As TIME GOES ON IT CANNOT RE PRETENDED that the spectre of plague shows any inclin ation to allow itself to be laid. Indeed, with the coming cold weather there are signs that it is preparing for a period of renewed activity and over a wider area than last year's. During the firs

A SINISTER RUMOUR CONTRADICTED. LAHORE, OCT. 14. I bear from Umbella that the statement made in the Times ,f India that the 17th Bengal Cavalry at Umballa have been deprived of their firearms and ammunition is absolutely false. ATTACKS ON WORKING PARTIES. [PROW OUR OWN CORRESPON

FIELD FORCE NOTIFICATIONS. Malakhand Operations.—Captain Tod, 7th B. C., to be Field Intelligence Officer. Lieutenant Waterfield, 11th B. L., co be an additional Field Intelligence Officer. Lieutenant Macnaghten, 16th Lancers, an be an assistant to the Divis i ona l Transport O

CONCENTRAT N A K OHAT. OUR SPECIAI. CORRESPONDENT.] MOUTU or KOITAT PASS, ()CT. 9. The leading column of the three advancing on Kohat from Peshawar, arrived at the foot of the on the 9th, the Guidons, Devons, and 2'4 Gurkhas hmiing marched through from Bare and dantrud,and the r

two regarding the Maiden incident. On 'Change, for several days past, the identity of "Carmine Wheels" has boon openly avowed, and I um only saying whit everyone who knows him would echo, when I declare that his perso talky makes it absolutely impossible to accept the theory und

Benedict's" letter in your issue of to-day, I oonsider, calls for oriticism,for I don't like the way he speaks of women and ladies. Having always considered myself one of the latter, Ido not consider that " Benedict" is a capable one to judge, in view of his remark, that, " Ladi

Sia,—The views expressed by " Mother" in yours of to-day coincide entirely with my own, and I should think with those of the great majority. should strongly recommend both " Indignant" and " Benedict" never to allow their wives or lady acquaintanoas to appear anywhere alone in p

Bank Bills at three months' sight.-11th Oct., 1-3-11/16 ; 15th, 1-3-11/16 ; 16th, 1-3-11/16 ; 18th, 1-3-21/32 ;19th, 1-3-21/32 ;90th, 1 -3-21/33 Bank Bills at four months' sight.-1 lth Oct, 1-3-23/32 ; 15th, 1-3-23/32 ; 16th, 1-3-23/32 ; 18th, 1-3.11/16 ; 19th, 1-3-11/16 ; 28th,

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