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VOL 36

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hours of continuous heavy Falana Hill was carried ty the Dublia | Fusiliers ond the King’s Rifles under cover of _a well-served artillery fire by the 13th and 69th batteries.

The Boers who threatened the British rear have retired.

positions of the Boers and British forces were reversed,

General Symons was shot through the thigh, but no bones were broken. Giencor, Oct 20.—The Boers have just got areverse which may possibly fora time at any rate check all aggressive ac-~ tion on their part. The British artillery practice in the early part of the day decided the battle. The seizure of Dandee Hiil by the Boers was @ surprise, for although the pickets

not until a shell boomed over the town into the camp that their presence was discover- ed.

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valley outside the town. General Symons ordered the infantry " move on the position,

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The infantry charge was magnificent. | hill The fight was almost an exact counter- | The way the King’s Royal Rifles and the| found their retreat had been cut off and part of that of Majuba Hill, exceptjthat the | Dublin Fusiliers stormed the position was | *hey rallied for a while.

one of the most splendid sights ever | seen.

The firing of the Boers was not so deadly | as might have been expected from troops |

the infantry lost heavily going up the hill | and only the consummately brilliant wey | in which General Symons had trained

them to fighting of the kind saved

Indeed the hill was almost inaccessible to the storming would have Jost the day.

pondent could see, were all abandoned ; for the Boers had no time to remove them.

General Symons was ‘wounded early in the action and the command then devoly- ed on Major Yule.

The enemy, as they fled, were followed

f guns on the hill.

— The correspondents could see the shells

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By this time the enemy held the whole of the hill behind Snuth’s farm and Dun“ dee kopje right away to the south, iv which

by the mounted isfantry and artillery. { The direction taken jwas to the east- ' ward.

At latest ‘reports the cavalry had ‘nct returned.

The British losses aro jvery severe but those of the Boers are much heavier.

The final rush was made with a tri-

The enemy’s guns, so far as the corres- |

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BOERS CHASED BY BRITISH.

Confirmation of the British Victory at Glencoe.

Magnificent Fighting by British Troops—Splendid Work of the Artillery

—Boer Guns Captured

—Fighting at Close Quarters—Many Boers Sur- render—Cavalry in Pursuit. ics jem

Giencek Camp, Ost 21 .—Afte eightdirection the British infantry and cavalry { umphing yell, and asthe British troops fighting, | moved at once. Fighting ranged particularly hot at the | fled. | of artillery, the 18:h Hussars and the Directly the Boers guns ceased firing, | mounted infantry with apart of the Lei. cesater regiment moved on the enemy’s flank and as the Boers streamed down the

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making for the main road, they

Here there was severe fighting with con-~ siderable less on both sides. Many of the enemy surrendered.

A rough estimate places the British

occupying such an‘excellent position, but | Juss at 250 killed or wounded, and that of

the Boers at 800.

COMPLIMENTARY DINNER,

On Monday evening at 930 o'clock there will be @ complimentary dinner at

Contingent. It will be given jointly by

party and any hesitation | the military and civilians and will probably

be the most finteresting dinner ever given in Charlottetown. The tickets have been placed atthe low price of $2, and can be had from any member of the committee. There will be but a few tickets to dispose of, and anyoae desiring to be present should apply immediately. The Com- mittee in charge of all arrangements is: Lieut G M Moore, Chairman; Lieut S Grey, Lieut J A McDonald, Lieut C Leigh, jr. Ligcr A. A. Bartierr, Secretary.

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School Girls’ Nerves

Many a pale, weak school girl, suffering the evil effects of an exhausted nervous sys- tem, and thin, waterp blood, has been fully restored tc the vigor apd buoyancy of robust health, by using A. W. C 8 Nerve Food. The healthful glow on the cheek and the brightness in the eye tell of the building up process which is taken place in the body,

, among the officers who volunteered

THE ISLAND CONTINGENT,

The work of selecting the Transvaal contingent has been aimost completed. Names of the twen'y-eizht men alrealy chosen are aa follows:

HURDIS L. McLEAN, No 2 Co. Ar- tillery. J. 8. WALKER, No I Co. 82nd Batt. A. R. DILLON, No 1 Co, 82 Batt. JAMES MATHESON, No 2 Co. Artil- ery. JOSEPH O RIELLY, No 1 Co, Artil- lkiry. H V McKINNON, No | Co. Artillery. FRED FURZE, Engince:e. JOHN BOUDREAU, Engineers. H H BROWN, 82nd Bat. FE W BOWNESS, 82a4 Batt. ALFRED RIGGS, Engineers. J E SMALL, No 1 Co. Artillery. L. GAUDET, No 2 Company, Artillery. &.D: TAYLOR, Engineers. REG. COX, No 3 Company, 82nd Batt. WALTER LANE, No 1, 82nd Batt. Bye ARCH. HARRIS, No 1, 82nd att, THOS LESLIE, MACBETH, No 3, 82ad Batt. LEROY HARRRIS, Nol, 82nd Batt. THOMAS AMBROSE RUDD, No 1 82nd Batt. LORNE STEWART, No 3, 82nd Batt, F B McRAB, No 2 82 Batt. RICHARD JOS«PH FOLEY, Eogi- neers, NELSON BRACE, Engineers. M J McCARTHY, No 4 Co. J B LMSTER, No 4, 82ad Batt. R E LORD, Nu 3, 820d Batt. {JF RED WAYE, No 5, 82ad Batt.

Between yesterday afternoon and one o’clock today Surgeon-Major Warburton examined twelve volunteers and certified as to their fitness.

There were a good many additional volunteers to-day,

Captain D,C. Leslie, of Souris, and Lieut. Donahoe, of Georgetown, were for service in the Tramsvas’. Their names were not published with ue others,

Itie understood that the Provincial Government ie to give the comtiugent a grant of $500 or $600, to be divided be~ tween the men. The City Council will probably also give a snug sum in cash. A emergeney meeting of the Board is called for this evening,when action will be taken on this puint, and arrangements made for giving the men a sendsoff.

The parade to St. Jame’s church to« morrow (Sunday) forenoon will be partici. pated in by thetwo city compsaies of Artillery, the Engineer Corps and the 82ad Battalion. The Artillery Band and the Band of the 82nd Battalion wil! bei n attendance. The Transvaal contingent will oceuyy the post of honor on the right of the line at tbe head of the militia. The service will begin at eleven o’clock. The Sermon will be preached by Rev. T.F. Fullerton, Chaplain of the 4th Regt, C. A. The militia will parade at the drill shed at ten o'clock,

There wil] be a farewell dinner to the contingent at the Hotel Davies on Monda evening, particulars of which will be found elsewhere in today’s issue,

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