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The hight of Great Enthusiasm-Thousands Greet- “Tommy” as he Gomes Marching Home-Torchlight Procession’Half a Mile in Lengtilt

“The Soldiers of the Queen”--Summersidc, Georgetown, Montague, Souris and Residents frrnl all Parts ofthe Province Participate-~ ” -

tllul lllunlinatlons and Georgous Decorations all Alo lg the Route of Procession.--Duc Continuous Line of Dazzling Torches and Brilliili

The de nonstration in honor of the re~ l turn of Our Boys exceeded in ul-.ignitude T and ellthusizlsul any reception ever given in Charlottetown.

"Their splendid services in South Africa -

have won the admiration and gratitude of

the whole Empire, and the memory of their indomitable courage and resolution will everlive in the annals of the British

Army."-Cllalllbcrlain.

It was a night of great- enthusiasm.

Wherever the eye glanced it rested upon multitudes of people, elderly ladle s with and without escorts; old rnen who recalled the gait of boyhood days and ltnged for the hours long,long agoin order to celebrate as the young were doing. Dashing girls, in smart attire w ere en masse. There were hundreds on the streets

who as a rule are not present at ordinary celebrations.

The decorations-well, they were simply i grand, in many instances extremely hand- some andin all cases appropriate and in keeping with the spirits( the hour. From

fthe mast heads floated Euglands glory and rlags and pennants were crowded for position and 'evidenced some brilliant grouping. They hung across the street and protrnded from the windows and balconies. Bunting and streamers added to the color

which was so lavishly displayed. In many cases the whole house or place of business was dotted with tiny flags. Any indivi- dual with Boer lcanings would have cer-

tainly found himself in far from congenial ‘T

-society. ' ` L lsr NIGHT CHARLo'r'rE’row_\' orl-:NED

WIDE HER GATES.

The bursting of a. rocket from the Prin-

-cess pressed the button of the reception; Almost at this same instant a detachment r

\of men under command of Capt. B artlett fired n salute of 21 cannon. The boom of -the guns was the signal that 32 of the Boys who left our shores over a year ago had covered themselves with glory and

were returning to meet the embrace of

:heir friends and loving countrymen.

THE MILITIA. EN ROUTE.

At the drill shed the scene was an

animating one. W'ithin the walls the repre sentzltives of the Q-leen were preparing to give the Boys the very best. Shortly after seven, the immense military parade,

the central fcftture ot' the demonstration

issuei from their headquarters, and lleluled by the e_x=eeIlent_ band of the ith Hari. C-.A.n1ar‘chét1' lio“fhé”Steam Nav. Cds

wirlrf. In front of the Cathedral and at

th; he.i'i _of A' wharf an illi.il-‘rise cr;-:dl of people were endeavor- inz toget as nearas possible and it- was with the greatest diilizulty that thi lrilrsli-its of the different societies were allle to form up with an degree of reglr

larity. A possecvfpahli under the dir-

ection of Marshal-C ron were strugg

ling; tziinly with th opie and endeavor- infz to induse then! tcrmxke way »for the

procession. Not even the relatives of the

B;_\'s were permitted on the pier as it

v.'asf_mi-sdohteiegsg any cxwlr ‘

tions made theresuli §v'Ditid bg, 0116 Of disorder and pussibly a c1.Su3lty_` which would mai- tba plqqeeflinss and nm the prevailing spirit of joy more 6:

sorrow. _

Parents and friends were waiting' at

line across the wharf retaining their eij

uberunce until the l'le;‘9§__S patched Fast?

The militia formed an escort to those who have done so much;-W C0I1S¢1“'° f-he _

honor and dignity of theirnative land.

A view from the upper end 'of Creati

George street certainly indicated' thatl;

the approaches of the wharf were thronfi-

ed audit is computed that upwardS Of »",l`#J0 people took part in the w'<v-11201119,

At certain points along the routes! the parade troops experienced _great difficulty in piercing the dense mass of huminiify

and this was particularly the case near the Davies|H0tel.

ARRIVAL 0F STEAKER.

