... I i PROPOSOD INTRODUMCTON OF ELE TRICITY. Last night a meeting of ratepayers, called by 'tle Special l)istrict Sub-Cuinsmittee, was held in the Public School, Doye, to consider the ad- vigability of forming D)yce into a special lighting district. There was a large-ebtendance, and Rev. James T. Cox was ocalled to the chair. In' ex- plaining the object for which the meeting was being held, The ...

... THE DEESIDE RAILWAY. I _ _ . DOUBLE LINE EXTENDED TO PAR1 An important improvement, which will greatly facilitate traffic onl the ])eeside Raihya-1 has been, completed by the Great North of Scotlu,, Railway Company, the traek having beeni doubled from Culter to Park. Formerly the line em double from Ferryhill to Cultcr, a distanee of about seven miles, and the extension now com pleted measures ...

... . orgl LONDON LEITTEYRP. .. I BY JOURNAL SPE.01AL W~IE. 01-1M 0U OWN C0OUIE'SP~ONDENNT.) 'fil C'ojpo GoveIol1111ii. i>, beill0.1 oluapis citijAld 110r- t0 lo.l 2' f tho-rke ii illII',tml~ l.''1 p~ll0it 1l' I j10' if4IIL kvk U ll teia ilPV I' l~ii [11 'lll LIII 'L 01 101C l M Z IIIUI itlll- tV.. 1I L11CZ fl(it Iv'I U' fe 1'11' lIt, Unlw,L Cl' \0LU0iL eL iL'0l' '116111t'l St l p1101 h~r Ih ...

... BEE NEW SHERIFF OF CAITEENESS, I I ORKNEY, AND SHETJND I LEGAL PROCEDURE IN THE NORTH. Mlr C. N. Johnston, the newly-appointed sheriff of Caithness, Orkney, and Shetland, presented his commission in Lerwick Sheriff Court yester- day. Ie was accompanied to the bench by Sheriff Shennan and the Hon. Sheriffs-Substitute Mitchell, Laurenson, and Leisk. Sheriff Shenrian extended to Sheriff Johnston ...

... | BOSRE. Pionie and Garnet-The Birse annual pionia and games were held Ont Saturday at Ballogie. The weather wfas very favourable, and a large number of people turned out. The various comn- petitions were ably contested MFr Iunes, Mains of Potarch, acted as secretary, and under imbt all arrangements were, as usual, very complete. BANFF. Test of a Road-Paring Mfachine.-On Saturday at King ...

... COL. MAIATYR'S EXPEDITION. INTERVIEW WITHI THE GALLANT OFFICER. (Pi!1ES ASSOcMATIMN Fourmax SPEciAL.) A representative qf Reuter's Agency has had ar interviaw with Colonel Cyril Martyr, D.S.O., who was despatched last September with an ex- ex&editionary force from Uganda to join hands, if possible, with the Anglo-Egyptian Army now no the Upper Nile. The gallant officer, who has jult arrived ...

... I I A meeting of Aberlour School Board took plice yesterday to consider a letter fron the secretary of the Education Departmnent in regard to the site of the proposed new sohool at Craigellachio. The following is the oorrespolide-e referred to: - Sootch Education Dlepartm.eant, 3rd August, l199. C(teigel-rslhie Public School. Sir,-Aclvo'tiusg to your letter of the 21st ulto., I am directed to ...

... cnl.F OPFtOI.-BW)AD STREET, AIE'EllE, LONDON ON pi- V NEJV IlRiDGL'STREUT, EC. I E1ASRAMS- ABERDL)E 4' )IOURNAL,' ABERDEEN. ,jKI,.:PiioNR-No, 27. ABERDEEN, TUESDAY, AUG. 22, 1899. I _. _ NlEWVS SUMMARY. There were several bathing fatalities in England yesterday. The Viceroy telegraphs that several districts of I India are stili rainiless. There were 24 fresh plague cases and 23 deaths i at ...

... 1SECOND EDTIONI - - 5 Nrw BIIID(1 STREET, LONDON, ADRISDE.N JOURTZAL OFFICE, TiU}'SDAY MOININa, 5.30. (BY SPECIAL WIPE.) REPORTED OUTBRIEAKS IN ITALjY. (DAILY MAIL TELE-CRA-M.) ;tloie, Saturday. It is qiuite certain that at Naples and at L Palermto several cases of plague have -been .re-atILed dUrilng the last few days. ThIree or four ol thetlil have ended fatalBl. The ie Wspa.pers4 hi;ve ...

... TEE POLAR CAMPAIGN. I 'rue first news of the campaignl for the capture of thle North Polo h1as~ arrived, and it is news of ,lnis~iser an~d failuic. Mr Weillaicin an American 2 j.ccxniai~-c. it %will be remnembered, matde ans at-I tempt some year- ago to niako a rush to the Pole 51toiil tle, north of Spicalicirgen. hut wseci wrecked off lie >liore. of that islaisd group. le had es-1 liieatedl ...

... INTJODIUMJTION OF REV. JOHN MACK. On the rocasion af the introduction of Rev. John Mack to Insoh Parish Chiurh (briefly re- ported in yesterday's Journal), Rev. Dr Pagan, Bothwell Parish 1Church, Lsnarkshire, Moderator of the General Assembly, occupied the pulpit. Dr Pagan preached to a large congregation from the 2nd chapter of 2nd Timothy, 3rd verse. At the close of his discourse Dr Pagan' ...

... THE FIRST NAVr-U, LORD OF THE I ADMIlRA<Y. l AtImiral of the Meet Sir Frederick Richards raliqtiisqieci oni SCatwday his scat as First Naval Lord at tihm Admiralty Board in aceordaoe wvith an arrangemneint made ill Novemliber last. [t waill bo romeninbered that at that time Sir Frederick Richards, W10o for five year-i past had fill,2d the ifilporialit p st hI 1o0w lesitlis, wvas, to the wli ...