... AT WAR. DESPATCH FROM LADYSMITH THE BRITISH ADVANCB. BOERS STILL RETREATING. GOOD NEWS FROM MAFEKING. CASUALTIES AT 3IODDER EIVER. LORD METHUEN WOUNDED. There were many callers at the War Offiea throughout yesterday in expectation that the list of the Modder River casualties woulh44 posted, but only two telegrams, giving Itke ra.nea of killed and wounded officers were received, and at a late ...

... CAPE ANDT IECHUANA BORIDE. _ COOF NErWF, FROM3 MAF1EKTNG, (GAIIIA I 'di\ MTUL-NO CAXSTALTF PS. Bell!, IN ~ Fr A BOVER DV DUE THAAT PAYLED , 'Flc' iatO~l e i--tied theII io~loviin Pooe t irvX~d at 9-r cape Town, Thunl,naay .1( i i CroitiO 'o1iiii W iilt r 'til I~ B proil) ,tndLvi~- 1ios o-i t r- i-n_'ull t~'' h ti Ninlt- ,1fl iill ,In Xl lin with t-i-to ,'heIIl to~ lkbII~~~~~~~i-iun. ~ ~ ~ ~ ...

... FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND -, THE COLONIES. I hE ORIDAT MRITAZIN ANN FRCE SOME PRDSS 005SFI. ac (DAazrtCLe.' TsemtaRAt.lil Paris SEredy ReItferring to tire renewe ruinoui' tetCount RC Mierovieff's plans for intervention. in bthe Trans- W. yardl were rihecked 'by rho refusal of France tojei join iii any orombination itai,rone Great Er-Gain, a the ''Maiste wis: -T1he stat-emreft appetirs inl- ...

... mIp OpF'1 -11ROP ST'i I'T, AMIR1 ' VN.. I vQNI,''N (JFIFI E-5 N1,iVR1 I 1) UI(F I, 1.V. :LI(;I.A5IS-- A E1 I~l.EN .I V IS \IX,' AlEE1)lE- . I~I lFI IO:NE- N(. 8 IEN, FRIDAY, DRC. i18,9. NEW'S SUMI1111IAIY. Olin Wet' Office --aerdrx- is ret'i tint 11rochin hal r'erIiieii theta iii aix iwa': etc tiing thal h Id tt-ii'tfli'i had irlctil it'. is ilt aix. likelihod e 'ue' ri't g.'1li' tilrat air ...

... I ABERDEEN HIGHLAND I I ASSOCIATION, $EX2$ET1ERMi'F BROWN ON THE GO4RDON )IBGLANDERM. Las tnigist tiho me bers and friends of ti Aber- deen Highland Aesociation held a soial meeistg C in the Union Chlb Hall. Thero wee a large ac- tondance, and the gathering was one ha'racterieed Lby great heartineait While te was being served, Mvr P. MeWvns, jun., in full Highland coetume, playod on tihe ...

... IMR CHAMBERLAIN ON, FOREIGN AFFAIRS. THE ANGLO-GEiMAN UNDER- STANDING. FOREIGN ATTACKS ON THE QUEEN. WARNING TO FRANCE. A NEW TRPLE A&LNOE. MUr Chamberlain was entaxitained yesterdtiy afternoon at a oonsphimen'eary luncheon at the County Assembly Rooms, Leicoester, the gather- ing having been arranged by local Unionists in ounnection -with 'the rigtht hon. gentlemana's visit to the town. Lord ...

... I THEi PROPOSED NEW TRIPbE ALLIANCE. PRESS OPINIONS. 4 We hsave been favoured with the following editorial expressions of opinion on Mr Chamber- lain's speech at Leicester yesterday on the sub- ject of our foreign relations and the attitude of France :-- The London Daily Telegraph says:-Mr Chamberlain electrified hits listeners at Leicester yesterday by what may be described as one of the ...

... J A1MRMFEN TDISIOPJ .LUNAOY a30A2D. THE DUPUMATION TO GERMANY. The Silaes and Buildings Committee of Aber- deen District Lunacy Board met last evening in the Parish Council Office-Mlr R. Slessor, con- j vener, presiding. The business before the corn- mittee was consideration of the remit from the I board with respect to the action ItO be taken in connection with the erection of the new asylum. ...

... IJSECOND EDITIORN 5 Nnaw Bnn1oia STRNET, LoiSDON, AnnED=IN JOURNAL OVI.ICE, FInIDAY MOBNING, 5.3( . (BY SPECTAL WIRE.) SITUATION ON NORTH CAPE BORDER, EFFECT OF BOER LIES, BRITISH 0IHE OKING TE1M INIVASIfON, (DAILY MArI. TIEGIAM CnOrPrYErT.) Queenstowvn, Monday. 4.10 p.m. The lBoers are reported to be advancing on Dordrecht. The ldMwe and Mlfolteno Dutch are joining the Beer forces owing to ...

... PRESENTATION TO mR JASMB WI1NTOSH, AIBEaDDEEN. Last night Mr James NI'Intosh, the Queen's I butcher, was, in the Bon-Accord Hotel, presented by his friend-i with a purse of sovereigns and a, handsomne gold albert and pendant and a beauti- ful gold ring eet with diamonds and rubies for his wife. There wae a large azd representative gathering, and Mr Wm. Ford Wells presided. In making the ...

... THiE WVEAT EAR.. TIherrnmometer andto Bi;aromieter, ItEADINGS AT 2 Augh. TO-DAY. I- .~~~~~~~~~~~o Ci l o \Of Rise; . K3 2- A, M. 6 7A1 ') NI ' M,'le barminoter 111a fallen, RrIl_ i_ tile weathur is unrsettledl. |ik t l~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Th iollowring f.reutct,5i (f wv-athiifr for to.d 2y D. i .. i te rdlTy 0. T 'lOIT AND IN . 1.S. ti F..W. Ivirid tr- 1T, ZF. I .TGLA 'NI) r . tj : ...

... THES ABERDEEN CITY IEOTU RE8, DR FARQUHARSON, M.P, ON CR3MBTIO6N. Dr Frqihanson, M.P. for West Aberdeenhie, delivered last evening one of the eeries of oity lectumre in the Music Hall, on the subject of rCremation. There was a good attendance, although the audience wee not so nunsrous as Ca the oeasion of the lecture by Lord Aberdeen. ,l the absencae of Lord v-aovost F'leming, Baillie ...