... | 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. ...

... currr opFiont-BROAD STnTERT, AMPR8M.l\N. LONDON OFF[Oh-5 NIEW bRIDr1R STREET, RNC. fILXYORAMS-ABERDSEINE J OUR1NAL,' ABESD.NE. I I I i NEIV1S S~IJMMR~lY. Tbe plague is raging more virulently than ever at Poona. iAn Episcopal Cathedral is about to be erected in Belfast. An English youth named Hamilton Smith has been killed while mountaineering in the Alps. Among the battalions which will be ...

... I, ~~ALFORD. Railway Aeckleirt. -- A soomewhat alarm- ii';g railway accidont took Place on Satuday ightat All ord, Whereby con- sidprable damage was done to rolling stock. FOr- :2 tunaLtely, ito onZ received personal injuries. Trho accident; occurred in uaineotion. with the ,rlrnnting~ di of thle passenger train wh-ich arrives at Alford from Aberdeen at two m~inurtes past five. 'The ).train ...

... Thermometer and Barometer, Ru.DiNG8 AT 2 A.U. TO-DAY. BARO* Mn._ MUSTER. . -50 _ _U N. .IO, - _ Rises . . ., q' -S .0 6+9 &.M. U gh Wate Ut Aber. 11I34 A.M. 30 i eu ..,,,,.. 114 70 The barometer has rieD, but - _ the weather is still unsettled. PS TO-DiAY. (August 18, 18%.) TVWDAY. FORECASTS FORI T4),-iY. The following forecasts of weather for to-day were issued from the Meteorological Office ...

... DULLAN AND FI)DICHSIDE ANlp| I ~~GATIMhURNG.I -- ~~~~~~~~~~~t The Dullan and Fiddicliside annual gathering a wa.s held yesterdt~y on a field close to Dufftown. Railway Station, granted for the occasion by c .Major Grant, Balvenie House. Phere was a large attendance of residenters and visitors. The pro- gramme was a comprehensive one, and the princi- pal events were open to all comers. In the ...

... I FISHBURERS AND FOREIGNl Or BUYERS. IMPORTANT' aM TIlLECFF AMTION, INTBRESTING DECISION BY SHIIRMI'F BURNET. Sheriff Buriet has just decided the action raised by B. M. Stephen, fisbuerer, Peterhead, against D. Borwein, a Russian herring buyer, at present residing in Peterhead, concluding for payment of £21 18s, being the difference between the contract price of 98 barreld medium full herrings ...

... I~~~~~~~ THE CITY PROPERTY ASSOMAn1o1 OF ABERDEEN, LIMMTED The annual meeting of the City Prollerty As.c., ciation of Aberdeen, Ltd., was held Yesterday ie the office of the secretaries-Messrs ltllnatoid- sd Ledinrgham, Bridge Street - Profe,_ir Diov Wilson presiding. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said-I think, gentlemen, that You have reasonable grounds for satisfactioan ...

... THE I'EATIIER. Thermometer and Barometer. READINGS AT 2 A.M. TO-DAY. PEN. VQDtq. _ RNO .3.. , 17 i. M. - 2A3P 213 Sets ,, 8 12 ,,. , 7'23 AM. Iligh NVaLbr mt Abetr 0 39 M. .leen .. ta. 'I he barometer contintues_ Ste.lv, ntni the weather is still fle,. AY (Au~gust,5, ISS9.) 'TO-DAY. FORECASTS FOR TO-DAY. 'Tbe following forecasts of weather for to-day core is.mned from the ...

... BAN~tiFSHIREt . I CENTRAL RAIN nHIRE. During the past month, and especially during the past few days, crops of all kinds have made remarkable progress in this district, with the ex- ception of turnips. Farmers aro now hopeful that the returgse in cereals vill be much bet-ter than they at oce time could have possibly ex- pected. Up to Tuesday of this weeks there was a cantimied spell of ...

... I NORDRAOH-ONgDAE S4NATORIUM FOR THE - (A pH ISn We have received for&pnblication a communica- tion from Messrs F. J. tt and Morrison, advo- cates,agents for the.promoters of above institution to which reference has already beon made in our oolumns.: As formerly stated, the object of the sqcheme is to testthe msueeofSthe open air treat- ment o Pb sis 0 &otch climate. Messrs Scott, aFnd ...

... SEVERE THUNDERTOR;Y . . Invariois parts of the country on Friday a few hours of -extreme an oppressive heat was followed by a terrible thunderstorm, with heavy rain. In i~ngusie district the stormn came on suddenly, and lasted. about. an hour with unprecedented CurvInverne. s correspondent telegraphs:-T-he great heat of Friday was. followed by -a terrific 'storm of thunder and lightning,. ...

... '' ABERDEEN STOCK EXCHANGCE. ABEnbflMN, Tuesfday. surace hare et£4 ia (hreetims),Richards o. ~~~~~~~Closing Prices ne l)ESOER'TI~~~~~lY. layiers. Selles. RAM~WAYU. £e 3. D. £ S. D'. oek O G.N. of Scotland Pf. Con. 0 0 0 89 00( sth 100 G.N. of Soot. Def. Cony.. 0o0 0 31 10o0 eOM 100 G.N. of &ot. 4 .s Deb.. 0 0 0 143 00 sth 100 G.N. of Scot. 4 p.c. Lien. 135 0 0I140 00 atk 100 G. N. of Seat. 4 ...