... C.-If 35attol yRlvctlrm SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1899. True BRISTOL MERCURYv Was est&b11s iod March 1, 1790. TIl BRISTOL DAILY POST was issued in .onjunction wi tII the O1ERCtJY January 24, 1860, and incorporated witil It January 26, 1878. TEiLEPro.E No. 149. The Midland Explins. AT the MidlandRailway Company's i id meeting yesterday, Sir Ernest Paget, in moving the adoption 'of ; t rnfPvri' t.n ...

... |TMj.\ ,ItFEIDERAL PROSPECTS. .:rr--C:idll-t Lites to the Globe --Aus b 0f1J'iiit't ari [scorning somewhat anxious Ce th. !rie lorel nlbke rrsalt of the Rseferendum In b *313. Which liill iot bI beld until September t r ,it F :.,!1r-tfod that the Now South Wales atl ranil iDpI) !ults of the Australian Common- It hi;; if' prcisret form have decided to spare r tceltv iir rci(rx gill the ...

... 117:+1, 41- IT is to be regretted that the Alaska boundary dispute should prove such a hard knot to unravel. Wuith the adjustment of the trading duties between America and Canada, and the increased friendliness between London and Washington, it was anticipated that all border troubles across the Atlantic would soon dis- appear. But unfortunately this old dispute, made much more serious by the ...

... lath of At._ tcpten' 0. [From Our Own Correspondent-] HousE or COATMONS, MOINDAY. Bank Holiday was recognised throughout London yesterday save in the Houses where the Act bringing it into force was passed, Both the Lords and Commons met as usual, and got through a consider- able amount of business. Therewere slxtyquestions on the notice paper. Most of the Irish members had left, but inquiries ...

... YESTERDAY. The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock. THE TRANSVAAL COMMISSION. Mr CHAMBIERLAIN, answering Sir E. Ashmead- Bartlett, said that until the proposal for a joint commission had been accepted by the Government of the South African Republic, he was unable to make a statement as to its composition. Its functions would be to report to the two Goveon- ments whether the proposals ...

... I ACROSS - ABYSSINIA. ! I _I1 ;ra )re A Wonderful Journey. tar g he Fashoda and British Prestige. tI he on I iur A Traveller's Narrative. i bsy V ad [Press Association Foreign Special.] t )rt 0 lot i] A representative of Reuter's Agency has had an t: Interview with Dr Reginald Koettlitz, who has e returned from a remarkable journey across Abyssinia I ) from east to west, Dr Koettlitz, who was ...

... LIGHT ON WATERP COILOl 'f 1,6. LIUHT I'L iN 1.1L-U v- In the annual report of the DCPattill'tl.0 Art sir T. Armstrong, thic late (11rceto W mslhod a report on tlle pictur s ia tile TIuseuin, and in tlhe couit of t les yi e vvhicli arose in 1886 'vitil segerd to tce Nater colour paintings to ti, deltCio: strong light had tCOUSlCO LO brditllg 1501 inquiry as to the causes of 0a1li g . ti B. ...

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... 3 WESTON-&-MARE CARNIVAL. I Bat ty. A Picturesque Procession, toy of. m- Reasons are not far to seek for the popularity o which every year attends the Weston-super-1we SthCarnival. For one thing it srves to help a good crause, Inasmuch Rs it results In a substantial amount or being raised on behalf of local charities. And apart ra froms this, it affords an evening's recreation in which there ...

... BEISTOL & GLO'STERSHIRE ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. MEETING AT FAIRFORD. At the converseztone on Wednesday evening, a large portion of the time was occupied by Hurles Abbey, Winchoombe, which is affording the sociely an interesting field of exploration. Mr St. Clair Blddeley read an able paper on the founder of the abbey, Richard, Earl of Cornwall, and the Rev W. Bazeley described the results of ...

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... X The irnmrfrtnt AiUnn-- --,v I f- AA --- := I re is ,- wval~s The Important discovery made a few days ago in ered the unromantic neighbourhood of Vincobank, Ian, fSheffield is not unnaturally exercising the minds of I oless antiquarfai others. The discovery is undoubtedly nesap that of the remains of an encampment originality niece founded by the Britains and subsequently occupied aces. by ...