... by professor Andrew Gray. This is the lirst of serin on Present Day Leaders of Science. The short stories are good, and John bogins a new seriaj story, entitled Toe ■ Half- Hearted.' So far as the first cltapters serve indicate, story will deal largely ...

... for War, has appointed Mr John C. Bailey to his assistant private secretary, unpaid. has felt the rather cold rcce.Vion cf Iris.'' The public is stupid, says, and ciy out tor 'Cavalteria Mr will be the the Eighty and Russell Clubs at their joiat dinner ...

... FOR THE NEW YEAR. At Bo'ness Polico Court Dennis Dearie, miner, was sent to prison tor days tor breaking into the shop of Mr John Kirk, butcher, and stealing 141bs. of least and a butcher's knife. Accused, along a companion, had been wandering about the ...

... War as follows: Following have been reported Sir George White Larysmith: Deaths from disease- On January 5, Lieut. C. P. Russell, Ist Leicester Regiment, enteric fever; Second Lieut. S. Piatt, sth Dragoon Guards, intenc fever; Quartermaster-Sergeant C ...

... and G. R. Potts, No. 10 J. L. Lawrence, No. Company. W. Hamilton, 3 ...

... Balcarres Street, and of a letter from the treasurer the Royal Asylum for the la*a.nc, Tho deputations w*Te in- Sir James Russell, and the first speaker support the protest was Mr W. H. Torrance, who said the petition against the placing of the bunk Street ...

... Linlithgowshire John Bates, moulder; John M'Adam, minor; William Cunningham, miner; Colin Fowler, miner; Hugh Crawford, miner; William Arthur, blacksmith; E ...

... been appointed to the command the and will arrive Cupar to-day for that- purpose. Intimation has been recciv«-d by Colonel Sir John Gilmour to have the regiment ready to sail on Wednesday, trie inst., from Liverpool or Southampton. GREAT ARTILLERY REINFORCEMENT ...

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... place before putting down this loading bank. Mr Walker seconded. The Lord Provost moved approval, and Mr Menisiea seconded. Mr John Jamieson and Bailie Brown indicated that though they would vote disapproval, would not be on the grounds put forward bv Harri&on ...

... EDINBURGH PUBLIC LIBRARY Sir James A. Russell presided last night a meeting of the General Committee Edinburgh Public Library. Mr Hew Morrison, tbe librarian, stated that -aii.ee the last meeting donations had been received of lii volumes and five pamphlets; ...