... 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 ...

... T THE HEALTH OF DU B I4N. _ I The usual weekly meetipg of the Public Healih Committee was held in the ?? Buidinugs, Councillor Daniel L Bergin -in the chair. There were a'so prment-' AIdmriaa Pabrick Dowd, zkdenasn 'John HSndrick, Al- dermsan WiUeim Doyle, -4derman Wiiam Rus- I sell, Aldennan James Henness4, Ceouncillor I Thomas A Joynt, Counoilor John Keogh, Councilior Geraid 0 liy. e Jhn ...

... ITHE TRANSVAAL WAJF Q'1 EAT 1 RITISH-I DEFEAT Al S T R MB. E R LSTORNIBER ...

... 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, ...

... THE WAR4 SORTIE FROMI LADYSMITH. A BRILLIANT AND SUCCESS- FUL ENGAGEMENT. THREE BOER GUNS CAPIURED. THE ENEMY'S COMMUNICA- TIONS CUT. FIGHTING NEAR STORM- BERG. BOER POSITION IMPREGNABLE. A BRITISH REVERSE. DESPATCH FRON GENERAL GATACRE OVER 600 SOLDIERS MISSING. SKIRMISHING NEAR ARUNDEL. LORD METHUEN'S FORCE. jAGEMENTS NEAR SPYTFONITEIN. The Press Asociation says the War Office isssei shortly ...

... R ESCUE OF THEE CREW. Wateror4 Sunday. roe sehooner Unicorn, bound from Cardiff to Ba~lyhack with a cargo of coal, went ashore in T-aMore Bay -day, and stranded ?? the racecourse. The crew was rescued bh the rocket appwrtus, the lifeboat having failed to reach the vessel. The veswsel is likely to beeomo a total 'wreck. She belongs to Mr Cummins, Bralyback. MOUNT ARGUS. The large congregation ...

... iCIT Y SPIECIAL i EDITION. i ST Sfl'-CLAu 'AtDF.J t 2 FREXA n-7)'i-E T, #-xL , S7G i - -n- . ( ?? itL'r.- * FQ rTIHE W;1A _ t9 , GE\ il !IbT LR 'SEE T The ' l.. :: *.ssciaatl' is inllt:e,. t) abhe couri 0ty :: r;.i e r r the f+llowing te!egrarnn` from ol s: 1 cr:rspnnenta;' thip sett - i wvar- \iareto, suayx,1.1 m. Ricer PsI on at Stonmbereg at daw. 'Ihe¶I guides IM w wrong, antd oar men ...

... THE M.Ue lcIpuN li(JTYL ROST ii EVA-0M. he REOPENED ON~ SATI PDrT' re On Saturday thae fianiou¶ us >fS .p '-trevor, which for- the ro.se . 1 bt udergoi~ng ?? il tCe, xi decc..aticn3 vvi rp~I - etion, ofvan r ?? s~ mient of Mr arid Mil UI-,j% Mounre HoZei T' bE t byag I Lord 'Neiiry. Ltt. edthe hands of a. prva:le about a year -(3, it.- :. (teat Otorcheru .Railv~2 £ L. Iquisurionad thu et~-c ...

... -, *- THR:AGHWULTURIL I ?? ORGANIlSATION-, skCIETY-. III l ~ ~ - ?? *1,{ : . * AGRICUJLTUREt TN PRIMARY SCHOOLS& A LE:rtEE FIIOM -- q - THE ARCHBISHOP 0 NJTBLIN. I TO THE EDITO, OF T.. yGEEMA ; ; . ?? Mos ?e, :Dublin, .: ., 0 ' ~~9t Dec~emeri 1899. : Dna 8Iz-I sm;43l1ad that my letter in reference to the recent AAnUal Conference 61 the. >sAgriculwrtsl and Dairy Co-aperative I Sciestles in ...

... ~~anl #Co eB ?? D1)LIN: MONDY, DECDMBER 11, 18. (Gerbral Gatcre, with a force of 2,000 men, advanced yeterday ?? MOuteno, towards Sborrvberg. The force was not molested until they had, reached an impregnable poitioa oc- cupied by the Boerb, when 6 -hot fire was un- expectelby poured into them. The engagement lasted for close on three houns, when the Eng- isb ware repted and foroed to match ...

... it THET ELECTION OF HONORARY :4, iOFFICERS. - -e The adjourned secord general meeting of the 9g Royal Dublin Society was held in the Thate r of the Leineter Fouse for the purpose of re- r ceiving the rieults of the ballot for the election of honorary officers of the Society. Mr C W Uniacke Towunahend, J P, vice-president, ecca- i- pied the chair. I. i Judge Kane, chairman of the Scrutineers ...

... I A UNLUCKY AMBIDuEy, His Grace the Archbishop of DUblin, in a I timely letter tha 6 we publish elswhere, brings out, the unfortunate character of the doubt thatobscures the attitude of d&e Irish Agridultural Organissaion &,iety Aad its a:fliatious towards the Praetim Education Commiseioners' carefully thought out recom- mendations for the reform of agricultuaw teaching in the National SE i So ...