Aberdeen Weekly Journal and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland from Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland • 9

THE ABEHBEEN JOURNAL; WEBNESDAY, XOLY 4, 1900 Pas 9 trom the base of mnnKu TKt -lo VITALS IN SOUTH turn an hospital of ten patients into an hospital for a thousand." THE SHOW AT ABERDEEN TRADES COUNCIL AND THE INFIRMARY. ABERDEEN. applied seriatim, to.every increase in the force. Instead of there been stinting "of stores, there hadbeen an almost South Africa. In support of this the -non.

read a telegram from Lord Roberts, to the effect that unless' the field lorce was totoe considerably increased the llth general hospital should be sufficient. The force had not been considerably increased, but two more hospitals had been sent, out' -v STATEMENT BY MR BALPQUR, LORD ROBERTS DEMANDING INQUIRY. AN EbffiBlIRGH IAN AT THE FRONT. HOW HE REACHED IHERE, Some strange facts have come to hanid concerning an Edinburgh mail now with Lord Roberts's force advancing on Pretoria. Private Timothy Walsh, 4293, on the reserve of the 6th Iunis-killins Bratroons.

was Called an for. si. Committee At. a. meeting of the Finance of Aberdeen County Council held.

in week the -fortnightly- meeting of Aberdeen umtea lrad.es Council was held in the Trades am isuildmgs Mr John H. Elric, president, the chair. ALLEGATIONS. A TERRIBLE PICTURE, The gentleman also read a telegram from General Forestier-Walker, asking them to stop sending surgical materials for the present as enormous quantities were in the base med'ical Rfot's -Hn Tho following resolution was submitted from Januai-y of this year, and three weeks later was Oil H. "nrlFdI ll i the executive: "That this council is of opinion -mat, -on account ot the unsatisiactorv financial ia-i.

ot loresignt had been shown with regard to Ai a later date than this that was -to say, since Tr i setters irom the dashing cavalryman have 'reached his wife all containing good news, and stating that he is in brst-rato condition and which means a good deal in Private Walsh's case, in view of his troubles immediately prior to enlistment. About the end of last year, a reporter of The husband of the in the House of Commons on Thursday night there numerous questions to the Under' Secretary for War and the First Lord of the Ireasury with regard to the assertions of Mr Jiurdett-Contts respecting the treatment of the -British sick and -wounded in South 4fricu In to Mr DiKon, iVlr Wyndham said the. War Office had no communicaition on this subject to the telegram addressed to the Commander-in-Chief a.t oa-pe Town. iUon -ufeu had not previous letters the member for Westminster to th limes come to the knowledge of the War Ofhee through some channel? Mr Wyndham I-have answered that we, VJwtos couimunioatio.h. lon-h5H question.

I wish to know -wWh'Av t. position of the Royal Infirmary, and the system of electing the directors of that institution the time has now arrived when that system should be rearranged, and an assessment imposed on the kuiuiiivvumk visit juoru -ivooert3 had expressed his opinion that the medical ana a recognised si' management, contributes uiems were mpst satistaetory. The percentage tne bounty Buildings, Aberdeen, the following letter was submitted from Mr James Macdobald, secretary of the Highland and Agricultural Society, in reference to the society's show at Aberdeen in 1902: 3 George JV. Bridge, Edinburgh, 2tth. April, 1900.

has, been resolved that, provided satisfactory financial arrangements can be made, ie show of this society for 1902 will be held at Aberdeen. am instructed by the directors of the. society to intimate this to you, and to make apphcation to your County Council for the raising, by means of a voluntary assessment on owners of lands and heritages, a sum of money to assist meeting tho expenses of the show. In support of this application, I aon desired that the following sums, raised by means ot a voluntary assessment, were contributed bv the undermentioned County Councils in aid of the shows held at Dumfries in 1895, Perth in 1896 Glasgow in 1897, and Kelso in 1898- m5Buniie3 92, Kirkcudbright 100, Wigtown, 155 total 1497. 'arco iui nil luiuiutriiance.

The Chairman, in moving the resolution, said that when the executive drafted it the principal thing they had in their minds was the welfare of the institution and the well-being of the patients. They recognised there was no more im iiwiwuij uu vuk auuniisions irom enteric fever was 21 per cent. In the Nile campaign 1898 it was 28; in the campaign of 1896 it was 50; and in. the Mato-bele campaign of 1896-7 it was 32. In the Chitral campaign of 1895 it was 28, and iii tho Soudiin oampaigli of 1884-5 it was 39, and actually in the Sgi Mrs.

S. A. Aijten'sfil jHj Hair Restorer a long letter contain- against tiie hospitals i The letter, which the dated Capo Town, May of neglect and in-T' V'jjfcumt and death, which have ta! soldier in the elos-i-s war have made up a picture any ionser to conceal necessary institution in our midst than the Royal Infirmary, which in the past had done. great deal of good work. Most of them were aware that it was managed by a close corporation, and the suppressed letters, I may call them "PPr'ised by tis.

ouppressetl by the Times uiiium iu was in i-un-es ot peace it). iNow as regards, wounds, the percentage was lower than "I any other campaign. As to Bloemfontein, -he did not think sufficient allowance had been ihaide for the difficulties of Lord Rbberte, who had to mako wide sweeping movements, which found both bridges over the Ornnn-B Rivm- 1aahU rt 10 tne Knowledge the Govern. s0Ule channel or other Torit in-'-'n it "yncuiam 1 know nothing about th of the Infirmary at the present time, they would fW Ft if ts-ast) Forfar (West) 256, Fife 263, Kinross 27 total 1W $72' Mi R'frew ncui-u viiat -uaiity nau not managed to cope with and who had only a single line of railway partly destroyed; etc. Uflfiill public.

Un rduy, ZSth April, hundreds of were lyiug 'he worst with aly a blanket and a be not c-ven the latter for svwH-ii their aching; bodies and wi'1) no and hardly 3.iu stretchers, or without linen of ioi toMl MDtA. 327, "Hnift ui i.ne 111.5.1.11111100. it was at. present head over ears in debt. During the past year it had a deficiency of almost -Rutin iutai 3fjaoo.

-in aid or tha show nf rn nT Bojttett-Ooutts sail- he hod called upon Koberts at KToonstad, but was unable to see hum He desired to get perandssion to accompany the troops, but a member of Lord burgh the County Councils of Midtothien and ivooera start told him very strongly of the objection to. That left him Dm to ihiiilto contriDuted a sum of 650 bv metms of a voluntary, assessment, I find tiiat the a i pendently. He found that oho hospital near -Bloeirtfoiifcem had no disinfectants, and that 'the Aberdeen show district contributed. the followino- GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. a ww amongst them, "iv a ff-'-v private soldiers to act ruiicii and utterly untraioed to i'aj v.ira mily three doctors tu attend none of the b.ivI! uLi'ui liii.s.

was ia di. tie capital of the i-'ree u.u iraira ay means, ot a. voluntary assessment on owners of lands and heritages) in aid of the ShOWS Of the snr.iot.u- of- A jl inoc operations, were 'hampered- by the absence of nurses. No were -made to secure beds atiKl that tHcre was an insuflicient number of Private Walsh, 6t3i Inniskilling DragoonB. North British Advertiser happened.

to call: at Walsh home. 113t Bernard's Plapn. ifi7fi i J.000 ana lia ronalW iWa fl-l. Ul Mr A. .1.

