. .; Laot evening a meeting of the ratepayers of the parish of Newhills was held in the Publio School, Bucksburn, for the purpose of hearing the candidates who were coming forward for the new board. All the candidates were present, with the exception of Miss Elizabeth Taylor, Bucksburn, and there was a very large attendance of ratepayers tand residents. ...

... I- rrTHEQ EENI'rS IN' IlELA'>^N l.. 3511' MIA.I11GSTY DELIUHTED.j It * li'i.- I I 0 IN i-i [11:11, tile OiS i'' i II t lii (lIt't lighlt ht, hu .lI 1di r ii C l( i0-q i orI';, ly I I !I I I'ii tt !at - .leS11 HtLzc If Iltteabers It~ -ie Vi','~l II ll'1it Ia~li .at - I I f, IC I CL I Y II e z t oll t iL t~I II, t'c iiii 'e It rIN' I e e It c I . Ni I I I ~ n I i nJ III v H -tI ik Ii I I It 'i ...

... jABERD1E-N TSMWAYS EXTESION. ELEC'TRIC TRAMCION TO 13'AYVIEW. At a meeting of the Tramway Coibmittee of Aberdeen Town Council on Friday afternoon- Couneillor Witkie. convener, who presided, stated that Lord Provvct3t Fleming. who wee unfortun- ately in Edinburgh, and other prominent citizens residing in the. west end, had been inquiring when it was likely that there would be any ex- tension of ...

... RDPORT Or, THE CONGESTED DIS- TRTICTS BOAR.D. The report of the Congested Distriots Board for Scotland for the period from 1st January, 189, to March 31st. 1900, was pubhi-dedon Fri- day. After referring to the death of Sir Renneth Mackenzie, Bart. of Gairloeh, the board state that further experience has convinced them that an extension of their powers would be useful. Quoting a correspondent ...

... INTERESTEING SpEE CH By His EX. 'en, At noon on Friday the bazaar in aid of the ire. Aberdeen Diocesan Church House was Opened hu- in the hiusio Hall by His Exc'ellenoy Sir Dryid W'ilSonE:C..iM'IG., Governor of British H!3inu'-aaE mnd Therewa a lorge, gathering, including. t~he Right) is Rev, the Hon. the Lord Bishop of Abordeen gist and Orkney, D.D., D.C.L.; Rev. Dr 'Dis~sol a Dean Walker, ...

... A FRASERBTWGH '11P CAPTAN AN TtI13.E~aS 'I:- Captaiin Wim. N, aaky, Cson Captain Maokay, Fraserburgh, hqes just returned, from China, where for the last three .years he has been en- ,f gaged in the 'passenier trade between Hong- I K(ong and Singapore in lharge ;if the steamer e Propois, of Hon Kong In Aberdeen on Satur- e day the captain, in conversation with a represenis, tLve oft Ule ...

... MARQUIS OF BUTE''S WILL THE BEQUEST TO BLAIRS COLLEGE Thlle Manldus of Bute's wil her been lodge(d in . the Rlegister House, Edinburgli. In the settlemnct dated 30th July, 1894. the marquis bequeathed in favour of Lord Edmond Bernard Talbot, the Honourable Marnmaluke Maxwell, Baron Herries of Terreglss. sad Frederick Pit-uman, W.S., Edinburgh, his trustees, all and sundry lands, heritages, and ...

... IMR ASHER AND THE SUPPLI V. CURIOUS ABKENTIONS; It is rather remarkable that Mt Ashar, Q.., has offered no explanation why he failed to vote supplies for the vonduct of tire ) war in So'rh AFrica. This is generally the last tind on1ly refuge of Liberal members who have compromised themselves other- wise with regard to the war, but apparewtly Mr Aiher cannot even put forward the plea that he ...

... OF~rFF OFFT(,-BRI).VD SJhFIFT. ABEFDEN. r.9SDT OF~eF5 r.5 l.ID ...

... I ri l(BY A ()LD HAND.) I Townrds the end OF the last centiry the Lmqit is of Abhercdtnl were stirred info the (] c-i 'tiOll Jof sev eral benevolent institutions. 'lbe Luiirm.ir?, tIe ASYlum, the Soup K ithelln, t*h Pa iiper Lun a tic Fnnd, the Sick .Man's Friend, andi tIe ('oal Fund were thus, thIwi, on Voluntare yearly .ubseriptions be- y gun. ti. were matter of deep regret if any a *oii, ...

... ABERDEEN, BANFF, AND KINCAR- DINE EDINBURGH ASSOCIATION. | SPEECH BY LORD ABERDEEN. The annual dinner of Aberdeen, Ba-ff, and ) Kirim-rdirke Edinburgh Association was held last t evening in hes Central Hotel, Edinburgh. The s Barl ot Aberdeen presided. Among the guests b who accepted invitatioise were the Lord Provost P of Edinburgh and Colonel -the Earl of Kintore anr4officers of the 3rd ...

... THE DICK BFQLEST TRUaT. In his report for 1899 to the governtns of the Di Bequest Trust, Professor Laurie, visitor and I examiner. stases shat the maximum nusher of echoais admissible to the benefits of the trust is 130. The number of schools on the bequest at the present date is 123 (23 being pre-'73 schools). The applications fEr admission in Mday, 1899, under section 27 of the scheme ...