... THE PEACE CFENOR THE DUM-DUM BULLET. GREAT BRITAiN IN A MOlMT. DISAGREEMENT AMONG DELEGATES. (RICrUs's TELEGRAM.) The Hague, Thursda;y. A resolution prohibiting the use of the dum-dum bullet was adopted at a sitting of the First ommision of the Peace Confer- ence yesterday, despite Great .iritain's opposition, by 18 votes to 3. Italy and Austria voted *with England. It was also resolved to ...

... )MAQISTGAT3S,,AND ABERDEEN CABAEN. LWAL OPTNION ON THa, CANORLLA- lION OF UMCETNS. PRwSH A ND HIGH-HAN1YE- D. (X pI cc A c dlerable am1ount of in`erost has been di wroused in Aberdeen by the action taken by Mhief ti Constable Wyness in presenting petitions in the fe i'lioe Court against the renewal of the licencesfe oa certain rab proprietors and drivers of hackiaeya carriages on the ground ...

... DECDEASE IN EMIGRATION. l RELIEF OF DESTITUTE ALIENS, The report of thle Boaid of Tiede ielating to Iill eusigratiou, and mesligration from end into die; If Uirited Kingdomn during 1893 has now horn js jestied. '[hr ligures shoe; thaLt ill 1898, as inl 1897, titers was, at dee-tease in coprsnwith a rhoe prec~eding, yoiru in the passenger traffic with y coun11tries out or Surrrue, b)111 air ...

... IPR-34SENTATON TO m J. M. Y ij I EIBSRDFEEN. T i Last night a number of his friends assemblec in the Imperial Hotel, Aberdeen:, for the purpoae of entertaining at dinner Mr James M. Tytler, of MNessrs G. and J. Tytler, who for over twent. years has been in business as a draper in Broadj. Street, Aberdeen, and who is now leaving to set up a business in The Granite House at i9 gussie. ...

... ABER.DF.N WAPENSOI{AW. THE FORTHCOMING BAZAAR. Yesterday a meeLing of' ladies connected with the 5th V.B (Dceeside) G.H. was held in Kennaway's Rooms, Union Streot, for the pur- pose of considerling matters in Connection with the 5th Battalion Stall, andc fur the appointment of stallholders and receivers of work. Mrs John- stone, wife of the popular colonel of the battalion, presided, auid ...

... OUR LQNDON LETTER. 1 .. .I c|.. * BY JOURNAL SPECIAL WIRE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) O NEw BtiDaiu STREET, Thursday niight., The long promised debate upon the Indian Sugar Act took place in the House of Com- 1monas to-day, and drew a very large attend- miice. Mr Balfour, Lord George Hamilton, 1ind 2Mr Hanbury were the only occupants of the Treasury bench, but the members of tile ...

... AA AL A AL : :t AL AK : '\ : : :A:: : : tgi : NN T ON y :7 h o; SIxpenny 7 2w S^ A'Bottle mast!. a,' ' l - ^n j I I -MLL & MANf 1~~=! ...

... ''I TE .HIGHIANJ VOLUNTlVER 3BRIGrADE. t - C A'[P AT GORDON CASTXI-. | (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORPII ONENrT.) The Uamp, londay. The volunteers who arrived at the encampment on Saturday had, as is pretty common on first nights, a rather lively e-ime of it; hut rein be- jgilning to fall about ten o'clock drove 1snot of !|tihem under canvas pretty early. During the night I the tail end of the ...

... AMERICAN COMMERCIAL PR ICES. NEW YORK 8iTOCIE MARKET. - ~~TuesDAY. EXJ'L{ANGES. ~~To-DAY. LASTIJAY all -money, U.S. Gvt. Bonds,.. - 2- Other securities ..22 2-2, EOxobange onl London 60 days 4'8 4 l854 ,. Cable Transfers.. 4-88 9-881 ,, Paris 60 days' sight-. _5 18 5,18a Berlin 60 days' sigh t 94 13*16 94 13.16 CLOSING P111055 Bit, SECURITIES. r.A.L~ A U.S. 9 p~c. Funded Loan.. ...

... (51419- low WP,=lb : TUESDAY, Jam 6. |nI the House of Lords yesterday the con- tel sideration of Her Majesty's Message respecting th ; the proposed grant to Lord Kitchener of an, Khartoum was postponed till Thursday. The wi Congested Districts (Scotland) Bill passed thi through Committee without amendment. Their Su Lordships rose at twenty-five minutes to five ex, o'clock. au In the House of ...

... T XM l O-. I I.. 'I I w S ' v f a 2 T :: -: ?? s S: ?? S: i: i:: C Me ?? a: : ~~ i: SAILORS' ORPHAN HOME OF SCOTAND 2 Park Cireus Glsag d M ay 31, 1899 . Sir,-I have ?? i acnowledging 'th since 30th April I have received from many friends throughout the country £296'Ts 6d and many valuable gifts of clothing and provisions in 'aid of the work being carried on among the sailors' orphan chidren. ...

... I I THE TOWN COUNVIL AND LANES. Sir.-A very wise and reasonaole suggesbioix was made scans time ago tby someone in your. paper, to the effect that our Town Council should take over and maintain all lanes and byways within the city boundaries, which are at present;. mucared for or not attended to. Such a proceed- ing I would regard as highly advantageous, and' tend to the good of all, as it ...