... ' - ( ' LTE AN Yl I ' t Y SpIqgON EY LO'D ROSEBE1RY. 'll 11 it- 11111 ttis :I II thIeL Allu rII * I til -'t I ti I vi'ltI .ti No' I.- Ii 1 lt ...

... L a SENSATIONAL AHREST AT ElLLON., CULPRIT SHOT AT. , One of the most sensational arrests that have been effected inAberdeeno'oire for many years was made on Thursday, when the police, after a most exciting chase, apprehended at Ellbn a young man named John Grant -I'}Kenie on a charge ,of having, within the past week, commibted a: iseries of burglaries in the Buchan district. T'lse arrest, ...

... ABERDEE iN LIBER2.L ASSOGATION. ST ANDREW'S AND ST 1 CLENMENT'S WARDS. On Friday a joint meeting of the St Clement's and St Ancrew's Wards of vlse Aberdeen Liberal Association was held in the Lecture Hall of the Cafe, Shiprow. There was a large attendance, and the chair was occupsed by Couiciltor Boddic, who was accompanied to the platform. Ly Mr D. V. Pirne, t..l.; .,Mr George Gordon, tiniber ...

... TORCHLIGHT PFROCESSION. THRDATENED TOWN v. GOWN CON.FLICT. THE STUDENTS PRA19E THEI POLICE. Irn the evening the students eignalised the elec- tion of Lord Strathcona by holding a fancy dress torchlight procession, wrhich wvas wvitnesed yi? mense crowds of citizens. H3owever sied bye figh- may be in the case of a contested election, the students always join heartily in arranging what to the ...

... 1ST V.B. GORDON HIGHILAN'DERS. BATTALION ORDERS. Colonel Douglass Duncan, V.D., commanding 1st Volunteer Battalion ordon Highlanders, has issued battalion orders, dated 10th inst, The following is a statemeent of efficientei and non- efficients Of the various companies: - * 1895. ---189J6. -.:-139?.---1f8 1899. Eflicients 612 76S io9 834 831 qon.Edi.. 57 36o -2. 11:-.--r, *25 Tl.str'th 669 804 ...

... GUMNIERCIAL SOUTH AFRICA. INTEEDSTING UNITED STATElS It is very curious to note (writes a correspondent of the ecslth nl)how well up-to-date! n are most of the consular reports issued at Wash. ingtois. dust at the.inomest when all eyes are turned on Soanh Africa a, very iull report on the cononercial de crpm)emnt of that country comes -ito hand and it is ilc result of in!tructioln to the o ...

... : :-1-lE , - ----- . IA-BEl-,RDFN UTTEFD COAL FMMt.I Yesterday the annual general meeting of tlhe managers of this fumd was held in the office of the clerkl Mr George Cruden, advocate. Bridge Street-Dr Alex. Walklr preAidling. The cler1r reported that the Ab--rdeen iRdrlua4tion:l 71ISt had appointed the foilnkine- gentlenmen as manas- gens for the yea: :E-Deanl of Guild Mac- donald. ex-Baiflie ...

... i .. _ -_ WEIEK-ENI) TICKETS. Sir,-The intimation that weelc-end tickets are snow to be iswued by all trains on Friday by the Great North of Scotland Railway Company will be much appreciated by the public. There is another very desirable conceseionu needed, which it is to be hoiped will not be long I delayed-that hs the sweeping away of the 20-mile limit which wveek-end tickets are subject to. ...

... THE,1 I T H.A'i'lE5 I Thi ernionieter aind Banrometer. READINGS AT 2 A.M. TO-DAY. Rhea . 7 1 1 & M .3 P.x E!Se .. 4 e ..N.. 9 57 . |igiI Water at Ater. 1 447 A-.M | v.; ken,.. 5,17 PE.M s'the barometer Ias remained steady. alid the weather is improved. FORECASTS FORT '10-DAY The following forecsts of weather for to.dav t-ere cooued froml the Meteoro!ogical Officer at 8.n1( p ...

... TM1 jL3YCE, Br.P., ON 'llE'I WAR.. BITTFIT ATiTACK ON THE , TI{2~ F~~i' -AUTLTSO(F DIPLOIA'CY. TH 11E~ r1tI(:I' T11E ,lNr ERIA\i MLrlre 1'_ li ,re- -'cl . ernocling oI clN wrsf''0 1.1111 tL4,I 'I tis, Alrioceii bia ui. I rc Iivd &kid it a pItiioalod thad thy ild~ i. 1 'iil Ii .-lii ii I ilbulit'-0 ha w1t1 ivtad jr 11h ii 'I lie ~kl- 'C , to1 ficin ont Abdea I ii 1 lh~e~i I bob ll ar ...

... MORTLAOH SOiHOUL B(ARiD. A meeting of members of Mortlach School Board was held -in the Board Room, Dufftown, on Monday-1ev- J. B. Cumming presiding. The i clerk s le followingr. letter-- . ;E -\;1',,¢etqh. Educations ipbj en. Sir, ~Id\ -a\!he '2bon{our. to''c\4likger 0_dere.d ceipt of your letter-of 12thiinst. I am directed to point out, in reply, that the question of accom- modation has been ...

... WHAT TE TMBOS tAE fTING ' - I 1 FOR. '' ENTRING- ON A BiTTER STRUG IGLE. The war correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph, in the course of a- long letter datedi PietermaritzbsUrg, October 13, which appeas in that journal thiu; mor-iing, says:- The Brug;aers of the Tranewaal, and the Free State have declared war, not merely against Great Britain, but against the British. The issue is not ...