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THE DAILY EXAMINBR, CHARLOTTRTOWN, MARCH 1 1900.

THE DAILY EXAMINE,

RELIEF OF LADYSMITH

sorrow which can be mitigated

A PROVISION FOR

THEI FAMILIES.

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Tre loss of fell at Paardeberg brings to their families by ne

|} amount of cach indemnity. their sympuathizing fellow- |

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the brave Canadians who |

SA Reale

ADVANCE ON LADYSMITH.

Winston Churchill’s Account

Lonpon, February 23.—Mr. Wimaton Churehi!! , Morsing Post ;

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sends the following to the

Bulier’s Headquartere, Feb. 25, lla. m.— General Buller continued his advance

such evidences of public rejoicing as those | countrymen, it affords some comfort to! on the 14th.

We have never seen, in Chariottetown, | watch were spontaneousiy given this morutog when, shortly after nine o’clock, Tae Examiner announced the glad tidings ths viyamith had been relieved and th good v3 was confirmed by special des- | paich:s.o Messrs Hyndman & Son and Sta tire sckers resounded, rifles cracked al

city. g + boliday and marched in proces ®ca torough the streets withdrums beat

i:g ood flags flying, while the

@® iatger growth indulged in lively anc Bporiive ects of jallity. We

dou hat agit wae ia Charlottetewa, 20it was al! over the British Empire, threugh ou world Wherever there was a

British heart, and a telegraph office, there

was | v and thankfulness that our com

patri»sio Ladysmith had been relieved from te fear of pestilence, starvation | aod death, resulting from the Boers’ inva ei0u aod investment. All the money and

ta that have been expended,and a)! the British blood that has been peured out

the +

- barren hillsides beyond the Tugela, |

yas en freely given to achieve this ob

(a view o’ the confident predictions

of th» military experts of Europe tbat Lidy- mith could not be relieved, and the B er boasts that they would “ starve it oul’ the British triumph is the more

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of being celebrated by the British

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in all parts of the earth. Ali to the gallant cemmunders ani mn by whom, under Providence,this great

trinwph bas been achieved. British pluck

pe >) h>

end B tsb pertinacity uader Lord Buller,

t by the masterly strategy of Lord

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Rob ris and Kitchener, have added another 10 sag roll of British military achiev~ tmeu.S. wees -- March has come io with the Lion this » ear.

The Boer game isup—but perhaps

| know

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tributed to the ' | of

of Toronto and of other children of

that there ig now an

'fund out of which money will be dis- |

vounded aad to the heirs the dead. Thanks to the noble philanthropy and

| patriotism of one Canadian, whose good Brothers. Bells raog, horns blew, | work was done through the agency of Sir || Charles Tupper, each member of the first The school children were | contingeot was insured for $1,000

Thanks tothe liberality of the citizens localities, the members of the contingent leaving these

| respective places were each insured for j have nO! another theusand.

In the House, one cf the Mimisters in timated the other day thatthe Govera- ment would provide as well as for the vie- tims of war as ifit had had each of them insured, and we trust it will do so.

The large furd which bas been aceum-~ ulated by the Patriotie Aseociation formed by Lord Minto will grow more rapidly after the sad casualties at Paaderberg.

Let us hogye that there will be got to- gether a capital sum that wil] more than earn the equivalent of all that eould have

| been earnei by the men who have fallen.

— Mail and Empire.

MARRIBD.

At &:. Patrick’s, Lot 14,0n the 26th ult.,, James Mackinnon te Miss Annie Mande Crossman, both ef Let 14.

At St. Mary’s, Indian River, on the 20th ult., by Very Rev. Mgr. Gillie, Peier Cennick, te Miss Muggie E. Hughee, daughter of James Hughes, Freetown.

At Sacred HeartChurch, Alberton, on Feb: 27th, by the Rev. A. E. Burke, P. P., Thos. Keefe, ef Hill River, to Pensy Clark, of Alberton.

DIED

At the Ciiy Hospital, Worcester,Mase., on the 19th ult, Miss Nellie Fogarty aged 33 years, of Cardigan, where her remains were interred.

tite won't Bee it At Summerside, on the 14h ult, Win- : : sale d a nifred Crossman, aged 14 vears. ope Leo XIII will colebrate hie | ~ Bed ‘ gee Wil . ’ ane 1e VAS . sili I h birthday to-morrow, and is ssid ane peGegur, O8 tne 426% Git, uilam torn? So g 2 rin +4 i (© wood for tern years more. rw Figo, aged 67 years, leaving a wife, three eons and one danghter. ; ‘tie hoped that the Boers have. by At Mount Carmel,on the 15:h ult, Mrs ' ine, given ip the idea that they cen | Alex Gallant, aged 59 years, leaving a . >» tas . tha eas La ‘ ' the British ioto the cea, husband and eight children. Seen cate " . chiajinahinenheiiapheippaaineananen Mr. J. A. MeLaren received this! moeningm cable from Mr. James Paton! You must behave youreelf if you hope tron: Bradford,Eogland, eaying that Lady- | to avoid worry. No guilty mancan avoid é had been r: lieved, worry over his misdeeds, : . ' , *

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‘Moore wi!) be taken charge of by Mesers

General Hildvard, oo the British right | made himself master ot the whele of Mente ' Christo ridge and the under features of

of Bulwana hill.

occupied Hlangwaoe hill,whieb the Boers had evacuated during the night, leaving

of extraordinary baste.