Balfnup. P. ko stret-cners and an inadequate staff was evident. As many as ten men were crowded in a- small bell tent. There were 316 natients in tin's uicjaum 11 villi, ilia UWII UDS.

The reporter-found. Mr Walsh to lie, wall. In. ive had occupied for n'itli a line of railway in Perth new bridge. 1885.

Aberdeen AQ4 Banff Forfar (East Division), 185 1876. 178 120 300 Sir Wilfrid Lawson ia set-tip. young fellow pf about 25 years of age, with ticular field hospital, and of these 274 were kept book by Mr W. B. Luke.

lying on the ground. Some patients were an'iiitiiry 'usanng, jyir W.a.lsli was enjoyine the comforts, of bin fi thousands of troops I risai-'O of stores and fa! everyone except the a.j"i,'r,'i, during the of Abou. the same irmutded uien were being snb- King Alexander and ex-King Milan of Servia iuve arranged to visit Paris together. M. Berthelot.

the wpjl.k moved when a dangerous state, put into waggonsj arid, jostled over the veldt. Four died in a few days. He -was- surprised that more 830 898 the day's toil, and on learning the object of the reporter's visit, accorded him a cowlial welcome. In reply to the first question, as to whether he buddings were not taken in Bloemfontein for -in am or tlie Aberdeen Show of 1894-, the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine, and iorta-r (iiast Division) raised a sum of 780 bv nnvn.t.A oi.Kcn natt. any oDiections to being interviewed for publication.

Mr Walsh said he had nn nKinot.imifl ttrture tor want of auv ambu- been elected a member of the French Academy. The Queen received at Windsor Castle oil Saturday evening the Maharajah Gaekwar of Bavxida; whatever, amd would be only tod pleased to give the comforts, tough, sprinsrless The directors the ex iii Queen's chocolate boxes are fa.lHno-ln nn. cm iire iiiui-uiatioii -jue I. aih 25 years of age," continued: Mr Walsh, 1 il and. drift for 40 aJ beiag strategically safe, and was sold in London last weelr P.I T.

rt press ino nope that, on this occasion the County Councils, of the Aberdeen District will follow the example of the above counties, and revert to the falling short of tlie expenditure by that amount. In these circumstances, therefore, some other means of financing Infirmary should be adopted. Philanthropy had had an opportunity ot showing what it could do, but had proved it could not keep the Infirmary on a proper financial and he thought the time had now come when it ought to bo supported from the rates. (Applause.) Ti total income of the institution amounted to about 10,000, 2000 of which came from legacies. Only about 6000 of that sum came from tho city, and at least the half of it wars contributed by the working classes.

Some of the employees in city works had to pay a penny per week, and some a penny per fortnight, amounting to 4s 4d, or 2s 2d per annum. The infirmary directors liad agreed to circularise the employers of labour to get them to place this plan before the workers. He held, however, when, they considered another Is was contributed from the churches and another 6d from the Hospital Satur day by the working men, making 6s 6d per annum, the working men were asked to contribute too much to the institution. He estimated that 3d per on the rates would yield the total annual income the infirmary required, and that on a rental of 8 or 9 a working man would-only have to pay from 2s to 2b 6d per annum. Now, he thought that it was quite reasonable to think that if they could put the infirmary upon tho rates and it would only cost, them or 2s 6d per year, it would be much better for the ratepayers, and better for the infirmary it-elf.

The ratepayers would have direct representation on the board of directors, and they would have power to deal with abuses, or alleged abuses, said to exist in connection with institution. (Applause.) He further found from the report of the directors that salaries amounted to 40 per cent, of the ordinary income. That was entirely apart from stationery, printing, rent, legal expenses, etc. Mr. H.

Duncan had the greatest pleasure ri seconding the motion. Until the Roval Infirmary -was put under nomibiv nospitais. 'mere Had been, a great waait of and a great deal of obstinacy on the part of the medical department at Bloemfontein. on May 23. Ho saw eight men lying on the railway station platform.

They had arrived at 6 a.m., after 15 hours' journeying in open trucks, and there they lay till 3.30, in the with absolutely nobody, to attend 'them. (Oh ohl). Four of them were almost dying, and he declared' that that was a disgrace. (Irish cheers.) It was not anu.was lor.flome years in the bth -XfragooDs, In February. 1899.

I had a- verv sever nttnnV nt is 27. J-'mes' is said to have declined to publish. Subsequently, in reply to a- question by Sir ampbell-Bannerman as to the 'treatment of sick wounded soldiers in South Africa, Mr A. Balfour said he thought it would ij eonvenience of the House that he ehould give an answer to 'the nurrierous questions on a subject which naturally arid properly interested the House so deeply. He did not understand, from anything: that, had come to his notice, that it was suggested that any goffering the sick -and wounded in South Africa was due to insufficient supply of medical, necessities and comforts sent from this obuntey.

It was rather a. question of organisation. 'A certain amount of correspondence had passed, between Lord Roberts and the Secretary of State on this subject, and he proposed to lay it on the table. Indeed ho hoped it would be iii the hands of hon. members before the dinner hour, but as there was so much feeling on the subject he would read a few extract's.

(Hear, hear.) The first, intimation the War Ofhee had whs a telegram -to the from the hon. rhember for Westminster on the 4th. June, and on the 5th the Secretary of State. telegriplied to Lord Roberts on the subject. The nest day the reply came, and hon.

members would soon be in possession of the text of it. He would therefore only read a short extract, in wbioh.Lord Roberts said that the very existenoo of his force deuended upon supptes coming up by train along a line of railway nearly 700 miles long, every bridge of which for the 128 miles 'had. been destroyed by the enemy. Notwithstanding thait, he ordered that tne requirements of the sick should be first taken in nand as soon as the railway had been repaired Ine principal medioal officer proceeded with the -3ii t0 roooatad with surgeons and nurses Field hospifaJs could not utilised, because the troops weft about to move. on Again, but No.

