... A SUNDAY S1HOOL TEACH1ER AND HIS FRIENDS. A well-known Sunday school teacher has told an impressive and interesting story to the representa- tive of a newspaper. As might have been expec- ted, we learn from this paper (the Dean Forest Mercury) that his character is of the highest. He has instructed a successful class, and his word can be thoroughly relied upon. The young man al- luded to is ...

... BELFAST OONSERYVATIVE ASSOCIATION.I WOODVALE WAflD. A meeting of the general committee of this ward was held on the evening of the Bth inst. at the offices of the association, 5, Rosemary Street. MIr. Thomas Johnston. chairman of the ward, presided, and there was a large and representative attendance of the members of the ward. The meeting was called for the purpose of nominating a candidate ...

... BOARD OF MISSIONS. The General Assembly's Board of Missions met y yesterday in the Mission Offiee, 12, May Street, at v eleven o'clock forenoon. The Moderator of the General Assembly (Rev. a D. A. Taylor, M.A.) presided, and constituted the a meeting with reading the Holy Scriptures and a prayer. fp The Secretary (Rev. George MaacFarland) read c seriatim the minutes of the various missions, ...

... The Press and scientific men are crying out against the abuse ci our favourite beverage-tea. It is stated by people addicted to strong and F sweeping assertions that more people die annually frorn the effects of excessive tea-drinking than from alcoholic poisoning. It thus seems high time that something was done to remedy this evil- Something, it is claaned, has been done; in fact, a complete ...

... [ TAjIDUJSTlRIESI I Jii1A T ON. I st XI, ULSTER HALL. a r ?? 5Y CoU NTESS CLDOGA1N. -- ':IS1!'D GATHERING. r a Otil) OF A DECADE. a . ion and sate of Irish 1 * .. hi i-iuler diszinguished t: -.1 i-- th the Irish Industries b ?? ill the els-er trali - o £ 'ocli hy her Excellency 1 e ?? at int prcence of a large and a ?? n S th. foundation of the ! ?? to ie present none of the 1 i. ItcLh du ...

... OUXR LONDON LETTER. BY OUR P'RIVATE WIRE. BELFAST NEWS-LETTER OFFICE, 435, STRAND, W.C., WEDNESDAY NIGHT. London Tramways. As regards the means of rapid intercommunica- tiona between its different parts, London is :far be- hind any large town in the United Kingdom. There is the Underground and the District Rail- ways, whioh, it is true, are in valuable in their way, but they cannot possibly ...

... LORD ROSEBERY AT 1i PAUM t THE PARLIAMENTS OF THE QUEEN. t e INFLUENCE OF LOCAL COUNCILS. The Earl of Rosebery last night presided at a s ilecture on The Parliaments of the Queen, de- I X livered -by 7%1r. H. W. Lucy (;Toby, M.P.), in sthe Public Hall, Epsom. e Lord Rosebery, who was well received on taking the chair, ?? and gentlemen, I have great pleasure in introducing to yoa Mr. Lucy, ...

... CITY EDVT IO-N. 5-- `BELFAST NEWS-'LETTER OFFICE. 435. STRAND LONDON. W.C. SATUTRDAY Morning, S'x o'clock. le THE W'AR. Lii IFIGHTING SOUTH OF MODDER, OFFICIAL DESPATCH. s- )n 1,000 BOERLS FORCED TO as 1RETREAT. as of V; COMMUNICATION RE- frt- STOR(EtD. lo )n The Press A'sscciation states that the War Office ce has issued the following despatch:- 11- ?? the general officer commanding, C'ape- ...

... GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, i ROSTREVOR. REOPENED FOR VISITORS. The Great Northern Hotel, Rostrevor, formerly known as the Mourne, reopens for visitors to- day after extensive structural alterations and im- provements, which have been going on for the past six months. The development of tourist traffic in Ireland has met with warm encouragement from the various railway companies in this country, ...

... 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 ...

... FlRElIGN INTEIA. . AiA2j. I - v k I: E 1 T? 1 r le:. ! ...

... (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 ...