... . HOSPITAL 6tt!tIAYV. .- ~1 Iilel t tue - The annual .collection e te 3:firmary wet made' din most, of the chuiches in Aberdeen yesterday; and rhis, resulted in a larger totai tban that of last year. c .it it: When 'the 'whole of the returns have been received 7ery. it is believed they will show acontribution of upwards k The o ESTAB.18lHED CHURcH. i iday 'East £44 3 11 )uld West 42 ...

... STEICHRIN. The annual exaunirratioin of poil teachers for the Buchan district was conducted il the Prillic School here on Saturday by AMr ffarvi-v, 1er M1ajesty's In- spector, assisted by Mr Craigie. The number of young teachers examined WAR 62. Mf ACDUFF. ARTILLERY AssEMIBLY.-lihe members of the loca body of volunteers, along with their fauir partners, hedi their annual dance meeting in the ...

... FRASERBURGH HA^RBOUR COMMISSION. i The annual general meeting of the Harbour Corn-.' of ,missioners was held on Friday evening in the Town-. th hall-Sir Alex. Anderson presiding. There was a full attendance. ' I CONGRASTULATIONS.l The Chairman, while offering the meeting the con- gratulations of the season, said le wats happy to meet so many old members once more and the new colleagues, in ...

... FBBDIrG THE PEOPLE. When we have made due allowance for a series of bad seasons and ether circumstances all are familiar with there remains the fact that the agriculturists of the American continent are quite capable of sur- passing the agriculturists of these islands in the pro. durtion of certain staple articles of food. They have tho advantage of a brighter summer, and in many in- staIces ...

... IVFSTrEND LITERARY ASSOCIATION. -Ihe tenth | annual reunion. of the above association was held in. the Square Room of the Music -Hall Buildings oel Fri. 'i day night. After a service of tea, a varied programnime t of songs and recitations, with an original reading by a I member of the association, was gone through, to the e entire enjoyment of the company. Baillies Macdonald r and Deffus were ...

... ITHE ANGLD-TURKLSH MISUNDER- j STANDING. I . SETTLEMENT OF THE DIFFICULTY, CONVSTANTINOPLE, Sunday. There is every reason to believe that the missionary incident will very shortly be finally settled. Lord Salisbury has signified his approval of the terms of the arrangement of the question as proposed by the Turkish Ministry, and the papers belonging to Koeller have already been handed over to ...

... The usual monthly meeting of this Board was held |° in the Stewart Hall Buildings on FridsIl evening- Mr tl John Wilson, chairman, presiding. ' a TMEDICAL REPORT. The medical report for December was submitted,l from which it appeared that during the month there a, had been 13 sick lrupersahreeof whom had been cured, a' one had died, ard nine remained under treatment. THE NEW UBIIAL GROUND. The ...

... FOUR D YS IN CAPSIZED VESSEL. he The Pacific Steam Navigatioa Compauy's Roval he Mail steamer Sorato has arrived in the Mersey from he South America. and landed the captain and four of ad the crew of the brig Emerald. It appears that the Emerald left Shields for Ancona, with a cargo of kw coals, on the 28th November last, under the command Iw of Captain P. Noel. For the fist few days favour- d ...

... ITHE AFGHAN SITITATIoN. THE RESIDENCY MASSACRE. TRIAL OF PRISONERS; 'PtiE MILITARY SITUATrON: [DAILY NEWS TELEGaLVU.1 CADUL, T)ecember 80 The Military Commission has reassembled to trv' the prisoners. The president is General Massey.. Ten prisoners were hanged to-day. One,. it was proved, killed M1r Jenkyns, the Secretary of the Em- bassy. All is quiet in Cabil. LAHIonU, Friday. To-day the ...

... [ THE I TAY EBRI1DGE DISASTER. I . . . I r- S' iiy )ii Li 'I ita ry ri- )C Iit he THE DIVING OPERATIONS. :IIMPORTANT DISCOVERY. THE OFFICIAL INQUIRY. 1si' A c] c w DUNDnE, Saturday. so At twenty-five minutes past nine o'clock this S morning the tug Fairweather left the Tidal Har- o0 bour, having in tow the crane barge and a pontoon. fi The vessel steamed round the south side of H.M.S. hi Firm, ...

... the it bahelel 0fenmdl. TnH Cabul Mili tary Commission has re- assembled and resunmed its work. On Tuesday ten prisoners were hanged, one of whom was proved to be the murderer of Mr Jenkyns in the Residency massacre, and on Friday another batch of ten, which also included one of the assailants of the Embassy, received the death sentenee. Native accounts estimate Mahomed Jan's force during the ...

... IT would be difficult to over-estimate the im- portance of the question of the liquor traffic in this country. From whatever side it may be r rogarded, it assumes a value in the eyes of the -- parties professing to have an interest in it which !SS. each of these parties regards as a national interest. Indeed, this assumption on all sides that the trade of what everyone now calls a pub- lican ...