DANCE, TOWN HALL, PORTOBELLO, WZDNESDAY, Zhao JaICA3T At Half•part Seven. R. C. MUNRO FERGU:-ON, M.P., and Tar MASTER or EUBANK, M.P. Cbair to be taken by LADY HELEN MUNRO FERGUSON. GZORGZ Pim:ow:nor (Limited) (J. H. MURRAY), SPECIALISTS IN SPECTACLES of b sencuts for the Correc

trate may resign his office on giving three weeks!' notice and the resignation of his office as Councillor VllCattle his office as Magistrate, but the ferianation of the office of Magistrate does not involve the resignation of the olBae of Councillor. All casual vacancies in the

law book+ as "The Town Councils (Sootland) Act, 1900," came into operation on Tuesday (New Year's Day). After disposing of preliminaries and definitions, the Act proceeds to deal with I.—Tkus CONSTITIITION %ND Bosses. In every burgh a Town Council is to be elected, to be ckaigna

AFRICAN ATIIO.IPNIA/R. An extraonlinary transparency of the atmosphere in South Africa is indicated by unique observation of C h aplain 3. T. Bird, of the British army. Both the zodiacal light and 11w rising moon were seen, the moon being within forty hours of "new," and, therefo

The Queen is to return to Windsor Castle from Osborne about Tuesday, February 19th. and her Majesty will then stay there for about three weeks before going to the Continent. It is now highly probable that the trip to the Riviera will be given up, and that the Queen will go only

r H E TRUSTEES of the CLYDE NAVIGA- I TION are Arranging to Receive LOANS for Four Years and upwards at. 6 per cent. Interest. THO. ADAM, Treasurer. Clyde Navigation Chambers, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow.

Surprised at the Value being Offered. All Goods ate of the BEST QUALM and are Fresh and Seasonable- our Motto being, " Quality.—Let the Goods speak for themselves." ERSONAL Supervision at East High Street. The North Street Branch, where the same HIGH-CLASS in GROCERIES and PROVI

order. Sworn anything? • . Heard o.t Hogmanay night at the Cross—" Draw the cork, Scotland, Scotland. Scot : -1-1. Yes, draw. Bow's your (liary progressing? I see that 'some bakers have been celebrating the New Year by knookinu a halfpenny off the four pound loaf. Long life to t