... , ?? .. Dnalprtofhe Unted1 TELEGRAMSomthn lik II00ayari eurdtocryo h COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND GREAT BRITAIN. PROPOSED '.SU1BSIDIZPD LINE OF . STEMERS. l ODESSA, Wednestray. C Notificaticbn han,,been made to the Odessa Bourse I that M. de Witte is willing to subsidize a line of 1 fast. steamers between Russia and Great Britain, r it being compulsory far the vessels to be provided 0 with ...

... THIE PROPOSED I RISI CHANNEL T L,\N IN'L LETTER TO IMB. BALFOUR. The following is a copy of the letter tq Mr. Balfour asking him to receive the deputation, which is to wait upon him to-day (Friday) with regard to the proposed Irish Channel Tunnel:- TO TIlE RIOTIT HUuSOURArxs AlHTMUR J. BALFOUR, FIRST LORD OF THIE TRRASUtXY. SIR-The provisional committee of the Irish Channel Tunnel, and with ...

... COUN [UY POROVI(TI OF BELF'AST. The police committee of the Council of this r borough met at the Town Hall ?? cillor Curley presiding. The street inspector sub- I mitted a report on the work of his department for I the week, which was considered satisfactory. A deputation from the public health committee at- t tended, and stated that they had been requested to draw the committee's attention to ...

... I COURT AND IFASHiO1. N l - I THE COURT. WINDSOR CASTLE, FaiD.an .-The Queen and Princess Henry of Battenberg drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by the Dowager Lady South- ampton. The Duchess of Albanv, attended by Sir Robert and Ladv Collins. arrived at the Castle. The Earl of Hopetnun and the Countess of Hopetoun. the Right Honourable J. Chamberlain, M.P., and Mrs. Chamberlain arrived ...

... It was bong a popular belief that certain persons | possessed charmed lives, and on this account were proof against every kind of danger. Thus Aiacbeth, in allusion to this superstition, tells Mfacduff of his security, adding, I beai a charmed life,' and like- wise Posthumus, in -Gymbeline, speaks in a similar strain, `I, in my own wioe qlarmd, could not find death. Hence, in the old days ...

... TILE TRALNSVA-A. THE REPRESENTATION OF THE GOLDFIELD& RR SCUREINERAND PRESIDENT KR GElB. Pnrrss ASSOCIA'VON FOrETGN StMCTAL- g PREToRIA.TurxrJ, 22.-A debate on the dynamite] t question will come on in the Volkaraad early next week. According to the present feeling the mnajo-P rity of the meanbers are in favour of the immediate t cance'lation of the concession, leaving t-hecompany t to bring ...

... 1IE N&VAL MANUEUIVM. FURTHER ARRIVALS IN BANGOR BAY. A LAGNFIFOENT FLEET, POMM Or7 tFtPoR.R. 'BANGOR, 8NDAY.-This has been a. day 01 .great bustle and activity in Bangor, and c6rwds -Save been flocking into the town from early morn- ing. The namber of visitors exceeds even the proportion of vesterdav's inlux, which was at- tracted by a de>ire To see the naval squadron and the Shamrock. Sir ...

... LIFE IN ANERICA. THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY QUESTION COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH FRANCE. CONTINUED FIGITING IN THE PHILIPPINES. BY CABLE. FROM OUR OWS CORRESPONDENT. NEW YoRn, WLDN'sD.nY.-General Otis, cabling from Manila to-day, says- The banditti in Cebu have been dispersed after a lively skirmish on the 24th inst. Five of them were killed and seven captured. One American private was killed. Thir- ...

... 38, LownR OnRMOND QUAY, UNDAU Y NIGsHT. The Barnell monument movement is supported by Mr. Justin M'Ca-rthy, M.P., who writes, how- ever, from Westgate-on-Sea to the Lord Mayor of Dublin, regretting that the state of his health will not permit of his presence at the opening meeting is± the Mansion House. His view is that Every Nationalist Irishman who loves his cause and his country must feel ...

... DOWN COUNTY COUNOIL. A special meeting of the Down County Council' was held in the County Courthouse, Downpatrick, yesterdaly when there were ?? the i Right HAonourable W. B. Forde, chairman, pre- siding General W. E. LMontgomery, D.L. ; Colonel John Ross-of-Bladensburg. C.B., D.L. ; Major J. N. Black wood-Price, DL. ; the Right Honourable W. J. Pirrie, Messrs. W. J. Hurst, I W. Smyth, J. ...

... XUCKAUORI PRESB1YTERIAN HriRCH. BAZAAR AT DUNAI)Ry. A bvaaar and summer fair in connection with 0 'lnakamore Presbyterian Church, of which the d ?.ev. David Stewart, B3.A., is the esteemed pastor, was opened yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, by she Moderator of the General Assembly (the Rev. D. A. Taylor, ?? of Belfast) in a large marqcuee, E it Danadry. 'The bazaar is under the patronage ...

... FORMiiN iNi'ELL1(iENUi?. BSlUTER'S TELEGRAMES. ore is THlE PErACE CON'FERENCE. c THiE HAGUE. Monday. at The first committee of the Peace Conferenlce |g met this morning to discuss the report draw vn uip bt j c Jonkhleer Van Kiarnsbezk, the first delegate of the Itit Net herlanads , upon the work connected wvit h the ex- I ! aunimation, by the army and navvy sub-committees, j Zd of the first ...