... I I VISIT OF FRENCH SAVANTS. The principal feature of Saturday's proceed- ings of the British Association was the visit of about three hundred delegates from the corres. ponding French Association now in session at Boulogne. The visitors, upon their arrival at Admiralty Pier, were received by Sir Michael Foster, president, and other dignitaries of the British Association. They afterwards had a ...

... ITHE TRANSYAAL.1 BOERS' REPLY TO BRITAIN. BRITISH DEMANDS REFUSED. WAR CONSIDERED INEVITABLE. EXCITEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA. LVuvrai's TwiGRAM3S.) Cape Town, Saturday. The forecast of the Transvaal reply, already published, is confnned by reports from Pretoria. 'The reply does not accept the demands of the Imperial Government en bloc. Great excitement prevails in Pretoria at, the prospect of the ...

... LAUNCOH OF TWO TRAWLERS AT ABERDEEN. On Saturday forenoon two trawlers were launched at Aberdeen. The first was the Doon, built by Messrs J. Duthie and Sons to the order of the Dee Line of stean trawlers, Grimsby. The vewse! lueasures 123 feet over all in length, 21 feet 6 inches in widilh, and 12 feet 6 inches in depth. The vessel is fitted out with the latest applances for carrying on the ...

... THE PRINCE OF WALES IN X ~ABERDEFEN. His Royal, Highness the Prince of Wales arrived in Aberdeen by special Caledonian train from Stirling due at L40 p.m. on Satur- day. The train consisted of an engine, Royal saloon, composite carriage, and van. It was sti taken through the station and drawn up at the pa entrance to the covered passage leading to the pt Palace Hotel, whieh was laid with ...

... 1 T1ERMNG AT ZMDZIM The pioturesque village of Edzell was, an Satur- day, the scene of a gathering such as has not been seen in it for nearly 200 years, when a great gathering of the clan-convened by the Lindsay Society-took place. The society, which was formed two years ago, has initiated this annual gathering with the object of bringing the mem- bers of the olan together, and cementing the ...

... AB1ERDEEN COOL BOARD ACCOUNT. The accounts of the Aberdeen School Board for the sear to Whitsunday, 1593, as audited Iy Mlr William Milne, C.A., have now 'been pub- lished, and will be laid before a meeting of ttu board on Thursday next for approval. From the general abstract of the income and expenditure, it appears that the receipts for the year amounted altogether to £109,944 Bs 3d, as ...

... J . - 5 Nsw BRTDOE STREUT, LoNwON, A-BnwEN JOURNAL OFFICE, MONDAY MORNING, 5.30. t (BY SPECIAL WIRE.) BOER GUNS FOR r FROINTIER. X LYING HID NEAR LAING'S NEK URGUIMEERS IDCLARINIG THM1EV1VES READY. I (DAILY MAIL TELEGRA..) Churlestown, Sunday. r Six guns of the Transvaal State Artillery have arrived on the border from Pretoria. 3This makes 14 guns all lying perdu within 335 miles of Laing's ...

... COMPLIMENT TO AN OLD FA RMER. A most interesting function took place on Saturday, illustrating the good feeling which in these days exists between proprietors and ten- ants and among our northern farmers them- selves. Mr Lewis Strachan, who for 5S years has been tenant of the farm of Cluny, on the estate of Raomoir, Banchory, has recently re- tired, and a number of his friends desiring to ...

... - . Thurso has been very well patronised tbfil by visitors and tourists, and the present W ing season has greatly improved the comraim activities of the town. 'Much advantage hl been reaped by local traders from theb, mPb ,number of visitors this season, The Footbridge over the Thurso.-e45 iI footbridge made by Invernues Foundry firi n connect the walks o4n both sides of',hurso -which was ...

... I ST NICHOLAS U.P. CBU1IC04 I ABERDEEN. INTRODUEUMON OF REW. J. A. YAdI Yosterday special services were conducted it, St Nicholas U.P. Church, Union Grove, Aber. deen, in connection with the introduction of Re, J. G. Walton, B..D., aS colleague and succa,,; to Rev. Dr Robsoa. At the forenoon service there was a large congregation, and Rev j Aitken, M.'A., Ryehill U.P. Church, Dundee ...

... Thermometer and Barometer. LREADINGS AT 2 A.U. TO-DAY. . _ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.1 X~~~~Tfl ~~~~METER.~ EM~~~~~~~~~~~~~6 E- 40 quX MOON. - Rlsea. 54 .M 29 P.M.~ _ Sets.. . 618 .*a411 £53. - ligh Water at Aber- - Ai.M _ deen .. 05 P.M. The barometer has fallen further, - and bad weather la indicated. TO-DAY. (September 18, Is.) TO-DAY. FORECASTS FOR TO-DAY. The' following forecasts of ...

... Y ,JOURNAL SPECIAL WIRE. FROM OUR. OWN CORRESPONDENT.) O NEW BRID(a F STREET. Sunday uiight. I oeemi ertain that the reply of the T sva~al Exsecutive to the despateh of the British GoveI'illieut' is virtualnly a blank re- fltal to comply with o11r deimfds. The received by XIr Convinaln ?? bjishab rnache Greene and problably it has reached Loidon. Its tern- *rill b)e otfficiall made known to ...