... Freo State Eloctions. Bloemfontein, Thursday. The present position of the parties in the Orange River Colony is—Unie, 23; Independents, 4; Constitutionalists, 4. Mesirs Fischer and De Wet and General Burgher have been elected, while Generals Piet De Wet ...

... association with the White Star Line, for a large passenger steamer, to be constructed at Belfast for Jrade between Liverpool and Canada, and, later, it was announced that this steamer would bhe quickly followed by another. 1t is of interest to learn that in ...

... Wales for the ensning year, 148'are Conservatives, 23 Liberal U’n{fmifits, 137 Liberals, three Labour, two Independent Liberals, and four Independent, while in nine cases the politics are not stated. 11 3 ~_,*,._m.. ol . . A TYerrible Fire. : Santiago ...

... whether they will or will not be involved in the wars of Britain. In Canada, too, the Nationalist Party is growing in strength, and is ever keeping in the foreground their demand for independence. I have only stated the facts as T have found them, and offer ...

... th* High -Bai lilt Tho Vicar and Warden* of Patrick — knowledge with 'hanks the sum of £5 from tbe Hem. J. X Ward, Monti— d, Canada (per Mr R. Con—. Pets), for I he poor. Mr James Pun*, flrst officer of the Dongla* Rneket Corps beg, to thank tbe Misses Mori— ...

... payment is the tangible outcoiue, is the best tbat the Island could make, or expect, and that it would be destructive of the independence of the Island to attempt to disturb it. We have already pointed out in these columns that the financial arrangement referred ...

... already sold to I Mr T. J. I.ipton, the well-known Tea and Provision j Dealer, the Mammoth Cheese which has been manufactured as Canada's special exhibit for the , World' Fair. The cheese is the largest the World 1 has ever seen, and weighs close on 12 tons ...

... for the first week in August. The Bth (Scottish) Liverpool will not. camp with the brigade this year, but will have an independent one. 'Bandsman D. Skinner has been recently appecinted a member of the Douglas Fire Brigade. Two members of the corps have ...

... General, died from wounds. This resulted in the fall of Quebec, the Dominion of Canada then coming under British rule. The regiment also took part in the American War of Independence. They were afterwards sent to the West Indies, and again retook the islands ...

... House, and had taken a leading part In this matter, to undertake the duty of Governor's rather. He would far rather the independent valuer should be appointed by theTynwald Court. Deemster Drinkwater moved the Council agree with the Keys on the question ...

... soun u in vi__rrM_-J_ is GRAND TRUNK KAILWAY OF CANADA. Notwithstanding the exceptional severity of the weather in Canada the tra _c receipts ol this railway continue very satisfactory, an.l in this respect the Grand Trunk exhibits a marked contrast to ...

... Clucas, in one of them, carefully points out that the abolition of the little Island’s Legislature would not give greater independence, but little or none; for the community would be entirely ““ at the mercy of the Imperial Parliament in every respect.” ...