... |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 ...

... 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 ...

... | DISTRIOT NEWS. I I~. I BUCKICI- | Hioliday-The second anual 1olidey was held yesterday, when the delight nl weather induced a very ia:ge number of pcople to leave the town. There 'was n1o special trip from Buckie, but all the ordinary trains were crawded. Cement for Harbour Works-On Sunday the sB. Emipross arrived from London with a, cargo of cement for 'the Cluny Harbour works. BANFF. ...

... I HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his sear a, a quarter. past four o'clock. , AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL LT- STRU CTION (IRELANDj BILL. Lord ASHBOURNE moved the second reading or the Agricultural and Technical Instruction (Ireland) Bill. IHe entertained no doubt that the measure was calculated to develop and foster the resources of Ireland, and by that means to work out. Its ...

... In Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday-Acting Sheritf-Substitute J. C. Dove Wilszon on the bench-John Maclean, fireman, 55 Gallowgate; James MlKechnie (21), labourer, 67 Broad Street; Robert Low (20), private soldier; and Chaties Low (19), labourer, both residing at 21 Neloni Street, were charged with having, on Saturday or Sunday, from a garden at Ruthrieston occu. pied by Alexander Paterson, ...

... THE DUKE OF ARGYLI ON I THE CHURCH ISSUES. The ' Times publishes a letter from the Duke, of Argyll, who says -Lord llalifax is perpeitually remilning u3 that there ire worso things than dies tablisthment I quite agree with ihim And osie of lteose things-inftilitely worse-would be ainy aclkinowledgnietit by the State that the divine right of self-govcrnmeilt which belongs to the Church tnf ...

... IT IIEl RAILXV s'4TATON AT TITE BANK it OF ENCUAND. T1'he 110tast of the Cite is the busilet 9pot in -.his country' AppropriatelY not unlike the Soctiion of I bulul s heart in shape, and mneasuring some sixty yar'ds bv forty, it is the mnot (rrawded place wve have seeL or heard of. Luriug Jaylighlt vehiclos and ftot-passengers pass across it in thousanids. Oimniibisos-pr-eull brovn, red. white ...

... I I THE OASBEBOG WEILL. Sir,-In these fin-de-siecle days one fondly be- lieves the age of Vandalism to have passed, but even in the very centres of onlightment the bar- beria.n spirit will, at timer break out. Such nu occasion has sadly tolbe bewailed in our midst. For many generations the Glashbog Well has beeu one of tHe outstandaing institutions of Newlills. Poets have attained thoir ...

... AGRRICULTURAL NEWS. | | BRIVIl CORN TRADE REVIEW. (From the Mark Lane Exnreas.) There is a great scarcity of labour in the arable counties, and the increased use of machinery, in- stea d of maling farmers' difficulties less, often increases thom. Firms -who lend machines or lot them out for a specified period are inundated with competing orders for identical weeke. The wheat harvest has now ...

... Cuer OFIror- BROAD ST,,TUIY, APFRERN. I L!NION OFrc1I-5 NiW\' BRTIDGE STR1i, I ;ElC. 1 ?UUlAMS- ABrIEEN J OULRNAL, AUiBiDIEN, TFILUINIONI.-NO. 27. IABERDEEINTUFSE?Y, AUGUST 1, 1999. I NEWTS WUDMARY. Tit thle House, of Lords, yesterday ,Lord Ash- bollr-ne mOvsel thle ac-colid r5(d rig. of thle Agrioul- ttire ad TetcimiiCdl Iistriletioil (mlsand) Bl~tI, whch IOa~iil tWAO, ili Ilk ispiltiioll ...

... VOJJUNTJEA NE]VWS. 1 1(T ABERDEENSIHIIRE ROYAL ENGINEERS (VOLU6N TE ERS]. Last night at oeeting of the 1st Aberdeenshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) Corps was held at headquarters, 1Hardgate. Colonel Ansice, R .I presided, and there was a good attendance of member. The financial statement for the past year was submitted, and showed a balance at credit of l9s 7jd. The joint secretaries ap- ...

... ALFORVD B RANCH[ I OF TI13DUCTIONAIL rNS'TIT lITE. ANNUAL DINNER. The Alfordl branch of thr, Ecducational Institute uf Seotland hekld It3 annvual ggalherinr in BParrie's Jit, lsldritnmsm mv Satwrday. ?.r f. Nicol- son, F.E.I.S., Alford Village. was elected (hail man; ond Air MYrn:ckdhanvi, Kild-unmny. was ic- vlected secretatry and treasilcer for tihe ensuing year, while Atri~s Wright, Ardir, ...