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WN P: E. ISLAND, FRIDAY OCTOB

GENERAL W WILL ATTACK BOERS

Care Town, Oct, 27.—In a fight near } Kimberley, on Wednesday, between the troops under command of Colone! Murray and the Boers, Commandant Batha and many Boers were killed. The British loss was 13 killedand 21 wounded. The engagement was a brilliant uccess for the British.

Dursan, Oct. 27.—Martial law has been proclaimed throughout Natale A transport has arrived here with a battalion of the Rifle Brigade. Care Town, Oct. 27.—The transport Zayathia,whose voyage from Liverpool was delayed by difficulties with her machinery, has arrived with a battery and a half of tield artillery.

Her sister transport, with an equal force which has been similarly delayed,

is daily | expected,

British Successes at Mafekin

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Loxpon, Oct. 27.— General Sir George f

Stewart White, according to a despatch from Cape Town, will atiack the Orange free State forces in Natal as soon as Oeneral Yule’s men have rested.

Strong British reinforcements are being sent up from the Cape.

The official announcement of the joining of General White and General Yule has come as agreat relief,‘all the more eo in view ef the fact that later despatches have ehown that only the iacapacity of the intellegence departement of the Boers saved General Yule’s column from disase ter.

It seems that on Friday night Dundee was full of alarms. Heavy firing was heard at one o’clock and again at four.

Saturday passed in the same anxious

g and Kimberly make news more Cheering— Yule had many men Captured —A big battle may now be looked for.

ER 27, 1899

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Tarte and Laurier Denounced,

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MontreaL, Oct. 27.—Mr. Casgrain’s speech at Granby,maintaining the levalty ofthe French Ctnadiansand denouncing the unpatriotic attitude of Sir Wilfred Laurier and Mr. Tarte, bas aroused great eympathy here.

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manner, in momentary expecttaion of attack,

The Britiah finaliy evacuated Dundee taking all that they could find, but leaving | pleaty behind for the Boers to loot, Ap- pointments for the Boer hospital at Din- dee are desireable as they are now very

inadequate and primitive. The wounded | Boers themselves, in the absence of a

nursing staff, get scant attention. Sir Wm. Penn Symons died on Wed-

Col. dames H. Yule, Local Majors General, who assumed command a: Gleu« coe after General Sir \. P. Symons w.g wounded has seen much active service, Bora in 1847, his first experience in actual warfare occurred during the Afghanistan war of 1878 80, throughout which his record was brilliant. He received the medal for that campaign, and mention in

despatches. He took part in the, Burmak eampaign of 1891-92, receivinz the medal sud clasp. and fartber men~ tion, and in 189798 was at ‘he

front, as Commander ot the 14t Devonshire Regiment in the North-West frontier campaign (India) against the Afridis. For his service in this campaign he received the medal and two clasps, mention in des patches, and was made a Brevet Colonel. By a curious coincidence a misfortuae to a brother officer during the North. West campaigo resulted in Colonel Yule being appointed Brigader of the brigade of which his regiment formed a part. Col. Ian Standish M. Hamilton held the position, but his leg was broken in an accident, and Colonel Yule was promptly

nesday and was buried at Dundee Thura- day.

Loxpon, Oct. 27.—The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily News: “It is reported from private sources that the

appinted tothe positicn, which he filled in such a manner as to merit warm praise from hie superiors. In the present instance he is also showing himaelf fit'ed for the responsibiltes devolving upon him since his superior officer was wounded. It has

British iseued from Mafekirg on Satur | day and surrounded aod captured 240 Boers.

ELANDSLAAGTE

The London Times’ Correspondent’s

Vivid Description of the Battle.

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been stated that Colone! Yule is a Canadian boro, but this is pot the case. This in- correct impression may have been due to mixing his name wita that of Col. Wm. A. Yule, a native of Chambly, Que., and now Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at

Bermuda. }

Situation at Kimberley.

Loypoy, Ovi. 26 —A despatch to the Mornivg Post from Kimberley, dated

ieiniliasen .. @2 ; i = Loxpox, Oct. 26.—The correspondent | October 21, via Orang- River, October

Rev. T. F. Fullerton Leaves-for the Front To-morrow

He will have a Military Escort to the Railway |

Station—Boys’ Brigade will also Participate— Addresses and Purses to be Presented To- night—Other interesting notes.

Contingent, while he is in active servic® for the Empire.

Col. Moore this forenoon received the following telegram : — Quesec, Oct. 27th, 1899. No possid'e use enrolling more men. Regret to say cannot take them. Lr ~Cox. Orrer.

Thirteen men in all were enrolled here for the second contingent, as follows :

WM M HARRIS, No 3 Co, 82nd Batt. ARTHURF TRAINOR, No 3 Co, 820d

Pte. Alfred Riggs, previous to his leaving with the Island contingent, was presented by the members of Grace Church Sunday School with an address and bible. A pocket book from the Epworth League was also presented him.

