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birthday, [107], 29; public expression of thanks, 29; at Balmoral, 30; holds a review at Aldershot, 37; at Windsor, 38; presents colours to the Scots Guards, 42; on Westminster retaining the title of "City," 46; inspects the Portsmouth volunteers, 49; presents new colours to the Seaforth High- landers, 59; her gift to the father of the fishermau Loth, 63; message of thanks to the colonies, 65; inspects the Household Cavalry, 68; opens the Convalescent Home, Bristol, 69; French newspapers, outburst of ill-will against, [226], 71; leaves for Osborne, 76; her Christmas greetings to the troops, 76; tea-party in St. George's Hall, 76

QUEENSLAND.— Budobt, [411]. Elec- tion, general, [410]. Federal Bill, [410J [54]. Federal Enabling BUI, [410J. Japanese immigration ques- tion, [411]. Ministry, changes in the, [411]. Population, [411]

RACES.— Ascot, 34; Chester Cup, 25; Derby, French, 30; Dooobtt's Coat and Badge, 47; Doncaster, 55; Dover to Heligoland, 35; Epsom, 22, 30, 31; Goodwood, 46; Grand Prix de Paris, 33; Henley Regatta, 40; Lincolnshire Handicap, 17; Liver- pool Steeplechase, 18; Newmarket, 24, 38, 59, 62, 65; Rochdale, 57; Sandown, 42; Sculling Match, 25; Shamrock and Columbia, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64; Swimmino Championship, 49; University Boat Race, 18; University Sports, 18, 44; Waterloo Coursing Cup, 12

Racquet Matches. — Oxford and Cam- bridge, 19; public schools, 22

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. — Berlin - Flushing express, 31; Bermondsey, 74; Brussels, 11; Canada-Atlantic express, 49; Crewe station, 74; Ex- change station, Manchester, 56; Gon- da and Rotterdam, 69; Juvisy, 48; Lehigh Valley, 3; Lichfield, 17; Madeley and Stafford, 73; Mapocho River, 52; Montmoreau, 74; Penmaen- mawr, 3; Perth station, 57; Phil- adelphia and Reading Biailway, 27; Slough, 75; Strathaven and Hamilton, 75; Strood, 5; Thouars, 66; Wins- ford, Cheshire, 38; Wivelsfield, 75; Wolverhampton, 64; Wortley Junc- tion, 73

Board of Trade, report on,

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Great Central, London Extension

of the, opened, 14

Red Cross Society, donation from the Princess of Wales, 66

Rhodes, Mr. C., in Berlin, [74], 15; signs a treaty, 16; in London, [74], 25

Rifle Association, Bisley, 44; prizes, 44; matches, 45

Roberts, Field-Marshal Lord, appointed Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, [233], [371], 74; his message to the Americans and Canadians, 75

Robertson, Rt. Hon. J. P. B., appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, for Scotland, 65 Rochbport, M., his arrival at Algiers, 8 Rosbbbry, Lord, elected Lord Rector of Glasgow University, 65; presented with the freedom of the city of Bath, 65; his address on Cromwell, 69; on the Transvaal question, [201] Ross, Major, on the discovery of a malaria

bearing mosquito, 52 Rothschild, Baron F. de, bequeaths his art collection to the British Museum, 3 Royal Academy banquet, 24; election of

Academicians, 7; Associates, 7, 18 Geographical Society, money trans- mitted to the, 18; award of medals, 26

Society, award of medals, 71

Ruskin, Mr., receives addresses, 8 Ruskin Hall, Oxford, opened, 11 Russell, Lord, of Kiilowen, arbitrator on the Venezuelan Boundary Commission, 21 RUSSIA.— Anti -Jewish riots, 26. Bre- men, diplomatic relations broken with,* 32. Budget, [300], 3. Calendar, scheme for the reform, 25. Dukho- borsky sect arrive at Halifax, 5; leave Cyprus, 24. Education, system of, ukase on, 52. Estimates, Army, [300], 4; Navy, [3001, 4. Famine, outbreak , 17, 33. Finland, question of

vv, of, [303], 1

tus, ,[31?

the status, [307], 6, 11, 16, 39. Foreign policy, [317]. Lbutschistz, panic at, 56. Muravibfp, Count, on the Peace

Conference, [309], 4; at San Sebastian, 61. Odessa, military chief, found guilty, 76. Pbacb Conference, [309]- [317]. Riots, [3011. Social Demo- cracy, spread of, 20. Strikes, [301]. Students and police, encounter be- tween, [301]; strike, [302], 13. Tem- perature, low, 33. Universities closed, [302], 18, 21. Wittb, M., his Budget, [3001, 3; on foreign capital, [303K306]. Zakrevski, M., dismissal, 69

Czar of, on transportation, 28; on the

students' strike, [302], 32

Czar and Czarina of, at Potsdam,

[319]; at Berlin, 67

Czarevitch of, death, [306], 45

Rylands Memorial Library, Manchester, opened, 61

Salisbury, Ladv, her funeral, 70 Lord, at the Royal Academy ban- quet, 24 SAXE-COBURGANDGOTHA.— Albany, Duke of, heir-presumptive, 38. Alfred, Prince of, memorial service for, 9. Con- Nauoht, Duke of, his declaration, 21 School Board, London, report of the special

committee, 66 SCIENCE.— Retrospect of :— Astronomy, 101 Biology, 110 Chemistry, 103 Geography, 94 Geology, 96 Meteorology, 98 Physics, 105

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