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But Were At Every Point Repulsed.

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FIGHTING STILL IN PROGRESS

Roberts To Be Made Commander-in-Chief-Relief on

The Way For Baden-PoWell- The Public is

Becoming indignant-Belief That Ladysmith Cannot Hold out Much Longer.

BOBKBTS TO BE MADE COHMANDER IN- ' IHPORTANT MOVE EXPECTED.

CHI" - The belief in an important move by

Inxwx, Jin. o.`(sp@¢z.1.>-rr is "'°“°."‘.B°"°' g'°"“» l’“° '?°‘hi°8

no' believed thu Lord Roberts’ if yet indicates where he will strike. successful in South Af,.;C,_ ,ill be astral'-‘ ox me wir ron sanity made Commander-in-Chief for a brief Powstr.

r>°fi°d- mf* We *-0 b° S“¢<'@°<i°d by rw exists that canteen Powells (110 D\lk€ Of C9l\D\\\18hf- defeat may prevent him holding out;

ran Pusnrc nacoinxc rxnicruarr. ggi; °f"'"£§n2\

Lordliansdownc and the War Ollice, reached Mechudi, January lst. auiligl threaten lesions dinicnlties to LATE5T_3UN|)AY_

3 ' .” Nxw Yoax, Jan. 7-[Special]-The

lSun says that a critical battle is very

B I ‘ near. General Bnller is expcctedto .

has occupie.i‘%ol:s`li:uli:nenl French won ‘dv‘n°°`

The public abuse Lord Wolseley, shoulrkrelieve him any day now. Heil'

CIN. PRINCE OCCUPIR COLESBUBG.

BUILDING A BRIDGE AROUND lAGER8~

FONTEIN- The growing belief is t.hatLadysmith

General Methuen is reported to be °°°°°° 'wld °“° much wager'

I bfldgfl lround the BOCFS It V “vpn DEpE_\'DS 0x (;Ey_ ]rR|;yg'('}1_

LI‘g°r3f°nt°in° ‘ Much depends on General F rench's

Catuoiass Covziz "rm: nzrcmr or 'riii-:.0P‘~"'3"=i°f'9 *li Colesbufg and it isi

thought that a battle is probably ygoing on now.

Two companies of Canadians cover- ` Defeat would eudanesvr British base

COLUMN.

column from Douglas. i nr.-».».<;i: i-'noir GEN. wmrir.

‘rf f‘ rf- “"*"-'“" "" _ ' T ‘ The \\'ar Utiice in Lindon has

l`len’s Long

`rfc~i\'ed the following from uen. Iliullerz “Following received from ,General \Vhite at Ladysmith, Jan. 66th' ‘The enemy attacked Caasar`s tcamp at 2.45 this morning in con- siderable force.’

“The enemy was everywhere repulsed

A but the fighting still continues."

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in General Gatacre’s ight at btrom t burg on Dec llth It inc'udes 3

`killed, 33 wounded had 14 prisoners. 2

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The report of General French’s

For wiubol' V081' YOU occupation at Colesburg has not yet

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boots that Will k00P report is t-hat he was still vigorously Eh y0lll‘ ft'-85 dry Bild Wlfm- 1 shelling the place yesterday morning' so

need good serviceable I been confirmed, and the only positive R

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We manufacture the i, . » i

boots we sell, out of -

stick ta;-ned Pwith

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gpggg not like the soft sponizy stock tan~ ”

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cheaper. Get the bast-

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LONG.

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COMPANY C- ~ ,-

Appointed on the _Maxim Gun Squad ,L

of the Regiment. . '»

The Squad consists of the best eilzhteen 1'.,

shots in the Regiment with two Maxim I ’

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MON-1-m.;A1__ JUL 6__. (Spe¢i;l)_ S1' JOHN,-lan.6.-(Special)-Seven A *l'3l°klf°°°P°"tl°“ ‘mm tim I'h°d '°. mm

he Imperm government hu ch"__ man left here tonight for Quebec to the mainland and thence to the markets fed --»g»»»»-» ~»»» .~f»»\»~ M--»» :;:::.,1;:.;.;,'e:=:.::.:.::;:.‘f-.:;:'.;*::- °e°'m°"» Lake Erie# W °‘k° the Y°°` there md '°r° g"°” ‘ ine “nd df' means a`mat:er ol widespread know- °“".V C°“ti“8°”° 5° Smith Affi°°»- Tl_’° C°P° B"°°°° “id N9' C“°i° ledge. yet it is not strictly confined to This makes the eleventh boat SISUIUSBDN H150 WOHU U0 Q'l9b0° the older inhabitants ol Northern Nova hartered from this line. 8]- Scotia and Prince Edward Island that

