... FOOD PRESERVATIVS. - - - . .- r THE, USE OF ACMID The ?? Committee Ion Prewrva. tives and olcuring Matters in- Food held another sitting at St.. Stephen's House, West minster, on- Wednesdas, Sit Herbert Maxwell, -.P7 .residing. Mr. Thomn's Bond, consulting- sugeon to Westminster Hospital, 4sd he had given -boracic acid, which was largely used for preservative purposes, intern1lly, for many ...

... BRIT - O ~ I . .1 I I -- , . Great Britain's enemies, who base their t.calculations upon their hopes and wishes, draw anything but an inviting picture of the future of this country as the result of the present war. Frenchmen and Aus- trians especially, whose attitude is most . inexplicable, consider the conflict with the Is Boers the beginning of the end, the !e first step in Great ...

... I- THE CAPE SERVIOC Launch of a Union Liner at Belfast (PROM oUR SPECIAL COBRMsE l5T.) Belfast, December 2L This forenoon Messm Harland & Wolff launched the Saxon, a twin-screw steamer of 12,910 tons gross, which they have built for the mail service of the Union Company, When completed the ; vessel will be the largest not only in the Cape service, but in any British colonial servio. i and in ...

... A LOCAL OFFICER'S OPINION. Replying to a question of a correspondent re th* Volunteer forces Captain J. M. Davev, who commands No. 5 Company of the 1st &.V.A. at Briton Ferry, says :—I consider that the Volunteer forces of this country contain material which, if properly cared for, would make a most useful addition to the military strength of our country. I cannot help seeing that as it is at ...

... NSW YORK PRICES. [Renter's Telegrams.1 Now York, Thursday.—The depression on the Stock Exchange was reflected in sharp declines on the opening of the market here to-day, though losses in International Stocks did not reach Lon- don parity. The market, however, hardened immediately, but soon afterwards became irregu- lar and unsettled. London sold between 15,000 and 20,000 of various ...

... ARMAGIH CHURCH SCHOOLS. ADDKESS BY TEE LORD PRIMATE. The annual distribution of prizes provided by the governors of the Armagh Church Schools took place yesterday in the Church Walk, Schoolroom, Armagh. The cliafr was occupied by his Grace the Lord Primate, and the prizes were distributed by Miss Alexander. There was a large attendance of 1 parishioners and friends of the children, amongst ...

... ANNUAL MEETLING OF FOYLIE COlLEGE, LONDONDE3RRY. THE INTERMEDIATE SYSTE1 Otf EDUCATION; The annual meeting for the distribution of prizes to the pupils attending Foyle College, London- derry, was held yesterday at the institution. 'Mr. T. B. Montgomery, J.P., one of the governors, presided, and there was a large attendance. The head master, Mr. J. C. Dick, M A., submitted a satisfactory report ...

... ITae SCo)TflS1J TIM)OPS IN S')UTiI L - A'RIA | LNTEIC iCESORY AND MEM-IORP L SKERVICES. I TME41CNGo:m`11) VALOUR. | Wethisn tho reg-ion of Covent Ciarden Markzet E'ii~ r nd3 fd CicoresC tlie CroWnJ-CU-rt Seotti:_h rZ: O uere. oroieriy rassociated with the ?? arid iamrn,! of Dr Cunirniug. flain and subatantial I in character, the celifie occupies the site of the I old-t~ie Scottish Ernbus-y. ...

... JST. A.NDREIT'S PARjsi WEJS | I, N A N I I ,-A 1 ;)8 INTEREST S1 0T, . R\TRES1N~,-AND IMFOIRTA\1 PAROCHIAL H~AL;, A NDPUL. : CREATION R'C Rev\VJMrnv iit4ld ?? tttllnwi ' : , ?? - t ZI On beha of the ?? i Andrewv's P. ish, I earnes7i cus co-opera t on jn It n takig .. the geaer.d r of ?? v:Z_.Ore erectien t foi'I,'; H I wil' be a source tJfiE 1> ao and *v:ll a3jvarce the rr.o', i±- social *ve ...

... 'THE TRANSVAiAL iWAR. ifI STORIES OF COLENSO. DEEDS OF GALLANTRY: COLONEL PLUMER'S FORCE. THE TRANSVAAL ENTERED. I-NORTHERN ECHO SPECIAL WAR qERVXC3 I I JEAST BORDER rt BATTLE OF COLENSO. t: A GRAPHIC NA'JRRATIVE. f Chieveley, December 16th.-'Uufortu- r nately, one gallant officer, Col. Long, who commanded the artillery, was C, seriously wzunded. Lieut. Roberts, Bonl 5of Lord Roberts, was ...

... A recernt issue of the *rVto IYrk .Suo conitains the follomvinm statement of losses oill the battietield, in v iewv of tihe reported statement that the Modder River engagemelit was the b' hloodiest iattle ' of the century. 'At the battleof Aiisterht/, ?? 2, 1805, the French blost 7,000 officers and mell and thie killed and wouindeii of the allies numbered more than 3,000. The Frentch losses ...

... The Punishment of a Child. At the meeting of the Barry School Board as School Management Committee on Thursday evening, Mr J. Lowdon. J.P presiding, the head master of Holton-road School (Mr T. Higman), one of hi'! assistants (Mr J. E. hitman), and the father of a child alleged 53 have been unjustly treated bv M>* Whitman attended to have the charge made by Mr K. Brown-John, the parent, ...