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22c, 25c, 28c, 35c, 38c, 450, adc, 6de. etc. | SpecrAL DesPATCH TO THE EXAMINER. LORD ROBERTS’ REPORT. | srotest diate: MMe Sastelaass nbd’ to geaant TI c | Loxpon May 28 —The War Office has urge the advivability of su render. fi ‘ i ireceived the following from Lord | Voices are being raiced in denunciation 1 | Roberts : -- he idea of sebjacting Pretoria to the i e | Vergewinc May 27.— We croseed | horrors of a siege. - 7 the Vaal this morning and are vow én g A : rdiog tO on report « proclamativa ‘camped on the north bank | bas been issued by President Kruger ‘ The advance troops which creseed yes~ | whch he declares that he places himself a 8 ‘terday were only just in time to save the | in the hands of the Burghe:s. If they ; leos] mines on both this andthe other | Fé bent on contiwuing the stiuggle he is ; side ef the river from being destroyed. | P* pared to fight to the bitter end ; if: 3 i Qurcasualiies were four. | they a. ‘y to submit, be too will | | Baden Powell reports that the railway ac2ept ‘vaadate and approach Lord | The Busiest Store on Charlottetown’s | between Mafeking ard Buluwayo has been | iteberis iu (ue goise of a suppliant. , i‘reatered and that evpplies are being | Apparently, there is now reason to hope | Busiest Btreat. brought isto Mafeking. | that the strength of the forts around Pre-

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N ee E, ISLAND. MONI DAY MAY

28, 1900

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General Rundle’s Troops Drive Boers

Out of Senekal.

‘Movements of Hamilton and French—Kruger and

Peace Negotiations—Boers and Wagons Cap- tured—Canadian Casualties

| toria will not be put to the great test of an actual bombardment.

A CAPTURE

Basutoland, May 27.—Four colonials captured Boers and ten waggon loads of grain near Ficksberg they also captured a Maxim gun,

CANADIAN CASUALTIES,

Teroxto, May 28.—The Evenirg Tele- gran.’3 special cable from Loodor saya: | * Iw the advance to the relief ef Mafcking,

C ’ Battery of the Canadian Artillery, thocgh io the thick of all the fighting and rendering vaiuabl? assietance, as Celonel Mahon reported, oaly suffered

He says the Canadian Artillery j>'ned Cel. P rapidity.

lamer from Beira with ineredible Webber was

ago. It wes not known

Lieut. taken priconer at

cs MA*°ERU fisilbron a few days .

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that vur troops bai bees temporai/y with.

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PRETORIA FEARS.

Lerenzo Marquer, May 28 — The fol- lowing bas reaehed me from Pretoria uoder date of May 25. The situarsion bo'h from amilitary and a peliticel poiat of view has becomevery critieal. Presi-~ dent Kruger yesterday admitted for the first time that matters were very grave. The Beer determination is to trust every-

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f two ¢@asualti i } thing to alast staad in the @atruad|] |. ier, both men being woundec Mountains to the north @f Potshefstroem slightly. They were Ganeer Wo.

ublair n Orl siTu ) jf ’ >} Paitep, of Hamilton, and Gunner Mc-

where 3,000 K effirs are digging trenches.

Callum, of F Ni tari Thitber every available man and gun have nium, of Fort Wee aes

Private Deruche Jocquela‘n, of Cleve~

been sant. oe as tie of

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The whole weetera border of the Trans- : , a Squ — of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, died at

vaal frem end to end is defenceless.|. . . : . Springfontein, of enteric fever, an? Private

Baden Powell can march ip whea he

J. Rasbery, of the Wentworth Battalion, amember of ‘ @.’? Company Reyal Cana- diaew Regiment of Iafaatry, succumbed to enteric fever at Bloemfontein.” SENEKEL OCCUPIED. SENEKEL, May 23 —Gemeral Rundle with artillery, yeomanry, and with the Middlesex and Leicester Major Dalbiac The shells. A field cornet and Boere were killed.

likes.

Lord Roberts will encouater the greatest resistance from the Boers in their ew deayour to draw the British into ap- pearing to threaten Johannesburg with an attack, whereby a reason will be given for the desiruction ef property. The govern- ment dare net deetrey the mines aud prop* erty without an excuse,

HAMILTON AND FRENCH.

Kroonstapt, Way 28.— General Hamil- ton invaded the Transvaa! having crossed at Wondsrfontein Drift.

A correspondent ,with General French writes that the column waeat Parij at 11 o’slock om Thursday.

The Dickens Brigade has crossed the Vaal river at Linderquest Drift where only a tew Boers were encountered.

Bennet? Bervsieg.

PROSPECTS OF PEACE. May 28.—At any moment

regiments, under » has occupied Senekel.