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This evening at 8 o’clock a meeting of

Batt. ? . : r the congregation of St. James’ Church aa JOHN HOLL, No 1 Co, 4th and others, will be held in St. James’ B. — 1h N th Reo, | Hall tobid goodbye to Rev. T. F. Fuller- 0 ey JOHN PROUD, No 1 Co, 4th Reg. ton, it being necessary for him to leave

for Quebec tomorrow morning.

When the train with the Transvaal contingent on board was pulling out from the railway station the other morning ore of the members was presented by his eweetheart with a lock of her hair faster« ed with asiiken cord.

WM ECOOMBS, Engineers.

WMC COOK, Engineers.

ROBERT HORNE, Engineers.

JOHN L. ROBERTSON, Engineers.

GEORGE ARBUCKLE, No 2Co, 4h Reg, C A.

WM. ALEXANDER McEACHERN, No 1 Co, 4th Reg. C A.

JOHN THO3 GORDON, Engineers.

WALLACE McLEOD, No 2 Co, 4th

The publishing firm of Geo. N. Morang

} Reg, C A. & Co , Toronto, has determined to pres ) JOHN W BOULTER, No8Co, 82nd | sent to the Canadian contingent fifty sets of Batt. the Canadian copyright edition of Kipling’s

The men forming the second contingent | works.

will therefore be paid off and mustered Out today. In all there were upwards of 120 volun-

ARTILLERY.— No’s. 1 and 2 Co’s. will parade at thedrsilshed tomorrow morn~ ing at 6.30 and march to the railway stas ticn to see their efaplain off for the war.

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Rev. T. T. Fullerton, Protestant Chaplain of the Canadian Contingent, leaves to-morrow morning for Quebec.

The Maritime Proviace volunteers were received splendidly all along the I.C.B., on their way to Quebec. Everywhere

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' be presented with an address and also puree at the farewell meetiag of St. James’ congregation to be held this evening in St. James’ Hall,

If ail mothers only knew the va'ue of Griffith’s Menthol Liaiment applied to the baby’s little chest, and about two drops Ou sugar going to bed, there would be no more anxiety when baby gets acough. It is pleasant to take, clean to apply and

Court Abegweit,C.O. F., in meeting last night, unanimously resolved that the Court carry the insurance, sick benefits

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of the Times, datiug bia despatch Modders- pruit, gives a strikingly vivid description of the fical rush up the hilizide of E.ands- laagte. He says :— ‘‘Many times we failed, and in places | were driven back, yet righting themselves aod steadily pusaing themselves forward, the troops on the summit pushed or. The first kupj2 was already a shambie. Men had fallen fast, bat weight of numbers | carried our men forward. ** It had ceased to be a generais’ battle. Everything depended on the company and , even the section commanders, and gallantly |

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the officers and non-commissioned efticers | lid their work. If the men wavered and stuck under cover, the officers sacrificed themselves to furnish an example. The enemy stood to their positions with a grim persistency which was magnificent, and their stand at the last kopje above their

camp and lasger was one ot the finest pieces of fighting recorded in modera wars. In spite of the

united attack of the storming regiments, training their guns at point blank range, aod dischargiog their magazine rifles, they checked the advance for half an hour.

‘It was now six o’clock. There was only half an bour’s more light, and the shatter~ ed battal‘ons were lying round the kopje where the Dutch were making their final stand. Our bugles rang out the advance, other bugiers took up the call, fixed bay- onets gleamed amid the boulders through the fading light, and the men sprang up to the well known notes—sprang up to fall like rabbits, Again and again sound ed the cal).

Somehow i found myself with a com pany of the Devonshire regiment. A fence stopped us; we fell or threw ourselves over it, The Highlanders were shouting above, cheering madly, We were over a breastwork, and paseed a quick-firing gun still smoking. A Dutchman at my feet was calling for mercy. We were in. Someone shouted ‘ Remen.ber Majuba.’ Over the brow of the hill there was the

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24.says: “‘An armoured train wee ec gaged this evening. One of our men was killed and twotrucks ef dynamiie were removed frem the town for safety and were blown up by the Boera. The Boer artillery trying to draw the force covering the town. There was a smal! engagement, but nothing of consequence happened.

**We are completely isolated, but are as safeasa baok. Nor ove man has left, rain is aoproaching.

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sound of ekirling pipes. The main kopje was taken. There was still firing below. With ‘Majaba’ still oa their lips, our meu dashed forward to carry the laager with bayonets. The officers held them back, and @ vnice in command said, ‘Cease firing.’ Again the bugle rang out, and a white handkerchief fluttered at the end ofa

main remnant were pouring over the hill- side, where our cavalry pounced on them.”

Significant if True.

Care Towy, Oct. 26,—A private tele- gram from Delagoa Bay says a man who has justarrived there from Johannesburg asserts thatthe Transvaal Government has appropriated 850 beds in private houses in Johannesburg for wounded troops from the front, The*Boer organs, according to this information, are doivg everything to minimize the Boer losses,

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and dues of their Brother §Reginald ‘ All druggiste, 25 cents.

Cox, whois a private in the P. E.I.

and all sorts of misstatements and misrep- resentations are employed.

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