3 Wene-rat and the Scottish Hospital Were held in readiness at Bloemfontein directly the line was opened, and the former 180 pitierite within 2 hours. He repeatedly visited the hospital during the short time he was at Krobnstad, and impreesed tipoh tlie principal medical officer and oh Lord Mechueh to do all was possible to remedy matters. Lord Roberts continued "I have been deeply distressed at not- able to make proper arrangements for the sick, but it is obvious that a certain amount of suffering is inseparable from the advance of a army through -the enemy's country when the railwav coWimnhlpitinn Ki. i7i voluntary-assessment. In these coun The mackeM fishing in the south and southwest coasts of Iceland has been a failure thia i.ii iiu uuncuicy wnateyer has been found with rheuma'tic fever, and had to be taken to the I was quite 'helpless, and had to be lifted out and in.

my bed like a child. After the iu to voluntary assessment, It is, of year. unoefstood that the assessment would be lever lett.rae 1 was discharged rem the Infirmary. Mr John Morlev ia busilv ing his life of Oliver Cromwell for publicatioa ia but the pains were as bad as ever. I lost my appetite; and could get no sleep.

I could not nummary, wouidDe coniined to owners of lands and heritages, and would be collected free of all expense to the ordinary funds of the L.L1T3 autumn. much use the Government giving the figures of supplies on June 15, when tragedy was over. Hie whole point was that we were not prepared, and that there, was not provision. His own opinion was that the fault did not lie. here, but The Queen has 6nt nriA Tn'lUr uviuuiit, lna.c is, tne cost ol collecting would be deducted from anm 6 Huntingdon, labourer named Willows, who has in South Africa.

He thought the responsibility suns in me army. Her Maiesfcv hasaiiniiintofl AT.flofn., wi. Bennett, Consul at Reunion, a Companion of tha Order of the Indian Empire. In further support of this application, I may mention that this society gives liberally of its grants to agricultural, societies in the Aberdeen District. Since 1890 the society lias in these grants given over 500 to the Aberdeen District.

I am desired to ask you to submit this letter to an early meeting of County Council, and to express the hope of the directors of this society lho Governor of Colorado lino i'ooJ move wftbout the aid ot crutches. The doctor who was attending me called it acute.rheumatiem, but did not seeori to be able to do me any good." "Arid how, did you get about again?" asked the interested newspaper man. Well, Mrs. Anderson, a grocer ai few doors away, has. a who is a Marine engineer.

He was iti the. taking Dr Williams' pink pillii for pa.ls peol, bid derived: great beaeftt from them. It would be in August, I think, when, on his advice, I started tating tho pills." "And did you benefit from them?" asked the reporter. "Yes," answered Mr Walsh; "I had only raiioii thi Bloemfontein, pro-''; ma ci-cept humane con tilled. These are two typical ci rate of things liere on April Vw tiiut there were 20.000 sick and iti Africa, and more, than half with typhoid, he proceeds to de- a riain Ibid hospital.

He it had arrived in Bloemfontein it t.r-.'i.vn into two, one half having been direction. leaving1 this hospital and staff. It should accommodated 50 patients. r.i: to (April S) there 250 in Sj were typhoid cases. Id a of crowding, insuflicient ami misery that I hesitated in my letter, hoping for a iv which the authorities pro-wa fortnight later another i tie 'c'lowing- state of things.

-M ecitipmeut titan two marquees tc-nr. no addition of staff or any-vere 316 patients, of whom typoos. Tiie.r condition wasalmost Thr touts were beli tents such in a former letter as affording for from six to eight 'crkino- nn.l tn kr.uu clamation urging the people of the State to give v.j. mm tu tiit; muum uoitine jcuna. of the Fleet Sir Henry Seppel.

the father of the British Wmv Koa ontor jw-i yiuuj. vuuiicii wm give tne their favourable crmsiflorat.inr. to year. He joined the service as- far back as 1822, and has been Admiral of the Fleet since IS 7. A letter was also submitted from Mr Gordon of Newton, convener of the.

regretting his inability to be present at the meetintr. and warmlv The Queen will leav Wi supporting the proposal for a voluntary assoss- ttever -have the confidence of the working people July 17 or 18, and Her Majesty is expected at tiiiMjii tw ooxs wnen j. oegaa so teei tne bencnt, and I have improved ever since." Are you now able to work, again interrogated the interviewer. r.i. lYi-io asneii to coninouDe to its maintenance Councillor Johnston thought the matter should be remitted acain to hnfxonnt.liro xes, Mi' Walsh, VI have started 'lo'tia" time a- 1 tie knew for a certainty that there would be great august or September 1, and will stay in Scotland until the middle of November.

A souvenir of Mr Gladstone's hobby as aa amateur woodman, consisting of a chip from an elm which he felled at Hawardea in wag sold for 5s in a Bethnal Green auction room last week. The nersonaltv in firent. Tuttoir, nt nc uppo-ition to itrie proposal, chiefly in view of the manner in. which the i r-esceu not witn any lnuiviauai, out witn a system entirely inelastic and deficient. General Russell said, that he had had as good, an opportunity as any in the country of hearing from the front, and so far as, the medidftl arrangements were concerned he could say that at first they were universally but that feeling had recently altered.

The great reason was that there had been a very severe outbreak of typhoid fever. He (General Russell) had been fever patient in a campaign, so he eould speak bri Wis matter from experience, as he knew all about the hardships which had to 1 ubdergohe. In the late Egyptian campaign he had called atbt'ehitiori' to certain deficencies in. the medical department, arid, although these were denied by the War Office at that time, he had found bh subsequent inquiry that hie state-merits we're amply borne out by the facts. The result of has agitation' did a amount of good, for in 'the Khartoum campaign, which followed number of doctors were sent out, arid everything that science could do was done to alleviate the of the sick and in that campaign.

After the debate to which they had just listened, h'e did hot think anyone could say ii, case had beeii made out against the War but he certainly thought that a case had been fully made.out for a full inquiry info lamentable of things which had occurred iii South Africa. He need not point out fhat the oircuaistarices of that country rendered the of typhoid fever almost a Certainty. The only water which could be obtained was from. streams where people washed, where bullocks had died, and wliioh, in nearly every case, were polluted by the dead bodies- of fneri aria of horses'. It was quite impossible on a forced marnh' to have thn hti.

destroyed, but such suffering itf-buld have been enormously increased had ft hot been for tie prompt. mtmner in which the medical authorities made tne best use of the soaht accommodation ducted hitherto. There had mot been a great many comnlaints an to th ti.mtmor.tJ 1. ,7. uir soma time Dacic, and, that beinir so a.

The letter vraS iii the following terms: Newton, Ihech, 25th June, 1900. n. -j have fo be Enand om Jinday, fifth, consequently canmot attend the committee meetings called- for that day. I regret much that I cannot be present at the Finance Committee, to advocate the request made by the Highland airid Agricultural Society, and I would venture to express the hope that'ihe committee will entertain the proposed levy of a voluntary aesessinenfc: The society is largely dependent on the weather for -the financial success of jts exhibitions, and although its funded capital is large the interest thereon haa fallen greatly within.the, last few years, so that the income from that source 1b barely now equal to that of twenty yeas-s ago, when the. capital was considerably, lees.

