... CCILLE N Fi.REE CHURCHC. I L 1NG Ff)MOR~IAL STONE. ~Fw.E, CHURiCHlN 1OD1).VATOll OiN Fri 'i ' it II t t 'lit It ,ItItIV II te i t ut I i i~ji('11 I3 I I l., c I-o t aI a i ('4t t iitC 'IT i VlIi f t, ti t , ~ IIN.I v ii im ttir Ni ~I-ilte'i'-icd.ol Loittiedisa tihe rit lit tilt' t'tit i tlit, o rs,!ie itt cci*hi' Si teicii Li ot- hut citit' of OIC Iii itt I t ~ 'itrt i ti-ti itt cilcitt ot ...

... ITHE .TRANSVAAL. SIR A. MILNER ON THE CRISIS HOPEFUL OF A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT. (PRESS ASSOCIATION FOREIGN SPECIAL.) Cape Town, Wednesday. Sir Alfred Milner, in a reply which he has sent to a petition received from the Dutch Ch-urch on July 8th, says he does not despair of a peaceful solution of the crisis. He is strtisfied that a potent cause of unrest is the political inequality and the ...

... 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 ...

... I NATIONAL BENEFIT TRUST. Our attention has been directed to the worik of the National Benefit Trust, which has opened a branch office at 74 Union Street, Aberdeen. 'the company was formed some nine years ago for the purpose of enahicog mernbers to purchase pro- perty on easy terms, and at the same time secure to tho,inve3tors a profitable return on the invest- inent of their moccey. The ...

... j| TWO-DAY BAZAAR. OPHEYNTING CD RE iON Y. SPEECH BY LORD ABERDEEN. BAZAARS AND CO-OPIERATION IN GOOD WORK. The two-day bazaar iiiauigurattcl to complete the sumin lequirecd for thio building fund of a new Free Church at CAullen was opened yesterday fore- noon by tihe Earl of Aberdeen iin presence of a large gathering. The new church, which is to be a large and handsome building, is to coat P2 ...

... SWIMM[NG GALA a ABERDEEN. tI THE FORTHCOMING POLO MACH. d The annual gala of the Thistle Amateur Swim- r ming and Athletic Club and Humane Society was ;held lest night in the Aberdeen Corporation Baths, , There was a crowded attesidance. Councillor James Robertsou, convener of the Linls'itad Parks - Committee, under whose supervision the Corpora. tion Baths tare, presided, and was supported by ...

... : PENPORTRArr O TIM pOP I What strikes one first in Leo XII. is his sonal oharm.. Those nearest to hi, lore P most, and he.was especially loved in lo hia family. His mother, who died whe the fu Pope was a boy, was deeply attched uture his own words about her, the behefMel adit the poor, a peerless mother, and a wftres of the ancient virtues, show how that lan of all reciprocated.- He is ...

... 'THE WEA'THEt. Thermometer and Barometer. 11EADINGS AT 2 A.M. TO-D)AY, =TER. I xi1VER, ,_ _ _' I qU | sc~g. tON. _I _ IRis3 23s ._ 0+,2 Pt sets. 75. .. 83! &.1. i j Wigh aterbt Aber- 342 A.. Y. ._ eetu . ..,J35 P.X. 3,5 i-l i ~~I -l tiThe barometer has ri eii, and : i _ iN the wveather is still tlse nui . cl [l~ ed. a TO-VAY. (August 11, 1899.) TOiOAY. FORiECASTS FOR TO-DAY. The ...

... JAfPORTA NT DBO(TION AS TO BOUNDARY WALL-S.I Sheriff Burnet has just issued judgment in an interesting case -elating to the expense of boundary walls. The pursuer in the aotion pur- ohased Lrom thc defender at Whiteunday last the private dwvelling-house, 38 Abergeldie Road, there being no reference in the missives to boundary walls. A conveyance (if the house was thereafter granted in ordinary ...

... -w-Ha (CONDUCTED BY CHRISTOPHER KING.) IMPORTA T. To-day, Ioys and girls, I publish the first of a short series of. fairy tales written specially for +he Childrenrs Corner of the Weekly by Bind Gregor, whose stories and letters have, in the past, been so eagerly read by young and old. The second story will appear in a week or two. .Tqll'your fri'nds end ichool chums aborut them. Next weak ...

... DOCOORS IN THE ARMY AND NAVY. OPINIONS OF SIR W. FOSTER. The trenchant attack on the state of the medi' cal services of the Army and Navy made by Pro- fesso: Alexander Ogeton at the British MIfedical Congress on Thursday excited the keenest interest in Parliamentary circles ol Friday, especially. among memrbers of the House of Cosmmons con- nected with the medical profession. A reprecenta- ...

... PROPOSED PRESENTATION TO REV. I I JAMES A'GREGOOR. I As previously announced in our cohimns, the Rev. James 21G'regor. who for the past four years has acted as administrator of St MNfary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Aberdeen, has been appointed rector of Blairs College iii room of Bishop Ohishohn, who, an account of the onerous duties as bishop, had been compelled to resign the office as rector ...