... 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 ...

... DESPAMRE' -SFHoOE - lovmlm OF 'RNal, STEAMER IN A WFORKL The transport steamer Rapidan, wbi&id *hte Mersey for Cape Town on Wedneay, en. countered the storm of Thursday, and had to put back. She arrived off Point Lyas on Sz*=- day at 9 a.m., and signalled that her fittinge were damaed, and three boats stove in. Severil horses were dead. The Rapidan has on board 500 men of the Army Service ...

... SPOLWRING NEWS. I ~-a Aberdeen, in presence of a large iunber ol spectators, including a good many who arrived from A1rbroath by special train. Arhroa-th won by 5 goals to 3. Orion protestedon account of the darkness towards the close of the game. Raith Rovers 3, East Stirlingshire 1; Maybole v. Castle Douglas Wanderers, a draw, two goal each. NORTHERN LEAGUE. Aberdeen v. Victoria United.-At ...

... i > , a x4,\ . - C01 MMANFAOY GNYNtNLkEI - T L E F1 NENV 'n ° Hv.]ref 9l. ?? Pregetliwy.d Y 1109wflith a rtti L'.,%vip T. lluheq, P '-iat t i o Gyrarn. Pregethbwy boreu Mawrt,, e Q. P . V. RI. Edwards, Granville , Y treb 1: tica. Yn y prvdeaw.wn gan y D l , Rees, I nniisrt. a ii l A. Di p- ?? Yen yr ?? a PwcP p. i h rh iteme, R Ir~ac-rathi R.e., Dechreuwyd y ?? t-vv gweddio gan y Parchrl IT. j ...

... f WELSH GOSSIP. Which is the correct Welsh form for Boera f The Baner has Bwriaid, whilst Gvsalia Bweriaid, but the majority of the Welsh papetf call them Boeriaid. Among the photographs published in this month's number of the Captain of famous public. schools and colleges is one of Christ Church College Buildings at Brecon. Sir Lewis Morris, of the Aberystwyth College, has intimated his ...

... HOW DISEASE IS SPREAD. At the Caerphilly Police Court on Tuesday Hannah Prosser, of Senghenydd, was prosecuted by the Caerphilly District Council for having ex- posed herself to the public while suffering frotn diphtheria. Mr W. Spickett, clerk to the Council, prosecuted. Dr. Thomas, medical officer, stated that on the 9th ult. he found Mrs Prosser suffer- ing from the above complaint. He told ...

... BOOKS: RECEIVED. [Mention under this heading does not necessariig preclude- m further reviow.l J THE T911FLE CLASSICS-PrXTTARel's LIVES, Vols. 9 and 10. (London: J. M..Dedt and p.) las 6d eacb. Thesettvo volumes complete a delightful edition of YorkWs Plutarch. The last volume contains am. Admirable generali index. THE Boys An I. By Mrs Molesworth. (Edinburg`L: W. and R. Obambers.) 3s 6di ...

... NOTES FROMA AMERICA I ts,)ANY HALL AND MCUARD CBORR~-IN PFgAtiF OF EW VYORK-ITS MUNICIPAL .vl ,gjNMENT - AMERICA, THS GREAT a ,oWEP,. AND EN,;LANI) - ALMRaICAN ( Ap011ALISTS AND PRESIDENT KRUGER _New York, October 27. s JTis a' present SIew York is a good d.l ?? (discussions about Tammanv, t o.nrl ichard Croker. Most peocle .ii . an errofneol's idea of Mr Croker. He .be eliif ov Tammany Hall. ...

... I STOCKTON. Though having what is generally termed a quiet year Ald. and Mrs Cameron, the retiring Mayor and MAyoroas of Stockton, have had an extremely busy one. They have, how- ever, met the demands both upon their time and pocket with the utmost good nature, and it is quite safe toa say have added to the dignity of their honour- able office, whilst popilarising them- selves with all classes ...

... SMUGGLING TOBACCO AT CARDIFF. At the Cardiff Police Court to-day (before AI. derman David Jones, Alderman P. W. Carey, and Mr Alex. Duncan) Robert Schneider (43) Y:lI.d charged with smuggling a qnantity of foreign manufactured tobacco from the as. Bala, lying in the East Bute Dock.on the 7tb November 1,t,it. Mr W. C. Harrison, who prosecuted, stated that the value of the tobacco was 14s 9d. ...

... - INTERMYEDIATE EDUCATIONJ MEETTING OF THE CARDIFF GOV'.ER- NORS. THE 'OYS' SCHOOL SITE. The governors of tho Cardiff Intermediate Schools had under consideration on Tuesday (when Alderman Sanders presided) letters which had been received from the town-clork and Mr. J. J. Findlay, headmaster of the boys' A achool, with reference to a site for that school in Cathays Park. The town-clerk wrote ...