... ITE HE r T A rCUTAS7Y PBOPLE. HUMOROUS 6E5IOF IAN MAAC- LARENV' The Rev. Dr Watson, speaking at Leeds the other night in support of the movement for Westminster College at Cambridge, said- The Scots v'erp a msodesb people-(laughter)--bue there were times when a just idea of their own greatness was allowed to take full possession of their minds. (Renewed laughter.) The occasions were rare ...

... I AB3ER-DEEX TEMPE A SOCIETY. The fiftv-fourth annutal report of the Aberdeen Temperance Society, to be submitted at the| annual meeting in the Christian Institute to- morrow evening, states that the society's en- i gagements during the year met with a consider- t able amount of success, notably the meetings c and agitation again-t incrense of licences, aids the crusade carried on in St ...

... Yesterday afternoon, at a J.P. Court in Aber- *deen-Messra G. Sinclair and J. Harper on the bench-Alexander Chalmers, NI.B., Ch.D., lately residing at 438 Union Strect, and now at the Grand Hotel, Union Terrace, Aberdeen, was brought up on a charge of having contravened an order under the Aninals Diseases Act, granted by the Board of Agriculture. The complaint set forth that Dr Chalmers, being ...

... SKENE STREET CONGREGATIOCNAL I-- CHURCH. RESIGNATION OF REV. E. B. M1AHON. Last evening a meeting of thg congregation of Skene Street Congregational Church was held for the purpose of receiving a statement from the minister, Rev. E. B. Mahon, who has received a call to St George's Congregational Church, Middlesbrough-on-Tees. Mr Iation, who pre- eided at the opening of the proceedings, said ...

... 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 IMPORTANT MINISTERIAL] ANNOUNCEMENT. BRITISH ULTIMATUM TO KRUGER. tBRINGING THE BOERS TO REHASON. Mr Hayes Fisher, M.P., Junictr Lord of the Treasury,.speakingatKenilworth last night, said the sands Chad run through the glass for Paul Kruger. The Government must now send a sufficient force to the Cape, so that when the final ultimatum was presented, the Boers could make no mistake regarding ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... I-| 6 NEW BRIDGE STREET, LONDON, ABERDEEN JOURNAT OFFICE, THIUE.SDAY MORNING, 6.30. (BY SPECIAL WRE.) MR KRUGER AND THE QUEEN. ALLEGED STRONG PERSONAL APPEAL (DAILY MAIL TELEGRAM.) Cape Town, Wednesday. I learn on trustworthy authority that Mr Kruger has addressed a strong personal appeal to the Queen by caible, beseeching 'Her Malajestv to intervene to prevent blood- shed. The appeal, which ...

... I I~~~ . I DISPERSION OF MR GRANT'S (METHLICK) HERD. Yesterday the herd of pure-bred A~brdeen- Angus cattle belonging to 'Mr John Grant, Meth- lick, was sold by public auction sat Methlick, in conseequenoe of the non-renewal pf the Jease of the farm of Hillbrae, of -which Vr Grant was tenant. The herd, which was founded just a quarter d a cen- tury ago, was composed of such well-known strains ...