... t , - 1 WEATHER HFOORT AHO FREOPSTS. MctL-leorological Offlce, Friday, 6 p.m. I To-day the pre~ssure was hwighest (30-o inches and! upevards) in the north of England and the south of Scotland, and 301 inches and upwards in an vmnttcyclone embracing nearly the whole of - IWestern and C-ntral Europe; lowest (S300 inches I , and less) in a large depression moving eastwards across the northern ...

... THE ACTION OF THE FILIPINOS. (TELEGRAMS MOM SPECiAL comrsEPONDrmS.) o New York, January 27. The Administration ii proving resolute in its measures for strengthening Admiral Dewey's command in the Philippines, and is awaiting ad, vices from General Otis to increase the troops under his command to any extent he may call for. The Executive has no intentions other than to follow in the Philippines ...

... DEBATE IN UNITED 'STATES SENATE. (PrIuTER' S TELGnAXK) Washington, January 18. In the Senate to-day M1r Bacon, speaking on I his resolution declaring that the war with Spain was not waged for conquest and the acquisition of foreign territory, said it was incredible, nay impossible, that the liberty-loving people of America should consent that by force of arms a. dominion and government should ...

... ,f DISCUSSION ON THE ELECTRIC TRACTION. QUESTJON. |The monthly meeting of the Corporation of !Glasgow was held yesterday. Sir David Rich- mond, the Lord Provost, who was received on entering with loud applause, presided. VISIT OF = fl-CtAIRSmAN Oil LOMDON COUOlY COUNCIL. The Lord Provost said that be had taken the liberty of introducing to the Council Hall a gen- tleman whom he was sure the ...

... ROYAL GLASGOW ASYLUM F0 R THE BLIND. I ?? i The annual general meeting of qualified con- tributors to the funds of the Royal Glasgow Asylum for the Blind was held yesterday in the Religious Institution Rooms, Buchanan Street- Sir James King, Bart., presiding. The managers, in their report, stated that they i had pleasure in recording that at the beginning of the year they received a ...

... I OR .iONa oiDO 65 PE*E1T ZS tR XE T T4day Night - r-, @UTSALSAYINGS AND1 eSfltC& :7 r 1PGLITICAL Signs are nai, wanting that the- attention of Parliament slirll be drawn during the ensuing session to the extent to 'which, as S is alleged,- mismanagemenlt and' waste exist in connection with 'inilitary'fTortifications and bar- e X racks. There can be nov'reestion that military e expertslsave ...

... BRICLAYER BLOWN- OFF A BUILDING AT PAISLEY. Shortly after ten o'cloclk yesterday morning p Ian apprentice bricklayer, named John Gregory, was blown off a. wall on wvhich he wvas standing at a building in course of erection at Glen Lane, Paisley. He fell into the basen.7nt, a distance of about 20 feet, his head coming in contact with I a ouantity of debris. Dr Richmond vras immeli-I! ately in ...

... CHAMBER OF SHIPPING OF' THE UNITED KINGDO. I A it's!1I'L REPORT. Yhe0 annuzal report of the counel'I of the 'Chamiber of Shipping of the, United Kingdom, ehich, will be submaitted by the) secretarry (Mr VV. &L ooe) at the annimal meeting of the6 ,Chambe~rz, to be held at the Cainnon Street Betel en February 8, makes acknowedgmnent of the Tact that the Shiipowners' Parliamentary Comn- itefanned ...

... PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS- oif ?? John Inglis, LL.D-, Glasgow, president of; by the Institute of Marine Engineers, gave his presi- as dential address in the hail of the Institute, Strat- ln ford, last night. The chair was occupied by Sir t William I. White, Director of Naval Construe- v; ltion, and there was a large attendance. I Sir William H. White said he thought it was a: a little outt of order ...

... I LETTIRS TO THE EDIR. TEACHERS' TENURE. Denholm, January 6, 192|- Sir,-'No ono who has ocparienro of our School Boards and has at heart the good of our chlil- I dren can have read Dr Mfacvkay's paper on The Tcacher's Tenure of Office without much sym- pathy: but thoso alone who have wrorked under j an incompetent Board can fully appreciate the i force of hie arguments. If our teachrrs are ...

... 3AME WS WAds' rTT ANNIVE1RESAR Y,! ._ I E NE1SAND S&mPBWULUVES 1IN SOOTLA~1,D.1 The Jamites actt anniversary diinner of thec Institute of Enggineers and Shim. bukc~in Sc-otlanld Was held 031 Saturcday!l ecn lrg :c ties cisrHotel. Glasgow. I Tho conlpatlY numbe-red nlearly $.00 'gentle- MEv1n. vr Georgerol tceet fft lrt ,occup~ied thle chlair, and the croupierns r r0'itbert Caird and ...

... THE HUNGdR N -MINISTRY; NWOUTIATIS4ONS U) A O'VW-2,IME., (sECroAt TzLrtrOO. 'TO STANDARD Or Tr-DAY.) Vienna, Thxursday Night. Trhe Nieue Freie Pro.sc published this morn- ing information received from a special ?? tos the effect that ini the best informed ?? j political circlee a sohition of thie cress, by the c resi rnatiof of B -aro anffy and the for -at on of a Liaocral Cabinet under ...