... 1NSTITtCTE OF JOURNALISTS. I The anuaial meeting of Aberdeen and North- East of Scotland District ristrifite of Jourrianlistsrtl ,vai held ol Saturday Lcvecing i'l 'tthe:- Royal 'sI Atbrehacun Hotel, Aberdeen. Mr Alex. Mac- tIl iilligan presided. Mr W. 31. Gibson was elected sl chaiiman for the ensuiint year, and Miesasrs A.k -it MI4cacilligsn and A. IV. Cullen were elected vice- chairmen. Mr ...

... I GIRL WORKERS' COOKERY CLASSES. At the request of the sub-committee on arrange- merits for cooker'y olasses at this'institution, the convener, Rev. Andrew Doak, has prepared the following report, dated Nover h'er, 1898, as to the attendance of the. girl workers at the classes on cookery last session:- Your committee finds, through consultation with M iss Johnston, that' the non-paying classes ...

... I RESTORATION OF OLD PARISH | |. CHURCH OF BOTHIWEfL I A HISTORIC BULhDING. The old Parish Church of Bothwell, whose re- sorution has now boon completed, was reopened. yesterday with considerable ceremony by Dr' Leishinoa, moderator or the G.eneral Aesenshly. It was built in 1698 by Archibald, third Earl of Douglas. It was uved as a ohluch from tlat time 1iil iAN, when. it was closed and the ...

... HTBE BRITISH NAVY. CONTINENTAL OGMMENTS ON MR GOSCHEN'S SPEECH, (REUTRa's TRLEUO}AMX) St Petersburg, Sunday. The Novosi regards Mfr hoaochen's declara- tion respecting Great Britain's shipbuilding pro- pramme and disarmament conference as osat happily conceived end reassuring. (STANxDAsi TrLEGoAlM..) Paris, Friday night. Commenting on Mr Goschen's speech in the House of Conmmous, the ...

... I SCOTTISH ALERXS' ASSOCIATON G1NERAAL COUNCLL AMBET(G. At the annual meeting of the General Council of the Scottish Clerks' Aeseiti held in Glasgow, delegates Aere present from Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Falkirk, GIaagow, CbGreenock, Paisley, Kilmarnock, Mlaneester, anid London. In the ale-ce of .Mr Booth, Dundee, chairman of tihe councill, the ineo chairman, Mr H. B. Kerr, Edinburgrended ...

... TPHE CARNGORM CLUB. Although the weather vas not favourable, the Cairngorm C lub had on the vwhole. an ejoyable outing. on Monday., marked, -however,by an acei- dent to a machine and the throwing out 'f sorne of the party, wich wag fortunately, attended by nowmore serious results than a few scralcnes. A contingent of the club left Aberdeen at 85 a.m. in. the morning, and met at Dufftown a ...

... I THlE PHILIPPINE WA& EJ BRUSHES WITH' THE FILIPINOS QUARRELUNQ. (PRm ASSOOxMAION FOMION SPi Ald.) Manila, Thmdauy. Since the AmeTican line reached Wef natural defences of Maas, no hz hu -wmn -vance ieas been madb. The thoopa novwBeiw fneamped along the line are in many plgma temporarily entnnched. OcasionaJ mrndwiea 'wt small bodies of tha ene ay insd ,partiesform theaony excitemeut. ...

... IS ,CHOOL BOARD.j THEC BOARD AN~D G~ORDON'S COLLE~GE. C(N,4l),N'E'(' BE INVITED, Tnce UWIIU I i? Weticng of Aberdeens SchoolI Y~-feli 141s 114U lc, ii t lie board routn, Tei * ac' *.I .o AIlex Websit er. chairtant re'tl Tn:1545 weore olin ia 2s1,itt-Professojr, A l. Mri John~l tiraWigen ol, M rrG B 1 ~ '0 . Mvl.1h turraiYt. -\II- Jo. 1 t lii ~ I d. Fia. ttrli a R Mv ,Ioii jl~ ii ~e'.I. h'lte ...

... I I DR ALFRED R. WALLACE ON VACCINA-. TION. h ( Sir,-The report of a smallpox patient at Aber- t deen in the Aberdeen Journal of April 26th e reminds one that it is contended by vaccinists and h their supporters, in spite of overwhelming evid. n ence to the contrary, that the decrease of small- a pox during the past 100 years has been wrought I entirely by vaceination. In a letter published ...

... I ENTRAL AUCTION MART,ABFRDEEN,.1 I . 1. I . I .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHOW AND SALE OF STORE CATTLE. Yresterday the annual show, and sale of store cattle for grating purposes in connection with the Cen- tral Auction Mart wae held, when there were entered for show 260 head, and for sale 220, making a: total of 480. The cattle came from a wide dis- 'trict of the country, and the ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-FRIDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at a quarter pa4 four o'clock. THE CHUROH OF ENGLAND AND THE CONFESSIONAL. I : Lord KINNA1RD moved for a return of all the cases in which the bishops' veto had been exercised under the Church Discipline Act, 1840, and under the Public Worship }Regulation Act, 1874. He also asked the Goverranent whether a return could be obtained showing ...

... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR UNION TERRACE; Sir,-Tho Rev. Alex, Webster, chairman of the Aberdeen School Board, will, I tnast, be. duly thankful to me for the suggestion I am now to make to him in your columns for his next pre- leoction to his eofleagies as to his ideas of the teaching of the Bible. My text will give him ample scope and verge imough for an hour's oration in high 'moral teaching. The ...