... I TRANSTAAL CRISIS. J [t I ft THE PRESENT POSiTON. to I PORTUGAL AND THE DETAINED WAR STORES. Pretoria, Thursday.-The accounts of the new in developments in the situation published in the Ly local press coincide with the particulars con- _ tained in my telegram of yesterday. The sunm- mary of the recent negotiations which appesre 1e in the Standard and Diggers' News' practi- tg caly ...

... FROM OUR LONDON| CORRESPONDENT. D LON.on, TUISDAY TIGHT. a Many of the communiations which reach B this country go to show that very few of the a Outlanders will accept the franchise and be- F come citizens of the Republic. The statis- 3 ties which the Boer Government is tollect- - ing of the number likely to- avail themselves of franchise rights are, so far as they have gone, in corroboration ...

... The usual monthly.meeeting of the committee of this societY was head in the Underwritere' Rooms yesterday, when there were present Messrs. Dashper E. Glyrm (in the chair), S. Cross, I?. Fernie, W. WC. Nlcholon, John Rankin, R. P. J. Simpson, R.N., and the sec- reta&y. The following awazds were made for courage and humanitlyrin saving ?? medal and vote of thanks to Police-constable 95 B (John ...

... 11 'rl;n.TLE ToxTE )GA ;RDI LADY -11EMBERS. ANIMATED DISCUSSION. . - -nch~i pr-sided at the usual l ' t .'aI Guardians. held - b 0 udcas-. Rich Prk'sreet, rrestit were Mrs. Ellis, i r n dlPil, Meeszro Aber- M ~ ~ - s to'R a k)rnd E4'dwn-rds.-'The -o5~ - ,- ?? the num11ber of iiinmates in 'roe G the week was SuP, L. Drevus %vwee., and 1009 ?? K:od of ?? year. The ; ?? ?? granteai during . ...

... Id SPEECH BY MRL HALL CAINE in le a n By invitation of the Mayor and Corporation of Douglas and of the committee of the Isle of le Man sub-district of the Institute of Journalists, o- about 500 delegates and guests to the annual c.n- ?? ference of the institute, just concluded at Liver- rt pool, yesterday paid a visit to Douglas, the pro- gramme being afterwards so extended as to in- clude a ...

... ICROWDS OF ISITORS. Lying safely and snugly in the Canada Branch fDock, in company with two of her snaller sester vessels, the Majestic and the'Cymnric, who are big in their proportions, the new, giant steamer of the White Star Line, the Ooeanic, was yesterday a conspicuous attraction to thou- sands of visitors who were allowed to inspect her. This privilege was granted by the usual kindly ...

... I ! NAUTICAL JOT'Gs-Owing to pressure upon I our space this morning Nautical Jottings are held over for a day. T1E Lonn Mr AYTO&-A telegram received at the Town Hall, yesterday, from Ambleside, stated that although the Lord Mayor was suffering less. pain, he bad passed a somewhat restless night. DELEGATES TO THE CONGREGATIONAL COuCc1L AT BosTON.-To-morww afternoon 70 of the dele- gates ...

... MAIL 'EW& The fdlowing mils ae despatched fen 1 Liverpool to-day:- India, Australia &.-Mails am despaahed to- day for Egypt. Ziyru's. and Syria, via, Brimdisi. per steamer Isis; and for Aden, Zanzibar, India, I Ceylon, tahe Straits Settinenta, Java, Stu ra, I-buan, Borneo.. S Philippinem, China, Japan, FiUi Australia, and New Zealand, BrIndisi, per steamer Binalaya.-G.P.O., 11 I5 ar.; vwith id ...

... P BAD SMELLS AT WI-D3 At the Widnes PoLc- Ccrm ing, before Mr. Bazr2tt .:i :h . ?? Brown, the adjourned case pr:r *2 Widnes Corporation aa:in>t Mr.t t-c ' tallow merchan. AVidnec. .orr smells to issue froau hi-s wk- *- and St. Helens Canl B - for hesr.ng. -Mr. Swi;: app!- ^- poration and Mr. Segar for- ti- - Segar, in ope2nng the ca..e.ec -t instituted proceedings aga~nr d. 13 last. On that ...

... c, A DRIVER'S MISTAKE. d: The report of Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. r, Yorke to the Board of Trade respecting the three collisions which occurred on July 1 near Winsford Junction, on the London and North- western Railway, wes issued yesterday morning. r In this case a coal train which was travelling on the down loop line between Winsford Junction and Verdin's siding, owing to the mistake of the ...

... REGISTRARSHIP OF THE KIRKLDALE BURIAL BOARD. LIVELY MEETING. A vestry meeting of ratepayers in the town- ship of Kirkdale was held last evening at the Y.M.C.A. Hall, Folcy-street, to confirm or otherwise the following recommendation of the Kirkdale Burial Board: - That any clerk and registrar to be appointed to the Kirkdale Burial Board is to receive a salary of £140 per annum (with house, ...

... TRANSVAAL CRISIS. RECENT NEGOTITIONS. FULLER ACCOUNT. Pretoria, Thursday.-In its last communica- tien to the Imperial Government, the Trans- vaal Government suggests that if its alterna- tive proposals are aecepted the Read shall be dissolved, and after consulting the people the new law will be in force within a few weeks, the object of doing so being to avert a war in South Africa whieh woold ...