... toitj ~ .tpr,1 -Wa -o:,not iDd4elsreppflljeou.q oL th6 * We 4 tint oh1,u. 'ae Asp)ndben O S~9 .All zettews slut be' W oaampahlnoGbyt aa&ne aol i~d'C5505 oI the Virliter. nDot 110088arfly puo llatien, - bUt Sor thie sat .cl~on uof the n dio. . tW: -. ontpnete, ,ret'Xn.l#jicqtNd ,cmmiucteicna;. .G orresp~o4Olenp tivqtrlte¢n o'e osia O1;!thePpat only. R. ;-TRVB~hsPOLLUT.IONiqMITS ' ,.hlnt~lng. ...

... RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE IMPERIAL ADMINISTRATION. Reater's Agent at Jebba, Nigeria, writing tuner dlate of 15th November, ?? present situa- tion on the Niger may be summarised as iollows: A letter from the Foreign Office to the Treasury, dated 15th Jone, 1899, sets forth generally the reasons which influenced hes Majesty's Govern- ment to avail themselves of the clause in the char- i ter of the ...

... SUNDAY IN L0NDONI CILIIROII, CHAPEL & Tilt MESSAGE OL? CHRISTMLAS.1t SERMON BY TIlE B11i[O1P OF IS LiNGTO N. Tho TILihop of Islingt~on waw theo preacher yo~t-ktday morning at. St.. Paul's, and hi4s or- 11(1 ?? sotin view oif the' communlion. ?? followed. Thura is seine santul but titstc(1- ful Christmais decoration with loaves ?? berries atid ribbons, ?? than this is ?? jto-.si srnblo iii ...

... HERALD OFFICT, 6.30 A.M. POSfITION AT MIOD . 1DER (T'rlEs TELEGRAM. ) f Alodder River, December 18, 10.20 a.mn. Ie News Comes from Jacobsdal that Kuruman is g 1till held by a s-mall force of police, despite the, t renewed exertions of the Boers. , At Mlafeking also it appears the besiegers have i! 5uffered severely, and the siege is weakening. i Rumours credit the Free Staters with the inten- ...

... CaR3IST-21S. GLASGOWI P OT OFFICE. The first deliey sen' ant this morning wl probably be the Lsaviest in the history of the? Glasgow Post Office. For a good rnany years the Christmas traffic at etdch reu-nence'of the season has shown a mnarked advance not onlv in the quantity, but in the chiatcer and variety of matter fak1ing to be dealt with by the poutad authoritoi.s Even while the ...

... THE YULE-LOG SORROW. OF BY FERGUS HFUME, Author of Mystery of a Ranlsom Cab, lagar of the Pawn Shop, The Clock Struck One, The Iainbow Feather, &c. &c. It is a white Christmas of the traditional bind, said the man. And therefore should be a happy one, Observed the girl. Remember the old rhyme, Cyril: 'A Yuletide green, Brings grief, I ween; A Yuletide white, Doth bring delight.' ...

... BRISTOL B- YAE- -I IYLRl, ,; . ::1-.i BRISTOL ROYAL- I?IYRDAitY. . .. shteaoses adnitted this weekIn 5'3,'C't 501-_4; Piitfents Bfeoialy -tf30ee'Foa.dis'eaes' of the ye 0' . Mbondays asnd- Fridays- at1.3~0; diseases of the ear,.on .Taesdajs at 11 diseisbs of wnomen, on Wednesdsal5 and ::Sntiirdays at li;;dtseases of children, on- Wednes ayes at .11. Dental patlents, on Tuesdays and Fdys at l. ...

... | I k When Sir Wilfred Laurier, the French T Canadian Premier, came over to the Jubilee r two years ago, he was the white-haired boy. He brought new hope to England. Y Canada, the eldest daughter of the Queen, ewas making the first step towards giving . helping hand to the Mother Country in her 9worn-out old age. Canada, instead of taxing D English manufactured goods with that unfilial Lt ...

... SALVATION ARMY DEMON- STRATION IN LIVERPOOL I TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION. On Saturdayevening a series of snecialmeet- !ngs were commenced in Pernbroke Hall, of the Salvation Army. Commissioner Nicol, editor of the - War Cry, delivered a stirring address on TheWar in Soubth Africa: How the British Were Defeated. 'IMajorGreenwood, who presided, was suptorted by Ensign Rich, Mzs. Greenwood, Mr. 11 ...

... THE QUEEN AT WINDSOR CASTLL I (FROM THE COUBT 0C1T3LAS.) Windsor Castle, Saturday. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon attended by the Eon. Harriet Phipps and the Hon. Judith Harbord. Field-'Marshal the Right Hon. Lord Roberts, X.P., V.C., arrived at the Castle and had an audience of the Queen, and took leave of Her Majesty previous to his departure for South Africa. Hon. Mrs R. Moreton, ...

... ]PIUp§oPl kwelra.j SAEus Poptur ?? surPBtA THI MORNING'S NEWS IN 3 BRIEF. t Lord Roberts sailed on Saturday from Southampton for Capetown. His departure a from London was made the occasion of a patriotic demonstration. Over £70,000 has T been raised by -the Lord Mayor of London L for the enrolment, equipment, and transport d to South Africa of ?? of London m- perial Volunteers, 1400 strong. ...

... ST LOUIS CONVENT, MONAGHAN THE BOARDING ESTABLISHMIENT. CONCERT ANT) DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. SPEECH OF THE, MNOST REV. DR. OWFNS. BISHOP OF CItIGHER. Monaghan, Satitrday. Yesterday evening act 5 o'clock a very inte- resting ceremnonial to.ok place in St Louis Con- I vent Scools, Monaghan, the occasion being a , grand vocal and instrumental concert given by ithe voun1 ladies of the boarding ...