, Monday , 9 th , 4 o ' clock , Mrs Bobertson ' s Registry , 8 Shandwick PI .. Edin-T AUNDRYMAID .. ( second ) reguircd for institution in •* - * town ; machinery ; roust have good references ; wagea £ 18 to . £ 30 . with uniform . 7462 . Scoteman . _______ T ATJMDRYMA 1 D isxpe

U . _ BJS 13 . Scottttlfln . ______ S CnLLEB . YMA . iri wanted with SOBUS exBeiience . Aosly , Honsekeeper . FnIIarion House , Troon . _________ S ~ EBVANT ( general ) , now or term ; age 20 ; lady , gentleman 3 children ; nurso-housemaid kept ; . wage , . £ 17-£ 18 . Diclr , F

, rates are barel y maintained . Steam fi-ttures;—Now York , steamer , Tsinetiiu or Taku . Bar and Maw . cnwang , 18 c . i July . Gulf timber port , steamer , 1300 tons , Malaga and Hnelva , 83 s . 9 d ., June . Buenos Ayres , l ; ric , 1788 tons . United Kingdom-Continent , 6 s

Ten new joint-stock companies were- registered in Scotland this week , with a total capital of £ 167 , 700 , making- 148 companies , with an aggregate capital of . 63 , 583 , 765 , since the beginning of the year . Following aro this week ' s companies : — The Glasgow United Bil

THE'NORTH BRITISH AJTO . MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY . '& . PKOSPEBOVS TEAE . . ' . lha Mmnsi -masting <^ iLba JioreliolAtM flf tilO Korth Sritish and Men / antile Iflsnranoo Cfompany waa hold yesterday m tho Royal Hotel ; Edinburgh . Mr Charles J . Oator Scotl » Chairman of th

" A GREAT EUROPEAN FIGURE . " Vnam , May 6 . The news of the sudden illness of King Edward has been received here with general sympathy . The Emperor has given orders that ho is to bo kept informed of all news of the King's condition immediately it is received . The Wcue Frets P

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rate of 4 par cent . par iinnnm . After payment of tho instalment duo on Allotment , the Allotment Letters will ba cxchangsliMo for Scrip Certificates to BMW . The Snip Certifical's , wbon fully-paid , will-be oschanKcable in duo course for D ^ nnitn ' o Bonda carrying a lull ha

' . , •• . ^ ' . ' . ^ ' ; - -k . "y ^ VEXING DISPATCH" BRAID HILLS - "< &OLF T . SOPHY . ___ t PLAY in the SEMI-FINAL and FINAL EOTiNDB of the Tft'LNTV-l'IHST ANNUAL TOOKNAMENT tor tha "EVESLKB DISPATCH" BRAIDS cB . Ai . i . ENdri ' I'KOPHy i ^ e piMfl TO-DAY . ilia Sciai . Fiu

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