... ADDRESS AND PRESENTATIQN TO; I TTHE LORD MAYOR I FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. lte Lord Mayor of Belfast (Councillor Otto Jaffi, J.P.) received an address yesterday-the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles-from the members of the Jewish community in the city. The interesting proceedings in connection therewith took the form ef a zeception in the Exhibition Hall, anid the attend- ance, which ...

... TRE CQ13ISSIONERS oF NATIONAt EDUJCA'TION. ANNUAL RFPOR'L. The sixty-fifth report of the Commissioners of National Education has been issued. It contain:; statistics of attendances, religious denominations, and proficiency in the sclhools during the twelve months ended 30th September, 1898, and state- ments connected wit-b. the expenditure of- parh;a mentary grants- for the year ended 31st- ...

... THE LICENSINGT QUESTION IN BELFAST. PULPIT REFERENCES. Preaching last might in Grosvenor Hall. Rev. Dr. R. Crawford Johnson congratulated the city . m the wholesale refusals of the Recorder to create .I slarge number of new pubic-houses in Belfast. He lookod forward, however, with something like dismav to the annual licensing sessions to be held next Saturday, when aspirants for spirit ...

... TLIFES Is AMEa.iCA. ARRIVAL OF THE OVMFYXIA. INTERVIEWS WITH ADMIRAL DEWE Y. . s2 -; our1 AFFAIRS IN VENEZUELA. B Y O A BL S. fr&siI FROM OUR OWN COORRSODEN. ' NEWv YORK, Tusnir~.-The Dewey reception committee have had all their elaborate arrange- ments upset and thrown into confnsion by the Olympia's arrival this morning at 5-40, two days before what may be described as the advertised time ...

... 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 ...

... TlHE CHURCH OF IRELAND. ALL SAINTS' PARISH. A largely-attended special harvest thanksgiving service was conducted last night in All Saints' Parish Church, Belfast, by Rev. Dr. O'Loughlin, Lurgan. The whole interior of the building was profusely and attractively decorated for the ac- casion with flowers, foliage, cereals, and fruit, the work being carried out by M7Lrs Henry, Mrs. Wann, Miss ...

... (ESTABLISHED NNO 1737. . 0b,,,I Afid'I't BELFAST. SATURDAY, SEPlEMIBER 23. i Three miners were killed andi 'C 2 .. by an exploslon at Lens on tht ?? It is reported that sonie Iirii'Lh nava ?? ments have been stolen from 5'.'a;ia It is reported from Allahabad ta* r. e Britain will take ?? Dela;, gL October 1st. Worz was reiumed vestcriav 3t *let building vard of MIEssrs- Carmifha0,L - &Co., ...

... g~E'.A8T AND ULSTER V-INTNFRS} A.SSOCI~ATION. ANNUAL MEET iNG. t piEottTION ON LICENSIN'G LEGISLATION mo .nna) meeting of distillers, brewers, whole-t * ;ttt!.and retail traders identifled wti'th - .'ain was held inl the Chamber of Corn- t .. i'lting Street. Belfast, yesterday after- f Ai r. 'lhomoas Callan Mfacardle, J.P. (Dicec- a ?? aeatrdlC. Monte, & Co., Limited, Dun- . ,e eteei1i to the ...

... The improvement committee of the council of this borough met at the Town Hall yesterday, under the presidency of Councillor R. Thompson. The cashier submitted the accounts for the month, which were examined, and ordered to be sent for- ward to the Council for paymint. Councillor M'Entee attended, and urged that the Council's orders for the completion of Scotland Place and Scotland Street North ...

... !LIFE IN AYERICAE of F. Err to V~e~s - = ?? x THE PHILIPPINES QUESTION. MEXICANS AND INDIANS IN CONFLICT. BY CABLE. PROM OUR OWN1 CORRXSPONODEn. NEw YoRx, WDNnErDAY.-The President and Administration are credited with taking the rather extraordinary course of committing themselves .o no definite proposals for the government of the Philippines when Congress meets. The Philip- pine Civil ...

... DUB[JLI:N DAY BYt D)AY * 38, LOWER ORMIOND QUAY, TUEZSDAY MonGET. Much interest is being taken in the Ch~ristian Convention m ovemnent 'by the Protestant congregations of Dublin. The Rev. Dr. Moffait presided at the prayer meeting this morning. Afterwards. Surgeon -General WVhitla presided, when the subject was A model for soul winners. The speakers wvere Rev. WV. HE. Griffith Thomas ...

... COUNTY BOROUGH OF BEELFAST. The finance committee of the Council of this borough met at t'oe Town Hall yesterday under the presideney of Alderman Sir James Henderson, J.P. At the suggestion of the Lord Mayor (Wbun- cillor Otto Jaiff, J.P.) a sub-committee was ap- pointed to examine into the insurances of Corpora- tion property and report regarding same. The Town Clerk reported the receipt of ...