A challenge golf match between t q armed golfers took place over Trinity Course, Brechin. e The contestants were A. Duncan, - deen, and J. Fyfe, Brechin Artisans. ti latter gave a splendid exhibition, and by 4 and 2. He had a total of 89. Aberfeldy.—Tho Harrison Trophy s won by

l CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ROYAL SHOW. KING CAPTURES MANY PRIZES. The seventy-fifth annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of England opened yesterday at Shrewsbury under very favourable weather conditions. Including the champion and special prizes and medals, the total amo

SCENE IN COURT. Bentham, the Liberal member of lyH .for Gainsborough, startled the East Riding Quarter Sessions at. Yesterday by rising in his seat on '■ and protesting a loud voice , sen tence of six months' hard labour the Chairman (Mr St Quintin) !nan stealing brush-head W e

The latest race meeting at Longchainpsi was extremely brilliant from the point of view of smartness. The charming effect of so many iridescent toilettes was heightened by the radiance of dazzling sunshine. It was a real triumph for taffetas. Almost every smart woman was dressed

The semi-final rounds of the two singles tennis championships comprised the important part of the programme Wimbledon yesterday. Each match went as expected, N. E. Brookes beating A. E. Beamish, and 0. Froitzheim defeating T. M. Mavrogordato in the gentlemen's event; and in the

MAN'S FUTILE EFFORT TO RESTORE LIFE. Pathetic circumstances surround the suicide of servant girl, 17 years of age, which occurred yesterday morning at Bonnybridge. The girl's name was Catherine Lindsay. Her parents reside at Garnkirk. She had been m servioe for some time in hous

While cycling Montrose games on Saturday forenoon Forfar man was the victim of an accident which _ will probably have the effect of disfiguring his face for life. The unfortunate man was David M'Kenzie, a farm servant employed Balmashanner. M'Kenzie, along with two companions, w

Mr William Moore, M P., Armagh; the Marquis of Tullibardine, M.P. for West Perthshire; the Hon. A. D Murray c SStetoTperthcfty ' prOSpeCtlVe Lmomst candidate for East Perthshire; Mr A. Gregor D.xon, prosjStiv

fashionable, fresh, and exclusive. The Bargains include Costumes and Costume Hats, Gowns, Shirts, Blouses, Feather Boas, etc., and many have been re-marked as low as half-price. It should be specially noted that our entire remaining stock of Costume Hats is now offered AT HALF-P

during the week ending 25th July the births 1219 living children, the deaths of 606 persons, and 928 marriages. Deaths of non-residents of these towns registered in them numbered 62, and of residents these towns registered elsewhere in Scotland 48, and thus the corrected number