... TO-DAY'S NEW3. Position Summarised. A straw sometimes shows the way the wind blows, and the destruction of the Colenso-road Bridge by our artillery gives a hint as to what will be Sir Kedver Bailer's next move. On the Boathern side of the Tngela, and occupying the angle formed by that river and the Blaanw- kran's River,i-, the greatgronp of bills which form the Inhlawe Mountain. This is held ...

... x ' D WELSH' NOTESD I :, I LOCAL AND GENERAL Tw., a&t leaaie of the Welh miemnbers o.f Parliame t spent their C:ristnas in other J cdimes and under im :eaCes less depressmg, it is to be hoped, than the fog an dle I whichhelped to epoi the festval of 1899 for idreGart, of the Brit s sl. e Mr. Pritd Morgn, fjte ?? member for Merthyr,; spent his in Chna, where he proceeded some months ago in ...

... idA, RUPTCY ACTS 1883 & i).] (.From lat nightds Gazette.) RECEIVING ORDERS. t enry eS Mooey. 14, ?? aw's.e Boe- sover, Derbysire, miner, late pubiesiL Gienucsblr, 7Ss Swdireecroad, iroylestm.- WDiiel GoD , 2, F -ttl Wednehu, -a;r- ?? Iii Be.7 ..I. egis, Norfolk lime rI ourner. ?? enery Butefed, 7 letstre. G-okleahill, Stfodsltira colley fiwm , ?Willim Daxns3,8 Foiey-S~T; Wedesbr. ea- penter ...

... 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 ...

... LATE MR. D. L. MODY;| RiECOLLECTIONS OF HIS VISIT '10O CDARD)IFF. A- earrespondetlftwrites:-W~henlI read of Mr. Be Iloody's regrettable death ?? of Isis liy and Mr. Sankey's evangelistie mission in Car- Will tl;f? mnany years ag o cr~opped up vividly, no pup.) doubt, in many mindtas, as in mine. The, ser- app vices were held Iin the old! circus, which stood arti on sptwih new post-offie now ...

... 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 ...

... |-EVENING' EXPRESS! BOYS1 i ) ; I - GUESTS OF THEIR EMPLOYERS AT CARDIFF, - e - The boys who sell the Evening Express at Cardiff had what they described as a( 't iare' old beano' on Sunday afternoon at E 1 the' Tudor-road Works of the Western Mail Limited.- They were the guests.of 1t n 'lyeiroprietors, and 'the meniu provided y S f6o them consisted of an abundant supply l 'of' roast beef ...

... EDITORIAL COOvMENTS.. - - - I I I - I ?? Her Majesty the Queen has once more a given public proof of her intense and r unflagging anxiety about our soldiers, ?? especially the wounded and those depen- dent upon them, W'e refer to the letter r bearing the Royal signature which has just I been issued to the heads of the Church in a England and Wales, authorising a general a collection having in ...

... DISTRICT NEWS, ABOYNE. Ai1ea to Shepherds' Moeting. -The Al)boVno Lodg6 vi Ancient Shepi-erds bield tbeir aUoltial general inceting in the hall on Tusldai .*velll, T'reasurer lrcorni.r Shoend, of tie [i-i et ]Eaec~u. tive, was prseiiot anid qave an addre-s.. Toe lodge resoived to give '35 fronm ito fund, to tie fund for Those Left Bielhind' Biother Olement Alleis waa presented sviih an -tIoete ...

... I I~- LMR ALFPRBD ACSTTN'S POFNI TO ARMS ! Sir,-You published on Saturday two stanzas of fir Alfred Austin's new poem. quoted from the Daily Telegraph. I like the ring of it, but not one of his rhymes, which runs thus: - From English hamlet, Iish hill, W1elslh hearths, and Scottish byres, They throng to show that they are still Sons worthy of their sires. Byres ! Is it conie to this ? Is ...

... ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY SALE * OF WORN. On Slturday .he annoal saie of worii; c-,Pe Infrmary Work Pary -v o ,ened .I hrie Dal ronm of the Musie 11all bVlliii l D: l)r- L qaharon, M.P. for West %Abnrdeen !e Allardyee, chairman of t!0 - sfirmarv 6'rcetor . presided, and :mong those prieenr tere:- .0. It. 1- Ii A er, West Par-ish luurchc Dr tGledI, MAr Thomas Kyd, Northern As-uianEo'O-pa!Y: *.ir ...

... DERBY AND DISTRICT INSTITUTES- ASSOCIATION. WHIST. The following is tbe championship table np to and Including December 23rd, 18S9 :— Divrsiost. Matches. Games. Fid. Wo* Lost. Ft. Asst. Ptm. Bt Werl urgh's.. 13 .. 10 .. 3 .. 184 .. 141 „ {q Jla-lmoi's t .. 8 „ J .. 152 .. 113 .. g Welcome IS .. 8 .. 1 .. 181 .. 1)9 „ g 81 Chad's II .. 8 .. 4 .. 157 .. iv .. g Darlfy Abbey .. IS .. 8 .. S .. ...