... 4THE WAR . IKJMBERLEY AN D THE J: QIUJEN. EMY RMfOG IN CAPE CO4L&MY. BOERS- SOUTH O. THE TUGE LA. FORCE CUT OFE SORTIES PROMf LAUYSNJTITH RA; RK 1.4 / AI I) LORD E. CWIL REPORTED iVOUNDUED. - GERMAN STEAMER SEIZED. THE Q_`EE-ENi'a MIESEZE-AGE TO fED .TR.OOPS. EREUTER'S TELEGrAM.) Capts TownI, Siunday. The Queen's Christmas' message to the :troops in Souith Africa wished the generals commanding ...

... E CAMP AT FRERE. ie Daily Telegraph /War Cor- .Adent, Mr Bennet Burleigh.) (Arrangement with Glasgow Herald.) Frere, December 5. What sort of camp is Frere?' Oh, it's d all right, answered one of the Dlublins (Fusi- e liers) to a new arrival; it's not as good as the , Curragh, and the little stream-spruit they call it-is a poor thing, where we draw khaki water 1S for drinking and ...

... I !-lhie 20I'Mltrkml 4all-rlt( I CrTmE OFFCirc,.-BROAD STREEWT ABJUEES. COSpOS INEW BRIDGE RTr>FrVT, E.C. I R} AMS ' BEgDE1'! .TOURNAL, APFFl}.RIN, TRLE'I HOS1.- NC'. 2,. ABERnDEEN, MNONDA1Y, JAN'. is 1,00. Ifl ~ -- --- - -- -- : I NEW'S SUMMARY. T'a1e MIayxr rod Council of Kimberley on t Thn-sclay s--tic New Yeas's gree-cing rto troe Q-Iern en. a, 3 added rha: the trouble the inhabit- jatit ...

... - o El . . . . ' I 1' GENERALj AND COM1MERCIAL. I THE -UNITED STATES WAVY-DETAILS OF THE NEW BATTLESHIPS. rR(II A erT-.At. CO0ItOIESPO'DnT.)C -Neo York, December 31. The NaV7 D~enariment ?? ,adopted the plan rfi rottarrurtion rrcc-nmendcd for the consoetera- lion of ther Deprr-ment. -and tenders will be at 2C once in~v;itd fec tbhn construction of the three tatj tb-s.hips. v-hit?~, it is ...

... as SV WITH GENERAL a, it We GATACIRE, whic . Wh~~Nvil - _ chan, | BOERS REINFORCED AT '7 STORMBERG. of th I ~ ?? -et (Press Association War Special.) . great Sterkstroom, December 25. 1 'cm A quiet Christmas was :pent in Genoral 'de ri Gatacre's camrp. An impressive service was| held, nearly all the troops being present. On GE the conclusion of the service the General gave the troops his ...

... I ABERDEEN?. The, New Year w5as brought in this mnorning with [es, than usua6l of the demonstrative ele' rwte.t The facs o Hogp'iaaay falling on a Sun- day had tic dou;bt- much to do with this; bit another undoubted fartar was the war, which has brouprght sadness tO this as to other cities in the kingdom. The churoh services yesterday were well at- tended, and in the evening she vhornutghfares ...

... TM 'aNEWPLAN OF CAMPAIGN. 1he i ?blit If v ARnY co aontt-) -The piibhaievmees nlo impatinco at the in-. awaits further developmetnts with a calmness 1or ti i.which the situation fully justifies One item of meet flows that may escape bethe attention of the lay i co reader is of the most enoroain g nattoro I aids -From it we learn -that the plan' suggested here ;shen lie week ago is to ~be ...

... CALCUTTA MUNICIPAL ACr. DENOUNCED. : l=~(muntt'8 TEBLEGrAM.) Locknow, December 31. The Indian National Congress brought its labours to a conclusion yesterday. The Hon. Surrendranath Banneloi, in a closely-argued speech, severely criticised the Calcutta Munici- | pal Act. lie dissociated the Viceroy from what he described as the reactionary policy pervad- * ing the measure, which, he observed, ...

... ABER.DEEN ROY AL INFIRLTMARY. xOSPnT.nL SrNDAY COLLECTION. The annual roll-ction bv the churbhes in aid of Aberduen Royal Infirmary raills tc be taken pa Sundav next, and at the serviceS in the various city churches yesterday a leaflet in tbefollowving tLttms wvas eirculafed:- The response 'nade last year- o the directors appeal was liberal. and all interdetod in the in- firmoary are very ...

... STRANDING OF A GEWI1AN LINIPR. , j ?? Satfety of the Passengers. ti Lightships Adrift and in Collision. 0' (Fnom our, OWN conErsrosussrrs3T I Dover, Sunday. Tio efsats of the violent south-westerly gale, st I which continued without abatement through B Friday night and a great part of Saturday, i were very severely felt in this part of the English t} Channel. On Friday there was such a ...

... I WEATHER FORECASTS FOR TO-DAY, Sc 3 'f.Siouth-veSt to sousth winds, liohl C SrJ:TRD * *b-- tsir gae'iraUtl. fburth-Wle~tt' ~ west Sinil. moderate SCOTLAM ?? . , orfresb fair - nerallybnt local ! showers t. th widr, light; SCOThitD ?? Sol];h~west to Soet W h fair generaellY' l ?? to il tiiL windshist; : OCA~E . South or ?? r frcdicn. :SG ESLA E ?? ingo aztrst. srine ?? Imr, d ?? IoldCCrR(t ...

... -II A SNTORT LIST - TWO NEW PEE'RS4 OCB.'s FOR BjDEEN M E. Thle ist of honcuris whiell the Queell has tblestowted on the occasiou of the New Year wras issued last night, and i s; much briefer titan Ius-ll. 'hip liht isu3ed by the Prime Minister is as tall-a v~s 'NEW PEFRS. The Queen has bhee n pleased to confer The d o.nitf i :1 pesi-age ol' tie United Kingdom upon ea.cel of the followino:- ...