... EERAL -Al,.ASEMB12IES& 0gt'RCH OF SCOTLAND, B ty~o THEr Qll a, NSLiEflT HOME \1{SSTON WOR.K. TheGeerl tecoirblv of the Church ofco Tb.4 ~ ter yete a ele'ttioroe lZ, -5 yomoMaclend, modeorator. The Ealrl of jeve Nrand Pllcl ok his i-Cat 0n the, throne onptiv ac, the' hour Of Ineetllill-a (till 14oose. .0' Im 1alour ot ludi;tlibentee o,,4Ai,eTh~ andi wits grceeted with hIntl xe-eira. yrcairl' ...

... DE ATH OF REV. aIR GPAle, ELGIN. Rev. W. A. Gray, minister of South Free Church. Blgin, died early on Saturday nornitig at tle manse. Hav Street. For some years he had been in ill health. and received assistance in the work of his congregation. Inr hopes that a change of climate would improve his health, he was last winter given the charge of the Pres- byterian Church at Bieri'ltz. and during ...

... I A~I T D NORTIERN poar 0~uruoshhave appoint~4j 1, Scn'1 tllen Bart-. of Leys, chairman. -.7, u hrr -eld has been unasal- . r ienrn Firk f the Free Church at 5:lo 3v. ppJr1 , RirkcaldY, has been| -Rev5 _ initer of Tiarlanid Free e .Gle, reserve of oflicsrq, has 7 Royal hcottisli Reserve 'imanding the 1st Aber- L'', s, been granted an lrrte C U-nmLand for four years. ernde (Militia). at ...

... THE WARl GENERAL BULLERTS ADVANCE. UEAVY FIGHTING. EN-EMY COMPLLTEY DECErVED. CAPTFRJ OF A POSMON. (OFFicuL TELEGRAMS.) 'fTn jcllowing was issued by the War Office on Weshleeday evening - ILondon, Wednesday evening. The WTr Office has received information that Sir Redvers Bailer crossed the Tugela Du The operations are still in pro- e but there is no information as to the result. IDXLf 3lAIL. ...

... IABERDEENSHIRE BREACH OF1 PROMISE CASE . A MWILTER SWAIN'S COURTSHIP. ih St: AiMUSING OORRESPOSDENOE. fe hi Yesterday, in Aberdeen Sheriff Court-Sheriff in Burnet on the bench-the record was closed in an m action at the instance of Ida Hunter, donrirstic il, servant, Easets-ide House. W~esthills, Sktne, of against William Keith, farmer's son, Eeniiercy,A Culter, concluding for £500 for alleged ...

... I Ubde z SIMB Court. I Viceregal Lodge, Dublin, Friday. The Queen went out yesterday morning, i accompanied by Princess Christian of SeblhE-- wig-HolsJtein, and attended by the Dowager Lady Southampton. The Queen saw 68 of the nurses of various-, rursing homes which are working in connec- I tion with the Queen Victoria Jubilee Tnsti- tutions, and also eigh t represontatives of the police-Aided ...

... -i I In Ahberdcea Police Ctourt yeetcrday-BailliO :'Hendereo (on the bench--David Crag, labourer, lfrom tle puu co. icas exaeged widh having, Tue-ecayv in a haune 1n Berry intree!..a'ulted wife, by soating Iler Its tiie eisiu.ot oit blIud. ho tleaded iot guilty. Mrs Cratg alleged that; ht. hiteband hod tLruck her on the oirn wath a .'pirkx, but accused denied thid, andeld another -;sari h.ond ...

... IT 110PT A .& - 1 S A. LE bTL4,xmr ALi .-~~~~~~~~J iV P NVILL -BE iRrACK SILIS, SFo Is !A,) Pr r APTD. COLOYTED SILKS, FROMI IS OD P]'R Y Ar- . FOUL ARD SILKSt FROM IS 1 1P'D IER YARD. D L>N~, CESTILKS. ALL COLOU14.s, PROl h.D PE I YARD. SumxTIST'.Iqs. ALL SHIADES, nzolm 2s 11D. A QUAN-TTY OF 3LOUSE LENGTHS CLEARING AT 9S 1D THE PiICE. AVOI-RITH 12s 6D. TISiE SILKS, FOR CUSHION SQUTARES AND ...

... ide *ALLEGED RELEASE' OF oard the MACALLUM, ad, an SENSATIONAL RUMIOUTR iX pPETEREAT, 'ith One of our Peterhead reporters telegraphs- esa ith A startling rumour is being circulated in a Poterhead to the effect that Allan Macallum, aid who was convicted in February, 1899. of cul- did pable homicide, and sentenced to fifteen years' rm penal servitude, has been liberated from Peter- in. head ...

... DISTRICT NEWS; ABERPOtIR. c As-iaembly.- St Drostan's Lodge of bhell teir nawual zdssemably in the Fre=. Hall on Friday evening. whon 60 cotiplrz . Tne £tiI was very .appr- we-det de lrafted fr. the. ocrasion. Fnslt - .. kep; up till the miall hooch nexr 7C51CI!l g, haIxoid. fro-n Stris-hc-,l gave ex- 'l'ea a. easeJd on tables in the Jlo4tit .* i . rvet by the brethren s wive. *-:,n'. T, il- ...

... tUbe Cotut. Osborne, T'Iursday. e The Queen. drove -out yestorday afternoon, f accomnpainied by the Duches of ConMautgirt V and Prince Arthur. f Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holtein A a .rrived at 0eborneahving rorssed over from Portslmoulth on board Her Ma-jestys yac'h-t Alberta. The Hon. Manly Hughes anrd AdmnirAlof theElFeetSir Edmvund -Co erell were in attendanco oil board the Royal A ...

... i tbe Court I W'ind-Sor C ssle*' Tulesday. Tlse Queen drole out yeswtirday afternloonI, arc.companiel by Princess Henry of Batten- berg. her Majesty, accompanied by Princes-s Henry ot Batternbcrg, with her children, and Prince.ss Victoriat of Sch]eswig-Hoistei arrived at the Castle shortly before two o'clock tv-daN front Osborne, ^rossingnx ter~ to Clarence Yard On Her Alajesty's yaChL Alberta ...