I haitded you the other day a slip showing what large demands the society hae to meet from its income. Tim phA.nb-A iicrtruigofl -imme at a place little larger than an ordinary Knglish yiflfcge." Subsequently to that a further communication was addressed to Lord' iuiBiis wouia nave ctimcuity in agreeing that he infirmary should be put on th rates, especially as it 'had been kept up so lone on chanty. (Annla.nse.1 T7, rj -hi the engineering yard where I was employed 'before I The reporter haviiig expressed' a desire to see Mrs Anderson, had recbiriimended Dr pink Mr Walsh, latter readily offered to conduct him to her shop. They found, Mrs Anderson at home, aiid, in reply to by Mr Walsh as to whether she remembered veooriimending him to try Pr Williairiis' pink pills, she she she amply confirm Mr Walsh's Addressing the she said" If you had seen Kim then going about on two crutches, you would not believe it was the same manyou see before you now." Mr smiled ah smile, and, tho newspaper man took his. first getting Mrs Andr5pn's cordial to her testimony along with the interview.

of the infirmary in tho fi'fo tents there wore ten typhoid -'Jsoljr packed together, the 'envaijscsit. the man in his" crisis" man hastening to it. There to in between tliem. Think of i vo; the. sort of nursing a tvphoid With, no beds or mattresses, f'tm in the whole hospital, ic patients had to be on the was a great scarcity of blankets, ootdd have nioTe than one, with between his body and the ground is hard as stone, and at falls to Freezing poinf.

deficiencies which cannot be no sheeis or pillow-cases or very iow indeed. Of rvoperts by the Secretary of State, and on June nl? 'ordship replied tliat, as regarded the base hospitals, he personally assured himself, before very heavy especially in regard to the recent ex- saw irom last year's annual report 1 t0on3tr1Storl pay for 'riteresfc alone over 800. He should like to say a word aibout the Hospital Saturday movRmmit. Tli -pe j. own, tnat t-ney were working and he had not since hea.rd airv complaint about them.

When his forces first arrived at Bloemfontein they had an abnormal number of sick owing riot oulv to the exhausting nature of the march, but to 'the terriHv ih--samtarv cohdition of the Hin i t.wt.k a voluntary assessment eeems to me to be mainly one of machinery, and the expense and trouble of making a collection, in aid of the society's funds unen or any Kind: only the societies had done their level best to raise money for the infirmary, and. he thought they deserved all credit for what they had accomplished (applause) but it was difficult to find something new to attract people, and indeed it was almost impossible to get a- body of men to raise amnually such a sum-of 'money as-'they -asoired-'to every COAST DEFENCE AT ABERDEEN. the sole water supply of which came from the river, which passed through the Boer.camp higher up. and which wiw nrod4 ttir, i UJ, vwimivuajj 18 U1UCQ 1CSS VDVilL Dy private solicitation, as on former occasions. It will be sufficient to mako the collection along with, the rates a -s -that had to drink it wheii they could! wa taken of all ARRIVAL OF AN.

GUN. It was arrlihged sorrie'' tiiheago'rtd- mount at not uriderstand ocrmii mm. anxious theworkjn.g might. tci jaisa, not take plaes until tho summer of 1902, but the 'eounciil'--might to the assees-ment o-ae tb''e'hiible-the'soeiety tb'ifiaiie arrange- cub movement would tall -spite ot. them.

In any case, they might rest "i'ssiired that it was not possible to keep workine fnon gl tflirnn l. A 1 1 iiiwiiws iiii wib snow. "A M. Gordon." The Chairman stated tha in iterh an Renny Watson, of Bruce Castle, Perthshire, chairman of the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company, who died on April 7 is sworn, at 98,542 13s 9d. The London Gazette on Friday, stated that the Queen has been pleased to appoint Prince George of Greece to be aa honorary member of tba Oivil Division of the First Class of Knights of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

The Duke Charles Theodore of Bavaria's two daughters will marry Prince Rupert of Bavaria and Prince Albert of Belgium on July 10th next, and the ceremony will be one of the most bnlhant that has ever taken place at Munich. A judicial separation was last week granted by Justice Barnes to Mrs Sophia Ward Humphreys formerly of Calverley, Yorkshire, -because or of be. husband, Mr Geoi jT Humphrey-, a doctor practisirig ia Caveri-cisrh. Square. Lord De la Warr arrived at Southampton oii Saturday night from South Africa, and reached lN'ormajihurst Court, Battle, Sussex, tie seat of Wtl Brassey, on Sunday, to join the Countess le la Waxr.

The latter and her infant son are doing well. The Emperor and Empress of Russia have tafeen up their residence for three months at tha Summer of Peterhof, on the Guif of Fin-land. It is understood at St Petersburg that the Emperor does not intend to visit the Paris Exhibition. The second last coach meet-for the season was held on the Horse Guards' Parade on Saturday afternoon, when nineteen coaches were assembled preparatory to 2oing to Ranelagh. Among those taking part was Mr Forbes Leith (bays), who carried Mrs Forbes Leith on the box.

Pllr'ac' modem language master of trie High School, Dundee, who is retiring, was last week the recipient of a sum of l200 which had. been subscribed for by former pupils and friends of tho Hitth School, in reranftion of Ma een A. u' nie case. annually tor Hie rm.at fnur ovar 'iuXTi: i it "u-'i AS -it with, ha, IfWWt Scinr-Svgrythihg was in good orde ancl the hospitals werei'nbt overcrowded liord Roberts continues "I can understand that people with no practical experience in such matter are much cbticbrhed at the apparent hardships which the sick and wounded soldiers have to undergo in time of war, esbaoially when they are -not aware 6f the inariy difficulties which have to be contended, with in order, to. relieve suffering.

Such difficulties are sufficiently great a oouritry where there are krge towns and Til ages and easy communication by road and rail, but they have been immeasurably these demonstratioiw! (Amn.loi,. wny the at Bloemfontein had not been used for the sick, and asserted that if it had been the German's every available -house would nave beeii used, not drily for the: wounded but for thfe soldiers. It was most important to knew whether these had been put before the cbmmarider-ih-dhi'ef direct, or had never actually, re.ao.hed him, for, as regarded the lack of accommodation at Capo' Town, the assertion was a most serious one. The army medical department had shown, that it was utterly un-a dapple: with the condition existing in South Africa, and it, searbhiric inmiirir dmnU of per was calculated to yield 496 10s lid, and deducting the amount for those who declined to pay, the sum haiided. to tlie society was 478 lis lOd.