'1'<>no1m>. -lm 6.-(Special)-Miss mu. mm mon missin. ‘gr [H113 Tr: I: thv “flier ppt ill h IF guso h' _' f . te.ss s o ecentuiyamos ss- ? a.;‘;.;‘;' A':..::°.:. 0m~~.» Jw- 6--<S»»°~'~>e-Df~ I-fwm "go-» -»- u d neo iam inside _‘il ard ,Borden will_send four nurses with the °,,,,,m,,,;¢,,;°,, ,,,,, in dw, ,,,,,,,,

h nba; been” dba od ld °e°°°d °°Ul'|”g°m- Charlottetown and Brule llirbor, serv- l ° ° 8°” gg "1 r° /raaxsroars 'ro Bi; rirsrizcrnn. fllgill H1036 <|°Kf°° \° "P917 01° --ol 'ml- nd dragged there. I

She died toda N0 clam A Orders have been sent to Halifax

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carefully inspected and al necessary precautions taken to prevent the men from taking typhoid fever which has

I already appeared among the crew.

“ AL NEW YORK S`l`0CK_I.IST.

I Closing Prices Jan. 6.

iAmericsn Sugar R’lrs

American Steel & Wire

--_ , Brooklyn Transit

Made from pure cream of tartar.

1- Northrrn Pacific

Safeguards the food §i‘§iui°"”“ N” “2°‘“;“‘°“‘-

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y Continental Tob. 33| Federal Sleel 521 Louisville & Nash 78}

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Southern Pacific

United Stains Leather Union Pac Pi-'td 84| Western Union nil - United States Rub nil

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Soutlu rn Rail Pr'fd 58!

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roadbed ol the Midland Railway (lol Windsor to Truro has brought the poo- l ple of this County to the point from whence a new and tins stan can again be made to advance the development ol

whichthstwcprovinnsolliovahsatts nndPrincaEdwsrd Island sssin spas-

ially destined tosnjoy. ThsBrnla tsnsioahasforalon time

tliclova charlarsaadbon lloamonatstoa

uri 'ai li if

lbscausethcrsssemcdto bono

o Take Troops to South Different Contingents on giggwgiggpsbm so -1»5i»`~»~<=<»-- Bw- u»-~- Mn--

n rs y the construction ol lgdin

‘ the Midland from Windsor tiTruro,

' and a more expansive character has THB STM! BXCIIAIGI AITIZTID

been given to this last named railroad

prospect by the announcement that L0’D°"»J°°-6

____ _ Windsor and southern shore railway V05* 0° *|19 *W0*

promoters have determined on the con- 0Wlug f»0 the ffpoftl that struction oi a link line from Windsor to missing troops on Afghanistan

Asnirn sANoiiACi;EnirnANsi>oRr1Nsi>rCrioN eu”-uf =»

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Ceniral near that point, and continuing @--'O--1 by the Hervey Road. now being con- ¢|||¢‘@ *"3"* siructed from New Germany ta Shel- ____

b°"’°- CHICAGO, Jan 6 _

ribbed and was Found in _ nr. Borden win send Four soft'-If 2.?§iii°iT.r‘$‘C1‘1Zi§‘°r§° ,ft?aif~l.iZ2 ‘°"°""‘ °“ ""°‘°""

. . Jan wheat. 6ol coll, OOM

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A Yard. She Has Since Nurses With the Second upiif iiiiuiiiiiuI.isii".nii°"°§nu;° 2’ " "" °‘° ””

D. d C t, t which auch u line as the one propose? L;".H)h;" 6” '°°”° an i

IC . 011 1llgCll . ce-nuecting the Brule shore with the ,U

Yarmouth and Atlantic coas‘, will be to Jul, 'Ki' 6" inn' “in

___ the Province ot Prince Edward Island. pirh

For very many years the question ol

demands ot tramc between the two shores. The experience of those who conducted the service was, we are given to understand, var-tly in favor oi the Charlottetown-Brulc route over the Cliarlotutiwn-Picton roure, not only on account ot the length of thc open sca- scn,which varii-d irom four to six weeks longer, but in this rcsp c' rivslled it surpassed the Picton-Georgetown route, which ext mda several weeks be- yond the Picton-Charlottetown route- I The advantage to Prince Edward is- land is herein shown in the matter oi distanoes:Charlottetiw_n to Halifax. at present by way of Picton. 170 miles. Charlottetown to Halifax by proposed Brule route, estimated as follows: Halifax to Truro 62 rnilss, Truro to Brule 28 miles. Brule to Char- lottetown 20 miles-total 110 mills. or

_|AprllCotiosper100lhs 7.84

60 miles saving in tavor ct the Brulr route. The saving in di stance bstwaan Yarmouth and Charlottetown isqatti- 110 inilss, showing exceedingly is favor of the development of las! PIM

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THE BRULE GERMANY 'S

'EXTENSION

The Saving in Distance ls Said to he The

Between Surg;

YARMOUTH & CII’TOWN RUSSlA’S Mil

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Halifax Will Also Be Brought The Stock Basis

Some Sixty Miles fected By the IQ* Nearer. 0! Trsqs. g

The completion ol the work on the

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the vsstcommercial and tcurisatiais Attica

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