... 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 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 ...

... A'UIPAXRA BOREALIK' Sir,-x 'have 3ust finished reading 'Aurora Borealls Acadenrica. and I think it is in many respects a most unfortunate production. There is muoh in it thas is interesting fiom z personal and academio point of view, but it seems to me that to a large exteat it was got up lo PRlow a number of y9ungliterary lions to air their smart- ness at the expense of same of their 'old ...

... Thermometer and Barometer. 1UCADINQS AT Z A.M. TO-DAY. THERMO' METER. 1be3 A g''S F4 - sSul MOON. ,4* AM 0.53 P.M. .. 8B16 i t.M 640 A.H. Water ut Abef* J11422 A.Mr. In,.,. ,,,,.I)11E46 Pa.M barometer liha risen ly, and the weather is Ele, though not Eo settled souse s(ays past. TO-DAY. (August 3, 1i98.) xO.4VAY. - FORECASTS FOR TO-DAY. The following forecasts of weather for to-day ...

... ITHE SALX OF HERRINGS AT BUCKTE.I FEELING BETWEEN FISHERMEN AND CURERS Last nigat some feeling arose between fisher- men and curers regardii-g bbh selling of herrings at Buckie. A Nairn boat sold a 100-cran shot At seven o'clock at 24s 9d by sample, but the sample was afterwards cast, and the price reduced to 23a The Buokie boat Superb arrived an hour later with another 100-cran shot. Her ...

... Iabe Court. Osborne, Wednesday. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accompankied by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York and the Princess Margaret of Connaught. Rear-Admiral the Hon. Victor Montague and Lady Agneta lMonrtague, and Major- General Sir Henry Ewart haa the honour of dining with Her Majesty and the Royal Family last evening. The hand of the Royal Marine Light In- foentry, ...

... I IMPE RRI;A-L PA.RLIAMENT. 1 flOUSE ?F COMMONS-WEDNESDAY, The' Speaker took the chair at noon. THE PUBLIC WORKS LOANS BILL. This bill was read a third time. THE COLONIAL'LOANS BILL. RADICAL OPPOSITION. In Committee on the Colonial Loans Bill, an amendment by Captain SINCLAIR providing that loans should only be granted to colonies over the finances of which the Colonial Sceretary had complete ...

... I THE FAR $AST., ' I THE NZEW BRITISH TERRITORY AT TAIPOFN. ALLEGIANCE OF CHINESE ELDERS. (:RmEuxi's TELEGRAM.) Hong-Kong, Wednesday. The Governor and the rmembers of the Legislative Council proceeded to Taipohn to-day to meet 300 elders belonging to the new territory and explain the British form of Government. 'The elders expressed satis- faction at the advent of British rule, and presented ...

... MYCTRIC TRAMWAY DANCERS. SINGULAR ACCIDENT IN DUBLIN. . ngiular accident hs occurred ih connection with asn electric tramcar ow the Olontarf route in Dublin. A passenger de. sired to descend from the top of the car with a friend. The conductor was on the roof collect- ing fares. and it is stated that he called to the, passenger to ring, the bell for the driver to stop. The passenger evidently ...

... A t1RIOUS COMBINIT. The storm regarding tings Tiade in Germany seems to have quieted down somewhat, probably sinoe it was discovered, remarks the Leisure Hour, that a good many of our goods had been made in Germany for many more years than the reader ot newspapers only had been led to be- lieve. But it wag no new ory! it was a cry which had been heard in London ever since the Norman Conquest ...

... 'I gl EX-TREASURER OF I GLASGOW'S FAILURE. ;ESTflAORDLN\REY DISCLOSLT.ES. ogIARGE OF EMIBEZZLEM'ENT. ,feI tilthe Glasgow M~A~Y Mail fethi j., f~o wholte fortnight, duringv shien 'ttIti, If runllMr WOi, sit fiott aaid oreti'ed an ~ aepa~n~ ricteltiont in -thle public mind, ttit terrible anxiety among tile largo etoeofe iii( fh it ri IthI which he wits t-enasect e(, M aa-I li wa th headliup till ...

... SERIOUS PILFBRING BY .AN ABEoR DEIJMi WO4MA. FOUR MOIN'I'1S' I`PRISONENT. At a pleading diet ot a Sheriff and Jury Court in Aberdeen yesterday-Actiug Sheriff-Substitute i1J a Dove Wilson on the bench-lizzie D)aisnca or Sleigh, 4 St .Mary's 'lalce, Aberdeen, was brought up in Connection with extensive thefts which she was alleged to have committed. Accused was charged at the instance of the ...