... THE PORTUGUESE EAST AIFRIN I --IEXPITION. I hear (writes a London correspondent) that the Portuguese expedition, which is at present operating in East Africa, is not regarded as par- ticularly well suited to effect the purpose for which it was sent out. It is characteristic of the ineptitude of the Portuguese authorities that they have no properly otganised native force to send on such an ...

... TOPICS OF THfl WEEK. I . c.. . The announicement made by thb directors of the North British Railway lastweek that after providing for the payment of a full dividend on the ordinary preference stock, the sum of b28,217 had been set aside to uieet one-half of the sum standing in the ac- counts as bad debts, came as a surprise. It will be remembered that these bad debts were one of the causes of ...

... THIE YNIPROVED GERMAN IMPERIAiL MAIL SERVICE TO THE FA8T. I~~~ _ The Norddeutscher Lloyd a.s. Konig Albert, sailing from Southampton on October 8th, will inaugurate the fortnightly German Imperial mail service to China and Japan. At present .the service is monthly, and, like the English service, consists of a line to Hong-Kong, where transhipment is made into a smaller steamer be- d longing to ...

... THE 'WEATHER. , Thermometer and Barometer. IRADINGS AT 2 A.M. TO-DAY. ISUAN, lXON. Mses3. 554 &x.m.,. 6'14 P.M. Sete. .510 f.M.. .. ,a52 A.M. Elgh Water at Aber. I IP50 A.M. deeu j 2 10 P.M. The barometer has risen.*and the weather Is more settled. A t r. ,4 ? rl I I FORECAST S FOR TO-DiY. The following forecasts of weather for to-day were issued from the Meteorological Oh'iceat 8 ...

... I I r 1. I 1XI ? Y EA T' El E, I ?I. Thermome,ort~lW wid.M. lioilivter lil.Al-INGA. Ai' 2 A.-',I. T'l-i'A.\Y aIIE:I . v CI r1 l~riV~ : ' I A- = A _. _ Ultl , a .1 AL),r A N M ...

... I DEPARTURE UNNOTICED. (REsuTn's TELEGRAMS.) Janze (near Rennes), Wednesday. - Captain Dreyfus left Rennes at three o'clock this morning, and proceeded to Vern, where ho took train for Nantes. His departure was completely unnoticed. Rennes, Wednesday. Captain Dreyfus left the military prison here shortly after three o'clock this morn- ing. A landau drawn by two bay horses, the same pair which ...

... MARRIAGE OF MR JOHN C. M. OGILVIE-FORBES. Yesterday forenoon, at the Roman CatholsB Church of St 'Mary's, Chelsea, the wedding tok place of MNr John Charles Matthias ogilvie. Forbes of Boyndlie, Aberdeenehire, and Mii Anne Marguerite Prendergast, daughter of Colonel Lenox Prendergast, who served with the Scots Greys in the Crimea. The church was handsomely decorated for the occasion, the ...

... ISTRANDING OF THE HARLAWf. MIAEWS CERTEPICATE SUSPENDE D. The decision in the Board of Trade inquiry es to the stranding of the steamer Harlaw (formerly Gotha), belonging to the Aberdeen Stealm Navigation Company, on a rock west of Quorness, near Hunt, Pentland Firth, on 25th August last, was given in Abordeen Courthouse yesterday afternoon. The nautical assessors were Captain K&ennech Hore ...

... I . I THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS. A PRO-BOER SPEECH. NO CASUS BEILI.. e. THE HORRORS OF A WAR. Sir William Harcourt, ex-leader of the Liberal Opposition, paid a visit to Ebbw Vale yesterday and formally opened an intermediate school, which has been erected at a cost of £3000, on a site given by the Duke of Beaufort, for the accom- modation of 60 -boys and 40 girls. The right 3 lion. gentleman, who ...

... I I CONCLUDING MEETING. Th3 work of the tectioins was practically con- cluded oni Tuesday ancl yesterday morning only three sections met for a short timo to dispose of at few remaining papors. Tho (tlenral Com- mitteo muet at half past tell, and received the re- port of the Coimlmittee tif Riecoinmendations. Sir Michael Foster presided. and thoe whole of t ho recominmendations were passed ...

... VOLLTLNTBR NEWS. BON-A0CORD IRIFLE CLUB. The last weekly competition of this club for -the season took place at the Links range yester- day. Distances, 200, 500, and 0o0 yards; seven rounds at each; any position at 200 yards. The following is the prize-list:- Pts. 200 500 600 TI. Sgt. G. Anderson, F Coy. 5 3- 32 33 99 Ar.-Sgt. J. W. Ewen, C Coy. 4 30 33 34 97 Ool.-Sgt. Jas. Forbes, G Coy. 3 ...

... datle 8Ikbtrt-'(tl mX lki 1Jh I\b retit 0!uvmit.l CnTHIF Oypti,'iR-BROAT) STRElT, AJBERDEEN. loNDoN (WFIO1E-5 N JO5NWRII)GE STRUET, R.C. lIlLEORAXS- AB~flji)BEl.N JOURNAL, ABERDEEN.I TlELIWHoNE-l-Nv. 27. NEWS Si1IiIIARY. The death is announced of Major-Goneral Cunningieham of Dluard. The Sirdar has gone on a short tour of in. spectiou of the White Nile. Iroquois, the wilnner of the Rnglisn ...