... !A BOY BUGLER'S MARVELLOUS ESCAPE. In the last Boer campaign I attended a bugler boy for a pair of wounds which are probably unique amongst ths anuals of his kind. If was a case of one of those long pots, for which the Boer farmers are so justly famous. The patient 'continues the writer, an Army surgeon, in The Gem), boy-like. bad been sitting upon a pile of biscuit boxes, whilst he calmly ...

... Official Starting Prices. (As published by Placing Calendar ana Sporting Life.) GATWICK. Callow Nursery (7).—Castlewise, 4 to 1 agst. Plantp/tion Handicap (9;,—Kosey O'More, 3 to 1 ag-t. Wick Plate (1C).—Madame Roberto, 5 to 1 agst. ...

... [SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.] LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. 11.20 a.m.—As usual on the 1st of November the Transfer Offices at the Bank of England are closed to-day, and the Stock Exchange is also shut, conse- qaently there are no dealings to report in public securities. To-day being All Saints' Da.y the Bourses in Roman Catholic couutries are also closed. Graud Trunk Railway revenue statement for the month ...

... liUN2!I, CARTRIDGES, AND SHOOTING RKQCTSITES —'When yon want good, reliable articles go to a prac ti., firm. Beware of misleading advertisements, and do not buy from firms who style themselves gunmakers, but buy from the manufacturers. Over 50 guns to select from. Hammer Guns, X2 10s. a g>ecial line; same as sold elsewhere at £ 3 15s. Hammerless Guns, £ 7 7b usual price, £ 10 10s. Good Rabbit ...

... PORT TALBOT RAILWAY DISPUTE. A Good Sign. In the course of a further statement issued on Tuesday with respext to the railwaymen's agita- tion, Mr R. Bell, general secretary of the A.S.R.S., says The difficulty with the Port Talbot Company in Sonth Wales has not been settlad, despite the efforts of myself and of our local representatives, bat I an sanguine that the demands of tho men for ...

... THE BOILER EXPLOSION AT NEWPORT. An adjourned inquest was held at the Town Hall, Newport, on Monday, by Lyndon Moore, borough coroner, ou the body of John Lynch, denkeymau, of Liverpool, who met his death throngll an explosion on board tbe 8.5. Lynx, whilst lyins at Burton's Wharf in the river Usk on the 50th ult. Mr Edwards, inspector of factories, was present, while Mr Macintosh, solicitor, ...

... c tto its of ,a litoaI nn By POULTNEY BIGELOW FAR Up in the Highlands of South Africa, hemmed in by the Cape Colony, Natal, and the Orange Free State, is the last coherent body of negrocs on the whole of this vast Dark Continent. They are the nearest approach to a native nation owing to a variety of exceptional causes, and they have been for years eager to be let loose upon their traditional ...

... 44The Little Fellow Caught Cold,' whlbh rj a day or W6 deteoped into a severe bronchial attack., I. KEimNETH CAMPSILLg - Amzg t5e ss u f cod-liver oil in the human sydta are three which stand out conspicuouly and which possibly are the easiest to understand. Thse thrae ae. first, as a specific for throat ard lnug afection second, as a benefit to the entire alinentary canal; and third, to ...

... BIRKENHEAD -BUILDING I BYLAWS., DEFYING THE CORPORATION. At the Bhkenhead Police Court, before Dr Eaarris and Mr.-J. Williamson, yesterday, Robert Blackburn, 7, Sidney-terrace, Tranmere, was summoned on ten informations for having occupied as a dwelling, on dates ranging from June 14 up to and including the 23rd October, the house No. 7, SidneY-terrmce, whiolh was not certified by the borough ...

... |Reported Appointment for Lord E Charles Beresford. i Plyrmouth, Friday. r i Rear-Admriral Lord Charles Boresford, M.P., has been offered and has accepted tho position t of second in command of the M.1editerranean I Squadron, in succession to Rear-Admiral Sir G. } Noel, whose two years in that appointment es-t pire in January. Lord Charles has already I selected his staff. With reference to ...

... SHIPPING DISASTER. Twelve Hands Drowned. New York, Wednesday.—The steamer George Colwell has foundered on a voyage from Fremsui- liina to New York. Crew of 12 were drowned, the captain being the only man saved.—Renter. ...

... AND ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE. By LADY GREENSLEEVES. The Fairy Birds. Have you ever seen a humming-bird ? Not alive it is scarcely likely that you have been so fortunate as that. But possibly you have admired one in some Museum, and if you visit the Natural History Muesum at South Kensington you will find there a long row of cases filled with different species of these lovely little creatures, ...