... ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN DUBLIN- DBan, TESsnAY.-To-day the conference of Co-operative Societies, under the auspices of the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society, was re- sumed in the Antient Coneert Rooms. The Right Honourable Horace Plunkett, M.P., presided. Rev. T. A. Finlay, S.J., vice-president of the society, delivered an address on the Co-operative Movement. He said they all had perfect ...

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... The Parish Church (St. Anne'e)-3rd Sunday in Advent. 9-3M a.m., Holy Comrmunion. 11-30 a.m., Morning Ser- ?? Deum, Goss in F; Benedietus, Chipp in D; Hymns, 68, 72, and 610; Preacher, Very Rev, the Dean of Belfa.t. 7 p.m., Evening Servece (Chorall-W'J- ainfioet, Woodward in F; Nuao Dimetti', Weodward in F; Anthem, 0t 'Mou tent tellest' (.messlr;ah 1, Han- del; Hymns, 65 and 76; Preaoher, Rev. ...

... EXPLORATION IN THE ANTARCC. The Arctic and the Antarctic are alike only in de- grees of cold and in the quantities of ice. Even in this they differ, and in every other respect there is no resemblance. From this it followa that an Antarctic explorer should be differently equipped from the inan who travels in the Fam North. The hopeless isolation and impossibilitt of retreat make a fixed outline ...

... (ESTABLISHED ANNO 1737,) B£tle$ t b'-ort BELFAST, MONDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1899. The Chinese Minister 'in London concluded his visit to Liverpool yesterday, and left forl Leeds. Mr. Thomas Webber, who has been seven times Mayor of Falmoutli, died very suddenly yesterday miorning. Rev. Prebendary Birkbeck died suddenly yesterday morning after attending service in the Parish Church. A young man ...

... (EST.BLISIILL) _SN20 i a BEDF 3 |T. U WEDNESDAY, DLCI I' 'f The ,Spanishl stemer Lr- Queenstown yesterdar w.! tue An Austrian sqpadron Ii on a visit to tlhe Squadron. The Seotr.slh raiihv t- terdav to arlvanme t..er ; COval and mincLil. Fire children hare ben e .a fire wvhich brk,,e uu:-e - Street, London. Two engineers o the - ?? - - , weea drowned yOter4- a3 hand -,.e gangway slipped owing ...

... ffBEILFAST NEW S-LETTER OFFICE. I 435. STRAND LONDON. W.C. WEDNESDAY Morning, Six ocloel. 1w, THE W AR. C oe be oc POSITION AT LXDYSMTITHo THE SORTIE ON THlE 7TH. GENERAL WHITE AND THlE K rROOP& V THE SKIRM.IsSHING NEAR T ARUNDEL. LAtDYrSMITH, Dec. 8 (Via Frere Camp. Dec. 11). At eleven o'clock last nighit Alaior-Geineral HuntCl, with 100 Light Horse, 500 Volunteers, a S few- gunners and ...

... CITiY EDITIr'lONS 'BELFAST NEW S-LT ETER OFFICE;. 435. STRANED LONDON'. W.C. SATURDAY M.orning, Six o'clock. ITHE W AR. THIE FIGHITINGT AT' COLENTSO BRIDGE. BOERS AND THIEIR RESOLVE FRETRE CAMP, November 28. The enemy this Morning. while attemuptin~g to blow up some 500 feet of the b~ri~dge at Colenso, were driven back by our artillery and mounted :n- fant~ry. ETcl main nedy of the easimy, ...

... M& JOHN DILLON, M.P., IN BELFAST. The new United Nitional Clab, in connection with the Belfast branches of the United Irish League, which is situated in Berry Street, was formally opened last evening by Mr. John Dillon, M.P. The chair was; occupied by Mr. Joseph Devlin, and there wasna large attendance. The chairman, in the rotirse of an introductory speech, said it was a subject for ...

... THE AVAR. S2EGE OF MAFEKING. REPORTED ABANDONMENT. MORE FIGHTING AT KInBERLEY. MODDER RIVER BATTLE. DESPATCH FROM LORD METHUEN. THE BOER LOSSES. NEWS FROM LADYSMITH. CONTINUED BOMBA UD- MENT. ENEMY IN FORCE NEAR COLENSO.. GREAT BATTLE IMMINENT. Telegraphing from Masern, Basutoland, on the 28th ult., Baiter's correspondent gkyv-It is re- ported that the siege of Mafeking has been aban- doned. ...

... 1 8 9 9 . ase LOCAL RETROSPECT OF THE to Y E A R. ha Cc SOME LEADING EVENTS. tic on de o, 'A rear auspiciously begun has closed with even an greatd -;igns of prosperity in Belfast, where 1iisi- Fi n,ss is brisk, and appears likely to remain so. i' th, the closing days of the century find this couii.r,, co confronted wvith a problem involving her colonial thm siipremacy, and endangering our ...

... WIN-DSOR PREaBYTELRAN CHURCH1. ANNUJAL tEPI'LNG. The ansua' mneeting of Windsor Presbyterian! Church ws held in the ?? h.al on the evening of .re l5t-h inst. Rev. ohn Irwin, MA., occupied the chair. There was a large attendance oi thei cucmbera, and, as usual, rho young people of the congregation were present in large nubers. Tea: wvas dispeused rom seven till eight o'clock by tieI foilowi rl ...