In-1885 an teMm of 1Sfia Mr Georce Garden made; hv Councillor Johnston was estimated to raise 559 7 Id arid the amount given to the was 493. Owing to the, increased rental of the county similar assessment course to adopt in the circuriistances, if they took into consideration the opposition with which the fuf 1 te When they considered ttiat the middle and jjpper. classes were largely benefited by this institution by getting their sons trained to be doctors in it, they might be quite certain that the proposal now made would not he carried in a. iIh.tj- mis year would raise over Oh the motion of Mr Stuart it.lmra inm oy tne local oontlitlons to which 1 have referred. I have no wish to shirk responsibility the matter or soraeo rtov the Bfeach Aberdeen' a gUri of a more-modern type than the-M-pOunders at pivesiBiit used for artillery practice, last new-gun-arri-t'ed by rail from Inehkeith, where it has been in use -for some tiine.

-The wfeapon, minus the carriage, weighs 18 'torts arid it was conveyed from the Caledonian Goods Station to the battery on a bogie drawn by 16 horses. Such an enormous piece of ordnance attracted much atten'tidn in its transit through the streets, arid on its arrival -At the Beach Battery some difficulty experienced in dismounting it from the bogie, arid a large log of wood which was being used as a skid snapped like matchwood in the operation. The gun carriage and slide were transported to the battery in separate lorries, and when these were driven into the enclosure the wheels, owing to the enormous load, sank up to the hubs iii the soft sand. After muoh hard work, however, both carriage and slide were safely unloaded and deposited beside huge This addition to coast defences of Aberdeen. is -what is-technically known as a slide.

R.M.L. (rifle muzzle loading), 7ft. parapet C. It is not: adapted for cordite ammunition, but when, loaded- it is charued with seconded by Mr -John Wilson, Pirrieemill; Huntly, it waa agreed to impose a vohmtary la's-sessment at the rate of per which, it comings which might bo proved against the Royal trie nn-Tln t.iiir nraoiila vaicu sarnie tne sensitive skin witc. The heat of these tents in i overpowering-, their odoui Men lay with their 'faces covered 11 too-weak to faiVe a eff, tryingTn'vain to'd'isrodge of- the features.

l' do it for them. Seventeen y- -ui t.mc--.dth. or been raised for. tho ihe firid hospital: ten had been utmber being made uo from tv but they had other duties Fties off patients' faces. to prevent those -Jf f.

from ettins no and wan- aewmp half-naked in tho bitter "'1- "'nH some slept and others 1 and starine, a case of '-2, out his life, Huddled rWMWTOW on Swnnd. Msn had to feel, others die. tstftiotuj aui.ther vwit after a heavy '-'vi. of the patients were lying in mud, Mr Burdett-Coutts Manual throw its light -v wtwas here were within 2.4 of 10 general hosoital. Ii0 has 20 medical men.

T8 privates, sick require far more ''an the wounded: the Cape Town, equipped as wouiy bv wounded. Here with typj, eft to, -J mi lined onvates. no 0: incident graver than of hospital ''u'-; On the occasion iVv had been mostlv -i-o's" 10 on to the front. In -V" r'rot'' "0 of the worst cases permanent hospital a How were thev taken? ollt of 'heir tents and put into typhoids, and manv of orps. ou state you nave been that the reports of Drs MaeOormac aid Ireves are hriA flint fttl-trtitc.

was stated, would- yieJd. Uu or thereby. Mr Lovie, Nether Boyndlie, remarked that this fas a matter about which farirere had little to- they contributed as much through their churches as the working people of Aberdeen did in comparison to their numbers. He had not the probably changed for the siiic'e their departure. It is true that neither of t-lieH uwiV.

nay. made into the organisation of the department It had long appeared, to him that. the. system under which the doctors were employed was a wrong one. Ko hoped the -inquiry would be a one, for undoubtedly we should giv soldiers the very best medical, attendance and hospital accommodation which could be secured.

Sir W. Foster, Sir H. V.incent, Sir C. Dilke, Colonel Kenyon Slaney, Br Farauharson, Mr Bartley, and Sir E. Cameron contributed to the debate.

A division was challenged, but was not persevered in. and the vote was passed amid oheer-s and laughter. iiBui.bsi objection to. these country people eet- t.lTlO" nil Ml. 'f 1 ting all the attention took part in any long or difficult march, OUt ihere 3Te tWO rintlRllltiriO- enroorma possible if they required it but he had to object that, although no room EAST ABiBBDEENgHIRE FARMERS' ASSOCIATION.

route home who were with us froin Moddei- River to Pretoria, and I would ask that their opinion on the subject may be ascertained. I will further otiucuiiivB uum no lounu lor worlnng people in the city, if these Deoole from Via in with a. tine from their mimster thev got in at once, while there wrn fr.roo a. REPORT ON MASTER AND SERVANT CASES. The ninth meetins- nf Knot.

AUnr. deen that could, not be admitted for love or money. (Applause.) Unless it were proved deenshire Fanners' Association was held at Maud suggest that a small committee, consisting of one or two medical men of recognised abilitv, in whom the country, has fuli confidence, together with some men of sound commonsonse (hear, hew) should be deputed to proceed to South Ainca to inouira into anil niii.i, last weelc Mr W. Ainslie, Tait-swell, nresiding. The clerk.

Mr Rohert (J services as teacher. Mr Durlac has held thai position for forty-two years. A party of Bournemouth Conservatives wer. on their way to Lymington last week by the coacis lailly Ho when the vefhiele skidded in turning an awkward corner at Buckland and toppled' Seven of the. passengers seEsousiy mjured, and about 20 others considerably and bruised.

auT1? hf been visited at Contrexeville by of the working of the medical arrangements and mn ulB6t, country people paid more than the. townspeople, he contended that they in the city ougnfc to be put on an equal footimr Another point was that those, who rolled about in their carriages had no need to go to the in-hrmary and get their medical attendance and medicines; and there wa3 no reason why the in- STATEMENT BY LORD ROBERTS. (Daily Telegraph Telegram.) Mr Berinet Burleigh wires from Pretoria, under Thursday's date, its follows I hSV-e just seen Lord Roberts with regard to Mr Burdett-Coutts's charges-against the hospital arrangements. The Field-Marshal state's that everything possible has been done to alleviate the suffering of tho sick arid Wo -i win guarantee that they shall have the fullest assistance to make a seai-chins- inoniw in peooie pawaer, ana is capable of tiring a 4101b. projectile (-Hot or shell) a distance of 6000-yards.

In preparation for the reception of the new piece of ordnance, a circular foundation of solid concrete has been laid; about 18ft. in diameter, and in the centre a pivot post has been firmly embedded, to which the gun and its accessories will be connected. It may be some months yet, however, before this io done. Meantime the gun will be in the enclosure adjoining the battery. THE MUNICIPALISATION OF TRAMWAYS; matter.

