... COLLIERY ACCIDENT IN AY2RSHIRPE. FIFTEEN MEN ENTOMBED. SUCCESSFUL RESCUE. A colliery accident, which it was at first feared would be attended with considerable loss of life, occurred in a coal pit in Ayrshire yesterday. Water broke into the colliery belonging to the Gauchalland Coal Company, near Galston, and rose so quickly that before all the maen coold be drawn to the surface the means of ...

... I VELASQUJEZ TRCENTENARIY. This week Spain celebrates in fitting manner ri the tercentenary of, the birth of her greatest a painterd Velasquez, the most modern in spirit 'i of al tihe old masters. On Sunday these s memorial festivities will end with the unveiling ' o of a statue in Madrid to the great seventeenth i century painter. For many years Murillo was , n generally accepted as the ...

... TRDANSVAAl It BOOK. BLURED I! HIGH COMMISSIONER'S PLEA FOR INTERVENTION CASE OVERWHELMING., OCAMBERLAIN'S REPLY TO. ULTLANDERS' PETITION. SCATHING CONDEMNATION OF BOER GOVERNMENT''. CHARIES OP CORRUPTION A\D PECUtILATION. A blue-book of 243 pages was issued yesterday. morning dealing with the Complaints of British s'bjects in the South African Republic.' The despatches are classified under ...

... : . ATHE W:EATHER: Thermometer and Barometer, I 1HADIMOS AT 2 A.X. TO DAY. | MUYTPH, 10 - 31BO ,', _ 9; 0Gg 5 Gem>~ l1 .- -. R. igh WW~r at Aber. 1 9,20 Ll.M - .W een. ..,,.. 9'49 p-.m. Uie b~aromot-ot has follen a _ _ littleand 'the weather has _ . 10 . TO.DiAY. (Jnep 19, 1899.) '7KO-DAY FORECASTS FOR TOI)DAY. The following forecasts of wvather for 6o-day. were isrued from the ...

... NAVAT.A AND MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. Admiralty, Tuesday. Captain Win. Mannack to the Indus, for dock- yard reserve-to date June 13. Assistant-PaymnastOr A. W. Wells to the Astrea -to date June 19. Lieutenant L. C. 0. Mansergh; Sub-Lieutenant S. Neweombe; Gunner W. A. Rose, all to the Victory, for the Lightning-to date June 9. Acting-Lieutenant R.NR. W. F. Andrews to the Resolution, for ...

... Liptons and the Merchandise I Marks Act. it An important ease was heard Yestedya Ie W~orship Street police Court, London, beforej .Mr Clue:, the sitting maitae nh Ion was beard at the instanca of M-Nessrs Brook, Bond I i &Co., tea dealers, against Lipton (Limited), wise,c they alleged, were in the habit of selling to their i customers tea representing lbs. and udrw ic were not of full weight, ...

... |iM1PERIAL PARLIAMMTENT * :I HOUSE~ OF COMMO-,!NS. WEDNESDAY, June 14. The Speaker took the Chair at twelve o'clock. 1 EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BILL IMr ROBSON formally moved the third read- |t ing of the Education of Children Bill. Mr SETON-KARR said he desired to call; attention to the somewhat indecent haste, with E which this bill had been' carried through the It bouse. ( Oh, olh.) He quite ...

... 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.. ...

... 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 ...

... ''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 ...

... FATAL ACCIDENTr INQUIRIES AT ABERDEEN. A FRASERBURGH SURFACEMAN'S DEATH. In the Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday-before Sheriff Burnet and a jury--in inquiry was Pon- ducted under the Fatal Accidents Inquiry Act into the circumstances attending the death of Thomas Reid, 6 Commerce Street, Fruierburgh, lately a foreman surfaoeman in the employment of the threat North of Scot- land Railway ...

... BIBLE D CFEIWE UNION. The annual meeting of the Bible Defence Union of Scotland was held yesterdaY in the CChristian Institute, Glasgow. Sir IDaid- Bu chantan, LC.B., of Drampnier, presided. and among others present wer--Rev. DrFergu- Fer- guson, Rev. John Parker, Rev.MrSloan, Rev John Buchan, and Rev. John Urquhart. The proceedings were opened with prayer. The Chairman deplored the way in ...