... ILjCHFIELD AND SOUTHWELt JIOCESAN . TRAINING COLLEGE.' ^ ; | The ansnual distribution of prizes to the students at the above college took place on Monday If- ternoon. The Bishop of ? Derby presided, and was supported on the ?? by Archdeacon Freer, the Rev. Canon Sing, Sir Henry Bemnrose, M.P., and the Principal of the College, the Rev. A. B. Bater. The proceedings were opener with prayer by ...

... War. THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING. COLONEL MAHON'S FINAL FIGHT. IFORCED MARCHES BY CANADIAN ARTILLERY. TIMELY ASSISTANCE. From Lord Roberts to Secretary of State for War. a (Received 22nd May). Kroonstad, May 21st, 100. Mahon reports that the flying column entered M1afeking at four a.m. on the 18th May. It was stubbornly opposed by 1500 men on the 17th, nine miles fromi Mafeking. The Boers were ...

... GRASS PLOTS AT EOGINTON. The Agricultural Departmont of the University College, Nottingham, have carried out during the piast year certain interesting experiments in the ounuties of Derbyshire, the Lindsey Division of Litcolnehire, and NottinghamsEhire, In t! e report which has just been issued it Is stated that during the ensuing summer It Is intended to institute trials (in addition to those ...

... _. I _ _ . _ AN APPEAL FC, (, 1 'eIPS AT THE Sir,-I am colli d ?? the; troops in South Africa, and . . receive and for- ward any that your (led. : y desire to send. The most acceptable articles are knitted grey or khaki-coloured Balaclava helmets, Tam.-o'-shan- ters, socks, flannel shirts, and pyjama suits.- Yours faithfully. (Mrs.) H. ARNOLD-BEMROSE- 56, Friar Gate, Derby, Dec. 26th. LIEUT. ...

... WHEN DOES THE NEXT CENTURY BEGN? I I m L . ~, - ,1 ,.IIy ,,r- The Times publishes a letter from Sir Courtenay Boyle dealing with the question, on what day ought the twentieth century to be con- sidered to begin? Sir Courtenay admits that the common era was devised in the sixth century, and that its founders were either four or five yeari wrong in the date they assumed as that of the birth of ...

... COMMEMORATION SERVICE AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. A service in commemoration of the gallant dead, especially of the Scottish Regiments, was held in the Presbyterian Church, Green Hill, on Sundry afternoon. There was a large congregation, ald the service being of the nature ot a Lament, was very impressive. Beethovens Dead March was rendered by the organist at the commencement of the ...

... THE OPEN DOOR. I T T is announced that Italy has now sig- I nified its formal adhesion to the principle of the open door in China. Details of bow the principle is to be applied have yet to be made public, but we know now that the chief Powers in the world have agreed to accept it. The open door was, in the first' instance, the method pro- posed by British stateymen for carrying out the ...

... THERE is a widespread demand growing up in the papers for the formation of Rifle Clubs, encouraged by the Government, but mainly dependent for their success upon the growth of a practical patriotism among the people. It is to be hoped that every advantage will be taken of the wave of enthusiasm which will no doubt grow up throughout the country as the spring advances, and we might very well ...

... J! ILK CONTRACTS. A DERBYSHIRE CASE The case of Robertson v. Harris and another came on for argument on Tuesday before Mr. Justice Ridlev and Jlr. Justice Darling, sitting as a Divisional Court in the Queen's Bench Division. Jlr. Reginald Brown, Q.C., appeared for the ap- pellant, and Jlr. Frankan for respondent. — Jlr. Brown said this was a case stated by the Stipen- diary Jlagistrate of ...

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