... THE ROUTE MARCH OF THE [ 1ST GORDONS, ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MARCH. The route march of the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders has just been sanctioned, and com- Iprise proceedings of an interesting character last- .ng over 20 days of next month. The regiment will be under command of Colonel Down1nn, and there will be 11 officers and 300 noneom missioned officers and men on the march, including the ...

... o OUR IjONDON LETTER. BY IJOUMiJAL' SPECIAL WIRE. (FR015 OUR OWN COORRESPONDENNT.) 5 Ntw BlnUlIGl S'riturm, Tuesday night. Thle siegc of Fort Clhabrol is becoming more and more amusin- as time goes on. Tbe latest news is that M. Guorin's cook has fallen ill, and has been removed to a hospital. Flow the gairison will hold out without. the ald of' this importilit function- airv reimains to be ...

... ITESjAFORTH HIGHLANDERS IMARCH. ' ENTHIUSIASTIC RECEPTION AT INVERNES. SPEECH BY SIR ROBERT FINLAY. Yesterday the Seaforth HighIanders arrived at Iuverness on their march to Fort-George from Bonar Bridge. Overnight the regiment encamped at Bouly, which they left in the morning. The mnarch to Inverness was done in thi finest of at Beauly, which they left in the morning. The sun was scorchingly ...

... COMMERCIAL . EWSS ABERDEEN STOCK EXCHANGE. ABEIRDFIUN. Tuesday. On the Stock Exchange' the following business was marked, viz.-North of Scotland Milling Preferred shares at 16s 3d * Thomson, Mershall, and Co. Ordinary shares at 2s S bA h doue after hours); NOrther Assurance sha4es f £71 8 5s; Town and County flank shares at Ra1 INs (ex dliv.); Aberdeen Heritable Securities Invest- ment shares ...

... tAZAAMS0.,w&o. ':.BAZAA AT AUCNBLAE. h A twvo. days baiaar':as opened on Fviday in the d Publiw 3all.-Awsshinblae, by Mr J. -W. Crombie, M. P. for Kiicardineshire. The baszaar was held underi the auspices' of the Auchinblae Young e -en'se Mutual Imrprovement Association,, a s flourishing institution, which is deservedly popuiar~ e in the village, and the object -it to raise si22fi6nt .t funds ...

... ,&,B3pDEEN AND NORTUEIR-N FRIENDLY 'SDCIETY'. TZ. lihilf Yetll-V 0°'.ial teetintg of the memi- bers Of thie AberdIct0ln tnid Norlhern Priondly Sell': s its a hoId iii: ttigIt ill ile Soujelto's Hltl, ,erIo - O;rt% Ahberd.tln. Nlr Riobert N. * I lit l I' I t'J I, rer, ehfi rinai ofi tue O oviett, rre -letds MKIeYs;a,, Iloonluirpanied o11 tlhee pllrifor;. bte tidinri ,o rs. '1Ti, fintlt'1( 1 ...

... THE PLACUE SCIAR.E. I P-RECAI-TTONS ON, THE THAMES* 'fi Wl jen l2rillirigr'iige. II e tncdioal rifficeroi lcsh Xt' te port of Losndiin, icc~r'l her withl iho )ti'qulmrcifhis 4 niT, havo beents on the nit-c ever r 1it-jig ~tkens. Ev-vt i i-t-l arricix img ii ithe Rfiver of T13at1e1C.-Ii p~rc~iIrTtsply sad at (irtvsternd b clkislitifed Itorial 'siT sbtors, and tillitani in 'pecit~ I analie ait ...

... NEW TRAWLER FOR FASER, BURIGH Is - I- LAUNCH AT ABERDEE N. if . MR BUCHANAN. MP., ORITICISED, Yesterday morning there was launched from th yard of iles-s Hall, Russell, and Co., Ltd X h steel screw trawler, built to the order of tEd ItFrasorburgh and North of Scotland Steam Trawl. 'S ing Company, Limited. The vessel is ehout iD tons gross register, and is constructed of steel to ltciass 100 Al ...

... ST'RICHEN. - rThe Public School was reopened on Tuesday, when there was a very good attendance, there being 260 pupils present. In referring to the results of the leaving certificate examination, the headmaster (Mri, Robertson) said that these Tresult. were very satisfactory, more certificates having been gained than in any previous year, including two in the honours grade in French and German ...

... Vice '~Myrdfer Ohrnrmrt CEIPF ORFPI-BROAD STRURT, ABERDEEN, LoYhoNN OFFpICo-5 NEW BRIDGE STREET, B.C. THMLRonMS- ABERDEEN JOURNAL. ABERDEEN. w^ELBuNH~- NC. WB. 1 ABERDEEN. SATURDAY, AUG. 19, 1899. NEWS SUMMARY. W oren have been granted the franchise in We$ Australia. -------- The death is announced of Lord Dunboyne, a the age of 60. The Im peria telegraph has now been opened to Masern, the ...

... ABEIEEN CHILDREN'S ?RESIH-AIR FORTNIGHT. I PEARSON'S DAY IN THE COUNTRY. For the third year in succession, Mr C. Arthur Pearson, publisher, London, entertained on Saturday a large number of children at the Aberdeen Public Schools to an outing at Milltimber under the auspices of the Fresh-Air Fortnight and Ailing Hofme Scheme. Some 1500 young people partici- pated in the treat, but in the ...

... INVERCIIARRON GATHERING, A GREAT ASSEMBLY. M i P~PRESENTATION OF COLOURS. - 'ADDRESS TO MR LrITILXOHN. The great Highland meeting known as the Inveroharron Gathering was held yesterday in . the beautiful grounds of Invercharron House, t Ardgay, Rossshire, the residence of Mr A!ex. e Littlejohn. Although the sky was somewhat i cloudy, and in the early part of the day rain threatened to fall, ...