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VOL 36 CHARLOTTETOWN P. E. ISLAND, SATURDAY JANUARY 6 4900 NO 5

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, | F jacket now is your | chance, Gave the Boers a Sound | “=: | a : sscinalhiiliaana Be C1 ae Towx, Jan.5.-The Duke of , a j } estminster, it is anno d, will .v Kiveryone in stock . santa te Guns Gales jie or — e bat ig specially price cut Comfort for the Contingent. " cial to go in a hurry Is Master of the Situaae |e :1: 0:2 wt cscte| io momen | “ N afer! a coer ernment hae granted $590 to the Red Crose } fii aliatcai o mention is made of Lord Edward } gand to provide comvorte for the second & ti O n at O es U re Cecil or Lord Charles Cavendish, Bent- | contingent. ‘ae Here's a pointer too. , wick, wounded, according te the Boer re~ | ———— te : port of the affair. t We have no old ones, Baden-Powell mentions six officers hit .

e 3 only—includes four in the list of casual- Buller Making Reconais-'°:: ows fi ° ‘ The Times: correspondent alleges that Ssance in Force. the Boers used: eXplosive bullets and tiei plundered the British dead and wounded. e if The Post’s correspondent states tLat the B K g p d ‘ee Boers had been treacherously forwarded, a in Ow er a REPORTS OF BOER OUTRAGES. and had blown up the railway line so that ;

’ | the armoured train was unable to act ‘a liant irom pure ‘ } i

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ACKET that weren’t new this past fall, ARGAINS. $6 8) for $5 39

745 for 5 59 8 55 for 6 64 10 50 for 788 12950 for 9 33

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Anti-British Feeling Growing in ree eae Safeguards the food H Germany. RenspurG, Jan. 5.—The casualties in - alum, if

General Srench’s force up to the after- i ‘

noon of January 5, were five men killed Alum eal gre. stest and 24 wounded. A detacament of 25 menacers to ng Sow 2S

New Zealjanders had a narrow escape. French reinforced with ‘Infantry, Artillery and | While advi.ncing on Colesburg they wers | | RO ‘AL GAKING POWDER O0., HW YORK. Household Cavalry—German newspapers form- | ditec'e ‘2 caoupy a kopje but met with a | “=== hot reception from a concealed force of ing an anti-British league.—Irritation over the ti