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with glad hearts the friends of those re-

turning scanned her decks, thinking that perchance their eyes would fail upon the familiar form of their loved ones. The

lines as they were hnrlerl from her decks

where grasped as never before and almost

in‘an instant the e‘1;glnc~', faithful to the will of engineer pulsed to n1ate:'i.ilizefon'i

expectations of those who buts fer: days ago were nl‘.rc?lin;,f o`er the vel les an-‘ lropjes of S>uti\. _~\fric.l.

the order “for‘.vs.rd." The escort enthused

Paardeberg, marched to the mirtial strains of the banfi which played the march out only a year before. Theenthusiastic crowrl encountered on

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The steamer as she came to tho plot WIS

8. mass of tiags and hunting #nd it was

The lan-'ling was soon elf-sctefl and the i

whole Militia farce as an escort received Q

as never before with the thought that side

by side were the men who aided in the;

cipture of Cronje. at the famous battle of i

Ernest W. Bowness. Richard J.Folev.

Chas. Hines.

J. Edward Small.

Hedley V. McKinnon.

Roy Harris.

ivlliéam Choi-_ John VV. Boulter. L. Guerney. T Artemas Dillon.. Reginald Cox. Jas. Matlleson. Nelson Brace. Fred. l‘-I.cRae. I~‘red.Fur-src. James T. Leslie. Sergt. llession. ‘.`*}'.liter Lane.

Jaxnes `»§'l\.l!:es~.

John H;irris.

M. J. McC.lrt-y.

A. J. Holi. ' J. A. Pigott. Necy Dorion.

’ "' ` Fireworks--The Most Gigantic llenlonsfration in the History of Charlottetown-_Alter an Extended Detour Through the City a

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t f Program of Speeches, Songs and lilusie Carried. out on the Square---‘fihe Taitered tlld Rag” Effectively Displayed x

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'hardships which the men encountered and the thoughts Of friends and home f were always foremost in their lives.

Lreut. nr-_-Donald also thanked me cler-

zens for the masrniliceut demonst-rat-ion. . Lieut. Gov. McIntyre said that he had much pleasure in welcoming home Our ‘Boys from South Africa. While there they had covered themselves with glory and made the name _ of Canada pflunous the world ov_~r. He was proud to have an opportunity of again addressing "i'h€Ll1- Upon the eve oi' their departure he bad the honor to address them and predicted that they would nobly uphold the best traditions of their country, and "` his predictions had been more than veri- <|l fied. He referred feelingly to the death Lf §P.oland D. Taylor and Alfred RiggS. and i said that in a short- time 9. shaft would be ‘ erected to perpetuate their memory.

Mr. Leslie Cook then sane Soldlersof

the Queen. The audience jtined in the chorus. ~ `

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Asthe procession :rot under way accom- Chief Justice qlrllivan was the next

th d y _ f dt lpanied by the cheering :hocsands it wnslspealser and slud he wished to welcome ° “Way °W” nfw Wa’ tem "Ce “Y thou* la sight long to be remembered. At the . them on their return from the war. He *mis and he fe if “'35 ihiff the "OOPS real- corner ofthe bank of Nova. Scotia the i was proud to say they had redeemed -the ized what it was gg eng.;-_mgnp 3 patriotic _ procession turned to therigllt and marched ’ prophecies made on the eve of departure

cmwi me Burch was one of hoops re_ no Pr gcc Street, up Prince to Kent arid #ang zglemsilives glgry,

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teens fm 'tems °° the fied and ef §§$‘€i §§§.°§l°§li°3;.§°§l".T..§iif”T.J§.. li l§'I...,l.;. H. .‘§2;i;1.l°“‘2. 2....” °.Z l‘¢0¢Dlil0I1 Wa* 0115 thi” f°“°`”ed the “me ihalted before the platform intended for' his sympathy for the friends of qonviction. “Cries of fall back" were heard , those who were to;carry out the program. the heroes whom the horrors of war

on every hind and it was only at their i hCo1. Moore acting in the capacityqofq hind cilainéd and I Zi; li; melath

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sweet' Wm dui the spectators comply' l:)o2;Td;; :vis lieiniifzillrygregiiered iniivhoped rhagsifl acivil ligirtres There W” "' “Sh 35 me fe" ‘md °f me by J. R. Davison assisted by the immeni e conduct themselves with equal distinction T

escort passed through the restriction line . throng. - , as on the Held. y V

on the wharf an-1 re was an expansion ol. Chaplain _`rl<'f1_1le(;@>`i\'i=1 r'gg_p_ wills! Csgglélgtclgl ghfnczidrging _thef men,