If the visit should resiilt In the condition of our wk inA lilu-Ji of war, no one will be more pleased than -Miuuiii ue exploited that manner -they mignt give a good subscription with one Brussek, London, Rome, Berlin, and Washinc- hand, but- they it back with the other. Mr Balfour continued The Gnv prn men i-. self personally visited the hospitals repeatedly, in order to assure hiriiself that the patients were made comfortable tihd had the utmost attention; iimi-mary were under ooyular 1 i i ST mtOBty cure is to be completed on Lv! ter a r6st he will proceed to at Petersburg, whence he 'wiW aa. offieiali visit to Paris on August Srd. control, lie was convinced much could be done in tlm way of having it under better government and the methods ot'treating the natients could one on which a great deal of public feeling has Mr Richard Mallock, J.P., Cocfeirion stud he says he believes that the treatment of -the sick and wounded throughout compares favourably with that witnessed iti any campaign of recent years, Lord Roberts went on to say that lie thought the obiiiions of eminent ftnhiasuwt much improved.

The patients should be near Torquay, who tTTS 1 Wefif fm" their and not f0l tbeUAndrewsdied sudden onFriSrfftelnoou benefit of young ads from Queen's Cross who while out cvehW. mt LnSt Court, ear Tornum, i i. uitii juiteu m'1 is much broken "ue case was in a state ::0 moved. The order had "iri the medical tj bet to obov: there were four of these 20 i "US ly pointing out oto.mfonteiu during the Iftion by the army, and niilitary exigencies" REPLIES TO Councillor Wilkie has on numerous occasions demonstrated his fitness for the hriiorfcaut position he occupies as'' eonybner of the Traihways Committee of Aberdeen Town, Council. A- fresh proof of his ability to be, at the head of this extensive and flourishing department Of the corporation is afforded in a special article contributed by him to this month's "Light Railway and like Sir Williairi MscCormae, Sir William.

Thotiip-son, Mr, Treves, Dr Cheihe, Mr Cheatle, and oe-en excited, and, in my opinion, it i3 desirable rnat the House should, if it wishes, have an of discussing it. (Hear.) I do not think that a motion for the adjournment of the House would affoud a convenient opportunity and even if it eould, I understand thai: the right hon. gentleman the member for Thauet has put clown a blocking motion. I there-fare propose to-inorrow to submit a Supplementary estimate for a nominal sum of 5 to enable the matter to be fully-debated. (Cheers.) Mr Burdett-'Coutts asked what further ore aesirous ot becoming medical men.

(An. plause.) The resolution, having been but fo the meeting, was declared by the chairman to bo unanimously together with the suggestion bv Councillor Jonnston that the question be again remitted to the executive oincrs woo came out Here should be taken before that of Mr which was probably head, handed in. the report for the past year. The report showed that the year had been one of unusual activity. The petition for bringing the claims of.

the society under- the notice of the Secretary of State as to master and servant eases had been duly presented with the concurrence and co-operation of the neighbouring societies. Lord Balfour had expressed the preference for a personal meeting with Mr Gray, ultimately, after atr adjournment had been accomplished London. His lordship had received Mr Gray with the greatest and, after listening carefully to tho views of tho society regarding legislative methods as a m-aans Of securing their end in quasi-criminal cases, had expressed hiih-seif ready at all times to his best' for the of the society, bii.t had not been able to hold -out any hope of legislative interference. His lordsh-p looked on combination among the far-ruers themselves as being the readiest and mast efficacious means. During the year there had been nn exceptional number Of, cases dealt with.

Ot the 22 reported for prosecution, five had been abandoned owing to the want of sufficient addresses of defaulters, in one caise the servant had returned, and one case had been withdrawn. Of the remaining 15, damages bad been' recovered tcni eifsnt, and five decrees hod been granted, which had not yet been settled, the, other H-o cases being still pending. It had been gratifying to air Gray. to find that there appeared to be a Brmv ng desire among the- defaulters to pay tho fine rather than let fhiir naiiies be During the. nine years of the society's existence, out of 126 eases there -had riot-Been a' single failure, and Mr Gray believed with Lord Balfour that, in proportion as the society became more' universally supported throughout the district, the necessity for the interference of the Legislature would become less.

The Chairman trioved the adoption of the report, and, iri doing called attention to. the object of the Society, which was hot to. raise difficulties, but to assiKt as far as possible the farmers who engaged, black sheob OUR LADY OF ABERDEEN." intormation had been received as to the hospital n. Txlegkau.) pe anticmatinf Mr lialiour denrecated the Wednesday, 6.25 p.m. debate by way of question arid answer.

lit 3.T. Roberts has replied machino at the- time and was seen to falL death nS'PB almOSt-n m.m.f ly- DeceasetT represented lorquay Division from 1836 to 189. It is gazetted that the Queen has been pleased to confer the Royal Red Cross upon MilsS Christiana Anderson nnrsing sister in charge of the Colonial Hospital, Suva, Fiji, in recognition of services rendered to the officers and men of. the Koyal Navy who were treated in the hbspitttl there during the disturbances in Samoa in 1899. Lord Wolseley, presiding last week at a volunteer commemoration 'banquet in London, said that the present outlook was not a very one for the world in general.

Speaking of tfc three wars rn which we are engaged, He said ho ielt sure there would never be waritiiiff good soldiers to carry out the orders of the Queen. T.he Transatlantic passenger season is now at ite height, and immigration and emigra-tfoVi lias been remarkably heavy. The Ot-dc, whuni reached the Mersey 1 week 'cotigfe. 1600 passengers truly a record. DuVini Mar the number of steerage passengers landed a ew York from Europe exceeded 55,000.

The Donartnifantjil riomm A DEBATE IN THE COMMONS. INTERESTING VISIT TO BRUSSELS. ru- return' isey' Rome, Bishop Ohisholm and Rev. J. Meanv Sfcv.Mf-&'B Caiha, Aberdeen; visited the Church of Notre Da-me de Finisterre at -Brussels where, the famous statue of Our iady of Uood Success of Aberdeen has been deposited for niany years.

This statue, it may be is that which, in pre-RetoS tion times, stood in the at the Bridge of Bee, ot. which traces still exist. The statSe charges against the at front. Mortj o'u the outbreak of typhoid 1 u'Cl' t0 Paardeberg was of 'i humati foresight could '(" 'oaie tune Blcemfonte ti, rjif. 8,111 Tour correspondent WtiJt 2 ktter on vvaJ" to u' arrangements.