During the day, the Boers maintained a brisk arullery fire from long range and automatic guns, but the British losees were slight

The five captured Boer camps are very foul, emelliog like Omdurman,and littered with balfscooked food, ammunition, rifier, clothing, flour sacks and interesting cor respondence showing increasivg discour agement.

The operations of Wednesday and Thursday having left the Britith in pos- session cf the low kopjea beyond the TugelajRiver. General Buller en Friday resolved to prese ferward against the sec- ond tierof hills formiag part of Pieter’s position. Batteries were conveniently dis- tributed slong beth banks of the river, whose windings enabled tbe crors and cous vergicg fire of the artillery to be decisive. The usual bombardment and rifle fire nre- ceeded during the morning with the inevi- table loss. At nocn Gen.Bauller ordered Ha: t to advance with the Irish Brigade sup- ported by two battalions frem Lyttelton’s division to attack the hill by its eastern slopes apdgcarry it by aseanit. At one o’clock Hart moved eff, the Inniskilliag Forilicrs leading, the Connaughte, the Imp:rial Light Isfautry and the Dublins following. The brigade marched along the railway lime sheltered from the B er fice by the low kopjes, captured on the 25rd, for some distance. But where the bends for some distunce there was an Open space, must be crossed. * * * * The artillery now fired more heavily than previously during thie campaign, crown- ing the bill with circle of barsting shrap- nel mingled with huye flaring explosions

of greenish black emoke of lyddite, thus the concen- trating fire which, &though net great,

considering the number of guns in action, nevertheless, wae very terrible to fa@e. The Laniekillings thon advauced to sssau!t along the main cr eastern side. Tne Boers ?mmediattly opened a terrific fire which was heard rattling above the loudest artil- lery from @ stone 8. ngar On the top of the hill and a cross fire frum tne surrounding heights,

In epite of the ecores of shells bursting abeut the trenches, hurling rocks, bullets | and aplinters In the faces «f the detendere the Dutch stood the fire, all their header, tlouch-hatted, plainly visible against the sky, maintaiaing their terrible fire. And

in their reck!ess excitement sprang on the | top of the walls waving their rifles and “ing furiously.

But if the defence was mas ; attack was oo ae climbed stesdily up ‘he bill to within 500 | yards of the summit withoutmuch loss. Then the leading companies charged, running swiftly onward acrose slopes between a few

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email trees, while the whole grovod was stirred and epurted

The attack wasepent. Then away the supports advanced to rustain it, but only to share its fate. In spice ef che gallantry and devotion, after repeated attempt, th- beroic Irish soldirrs, having lost very heavily in officers aud men, recegnized that they could net prevail. Yet they clung to the ground already won, and find- ing all further advance imporsible, lay down upon the slopes and building ghelt- ers of walls of stone, cullenly,

&TUBBORNLY REFUSED TO RETIRE.

The Connaughts now advanced to eup- port the attack, aud the Doblin Fusiliers, the famous regiment which kad alreaty suffered so terribly in this war, marched eagerly forward, the seldiers brandishing their rifles and cheering leudly, inspiring all who saw them with wonder and admir- ation ; but the light wae fading every minute and the night closed before the main strength of the attack was developed.

Sharp (ghtieg toek place in the afters noon and the musketry grew very heavy’ As darkness fell, the Boers made a vigor Ous daring counter attack, evidently with the intention of driving the British across

Confused, cleee fightiag ef a fierce, sanguinary nature cestinued throughoat the night. The British losses were

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the northern «nd ; this within long rasge |

On the left General Barton’s brigade ,

their camp standiog and with every sign |

when the supreme moment arrived several }

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severe, but it is certain the Boere suftered proportionately. The British troops clos» ed with the Baers several time?.

Sixteen men of Wortley’s composite bat- talion of rifles, al] reservists, showed blood on their bayonete.

Kruger’s grandsoa killed.

Prisonera were taken and lost by both tides.

Many officers and men were killed or wounded, but the morning ebowed the British to be ia ful! possessico of a}! cheir ground. —

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OPENING

--OF THE—

New Prince of Wales College.

The formal opening of the new Prirce

of Wales College and Normal Schoo! will take place in the Assembly Hall, oa

Friday Evening, March 2nd, 1900

A good programme, consisting of speeches by our leading pnblie men and choruses by the Prince of Wales Siuients will be carried ont,

The public are cordielly imvited to be present,

Boors Chair to be

open at 7 p. m.

‘aken at 8 oclock. dy & wkly tf,

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