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Boers. Another body of British troops 4 7 Seizure of the Bundsrath.—Gallant Sortie from seeing (uate 20mt Sanne Be, the. venaine Somethin o Sood ‘a of the New Zealan 0 | Mafeking.—Boers report heavy British loss, was successfully accomplished under the ; ig ; Thos few “a serene hs eum, on the hills westnard | You can. get, more’ satisfaction ' OSC are a ov . fighting. The destruction of the wrecked and ony real pleasure " an : a . SpecIAL DESPATCH To THE EXAMINER. train included 22,000 rations aud a supply ing from us, instead of doing rae price samples, ANOTHER BRITISH VIC. 1 igh teandton Mince wits’ dee of rum. ie wien baking. TORY UNDER FRENCH. | thie figit. Startling Evidence, A Splendid Assortment of ee 7 , Genera] French’s tactics were admirable. Fruit and. Plain Cake Ke A Lonpow, Jan : 6.— General wysagh’s Thé dictory ic complete aed achieved at —--— Cocnaned Firs; ’ ; : position was officially reported as unchang- smal! cost, Moyrmgat, January 4,—Seneational Apple Pies, Cream Pies, i nore } C FO @f om Thursday. Bat there is news ofel 1, situation is not yet entirely clear, | ¢Vidence-was given to-day in the case of Mince Pies, Corn Gems, ef J spirited fight and the defeat of the Dutch for the Buer’s are apparently still in cant James Baxter, banker, accused of assist- Patties, Oatcake, i ; oilice, yesterday. ou the hills caenaaia Colesburg, block- uve ae amin er, “Joughnuts, ete. ie What We Advertise General French has chosen his position | . € —— defunct Banque Ville Marie, to evade jus- Baked to«d ie iog French’s advance to the railway bridge | tice. Herbert deposed that the greatest aked t0-day, a We Have. 80 well that the Boers considered it neces- over the Orange River. portion of hie shurtage was wade up of Le if eary to take a leaf from the book of the Goeastal Vieoth has bese. reintoresd be cheques cashe: ‘or Baxter, who hed no | " British tactics, and attack the British left | . pasalion of intaniry, a battery of artil~ voliiihen tate ee av ere D. Stewart 3 flank at daybreak, afters short aight lery and the Household cavalry. Lemieux,ihe baok’s a ae a Koress Baxuay ; f —=— | march. Th ign in this quarter is mow | ing three years’ sentence. When Herbert’s im The Britieh infantry was not taken by full i Leatens niet vip te cash wae counted, as Baxter bad the mouey BAKES BEST BREAD. " . We Make it Hot curprie, butheld ita ground relate. | ea is holding the Boas a | SR LAI had he cheque, he was ha 4 re Pe a Sei inseny Colesburg. He ean cut their retreat to the | promised. . — ss : 7 ve atiac 4 river, or occupy the bridges behind them. ree ere are . | Humiliation and Prayet. | ~_[p) You A heavy rife and shell fire was maio- QUIETIN THE TUGELA. . tained until the mounted infantry left their Loxpox, Jan. 6.—General Buller eon- on ee a horses and charged the position. tinues toshell the Boer entrenchments at) Torowro, Jan. 5.—The locsl council ai If you buy our Wool Fleeced An earlier charge was made by the | Colenso. of the evangelical allianee in compliance § Underw car, $1.50 per suit. Inniskillen Dragoons who cut their way There is no impertant news yet to eed anes ee et Sone through the enemy’s line of tents. hand. Britains hes issued an appeal to the D -A. BRUCE ser, Sent: he the retreating | 4 Brussels paper publishes « number | churches.is Canada to observe, Sunday, Coming, days that it will be enemy. of documents to establish Mr. Chamber | 2#2uary Yth, as « day of humilistion and hard for you to keep your feet Major Harvey was killed while leading ) jain complicity inthe Jameson raid. | PT*7*" oe the speedy restoration of pense have f, “warm hie troops asd Majsr Alexander was ‘ EUROPE ANTI-BRITISH on @ righteous and peomenees ee pte we i ‘ ew “wa i ' ‘ eet suggestions for yours. Me wounded. ; - ‘set he a ciliata iaten” cee Maid Beau, Jan 6.—The seizure of the il ee ane same . 2 P v steamship Bundesrath remains the domi- Hockey Sticks * = La: enanrare mer while the Boers left 50 killed and 50 pris

* — ans é nant topic here of the German press. I i d eae geete, pebied. The influential papera in Germany are Pp ucks, a 168 4

| - as sn | forming an, antirBritish coalition with | e M eunsecaneges Rassia and France, Shin Guards ‘Gaiters

The anii-British feeling is already

7d a wing. } 2 ae ‘* |i They ve * seis of anti British demonstrations B oy 8’ and Girls Ladies’ long eS - | ot their “Sunnyside” in J§| in the various cities is being organized by 1 good heavy cloth, well finish— a s Sith Africa, “toe you Bf the pan-Germanic league. Sleig hs. ed, black and chocolate.

have your _ “Sunnyside” FIGHTING AT COLENSO. Boys’ and Girls 9 Price $1.00, $1.20, $1.25 Drug Store in Ch’town. Loxpox, Jan. 6.—A despatch to the lt adage Sicilia call

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J, Don't forget as for anything Tee eee ame, Tata mee} MEM Ale. —— nade black cloth price 95e.

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The red we do such a large firing today at Ladysmith and Coleaso. Sn ow Shovels 5 and 6 buttons length black business is because we carry a A strong cavalry reconusiesance uader cloth 45c, 58c, 68c. large and well assorted stock. Lord Dundonald proceeded westward this : . ’

Baad we sell at close fig- morning towards Springfieli, where firing Crokinole Moccasins’ ures. is proceeding, p '

Because we try to please and There is a revival of the report that the Boards for sale Site Bindi as execute orders promptly. If Boers are short of provisioas. ‘ occa you haven’t tried us in the past,

do so in the future. POWELL'S 117 TLE REVDREE. cheap at Madani oe ee Lo J ’y. 6.—-Official d patches Misse eeee ee eeee a “ora h. W. REDDIN, Phm, B oe te oe ae un Carters’ & °

MAAS odtecek ee succeseful soriie from Mafeking on the Chi .

Centra] Drugstore, 26th of December, have been received. Suanyeide. The British casualties officially are, Bookstore | stated at three officers and 13 men kilied ; \

A FEW ~\W Beaver, Persian Lamb Greenland Seal Baltic Seal, Oppessum Monkey

We want to clear them out. If you appreciate a bargainfcome ‘in and see them.

T. J. Harris, LONDON) HOUSE

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