... ' - BIES 'TIMEKVE0E':RS, , G~J1qA3m:E- FOR ACCUJRACYE.: M&D.- BTRENGTS. TE$TIMONiALs FROM ALL PARTS£ OF TH4 WORLD. In Silver Cases from £2 2s., in i8ct. GoId Cases from As. * llgtated Rook of Watches, Jewellery, A, &e., poist free. Makers oi the t.-BAiN K,. 4'LIJu2 DPELD. i :Worn by:,:e..ery~ledy8: S31pecial Ch~ronoraps as uise d . for timing he Dei'by,-aks, St. Leger &e. SELErTIO SENT ON ...

... BRlTISH ORDER OF ACIM M E GARDENERS. DELEGA1TE MIERTNG IN On Saturday the 12th annmla geneMIl'Jieting of the Aberdeen District of the Bsitjsh rder of Ancient. Fs~e Gardeners wps held in 'tiLeoture Mal], Trades Hall Buildings. Thlre was a large .attendanee of delegates. Mr William Moldhin, Osange. Blossom Lodge,. Aberdeen, .prsiad, and on the platform were also-Messrs ThohiA Bisset, Don Lodge, ...

... : N W Si . X C ' - A ::: , 1.t:: , ., : ; SPO)-RTING NEWS,~ FOOTBALL. COUNTY CUP FINAL. The Victoria United and Orion met at Catto- field in the final of the Aberdeenshire Cup. When the teams made their appearance, the Orion first, there were upwards of 4000 spectators. who welcomed the combatants with a shout; and as both teams looked fit, a big struggle was expected. The Orion lost the toss, ...

... .EITURES, SOCIAL 51EETNGS, &a. The annual assembly of the Royal Engineers (Yohrnteers) wvas held ' in the ' Albert Bali last ! week,. over 100 couples participating 1D t~he en- joyable function arranged by 'hb committee. Last wcek a concert was given in tiseBa-lroom of the Mosic Hall Buildings, Aberdeen, under the auspices of the Br'emntir Cricket Club Councillor Mile oliupied the chair, and ...

... MtTRDERED MELBOURNE GIRL'S BODY WARMED UP. M ' Aelbourne, Saturday. The sensational trial of MIme. Radalyski, Travice Alexander Tod, and Dr Gaze, for the, murder of Mabel Ambrose, the servant whose body. jammed into a box was found. floating in the Yarra last Christmas, ended ti-day, after extending over four days. Mline. Radalyski and Tod were found guilty,. and sentenced to death. Dr Gaze ...

... ANOTHER WW'E-BFATEP9. A DISGUSTING CASE. In Aberdeen Police Court on Monday. beore Baillie Sagsigter, Fran], Sten-art. labourer, residing in King Streeto was hbarged witb assault. ing his wife by striking her in the -street, calling her filthy and disgusting names.- and with cota- Setting a breach of the peace generally. The amussed pleaded not guilty. Mrs Stewart, in giving evidence, stated ...

... % TlE GIFT OF A PUBLIC PARK to C.. TURR. .INTERESTING CEREMONY. . BANQUET TO PR(,YOST HUTCHEON. 0n Moniday afternoon A galthering of a Ilarge and representative charader 1was held in th . Town Hall of Tnrriff to do honour to the civic head of the buigh, Provost Hutcheon, in. recognition of his gift of aptublic park, and of many public .servvces The meeting, Which'took the forso.6f a cake and ...

... AF FFAIRS IN THE TRANSVAAlI .~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ I LETTER FROM AN AEP,.DONIAN. An Aberdonian writes as follows re- garding affairs in Johannesburg: -Since my return here we have had some lively times politically, and race-hatred seems to be as bitter as ever. I dare say you will have heard of the incidents long before now. A Dutch police- man burst open the dwelling-house door of an ...

... COUNCIL4 OR GLASS AND ISE TRAMi j WAY DJUPUTATION. l MEETING OF GABYFRIARS WARD COMMITTEE. Groyfriara Ward Committee, Aberdeen, held their quarterly meeting in John Street E.U. Church Hall on Monday night. There was alrge attendance, and Mr G. Riach, chairman, who pra- sided, was accompanied by Councillor Glass, Councillor Croll, MT David Milne, vice-president; Mr James Smith, trenaurer; sad ...

... ABBRDEEN OOMMEROIAL TRAVELLERS. t LEl URES ON COMMERCIAL LAW. s The quarterly general meeting of the Aberdeen a Brannoh of the United lKingdom Commercial R Travellers' Association was held in> the Douglas . F Hotel on Saturdpy evening-Mr William Murray;- - the president, in the chair.. There was -a large f attendance. . . : NEW MEMBERS. -: Messrs John M'Gregor, Glasgows; .John Mliddle- c 9 ton ...

... ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCITION, SCOTLAND. l - A WOODSIDE VETERAN. The first smoking concert in colincetioni r4 the Aberdeen branch of the association xcs her` in the'Bon-Accord Hotel oil NVednesday Cr55M4 AMr IT. Gordon, vice-president of the a ntii'-515 took the chair. 'There was a large attendsrl-e ! he IsG Aberdeen Volunteer Artillerv we repre.senled by Major Adam. Captain Baipi-k r1{.A.> ...

... WAR GXME IN ABERDEEN. |-;ESIDE DONSIbDE Onil Friday evening a war game was engaged' !In between officers of! the 4th Y.B. (Donqide) C.GI. and officers of the 5th V4B. (Deesid) G.H. in the Imperial Hotel. The'.general idea of thie snanoieivres was that a Sonthern force lbier represented by Donside), having taken poein - inof Godalwiing h)ad pushiel. A for~e -in a norerly' direotion, ...