... AUCHTERLESRS. Parish Council. -The annual budget meeting of this council wax held in the Boardroom, Kirk- town, on Saturday.. Mr Cruicksbank, vice-chair- t man, presided, in the unavoidable absence of the 3- chairman. A statement of income and expendi- - ture was made, showing a balance at 15th May of £12 14s 9id, being a decrease of.£63 9s coin- pared with last year, which ie accounted for by ...

... COMMENTM OF THE ARm. THE CZA3 AND FRANCFR The Times says:-We doubt whether aP pulse will beat the qiicker for the information that M. Delcasse, the French minister of Foreign Affaira, left Paris yesterday for St Petersburg. Ostensibly he goes to make arrangements for the visit of the Czar to the Paris Exhibition next year, and it is quite possible that the explanation will be generally ...

... DR WALFORD BODIE IN ABERDEEN TRA)DES HALL. j Last night Dr Walford Bodie, who has during the past fortnight been appearing with his com- pany before large audiences in the People's PFlaco Theatre, gave one of his popular entertainments in the Trades Ball, his servichs being generously granted ia aid of the hall fund, there being at present a considerable debt. Shortly after the commencement of ...

... our! iONPON LETTER. I BY jOURNL SPFIGAL WIRE. OiOf,1hl.uWN CORE EESPONDENT.) 5TS :wIi cII 'o iz I v I ,, I i~t II ulhh (Ottlll to-Illohilt betor~e the Li- ajItI -c111d T1i-,- iirt Suib- jjI(1Lli l.it ilb-i-O- . wodicustiooed bv ~tI ti iH Itol-c of Lnvuk It'' .1 '1. NoW their 1(1 ~lwhl weve ) i 1 t'Ur11LtI 1110 121121 1 'ikcII by It' .,.~~ e- 10 I TI0mI hit tijereloi - '1 ~ ~ o ill. L rd Io ...

... |THE FAR EAST,i ITALY AND CHINA. (DAiLY NEWS TELraERAM.) Romue, Suxlday night. The semi-officinl journal Tribona, answering those who believe that the Rug- imentation of the Italian Squadron in China is due to the action of the Marquis Salvago Raqgi, the new Italian Minister at Pekin, says that the Government bhas no intention to hasten a solution now, and that applica- tions, which will be ...

... I BY ,JOURNAL SPECIAL WIRE. (Upl OWN CORRESPONDRNT.) 5 Ntewv BUtIDOr S-TUnET-' Vedneslay lightl. Mrl Iabol itere and oilr Buttanant set themu- th It t3' Uo ocitipvtllc a.sz inteh time as -~ible this a Oft-litOl in order to block thle '1 ita Ilou ill. MrClia'niberlaiit, who (onti to tbe' ilouse to take charge of th3e bil in a liu -tsuit. 111d thIe ineritable aitil ,nihlpealed to tli } louse to ...

... ,I.. ! .A . ;L .4D S'W NAid: THE RT-WEATHi AGA' IN '- The hot weather i responsible for.all manier of strange things. Some people declare that it has a deleterious eff ect on one's sense of humour, and really, when one comes to-think it over, jokes do sewnm very scarce just mow, whilst the very mildest Zt.tempts to be funny are everywhere hailed with As inmch enthasiahm as can be mustered ...

... I IMPE-RIAL PARLIAMENT.| HiOUSE OF LORDS-THuRSDAY. The Lord Chancsllor took his seat at a quarter past four o'clock. The Earl of Wiinchilsea rook the oath and his seat on his succession to the title. DlUBLlN CORPORATION BILL. The Comomons' rmendments to the Lords' amendment to the Dublin Ooropration Bill were considered On the amendment passed by the Commons extending the boundaries of the ...

... I I A quarircrIy conmnunicatioll o: fe GraInL Lodge of Scot-land was held in tne Freeniesons Hali, Ediaburgh. yeiterday afternoon There sins good attendanck, conisiderill the weather and! the fect that little controvers)al ,d isises; oVaZ on the ward. The Grand Master Mason, Lord Saltoun. presided Major F W AlIanI Se&nor Glirand Warden, seas in his place, Brother J Dailrymple Duiic-%n acted ...

... FRASERBURGH COMMIS- I I SIONERS. | - ~~~~~~- Thoe moeitlly meeting- of this board was held yestesrday-Prorw Ilt Meosonnacshio pre-idinlg 'TELEIPHONIC CONNECTION. The Clork read a letter from :r Hogg, post- rmastoe, Fraserbourafh, stating that the Post Office aut horities wore willing to give four or six tele- phone connections, establish an exchange and a call offleo at thoe Post Office, and ...

... . I THE DYNAMITE MONOPOLY. ACTION BY FRANCE AND GERMANY. (PRESS ASSOCIATION FoREIGN SPECIAL.) Pretoria, Tuesday,- As no despatch has been received regard- ing the Joint Commission inquiry, the Go- vernment is unable to say what is actually desired by the Imperial Government. President Kruger is receiving a number of telegrams from all parts encouraging him in his efforts to remove religious ...

... I 1YT ABERDEEN VOLUNTEE R ARTILLERY. The annual small arms competitions in connec- tion with this corps were held at the Links range on Saturday under very favourablo circum- stalces as regards weather. There were livo cm- p3titious an the programme. Shooting comn- menced at one o'clock, and continued until eight. Through the generosity of Colonel Ogeton and the officers of the corps, as well ...