... i~D1TI V. I .i=-I HFR ALPD (OFFtCI 515 A.M. I AL O- R R ODES. to Ml C~e.il Rhiodes reached ni 5d w!ln>l doubtcss put hinm- ar * h i ID y ' 'j ?? with the of ¼,- ' ° ( ; ?? S sobjecta & ...

... ,,.IILITAOx Y APV;-ANTMLNIS ] (rro tk CIld veaL.' TinT RnYalt if,~ If'* - : -LL,; I G. . .Xrio ?? I; ?? j> si sysii' Q t''n ?? ' - ?? '; ' . ri - ?? .1 .D1v-id ' COPt ati: I~r GIwor P- I C -i ner: ! it1 . ?? ?? - . i ' o I ?? ' t i . i ' ;i ;.-lt .D avit-z*X ' N,;- ) t ?? b:C ?;n ?? ?? J3* 'li~ife':i;l S:X-r L-! ! ?? ?? EL !.L !: . : ?? -:t. ...

... ?? d_. _ _P_ ]BRITAIN IN EGYPT*. OTES FROM THE CAPITAL-Il.. (oseO ottR SPECIAL CoRNESPONDENT-) Cairo, January 1. if we turn to the Egyptian newspaper press we find that, whatever may be the conclusion to be drawn from the fact, the opposition journals in French and Arabic largely outnumber those which appear in support of the British occupa- tion. The particular instance of the JournaZ ...

... 1.I SE.OsOFFCX, 5.15 A.M. THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS. The Colonial Office has received no informa- tion as to the subject of the reported arrest of i Colonel Rhodes and the Uitlander leaders by' the Transvaal authorities. The Times says :-Telegrams which haveI been exchanged between Mr Hofmeyr and Mr I Chamberlain were published on Wednesday in Cape Town. Mr Hofmeyr, after referring to the carefully ...

... THE COURT AT OSBORNE. Osborne, Wednesday. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by the Hon. Mrs Evans and the Eon. Harriet Phipps. The Right H!on. Henry Chaplin, M.P., Presi- dent of the Local Government Board, arrived at Osborne, and with General Viscount Bridport, G.C.B. ; Eon. Mrs Evans, and Lieutenant-Colonel Davidson, had the honour of dining with Her Majesty and H.R.H. ...

... I 1 LECTURE BY OR EDWARD CAIRD. The Master of Baliol, Dr Edward Caird, de- livered the opening lecture of a course promoted by the recently-formed Glasgow Lecture Associa- 1 tion in the Queen's Rooms last night. Sir James r P. MWarwick occupied the chair, and among the TL other gentlemen on the platform were Principal g Caird, Professor Jones, Dr William Smart, and * Councillor Bilsland. The ...

... THE MONTROIZE BTJRGHS. ARBROATH PARIPS MiISTER OiN I 1,2Lt9 JUHN FMR LEY. Preaching in the Abbey Parish Church, Arbroath, last night, to a large congregation on ?? The Folly of Infidelity, with a reference to M1r Morley's attitude towards Christianity, the Rev. Andrew )ouglas, minist.er of the parish, said:- For many reasons I was extremely desirois to remain, and politically shall still ...

... I THE LIG UT RAILWAYS' ASSOCIATION. I A meeting of the Committee of the Light I Railways' Association for Greas Britain was held yesterday afternoon at the Westminster Palace Hotel, under the presidence of Sir Albert Rollit, MI.P., when there were also present Major Raseb, 3LTP.; Mr C. Gold, MI.P. ; Mr Tudor Howell, 3.P. Sir Douglas Fox, Mr C. Hew, secretary to the Central Chmber of ...

... !THE TRANSVAA L 1 CRISIS.O l : ~ ~- osot INTERVIEWS WITH KRUGER. renle t - . Boc THE UiTLANDERS-REPORTED RELEASE OFwel SUM, E oF THE LEADERS. THE SURRENDER OF JAMESON. stre wit A WARNING FROM THE CAPE TO nev prio PRESIDENT KRUGER. for wh' (sErExets TETEGRAMS.) the Pretoria, January 14, 6 r.Pe. an The conference between Sir Hercules Robin- ver son and President Kruger has concluded. . The arm ...

... I IMPERIAL PARLI1AMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARB 19. The SrEsxEsn took the Chair ait two o'clock. NOTICES OF MIOTION. MUr ALFRED THoMAS-OQ 1F1riday, to call atten- tion to the necessity of establishing z National Museum for Wales, and to move a resolution. Colonel HUGHES-On Friday week, to call at- tention to the practicability of creating out-pen- sions from Chelsea Hospital ...

... I TE RBEPORTED NEGOTIATIONS. pri E. STATEMENTS DENIED. Ei -- ?? (sZunrT.'s TELEGRAMS.) Washington, January 14. W TI The reports of an agreement having been Ai proposed for the settlement of the boundary Bt dispute between Great Britain and Vene- A. Hi zuela received no credence here, and it is Ja believed that the question between the two E- countries has not undergone any change of Dr late. ...

... ECCLESIASTICAL. JOnNSTONE.-The WVest 11.P. Church Choir, numbering 60 voices, gave a most successful rendering of Gaul's Ruth, and selections from Haudel's Messiah, in the Town Hall. which wasfilled. MirWn. Gaff Fleming was the con- ductor. RUTHERGLtN.-The members of the U.P. Church congregation had a conversazione in the Town Hall, at which there was a large attendance. Rev. John M'Neill ...