... GENERA.LL FOREIGN NEWs THE ANTWERP EXPLOSION. 0 .LATEST PARTICULARS. I (RIUTER's TILGztAM.) Antwerp, Saturday, ?? fire at the 1 petroleum warehouse is still raging. There have been 125 persons killed and'200 injured. Antwerp, Saturday ?? Minister t of the Interior visited the scene of the ex- a plosion to-day. Telegrams have been received i by the Burgomaster from the King and the a Queen ...

... LETTERS TO TPHE EDITOR, MODERN LANGUAGES AND THE I SCIENCE DEGRIEE. S1iR,- Peregrinus and I agree much more than be is aware of, and had he read my letter snore care- fully, and not drawn conclusions for which I gave him no cause, he could not but have seen so for him- self. He accuses me of saying that graduates in I science should have a greater ianiliarity with modern I lauguares than ...

... MZTEOROLOGICAL OFFICe, LONIDOx, Sunday, 8-30 p.m. The large anti-cyclone which lay over the whole of the north-west of Europe during the latter part of last week bas moved north-eastward to Scandinavia, and appears to be dispersing. A secondary system seems to have reached the west of France during to- day, but this also appears to be giving way, and gradients for southerly winds are spreading ...

... - CE lei BAZAAR INf AID OF FUNDS. n On Saturday at soon a bazaar promoted by the Ies Mr Cox and the Kirk-Session of Dyae was opened within the Public School at Dyce, the object of the effort being to reatime suffioient funds to obtain 4 preoer heating apparatus for the jchurch, and also 'to purchase an organ to aid the musical services in the congregation. It is expecned that the cost of the ...

... DESPATCH OF NENT MAILS. NEXT hDESTINATIONS. ~r0Mo LoNicON. IMAIL box. hAscens[ion. ?? Via Plyineuth..Sept. 18 Mi Sapt. 24 Australia, viz. :Victoria, New id Sjoth Wales, Q~ueensland3, 0 South Australia, and Tas- of d mania, via ?? Sept. 13 E S Se pt. 1 6 ti n Western Australia via Brindisi.,Sept. 13 AM Sept. 16 of e Australia (Parcels ?? Sept. - Al Sept. - of ?? New York..-Sept. 14 F, Sept. -- ...

... PERTEl RAM SOCIETY. SALE OF BLACKFAC D SHREPs Yesterday the first show and sale of blackfaced rams and ram lambs under the auspices of the Perth Ram t( Society wvas held in a field adjoining tbe loading bank a~ of the Caledonian Railway Company at Perth North. al The prize-list was as ?? the best 10 shear-~ is ling rams-i Mr Craia, High Ploughiands ; 2 Mr VY BcanLetter 3 Mr M'Indce, Xnowehead. ...

... THE LONDON STRIKE, MEETINGS OF THE, MEN. A meeting of striker ewas held upon Tower Hill on Saturday, Mr John Burns stated that be had re. ceived the following amounts in aid of thle strike fund -£200 from On-operative Wholesale Society; £100 from London Society of Compositors; £25 from Lady B Ripon, and £5 from Mr Samuel Plimsoll. The Tynesiders Union were also proposing to vote ...

... I OLD ABERDEEN AND THE AMALGAMA- I - TION SCHEME. ' -~ I I I .. I .. . .I . . At a meeting of the Police Commissioners of Old Aberdeen last night, Provost Sinclair reported the result of the interview which Professor Trail and he bad had with representatives of the Law and Bills Committee of Aberdeen Town Council. The Town Council of Old Aberdeen were willing to amalgamate, he said, on ...

... THE {FREE PRKSS BUILDINGS), 26 UNION STREET, Aberdeen. JOHN i: DUNN HAS pleasure in announcing that his purchases SUMMER GOODS are now to band, and that is now offering them prices so keenly cut that he able place at his Customers’ disposal BOOTS, SHOES, and SLIPPERS of every Class, Style, and Make. In submitting the following Price Last, he feels assured that any further recommendation from ...

... CARRfJTHERS, SON, & CO., 70 78 KING STREET, IRADESTON, GLASGOW. FANCY GOODS, PRATT & KEITH . SOLICIT INSPECTION of the Large and Varied Stock in Their HOSIERY, GLOVE, AND FANCY DEPARTMENTS. The Qualities and Prices will be found to compare favourably with anything shown. Inspection of the Varieties throughout the Warehouse is Invited. HOSIERY. Ladies’ Cotton HOSE, Is, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is 9d, to ...

... removes dirt with ease, speed, and safety. Hudson’s is pure, sweet Soap, in fine powder, for cleaning house, washing clothes, china, glass, and plateware, and everything in the house, all over the house, outside the house. Hudson’s is full of lather, makes splendid suds, softens water, and leaves no smell. In 1-lb., i-lb., and J-lb. packets. ...

... In words ending in our the u is often dropped, as in Honor, favor, neighbor, Is this practice right or is it wrong ? The innovation has taken such fast hold that every one may drop the u or retain it, it pleases himself or herself. It is useless to the orthography, but in that it is no worse than great many other letters are at odd times. The u of course is dropped by everybody when such words ...