... I CLONTARF URBAN COU3NCIL I I I On Tuesday the fortnightlt meeting of the, Clontarf Urban District Council was held in tie Town Rall, the Right uion Lord Ardilaun pre- siding. Tie other members present were-inI Craword, J P; George Healy, William Hlills, and Edward Vernon. ISOLATION HOSPITAL. A letter was received from the Local Go- vernment Board forwarding, for the iaformat'on of' the ...

... ,l A GREAT IRISH CHRISTMAS isl NUMBER. I, The immeense populaity that has attended the previous pub'ications . of the mammoth Christmas Numbers of our National eontemapo- ! rary, the 'Weekly Freeman, is bound to be eclipsed y thie production for this season. Alike 1 in quslity and quantity does it exol all other eff orts of the kimd. It eaSiYyl4O'4 log ny ahead of any special or Christmas ...

... I *exrmHw;rom* . 41 oQoti*-AND-s- O 'C'to ? . onal V 11 ?? DUBLIN: MONDAY, DECEMBER 4; 18w. _ I IThe lists of casualties at the Modder River ' published on Satarday bring the total losses in t that ?? Up to close onL 500. No lr- t ther news of importance has been received2.' A splendid deronstration, 'under the auspices c of the United Irish League, was held yester-. i, .dy at Rosemore, Co ...

... - l Mr Chamberlain, stratnge to ay; met Mr f WiamL} Conyngham Greene; the late British t Ageit at Pretoria, for the first time since his return frml Soukt Afra at thi V ?? Lodg- ?Mr Conrngham Greene happu to be st jresent tin tuest of the Lord Liectuna:c I t jeiiaps; be ; tyof b ihbe Mr C basr whO receis d Mr Rhodes tb era sns aw thi boloa Ofe fi mn t 6a bef hfi war to ?? £ tw inin t MrGreene ...

... OUR LADIES LETTER V NIVERSITY DEGREES FOR GIRLS (From Ous London Lady Correspondent.) The lists of the B A's and the B Sc's 'ho ?? graduated at the rereit eraminations a- the University of London shows a falling oil in the number of female candidstts, and the Landon University Colleges admit that thbre is no inerea'fe in the number of their g~rl stuienta who are sttdying for a degree. I The ...

... I I I The weekly meeting of ton Pcrt and Docks I Board was.held yesterdav in the Offices, West- morelaned street. Sir BicbRad.Martin presided, and the othbr members present were: - a 'lea4e, T Harrington, M * J: P Nannetri, D L Usergin. G N Jacob, 4 E DocLTelt. 3 P; L Ma- Id~e, WV Glace, i Goodbodrv. dI P; J Moonev. \ S Fintilat«t J P; WV (Gtlm, J ?? I tMoichael) Tedcostle, J. ,; Sf D ...

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... i OLD AGES PENsiONr ~SCHEMIES. I _ LECTUUtE BY 1MR. E1. . OLDHAi . t MR. T. TV. PUSSFLL. M. P.. ON OLD A1G4d1, PENSIONS A|ND TREATMENXNT (F THE POOR. ?? stoning iD nit Trad1es hail. Caplel street, i Sir C h± O'idha m, B 4., delivred :ho third of r, Ithe series ot Barringto'. Iectures, the subject A lbe:ng. -'esr.t 0, O Ad Ae ?er.sion Schoes. P; T :;ere VI a5 , very . r2 ne T On the cictioe of ...

... i , . I ?? - I I IFSIM OUR ow' (BY SPECIAl, WVIl.) London, Saturday Mprning. Profound consternation was caued in London last-aighe by the noun that Lord 3Methu&sni force- had been ct off. The operation is a sad comnwntary on te victories ha deolared that he had won, and on the measures he took to, keep open his line of comnrunication. I can-, not do better than quote th e note of the mil:- ...

... THE AGRICULTURAL l ORG -,NNIATION ?? AGRICULTURE IN PRI'MARYSCHOOLS: Lifford,'Co Douegi. : i~8th pecerpher. 1899. To the Edjtor of-the :!Freemnan-f. Dear. Sir-Mayi I'putouit. at Lord Mon- j teagie's mnotion at the Conference of 0To Irish , Agricultural Orga.nisation SQCietY 3ZaQ, That- . this Conference desires to 4ixpress its stron opinionv that unless the agricultural course, as ' well qas ...

... iCO-OPERATION, PRWIES, AhD I 1 - RENTS. l (BY DAIRYMAN FROM EBRL-) It. is 'to be hoped that the sitaements of facts of the Board of Agriculture will be more accurate than those of the Irish Agricul- sural OrgTanistion Society, as voiced by- its Secretary in his -letter to the Freeman of I Tuesday. Reproving the ' Freeman for its analysisoi his Society's report, Mr Anden says:, You say, ...

... otaMAW, i8w. The black shadow of war dime the g1lY and joy of the festive esWon. The Qhrit- mas message of.:the angel Peace on ewk to men of gooi will ias moektd amid tht thunder of the cawmot and the tale of the rifles, the shouts of thewiotors and the St of the dying on the corpenewcumxered plW of South Afiie&, ?? 0t vilidg of widwa and orphans at. hoofe. Wak most horsible at the bq*, is ...