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physical] contor inane” onnpaule 13)* pro Judge Fimgeraltiln 3 cigar "§b88,!lt.*!' of .ind

“und " °"‘."3f _ "°_` ""°p‘° were "°““d ol the audience togve_thrmgh§fs,'w;hfc§' “;£§@ ?“,9,f'_*”?i?"3"” U19 Fi

to see the men s.1x'.-:l .incl refused to move they did in hearty sitylg, until that enl wus awllnplished. The Premier Fnrquharsoii 'then*“a‘€eppe.d‘“ V59? iflfe `l"*"¢.\1l‘,B.-5, f

following were t 1.-;|_.,~_; wh-3 rammed: ‘forward and after a brief conlgratn’i.-l.'.:oryE Brltaula was _then rendered,

speech read an address which will 'be Master 5i>$§9!1L_5\f8¢’5lD84!1i¢l1?fl¢ 5°_f\`Y

Rev- T- F- Fuilem =- fom-,l 0,, ,,m,,h.,, D-.ge_ ~ ;p;ei.;'1:ne assignee aonllng in theorems; 'r col. nom onllelnlz-_ of J. A. lIcDona‘..‘l (Lie;l§ ‘ i RP T_ F F, 11 t 1, h lf f bb _ HL-(;¢¢,8g"' E~_*H{f'§§eg; Pr¢gi‘¢1¢B{;_°g-pkg. gggdgd ghggg-gy

L°me St“"“'*“`t' , men Zh inked \h1e;reoOYie(;\ ~sLesi‘;cerily 20:' Of T542 Hua' ¥’2‘¢m°i»°i' Of th# °Dm!I8d¢S ill 8_l‘1liS Mid

Joseph O'Rieli;'. , the sr le.1.~l;'d eva. Eo_l't,¢n¢-tered chem, Hs “Soldiers” Fund, on rising wam“‘gre'ete`».‘l with* ed three ch sera which _ Thos' A' R“)d`i° 1-g'erred briefly to the qngny trials gndirprolongled cheers. H€"9i\`id thhtit wais Style. V ` V ` " ""f`»""-"' "V “"' ""“`°`“'

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,has not beenmisplaoed. v representative of a patriotic many

with feelings ofthe most intense pleasure that he welcomed the different members of the Contingent to their Island home. His duty was a pleasant one viz: to pre- sent on behalf of a grateful people a small token of esteem in recognition of their noble services for Queen and Country. Nothing had so stirred the people as the despatch of the Contingent to South Af.ioi for the purpose of assisting the Mother Country and maintaining the supremacy

, of the old fl`a,~_f. “Greater love hath no man

than this, that a man lay down his life for his fellow rna.n." Greater loyalty can- not exist than that which proves itself on the battlefield amid the boom of cannon and rattlcfof musket-ry and the shedding of blood. When the tocsin ofwar sounded, demanding that the Sous of Canada should assist' in the South African war you responded quickly and enthusiasti- cally. You were bound to your country- by a thousand ties of affection, yet every- thing was sacrificed on the altar ofpatriot

sentiments that can riie in the human

throughia great variety of your ranks have been thinned by sickness and by losses on the' field not have passed through all and-

back stronger in-your

ter than ever prepared to not

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ago the p aople had fevery*

you would hone:-'Canada and home in particular, and that

of Whom living in other ‘ parts the vines wen unable to be

Presented

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f- Z9 ‘ __ 3llAlfred Riggs.

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PMNC E'lli§loiivv;§.g5ii]i5fLANo CAFRI-CAN he . eti?’““‘“

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l` God Save the Queen and t -never before enacted wi he

of this city

Among those on tho $atform

Lleut.Governor Mcintyref

quharson Col. Hoore,

Sullivan, Alex. Horne,

Bishop McDonald and the

nomlnatlonslm the city dgs

aid and a number of other rentlemen, with anurnber qt

Early ln the morning tha‘ membell

the School B rd anted

holiday which is cox

part and will serve' to tender years with th..

Messrs Cook,

hp:

isnl, ani you went fourth undaunted cha 1 F u at and confident, inspired by the noblest pam u e M

baronche drawn by a.

breast. Since you left us you have passed wr h md

mood ci.t;izenS.When you le a year dumpzmn

(Ccntinued on List plg»)

qfaceof No.

17 Yelson Brace 26 Artemas B. Dillolrs.-