... JSECOND EDITIONI - 8 Nzw BRIDGE STaIRET, LONDON ABERDEEN JOURNAL OFFoCE. MONDAY 2ORNEING, 5.30. (BY SPECIAL WIRE.) SATURDAY'S FIG HTING. HEAVY LOSSES OF THE, EINEIN Y. FrhARFUL EFFECT OF LYDDITE. BOERS COMPLETELY DEIMORALISED. (CENTRAL IN-EWS TELEGRAm.) Spearman's: Camp, Saturday, 9.30 pin. General BuLer's advance to thoe l-eietl of Ladv.smit-h was resumed in force ?? The enemy a-re slowly but ...

... I Free Church Choir-The members of the Froe Church choir, Insch, were entertained by Rev. A. Easton Spence and Mrs S'pence and Mr and Mlrz Smith at supper in the Church Hall on Fri- day night. The catering was in the capable hi nds of Mr Hay, of the Commercial RoteL After slipper, songs were given by a few mniembers of the choir. A lew games were also taken part iiL, and a very happy evening ...

... -ALL QUIET. THE QUESTIONT OF JAP POLICY. Reuter's correspondent at Pekin, writing under date November 14. ?? Sitnation in China may, for the presret, be sumnmed up in a very few word-. There is no situation. Everything is, for the moment at least, at a complete standstill. There are no serious or pressirg matters to agitate the pubie mind, either Chinese ol- foreign, and there seerrs to be ...

... I THE PROP0D HIGHER' GRADE .. SCHOOL. IMEPOR TANT BUILDING SHEAME. In Wcenentiol with the scheme for the- erection of the new Central Higher Grade i f4 School in Aberdeen, referred to on SatLur- ih day, it may be stated that, while ?? pro- c party at the corner of Belmont Street and a ISchoolhill. has been .puzrhased by the Schools Board it £7500, the board will effect a 10 saving of about ...

... PRIMROSL L AGUE GRA I . . HABITATION. DEFENCE OP THE GOV RNjpj A meeting of the Grand Habiatio0 of j4 Primrose League, Scottish Branch, ass the saloon of the Royal Hotel.bScih ^4 day ?? James Bwha, Crp Castle, Milngavie. presiding. There good attendance of delegates, and A habitations were represented by te tue |tsries.Mr s~rw Wlson ?? e* The fourteenthannual report was read, aaz I pressed ...

... I United Presbyterian C(hurch-The annual social meeting in connection with tile Sunday School and Band of Hlope was held in the church on Thursday% Ievening. Tiere was a large attendance. RSV. James A. Adam presided, and the other speaker. were Rev. A. H. Reid, F.C., Ellon, and Rev, R. i Paterson, I.P. Church. Savoch. Prizes for pro- j ficiency in exarninatinns were awarded. PREMNTAY. The ...

... 'V IL, S (}l1 lf PrJVIa)i'ET MEN1 TlDe. soill 1b~ins dute of Octobe~r 19, 11383, of. ,JL.s ?? s, eril At Usir G-i lbe-rt Wa' chone, of; :Kt1~ e :c~r~walAldlohia. C.A.I.G. C.P-t Ce'oon' 1 42:A Foot t dintck NVtob I. i ho U i-il in1 -Lltioit L''oitM2:-risonrt'-in on tii, 11th D95-cminbr vISiieats, anid-ilt-t- iI estt s betl aictio t £132,72 G., 6Oil. is oc~-sthe 'ahoY- of his e-t.te I nuii 4 1 ...

... The following information on making lantern elides is given in the May part Work.” The writer says:—Lantern slides are made from ordinary negatives, either contact or through th© camera. Making slides contact is the simpler plan if the lantern plate is large enough contain the whole of the picture. The lantern plat© placed in contact with the negative in the dark room, and is then exposed to ...

... In Cassell’s Little Folksfor May amusing story of monkey and tortoise included. is calledl Topsy-Turvy Tori-oieo When two pet animals are kept in the same household and one them is a monkey, the other is much to be pitied A cat-and-dog life is perfect peace compared with tho wretched dance monkey once led a poor tortoise. It is true that when the latter lirst appeared on the aoene the monkey ...

... WHAT HE TELLS AME:iRICAN READERS hI' Some ?? already bseenma~de i-nthese columns to the misotievosus ?? in America 'of of Mr Bryce's article on 'he Historical Caus~qaW of the Present War in South Africa, which ap- di~ peared in the North American Review. It Re is worth while referring to it, -however, in ,molt Al detail. In the first Place, it is n oteworthy that th, this article, which ...

... G GRADUATION AT EDINBURC.h, . PROFESSOR SORLEY MADE LL.D. Thea graduation ceretmonial at the close of the winter ?? of Edinburgh University took place on Saturday. Principal Sir Wm. Mfuir presided. asd the Marquis of Diafferin, Lord 1'.ector, was presenlt. Those presented for the degree of Doctor of ?? were Viss * Eleanor Orinerod. the celebrated entomologist; Professor Sorley, Aberdeen; Hon. ...

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