Irani way Journal." In that; article Councillor Wilkie deals with tho important subject of "The Municipalisation of Tramways" most important at the present time when Parliament lias selected a Parliamentary Committee to in-, quiro into municipal, trading. Members of a corporation ought, to be able to give reasons for the -contention that traihways should be owned and managed by municipalities. Some of those reasons Mr Wiikie proceeds to give, because he holds that proper management the 'tramways should -yiefd fairly 'good give greater facilities-to-the citizens, a)nd be a powerful lever in the hands of the representatives of the people-for the development their cities. His first and principal, reason is that, asithe streets of a city belong to the" corporation, on behalf of the community, and are maintained from the city no private company, should have a iridrir opdly river them 'unless the corporation are not in a position to work tramways. Another reason why tramways should be in the hiirids of tlie is IJiat a better ael'vioe vlll -be given to, the; citizens than by a ootripany sribsei'vierit to tlie a'riiourit to be- ujiuu viiu jusuuice ot one notci Hospital and' hasty thereon.

The percentages of deaths to cures daring 'the caffipaig-ii. aVccirii-pared with those experienced even under peace conditions iii tropical countries, were most satisfactory, and, added Lord Roberts, moreover, thousands of cases classed as those of simple fever were really typhoid, which, if added to the total under the latter heading, would bring the percentages of recovery down to the lowest home standard of mortality. Between March' 13 and Juno 21, there were elaseeri 6369 cases as striet'y of whom 1370 died. This woo nporoxi-mately 21 per but it would be. milch less if the ebiitinuous fet'or.

cases were. added, for most of the latter recovered, arid in those cases where a post-mortem was held, it was proved that tho type was typhoid. ACTION BY J5F.ALAND GOVERNMENT. (RstiTKK'fl TKLEGiUlit.) Wellington, Saturday. Tho Cabinet has decided to ask the Governor of Cape Colony to See' that the invalided riieinbers of the.New Zealjihd contingent are prob'eriy clothed, and that a pity be advanced to tlierii, for whioh the New Zealand Government Will be responsible.

The New Zealand Government is communicating to the Imperial roma serious allegations, which hiivh beeii made publicly by invalided officers respecting iiiitdequiite hospital aacommnn'afcinn finrl n.t.ti7irlTino tv, uth tn Mr Burdett-Coutts's and nn ill' and the almost un- r'i S5 r.ti;eu,;:c.s. "1n i. -'uivii Prices met. on Thursday fo EdiBborJh. Ti examined the following witnesses Mr Alexander Wiltson.

clerk tn the. F.4l,.k ri.ii f'iC' ae Archbishop of Cape hrv- thOUgh Jt3S hls information having is admitted, but it p85 sudden demand. ores'ier-VVaiker and 0ii men who did not iritenH t.r. fulfil annh. James Drew Newbon-SteWart Mr Hugh Stewit Elgin Mr John Effiot, Galashiels; arid Mr Jas Biggar, Dalbeattie.

given to the Shareholders; Then there is the groai: hiimariitairiafl aspect of the questiori fo consider, -that' with- haviiig ownership and nianagement'Of: their own trhm wave corDoriUinnii At the Old iRaiW Wt ---ni, iii-e satlPUPO thot are in a position to help, to solve tlie verv ini-ii ii i ha wen tlono t. viunc. Jirownmg (32), a medical man, pleaded guilty to obWrig a cheque for 250 by false RrefoaeaS. me ixose- Sl 0,5 an hosDitat liisnop liavi Dunbar, ihJjme tlmA ini. St Maoliar's Old ir wIsT' hf, Pil.of the Refornixtion was removed to the Continent for safety, and clroh Brussels.

Bishop Chisholm and Father Meany celebrated Mass- at the altar on which the statue is erected, which, at the time, was beautifully adorned with flowers, brought as offerings by the people of Brussels, who hold the statue great Veneration. Efforts have been made at various times. -to get the, statue returned to Aberdeen, but without It is interesting to note, in this that Mr Gree-sV has in his residence a statue of the Blessed Virgin, known as Our Lady of v-ibh stood rn tho Priory of Moriymiisk. This statue and the one of Our Lady of Aberdeen are said to be the only two field -in veneration before the Reformatioh whioh are still in existence, rhe Monymusk statue is considered by some to be of Spanish dr Flemish origin. TWo replicas of the statue of Our Lady of Aber'dcwi may be geea-ih the city one in St Peter's Church; Justice Street; and one at the Convent of the Saored Queen's Cross, "r-U Son, down from the fi Boldiers in South Africa; unn i from the room of anotber gueet a abfcre certifi.

cate of the Brbkenfeai. died. 'JUS li: PAT BY lfflTOe whioh he negotted. He was sentenced toiU monBis lmprisomnent. raents.

The society entertained no antagonistic spirit. (Hear; hear.) He was very pleased, that the -membership had increased. Tho society wanted to be eminently fair. Mr W. Taylor, Newseat, seconded, and the report was uratijniously-adopted.

The -following office-bearers were re-elected': Chairman, Mr Ainslie; vice-chairman, Mr W. lay-tor and law agent-arid secretary, Mr committee was, also M-eleoted, yii the exception that -Mr J. Watt, the place of Mil. Forsyth, Covskellie; and Mr Wm. (M Leod.

AbbotshaUih, takes the place of Mr Mr Gray, before the meeting dispersed, urged the necessity for ttie as lieing most important for the welfare of the society. DESiiRTiNa EARM SERVANTS. Messrs Harland and Wolff, bitU launched the U.0W tons, DEFENCE BY MR WYNDHAM. When the Hotise of Commons went into Committee pf Supply on a vote cf 5 asked for tho Army Medioal Service in order that Mr Burdett-Coutts's allegations might bo debated. Mr Wyndham- said that he was taken by stir-prise that Mr Burdett-Gout-ts had hot risen to open the discussion.

Ho inferred that the hon. member, having jilt forward certain statements, desired to hear the reply of the Government. Well, he had read the statements ihade by the hon. member, absorbing, and even paiufnl; interest. The first question was.

Were thfcse statements true Secondly, if they were true, wholly or even partially, could they have been avoided by clearer foresight or riiore lavish expenditure on the part of thfe Home Govern jmnt-or the officers on the spot and, thirdly, had these eyils been remedied or were. they in eOiirse of being remedied As regarded the first question, his answer was that to A e'erfciin to a lamentable extent It was trtifr that our wounded and sick in Bloenifonteiii were in thiS cariipaigri exposed to terrible hardships, the full extent of which eould not be guaged by those' who had not seeii war. The hon. member had painted a picture Of one place'at one time; arid-ohiitted references to other things that ought to 'have beetri presented at the same time. Now; errors of jndgment there might-have been, but it was a mistake to say that, the Gpvernmejit had not made provision against sickness.

Last summer the Government anticipated sickness in the form of dysentery and aiid the importance of precautions was specially eth-phesised by the Director-General of the Army Medical Dpartihent. Since then every demand made on d.f the troops had beeii complied wiMi. TKe Treasury- had neer -there; Should, ahy restriction of expenditure; lioiavi'l it, was for th'e welfare of our' troops in South. Africa. ThS difficulties had iot sl'iseii thTOiigh any stiritlifg of supplies, twit through the insiigerable difficulties of distributing thosei aappfies.

