... I DEALING WITH. A\ INDIAY FAMISF Somc idea of the Hercnlean i. Zur 1tcola r coping with a famine e.r-niis over *o r r area-a famine whvich h~-t 4f.caed en J~ a 225,000 sq.are mile,^ d a Of° 62,000,OO0-idn the midst of ctbtr sut.. be formed when we conisde-:WteKl' rerson relived for one dav as unl. a u - L 821.000.000 units, or about n . ii; * million persons a day for a l>t) V trated to have ...

... FOREIGiN INTELLIGENCE. BEZUTEU'S T!ZLSQS IS. THE PLAGUE. OPORTO, Friday. Two fresh caqes of pl~aguec svere raported hiere, to~ dav. The outbreak is now stationary, and will probably not spread nless there is a heavy rain- f all. ALEXANDRIA. Friday. A despatch received here ?? plague, qt is beliesved, has subsided.| The Governor of Mauritius telegraphs-Sixty- two caees of plague amd fifty-one ...

... EXPEDIT'.N. TO UGANDA. DEPARTURE OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER. THE WORKING OF THE NEW, TELEGRAPH LI N-E. PRESS ASSOCIATION FOREIGN SPECIAt. LOD)ON, THI7RSDAY.-Reuters Agency learns that Sir H. H. Johnston will leave Eng- land to-morrow (Friday) with Iiis expedi- tion for Uganda. Accompanying the Special Commissioner are Mr. J. B. Cunningham, who has been sent by the British Central African ...

... OIMLGE LUNATIC ASYLUM. The monthly meeting of the committee of ma- nagenient of this institution was held yesterday in the Boardroom-Colonel L. M. Buchanan, e' B., in the chair, and the other members present were Viscount Corry, D.L.; Monsignor Smollen, Messrs. J. C. Crozier, J.P.; Andrew Sproule, J.P.; HI. Devlin, J.P.; J. Jordan, M P.; E.. Gallagher, J.P.; P. Oruimey, J.P.; George Murnaghan, ...

... MONAGIAN COUNTY COUNCIL. Yesterday morning an adjourned meeting of th3 County Monaghan County Council was held in the Grand Jury Room of the County Courthouse- Mr. P. Rafferty, J.P. (chairman), presiding. The other councillors in attendance were-Dr. Tierney, J.P ; Messrs. Thomas Toal, Bernard M'Kenna, Patrick Walsh, Mlaturice Fitzgerald, Thomas Mohan (Scotstown), Owen Murphy, John Gray, J.P.: ...

... IRISH DAIRlY ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the council of the Irish Dairy Association was held at the secretary's office. 57, George Street, Limerick, on the 18th inst. Pre- sent:.-Mr. Arthur Moore, MI.P., D.L., president (in the chair) ; Messrs. W. L. Stokes, J.P. ; Robt. Gibson, D. L. Roche, J. J. O'Donovan, and W. Thorp (honorary secretary). On the motion of -Mr. R. Gibson, seconded by the ...

... | THE MASSING OF BRITISH TROOPS. Ii __ ?? SIR A. IMILNER'S EXPLANATION. V 0 SPEECH BY PRESIDENT KRUGER. F I. ?? ?? -Ma 1`ESqS ASSOCIATION FOREIGN SPECIAL. PnEToRIA, SErT~EMBERt 7.-To-day's debate in h, the first Raad on Mr. Coester's motion concerning to the massing of British troops on the Tranevaal t] borders and the stoppage of ammunition at Delagca t; Bay by the Portuguese authorities was ...

... FEOM OUIt MILITARY CORRS rPO2DEWT. LoNDON, MoND.&Y-Colonel and Chief Pay- master Georges, who was a few years ago serving at Dublin as Chief Pavmaster in Ireland, vacates the appointment of district -paymaster at Hong-Kong and will be re- placed there by Colonel Mortumer, from Aldershot, while Colonel Georges weil, it is expected, become ?? at Aldershot. On the 28th of last month the ...

... t IWO I-podfa5l nfl)J5-?' ta p ?p v ?? BELPAST. j F1RIDAY, SEPTEMIIER S. Su. The Marquis of Londerr 's I - land ponies wmasuld yest tr:,av ' are: r The Board of Trade returns fr Ac. y show increases in both impr ,,rii ear :, A carriage factory and adjinining W ar, in Johiannesblr-g have beeq d fesved iv The loss is estimuated at £45,000 A bicyclist. who bas n, 7 L ed :YV 9?1. wi run over ...

... I ?UBLIN DAY BY DAY., V~~~ 38, LoWER. ORMOND QrAY, FRIDA.Y NiGorT. For the third time this week Samuel ChUlds, the accused person in the Glasnevin murder case, was brought before Mr. Wall, Q.C., chief magistrate, ain the Northern Police Court to-day. -As on the previous occasions, there was a most in- convenient crush of idle persons, anxious to satisfy their curiosity by a. glance at the ...

... ;TUH 4]A§SVAAL. IBOER REPLY RECEIVED. WAR CONSIDERED INEVITABLE. DESPATCH OF FURTHER TROOPS. The Press Association ?? long expected Transvaal reply to the latest despatch of Lhe British Government came to hand yesterday evcn- ing, and the officials in the African Department of the Colonial Office have been busy in cons_ quence. It is understood that Mr. Chamberlain was promptly communicated ...

... OUR IONDJOIN 1'TTER. BY OU-m'. PRIVATE W5XIC. IErarjssi NEws-LISTTrR Onca,. 435. STRAND, W.C., FRIDAaY N0 The Cabinet Connoll. So t-he great Cabinet Council has met end. cogs- -rated. We hiave had more than one Black Erl- day' in the modern histery of England, and the sitting of the Cabinet to-day at the Fore:gn 'Office may not, after all, add another to rhe gloomy catalogue. MAinist-ers did ...