... THE WAR. SERIOUS BRITISH REVERSE, GENERAL GATACRE. OBLIGED TO RETIRE. CASUALTIES OVER 600. FIGHTING AT MODDER RIVER, SUCCESS OF NAVAL BRIGADE. ENGAGEMENT AT KIMBERLEY. REPORTED REPULSE OF BOERS WITH LOSS. SPLENDID SORTIE FROM LADYSMITH. CAPTURN AND J)ESTRUCTIONW OF BOsR GUNS. BULLER To ADVANCE THIS WEEK. The isolation of Lord Methnen's column by the cutting of railway and telegraphic ...

... THE,1 I T H.A'i'lE5 I Thi ernionieter aind Banrometer. READINGS AT 2 A.M. TO-DAY. Rhea . 7 1 1 & M .3 P.x E!Se .. 4 e ..N.. 9 57 . |igiI Water at Ater. 1 447 A-.M | v.; ken,.. 5,17 PE.M s'the barometer Ias remained steady. alid the weather is improved. FORECASTS FORT '10-DAY The following forecsts of weather for to.dav t-ere cooued froml the Meteoro!ogical Officer at 8.n1( p ...

... TM1 jL3YCE, Br.P., ON 'llE'I WAR.. BITTFIT ATiTACK ON THE , TI{2~ F~~i' -AUTLTSO(F DIPLOIA'CY. TH 11E~ r1tI(:I' T11E ,lNr ERIA\i MLrlre 1'_ li ,re- -'cl . ernocling oI clN wrsf''0 1.1111 tL4,I 'I tis, Alrioceii bia ui. I rc Iivd &kid it a pItiioalod thad thy ild~ i. 1 'iil Ii .-lii ii I ilbulit'-0 ha w1t1 ivtad jr 11h ii 'I lie ~kl- 'C , to1 ficin ont Abdea I ii 1 lh~e~i I bob ll ar ...

... DISTRICT NEWS, ABOYNE. Ai1ea to Shepherds' Moeting. -The Al)boVno Lodg6 vi Ancient Shepi-erds bield tbeir aUoltial general inceting in the hall on Tusldai .*velll, T'reasurer lrcorni.r Shoend, of tie [i-i et ]Eaec~u. tive, was prseiiot anid qave an addre-s.. Toe lodge resoived to give '35 fronm ito fund, to tie fund for Those Left Bielhind' Biother Olement Alleis waa presented sviih an -tIoete ...

... . . . ST NICHOLAS AND RGhMOVTNT WAR-DS. A meeting of the St Nicholas and Roesemount Wards in connection with the Aberdeen Liberal Association was held last evening in Skene Street School, There was a fair attendance. The busi- ness of the St Nicholas Waurd was first transacted. Mr Murdo Robertson was appointed 'hairman, and Mr A. Martin Mauphail secretary. Messrs Jas.' M'Kessar, Esslemont ...

... abe Court. |' Osborne, Wednesday. Their Majesties fthe Queen and Empress Frederick drove out yesterday afternoon, ac- companiecl by Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Batteitberg.' Major-General Sir Henry Ewart arrived at Osborne, etd had the honour of dining with their Majesties and the Royal family. iRear-Admiral Fullerton, A.D.C., Her Majesty's yacht Victoria and' Albert, had the hotnour ...

... IGREYFR.IARS CHURCH QUESTION.I I ABERDEEN TRADES COUNCT [ AMGNST RETENTION. CONDLEMINATION OF THE SCHEMEN At a meeting of the Aberdeen Trades Council of last nighi-MIr Alexander Robertson, president, Ci in the chair- co Mr George G-arden, stonecutter. moved-That en this council protests against the proposed re- re tentioll of (royfriar s thurch, and urges t he 'oawn Council to staid by Mir ...

... F- I BY 'JOURNAL SPECIAL WIRE. T jOTJR oWN CORRESPONDEN''.) r, Naw BRIDGEO STRiET, WVodatesday night. Those Who have visited any of the lIrge itilarries ii tile north of Seotland nue fliailir uwith th; appniliarce of the suspen- siOli cr5 neS 0, cablewvaVs which are used for theg l' lalle A cableway, ulade oil t~ s~lre prilicip liehas been thlrowil across die .iinus for i' in the ...

... DAMAGE TO PISHING LINES, 1 CORMACK V. STOPXY. THE J'UDGE'S OPINION. fihe following is Lord Kinciirney'i opinion and interlocutor in the action. briefly reported yester- di., at the intanice of the crew of the Merlin aLishig boat againist the owneers of the Saxon '2rine - OPINION. The pursuers are tbe crew of the Steam line fishing boat !. erlin. 'ho y sue as oswners of the tinitig liste. used ...

... | AGRICoULTURATk NEWS I~~~ _ BANCHORY-DEVE NIK. DAiRYMEN'S PLOUGHITNG MATCHE The dairrnaen ot Aberdeen' district held their annual ploughing match on Saturday on a field on the farm of Hillside, Banohory-Devenick. The weather was very wet during the morning, which no doubt had the effect of keeping hack a number of ploughs. The field was a little scattered over with stones, both large and ...

... BRITIlH CENTRAL AFRICA PRO- I TECTORATE. The British Central Africa Protectorate has so largely become a preserve for Sootchiseie that special interest is attached to an official notice which the Acting High Commissioner, Lieut.-Col. Manning, has found it necessary to issue. This notice sets forth that it is hereby made known that there is no employment to be had in the Pro- teotorate for ...

... RESIDENCE OF MR PIRIE, M.P., BURNED. CASKIEBEN H(OUSE IN RUINS. EXCITING SCENES. A disastrous fire occurred at Caskieben House -the residence of Mlr D. V. Piie,Ml.P.-on Satur- day morning, involving the total destruction of that well-known mansion. About five o'clock one of the ser- vants discovered that fire had broken ont in the [lay nursery on the third floor. Immediately she gave the alarm ...