Tlisir provision hiid boon -at the rate of 8 per dent, of beds. Tho scale was ten per cent, bed aeoom-modatdon for the. -whole forded a scale, fixed for a camnaiirn iii tn mast insalubrious rK, tne tiaaMtliiftW a'j. i.viiati iiarrsva CAUSE OF. THE StCliNBSS.

Mr Anthony A. Bowlby, senior surgeon of the Portland Hospital, which was established at Bwenifbntein about the triiddle of April, has sent a letter to tlie Britisih Medical Journal which contains niariy iiripbrtafit farits the sick and wounded in the Orange River Colony. He found on his arrival at Bloemfontein the hetdthl'bf -the. troops was 'bad. bean wifchoub proper -tents or The ground in many eases wae swaniD, and union i of it been fouled.

Qvfing the forced from KimhfTle-ir rrianv -ssu' y'tdDh a sistir vegf J)e nifred. at by the 552 feet long and US feet W.rt. w- rmilr. Wrfch tint, nn In.A.. '-h .1.

1 question oi couwit-n uist-ricts. Wilkie believes in the of cheap street railways or tramways making it possible for all classes to dwell away from the slums. With the introdubtion of elebtrio' traction, the working expenses of tram'wiyis will bo'very eonMdeT-ably Arfother point of iinpor-tarice- is that with the corporation having the tramways in their own hands, they can more readily extend them to districts where private companies would not take the risk. Then- there is the policy which, is being pursued by more wealthy corporations df buying all lands that come into the market within WitK tramways in their, haiidis they make those purchases, more valuable, and the ground taoi readiljt-talcen up for femrigdrjeihg pairjjses. After referring to othei reasons, Councillor Wilkie concludes very readable article by advocating that corporatious should agitate, for a new General Tramway giviiig greater to oprporatioria and with fewc Couri-oillor Wilkie is, convipced' that witti the cheapening of PaTliment-ary procedure ia the mode of proriioting irt the beginning of seeing great ideveldpnientb.

cattle -carrviat! ZFffr has specially fitted up fo? the Atlaiviin i-j 'ur Wcle by the t0 "Ja; "I don't- for a ru" hi? anything Mr Xi, nwt bilt- speaking from of the war in thisco'la i. t' but 1 am of ht We re th? brunt of There no red department, 4 J- l' I in KDf, Apartments. the Lnvdermd why a ser-J: i it, Lf.ain jn NateJ should At Bow Street last TTor.l were short of boots and clothing, and food had i DnFrida tho of the Central Aterdeenshire Farmers' Associatidri. appointed yw -huVj, huh uien (utwi iresjueii'wy uuwii.uii ghort rations There was, therefore, plenty of te deal witp. cases of desertion of servaiits from the service of meinbnrn hf -iiSM well-known theatricai "Tad If WiTS Ethel Sedger vew.

jemandea oTcba on a warrant wrth stealing, by foe.adf goods fothe.V'f eaik Keiiiinjtfon 3S Kane, Scotland Yard. desedt trr wife Mr Sedger said-'Wl a room Jor aiofcness, and, diarrhcei arid dysfeiitery 1 WerB OOmmOn." "Rlit. imA'd nmron ftnmp Pboof at tour DuOE. There is conclusive evidence every part of Scotland thai Dr Williams Pirik Pills for Pale People are recommended iby all classes for. the way in which tbey have cured, anaemia, general weakness, loss of appetite; palpitation, shortnetis of breath, early deeay, all forms of female weakness, paralysis, -locomotor ataxy, rheninafiani, soiatica, scrofula, rickets, ohrbriic erysipelas, consumption of the bdwelB ad liiags.

These Kfls are! not a pureative. and iiunfr thut iM. Meeting the office of the Becretai-y, Mr James S. Shewan, Union. Street, Aberdeen, Mr Loelieiid.

Baitra. oKiirmnTi of thfi asso ciation, prcsidihg, The seeretaiy intimated thai A few dAys. after their arrival, Mr Bowlb enteric fever broke out in manjr cariips, aiiil epredd- At this time there foriril.hospitals at Bldenifbntein, and the field osjiitals. rapidlj becariie ovororowded, so that they had to accoriimodate three or four timeg tile number for whioh fhev werA eriuiuned. aid Ja way, ahotrt.

a dofcen aaaes of deseftioii fed" up to the time. Been iwpprted 'tb lum In four or five cases ho had accepted iii behalf of the asebcia- Mails for Thorshavn and Trarigisyaag, iri the Faroe Islands, and for Reykjavik, Eskef jord, and Soydlefiord. Tioln.n1 vriH He ninA -lit. in jure the most delicate. They aare genuine only with full name, Dr WilUams' Pink PiUe for Pale 'C- Tltlv the nurses C'H- 1 of polnU3.

that this t2H We have had jt ueoauiB KiipoesiDie to musse of treat tne viuu. puunivy iiim an apology trom the servant, while in two or thfoe Toaiieii mquiries as to. the whereabouts of the dwimr uwro nrooesdmir-. I The Portln.nrf Hosnital on tho Itoh Tt, vkn I patients aatistactortly. eopie, ana are sold tuy JUr WiUiams' MdiciEe Company.

46 Holboni "VSmduot. IrfindoH. (J? iC ni "au anyone ever esti- With regard to these four dr five cases the secretary was iiittucted to irive the doKndiients the uicreasea.its accommodation to the utmost. Two contain letters, for all Icehuid excejrt Revk large, tents were provided the treatment of javik and Seydisfiord: Correspondence intended onterio alone, but these prayed quite insufficient, for these mails should be pdsted in tiirie to retioh The OPenillR' later on Of Nos: 8 liirifS fl fienernl -kha fimz. -iniu i iiiwiu.

sece wer away beantifai wreaths, one -efeSaHf bHas solHy of laurel. opportunity of settling with the association, and, o' ic lias 'Ji'iiuju would 'COIji WlTfift Waolr. also, that 'eaet 43iree weeks at 2s 3d a box, or six boxes for ISs 9d, pioet free, Tney inyigorate the whole system after overwork, worry, and. indisCTetjoin of. living.

Inj another JjgWi'of this issue the emphatic statemeait oi-ao Edinbwgh nw is printed at ten-itu It had iiever been applied to a conipaigii iii away OW MJJWV, 11WBLUVBU, UUl lH3r ttflari euoh a country as Africa. Thftt scale had been Hosp.italB greatly, relieved the pressjire. vB mi, unng tne cases nito ajrt. oxt on the ftlwYe-aienitioaed date, wrmma, aim ypQ 2JSEMS.