... Ali.i 8OX IU. | Lonac LOCRFYNIF No. 754.-The annual meet- ofintGE this lodge for the election of office-bearers :took place in the lodge at Lochgilpheaul on Tuses- I 1 day. The follawin: appointments were made:- 3Cptain Allauby. R. W. W; J. Robertson, D.71I. G. 0. Trower, S,%. - Dr J. Hunter, S. W.; A. iMacdonald, J.W. ;,A W. Jack, treasurer; J. Youon, secretary- l Pv. A. C. Reohbrtson, chap- ...

... PlEPORT ON THE NAVAL MANACUVRES| | The Press Association states that the Special h Comanmision of naval ex3perts, appointed two a l 1101ltis ago to report upou the recent S Imanceuvres. has sent in its fdual report to Lord Goorge Hamilton. The evideuce laid before the Couisuision was of a voluaisnnous nature, and in ninny cases contained important suggestions of a confidential character fcr ...

... Ie I TIlE CROFTERS COMMISSION I IN ASSYTNT. I T THE CLASHM10ORE EVIDENCE. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORI5ES'ONDENT. . Lochinver, Wednesday Night. 2 he Commiseionere reached the moot interesting stage of the Aesynt inquiry to-day, when evidence was given by crofters fromn the township of Clash- r more, wbere the disturbances ocsurred last winter. The Commissioners drove down from Lochinver to Steer and ...

... GOVAN PAROCHIAL zOAD I ~~~HALF-YEATILIY MlEETtttG. The statutory hail-yeairly m~eeting, ol' the Gates Combieation Parochial Board was held yesrac IIin the Board-Rcoom, Carlboun ?? Dick, the chairman, presiding. STATISTIC5R-OPE7UL0IM00tOO, I a The Oweoe , in ?? h sa ttmoa mentioned that there was n increase in the rental of thle parish as compared with this time ilast year of £15,23212e 3d. M ...

... sor Castle, Wedneeday. Lb The Queen and Her Riyal Highness Princess n Beatrice drove out yesterday afternoon, accoaml- panied by the Dowager Lady Churchill. i ' Count A, . IV, Gkeichen and General the Right HOD. Sit, LDecry and the Hon. Lady Pitosouby had the honour of dinfltt wit~h lfer MIajesty and 1b the RoyDl Family. j The Queen went out this morning, accorn panieie by Her Imperial Malesty ...

... air Butt ?? ?? THURSD AY MORNING, NOVEMBER°9. ?? tI In the House of Commons yesterday thel: Chief-Secretary, in reply to Mr Sexton, said it was not the case that constables had left Irelard h for the purpose of arresting Mr E. HarringtoD, bei and the honourable gentleman would not be he prevented from taking part in discussion of the tno Irish Estimates next weelc. In reply to Sir V. to Lawson ...

... ITHIE CROFTERS COMMiISSION) IN ASSYNT. i l ~- - I THE CLASHMORE CROFThRS. I(FRO0M ORowrn cons'. 2EsSONDENT.5 Lbchinver, Tbursday Night, s ITho Commissioners drove tc-day from Lochinver e down through the Steer district to Calkain, which it lies beside Claliomore Farm. They there held a sitting in the school-house to hear evidence from the remainder oE the Clashmore crofters, and the s snecial ...

... 'Ha SLEG73 Oil, SLTAXM.11, is ILAT-ST DETAILSi SITOF TiO::-THS Y I(st3UTER'' '.2Z0A51.} e Cairo, November 29. 1a Geusrial Sir F. WV. Groniell will command the ,1 expedition to L3o sen' agairst thne rebels at r Suakiim, his staff includivg Colonel Rhodes,, s Major Settle, and Major Johostone. i 1 The mounted force, consisting of the mounted inaentry, a squadron Go Egyptian cavalry, nd s s an ...

... MrI HENRY GEOrGE IN GLASGOW. I :.Jr Henry George was the principal speaker at a a demonstration of land reformers held last night o in the City Hall, Glasgow, under the auspices of s the Scottish Land Resteratios League. The a hall was about tbree-parts filled. Mr John ( Ferguson, Lenzie, presided, and in introducing Mrb George mentioned that he hld had the honour of q firat presenting that ...

... t LANARKSHIRE AND RENFEEWSEH1IRE I M FOXHOUNDS. at in or Li Ib tit th M tait -V. to ar fo of 5t:1 co pa 5 C Ps to de a t in to -Id, th PC tic at at tl: re at tL i'tN Cf a; at fo I is Cl, aI ft it There is a pseasure in thle pathless woods Yea ! Byron,!when the forest is vocal withI the feathery warbler, and the quivering foliage glances in the radiance of a July sun. But the pathless woods ...

... ; BARM AND BREAD MAKING. a SIR-I notice in to-d9y's (Wedaetissdy Herad a d letter frem Country Baker on the above subject. In the course of his bold assertions he says that e bread made with compound-barm lacks the flavour 2 i to make it really palatable, also that Glasgow- a made bread ie superior in flavour to country-made s bread. To both of these assertions I beg to enter ar a dLclaioer ...

... GLASGOIW WESTERN INFIRMARYl The fourteenth annual general meeting of queni- h fied contributors to the Western Infirmary of Glasgow was held yesterday in the Merchauts' Hall. In the absence of the Lord Provost, the a chair was occupied by ?? Hamilton, chair- man of the hoard, and amongst the gentlemen pre. a sent were Sir Donald Matheson, 1E.C.B.; Bailies M'Leon2n, Dr Lapraik, ?? Watson, Pro- ...