... LOVEls' QUARREL AND ITS SEQUEL. An inqu-iry was held at Tottenham. London. on ?? relnccring the death of Alice Richards, aged 15. A friend of the deceased's stated that on the 22nd ilst.. they went to the theatre together. On the way tlhey met the deceased's young man, who said he did not want to have any nmore to do with her. Deceased bursz out or'ying, and said, What shall I do if Jim gives ...

... [ALL nIGHTS fRESERTVD.] [ Comm1uiieafl0m for the writer should reach our effilce by Tusodery in each 'week it- intended to receive attention in the follow~ing issue.] A LESrSON INPON. Someo incan are born juldges of eiehoc horse or dog, tne majority, i~cotrevor, while they ma-y know which dog, they ,prefer- out of the number are quite unable to explain the reason of their choice. INow every ...

... I I . - -. -0-- ,Mr Chamberlain dined with the Queen at Osborne on Monday evening. Osman Digma whbo was suricunded and captured at Gebel'Warriba, nine tiles from Souakin, is being con- v-e - ThSuizi 5n har-d -th Go bedne stner Behera. It is announced that Sir John Robinson, a former Premier of Natal, has accepted an invitation to stand for the vacancy caused by the death of the Right Hon. ...

... EARL GREY ON ITS WORK. Earl Grey, presiding over a large attendance at the annual mneeting, on. Monday, of the Newastle and Gateahead Poor Children's Holiday Association and Rescue Agenoy, moved the adoption of the re- poot, already pslbiahed'. His iordship said that there was no association in the North of England that was doing a more useful work than that, and he believed there wf&s no ...

... A SOFT SNAP. Miss Kissem: I never think of takingr down the nistletoe right after Christmas. I find it is montlhs before it wlithers. Jack Rushitt: Say-er-have you any objection to my calling on you regularly? A COVERT SNUB. Mrs Uppingtcn: I wish I could have lived in tho splendid atmosphere of a court. Mr Uppington : I don't doubt you could have secured a position in one. - Mrs Uppingtcn: Why ...

... PEKINS ENDLESS MONASTERI. FOf monaseries a nd. lamaaeries in Peidn the number is endless. The llamas and buses who dwell therein can be counted by the thousands. They are mostly Thibetsss and Mongolians supposed to be studying Buddhism under the direction of an authenticated lineal descendant of Buddha himself. Indeed, in one particular monastery, three lineal descendants are to be seen for a ...

... Topits by Tyne and Wear. In view of the lamentable mortality that the influenza epidemic is producing in many parts of the country, it is gratifying to note that the public health by Tyne and Wear, so far as it is reflected in the death-rate, continues very satisfactory. By a singular coincidence, the rate for Newcastle, Sunderland, and Gateshead in the last return is inl each case 22 per ...

... SUNDERLAND TOW, NGo COUNCIL( ,. _ _ . ?? DTBORDER LY TZ PEOOT'EEDTNGS A meeting of the Sunderiald Town Counrcil was held on Wednesday night, under the presidency of Ald Wrn. Bumns. W~heni the Council had been sitting for anthtotur and half-by wleich etanre the agendca prapi-er hqadl not behn ?? scene o. the greotest diio:rdcr took place. - The mrat.er arose nut -a ruling of the vh'rir>-nan to ...

... BY YEARS OF INDIGESTION. BILE BEANS BRING SUCCOUR. Few instances of relief from suffering are more powerful than one which has just occurred in the busy mining district of which Metal Bridge forms the oentre. For years, not one member of a family, but no less than three, were victims to chronic indigestion, and their wretchedness baffles description. Hope of permanent cure had long been ...

... THE SITUATION AT PEKIN. REASSUMING DISPATCHES. The Admiralty on Monday received the fillow- ibg messaga from Rear-Admiral Brace, who was at TskU: There are grounds for hoping Prince Ching, with his army at Pekin, is protecting the Legs- tions against Prince Tuan and his army and the Boxers. The telegnrim is dated 4 p.m., July 7th. Reuter's Agnoncy learns that the news mnen- tioned in Admiral ...

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... Friom Week to Week. By the evening of this Saturday, if all goes well, the Queen will have left Osborne and, reached Baimoral for her customary autumn sojourn in the breezy -Highla-nds. During her stay at her beautiful residence in the Isle of Wight the Queen has fulfilled a round of engagements that would have tried the strength and endurance of many a younger person. Quite recently, too, she ...