... SHORT HAIRED CATS. Cat culture has become a very general pur- suit of recent years. That, great interest is taekoe in the breeding and rerrieg of our : ldomestic mrenser is evidencei by the beautiful epecimeng to be seen at shows and elsewhere. l introduction of the Persina cat into this coe ntry wab probably the start- iug pont Af the holby. lhrs has led to tire cultivation ol all Linds of ...

... I 1 The C.O. of the 3rd Middlesex A.Y. has announced the result of oompetitive gun practice whiclh took place on the batteries at Shoeburyness for prizes amounting to 30 guineas. The first prize of 211. was won by No. 2 battery, under Lient. Battorsby, vith a totl1 of 1331 points; and the second prize of 107. 10s. by No. 4 battery, under Capt. Bayldon, with 111I pcint-s;t&e team s next in ...

... JOURIALISTS AT LIVERPOOL. I The proceadings of the annual confer- ence of the Institute of Journalists, held thlis year at Liverpool, wfere formally commenced on M~onday. A fter an ereur- onL upon the Liverpool Overhead lthec- troe railwray along the entire range of dockse, a distance of ahont sevevn miles, an ?? reception wvas held at the town ball. On Taseday the proceedingg vwere re- suited ...

... The subject of this interview is the accomplished actress who has on more than one occasion delighted Huddersfield playgoers with her talented impersona- tions. England may claim the honour of being the birthplace of our coming star, but as Miss Moores migrated to Australia at seven years old she naturally looks upon this country as her home. Unlike the majority of actresses, Miss Moores was ...

... A BRACE OF PARTRIDGES.-Grand Theatre, Croydon. A DARK SECRRT.-Prince's T.. New Brighton. A FAST LIps.-Prince's Theatre. Bradford. A GREEK SLAVE.-Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. A LIFE'S REVRNGE.-New Theatre, Farnwo'th. A LIFE OF PLEASURE.-Grand Theatre, Luton. A LONDON ARAB.-Theatre Royal, Greenock. ALEXANDER, MR G. (A).-Theatre Royal, Glasgow. ALEXANDER, MR G. (B).-Riviere's 0. H. Llandudno. AMERICAN ...

... Tlrf? RWISTPUTION& ,,BtTLwFl.flT-OC)1lrTS VOTE At hclk~tni-rNstCattrt, bekr Mr. Iati sin- te h',niof Mr. InosCtta i s~ c-~ mn~m The chuin niw in ff'N Otai di 11e wos s~aid to oeceapr in ColN- ¾ xrit At~-er S,-TeC dii-,eundou the 'iota. was -P$T M'Al PRIOr1-IFhT :R'S CLAIM \\ c' ovaod or theo ilbends; Mr. NV N tt'C rer'ur-: tid Mr, .1, urn- s 'rests Mr.avid C h I A C' ~ir. te ropieorof the t ...

... THE WAR OFFICEA 0. BY ONE WHO WAS IN IT. Thne Dreyfus ease has doubtlesi made many Engl[ihmeou ask if there can be any resem- blanco botwevn the French War Office and our owen, which at present dwells, like a vast polyp, in the etaves of Pall Mall. If, indeed, thoe house is any index to the individual, thon, of a. surety, oeir War Office is not organic-not a whole, ?? a serios of almost ...

... VENEZUELA ARBIRATTJON., CLOSE OF THE ARGUM . FIFTY-FNE DAYS OF SPEECM AWARD EXPECTED ON MONDAY (THROtG3 MMUE3'S AG}:CT.) PARIS. Sept. 27. 'Mr. Harrison concluded his speech on ?? of Venezuela to-day-. He said that a liberal strip should be given to Venezuela. through which no speedy approach could be rane to the banls of Orinoco. The Tribunal had now to determine the rights of the two nations ...

... ART AND LEWERS. For the first time in tbree centuries, RlhIb Fitch's narrative of his expedition to India, Burma, and Malacca i,4 aout to be issued, pr ?? in full to the reading public. Ral Gp is the first Englishman of whom there is any T record to bare visited those coumtries. His m narrative, which is edited by Mr. J. Horton Ltyley, of the Hakluyt Society, for Mr. lisher Ic Unwin, goes ...

... COLLSlON OY A INL WITmHI AMN ICi'llH31.1 PASSENOEI;IR NARRATIYL TMr Fred boaw of VW'elst I trar~epool, a piasenger ,o:l thr Atlantio liner City of l-aiLomo, whiah r-rivncd at New \ oYr- onl Septembr 4, after cuisieon with) jio ie. -L.r. in tho At.,lantic, g:ivs in a lettr ax g £rftphic atiuintt of Urn terrile p -rirw fC ! n aDIst~raeL 3S sa~ys (JOn Thnriday evetning, Anvzist: 31skt whilst ...

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... METEOROLOGICAL REPORT I - DAILY NEWS- OPPOS READEYGs THIS A1O ?? BY NEGRErrI A-ND ZAMRi'S BAIROXETE& i1 ?? - . - . . . . . . . . a Cm-redid to .eu-leei axd reduced io 32 dev. . The II.tk Imes Fbow t~le beit of t Or r: . dC! O tI. a:d -hrue perras ciromni The dono: 1:I Mde r xr . rtrcme vr'.tation5 donxreeatetrd&, ad the twopreno ay. The initial sette ho the dirtion of the vimi The Xezcort ...