... The First bhots. Tum first hllot in the war has been fired. The Transvaal has des- troyed an armoured train, has captured two gcujs which were on board, and has taken prisoners the ena -In charge. Tlhe sceno of this successful exploit of the enemiiy wam Krani Pan, a station about ro miles south of Miafeking. There is fortunately no truth whatever in the rumour that women and children were in ...

... CYCLING AND DANCLNG. POSSIBLE ILL EFFECTS UPON OnR GIRLS. I A reporter of the Yorkshire Glazotto writes: It was a beautiful summer's day when I de- trained at Hclmne - on - Spalding - Moor Station. Holme is a pretty, straggling, well- popu- lated village on the high road between Market Weightoa and Selby, in the East Riding of York- shire. I had the choice of either driving or walking to ...

... .MI-EEORVJJi C AL RE&PORT ?? UTS NT{RIi} ?? EGRYLTTM A.ND ZANfnRtAs DB.kt'arm QerMrrrX~tsI nos iles nd rsaucajd' f. .52 M; b.ee2 Ieo ?? et hw the lrlht of setbarometer at 1 o'mezk o- these. l-.rr ser',7vtn)-mra~ry. lb. .IOAd fIn.} ioi-me the Trunrne rsrioulrn, dtrnng m'nrdaiyr and the t jr i aus ;af The in:tisLI lese rhbol- tbe ?? It th1 wm-iL Th- Mar,-ry fal' tor eirn, with 3.V., S. L' ...

... RESERYES CALLED OUT. SPECIAL ORDER-YESTERDAY. DATE OF MOBILIZATION. _ _ _ ?? PARLIAMENT MEETS TUESDAY VVEEK . Threc proehul-ationa1 were issued by the Qtieri at, Balmoral yesterday after the Privy Councilil ineetimlg. Olle callis upon, Parfliamn t I to meet on the 17th 'for the despatch of divers urgent and importanlt affairs; the otheo calls out thoe riiiy reserve )on perminenlt service; ...

... - r--- V LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. HOMGLOPATHY. We have received letters from medical experts onl thle ' Ailopisthie rerise Home'opathic controversy, o'.11rted by a coirespondeot IL few weeks ago. We very inude regret that wec are uiiahle to toinmore than inilicatte the views of seineof these gentlemen, as no wveek's letters would take upl anl entire page of i14y- tl's W .Visic' Hero is iL ...

... [By BECKLES WILLSON.] WHEN the Canadian Pacific Railway train whirls you past the little town of Fort William, situated at the western extremity of Lake Superior, it is difficult to believe, as you look out of the window, that here was once the abode of a cosmopolitan gaiety, opulence, and even of splendour. In the halcyon davs of the great fur companies, Fort William boasted a fashionable ...

... iutl flalf 6antte *fictt, 18, CIIARIEX CROSS ROAR, W.C The Queen, on the occasion of her visit to Bristol on November 15, will be accompanied by the Duke of Connaught, Princess Ilenry of Battenberg, and Princess Christian of Schleswig-llolstein. The Lord Chamberlain, the Home Secretary, and the usual officials of the Royal Household wvili also be in attendance on tier Majscty. 'The King of the ...

... Parliament has been dily summoned to meet on the 17th inst., the date we indicated a week ago, and its first business will be to vote a substantial sum on account of the cost of the inevitable operations in the Transvaal. The Timces volunteers the further information that after despatching this business Parliament will adjourn until the new year instead of proroguing. This also was not only ...

... LONDON RADICALS AND SOUTH AFRICA- I STATEMENT BY LORD TWEEDMOUTH. The members of ?? Liberal and Radical Union foregathered last evening at the National Liberal Club to consider the Transvaal question. Lord Tweedmouth, who presided, said the country were now-inl the midst of a most momentous crisis. Since the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny there had not occurred a situation which demanded ...

... THE SHEFFIELD MUSICAL FESTIVAL MR. EDWARD ELGAR AS COMPOSER. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] SHEFFIELD, Oclober 12. 'ht at this Festival we were given a performance of Mr. LAST Elgars King Olaf. Mr. Edward E.lgar is so far a mian of theour that I purpose to consider his music in a separate and wecl vay after the wonderful performance from which I have SPeshlY I scarcely think,then, that Mr. ...

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... TIO T'1lE ETIITOnt OF ilY Nii55tiWSVA'ERt. Sdx-Dtiriugl hia-i ;'ear 1,179 lives were o i o onr ?? This reprC- iio-lle thle ?? of at small,1 owt(N11 At the, Sit I 0 1 teu,: ii ?? ?? e.This rptseiltis it ligi-_i' avr enge than ii111iiy rect-lit Witttit YEci eire ii'0 tou tha~t tig i emil-t lvitu~iri 'rillits haltel Ihw wosonpe tcti Tithea it wichlei wark youl lilo, howover, it ise slhockiitig LO ...