Boers were driven out byafiw other

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TO LET.—Pasture for afew cows, 4% to Mrs. DesBrisay at Spring Perk. 3in

WANTED. sinh girl for genera housework “Ds to Mrs. D. McLean, Grafton Street. y sins,

SOO4 HOTECOE M FO001 LHOTOHRS -that President Kruger is suing for cream tartar.

a ae sei aoe All British Companies—Risks taken peace. of |

WANTED --Girls to learn the millinery | at lew rates. * ord Roberts has crossed ibe Vaal business, "Enquire of Miss Dalton at Stanley Bre, River, and the forces of the Republies have Safeouards the food

~ DOsT.—On Wednesday night, a yaes will be rewarded on leaving same at W o0ds’ Stabile,

horse rug,

news may be flaahed from South Africa

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again fallen back before his onward sweep. Confasion reigns in the Boer capital.

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From all quarters come reporte of de-' Alum powdangss the greatest spondency in Pretoria, and of deputations ; 1 | re of the present day. of Burghers approaching the Presideat io ; 2 ‘AL BAKING POWOER 0O., NEW YORK.

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The British casualties numbered eleven FRENCH AT JOHANNESBURG. bere

Capetown May 28.—It is rumored

that General Fiench has entered Johar-

nesburg

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Obituary.

i . ‘i [SPrcrAL TO Tpe EXaMINBR.] | Hatirax, May 28 M.L C., died | briet illness.

He was head cf the

Liberal in politics.

BAIT FREEZING STATIONS.

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-—Hoa. H. H. Fuller, ' yesterday mornivg af.era hards)

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benefit Kau mo ali toe ret of Ae prov let d by th ee ;TOmise1 Lh tne t:m*. den (Hslfax) appr t.but f ared that tee+e! had tco much fur m ke Dr. B-t and pot encu:h for ns [yo the course of the discussion C ing Pineau, Sir L <, repls Mr. Fos: gaia ha etpeye th ibe matter and bad never met Pi

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the Fisherman.

On Friday ‘ast, went into supply, taking up the apprc- priations for bait freez'ng stations.

ment had been erected at Ballantyne Cove, and Poud, Prince County, P. E, I.

bir. sma)] effuire.

Sir Leuis Davies said tiere was a larg er ove of twenty-five tons, and still larzer one of 100 tense. At Alberton a #ma!l siation was under construction. Thers was one slmost completed at Gebsrus, but there was some é.fficuliy about tae acecun:s between their cempsay and the geveroment. This was e 10%=:0n affair, would cost $8,800 and che Dominien Gov- ernment wae to pay half.

Dr. Kendall, eho gave these matters, was $1,600 a year; and bad receired $1,311 to date. Asked abcus Dr. Kendaii’s aervice Sir Lonisa Davies said that Dr. Kendall, waa ibe first man to bring the matter to the sttentien of

instructinons in

carry it out. LS a. i this

| Other members ‘had brought the ma:tor 10 | “ atte ntion ef the Gevermment,

Martis, P. E. Islasd said that he |

|p the House of Commeus |

Kaulback thought these were very |

pad atthe rate of,

the Government and i: | bad been ‘bought he was the best man to |

MeLeenan, Inverness, objected to! statament, pointing ont thet ke and |

ih az aike pressed the mattwr on the winie- |

ter. | R.L. Borden seid it was understecd | Dr. Kerdail not only leetured the fish- 'ermen about bait, but also gave them sug- ' gestions as to how they sh _uld vote. | Sir Louis Davies aad not heard of this exp'aned thac etstious were to be | placed at Whitehead, Guysboro, of 15 itons; one at Clarke's Harbor of 26 tons, one ot Lockeport cf 20 ronr, one at Tig- | nish of 10 tons, at Souris of 40 vons, and Murray Harbor of 4@ tons. Others had | been undertaken aod some “of t hem were u} moet completed. i

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The debate on the jc -freezing statics was resumed after dinner. Davies gave ,& li-t of places where it was hoped te ee- ‘ablish freezers, makiag thirty sev n in all. The Mivister got $25,0€0 last year. He did not epend it all snd avke for a new vote of $25,000 forthe fiecal year begin. viog in July.

Hon. Mr. Foster eaid he quite ap proved of giving ail peesible belpto fish ermen. He pointed out that while Davies said Inet year that the Gevernment would do admimistration werk without help, he Low acknowledged he wae pay ipz 4 laige ralary to @ me oow Of tue NovaScotia Legislature Tuis government was keeping in the Yukon, ou salary, amember ot ihe Que- bec Legislature. It kept the Primce Kd- ward Island governmeut elive by a cerrupt deal made here witha memberfor that province who bad heen elected to oppose tbe goveroment. Dr. Kendall did not appear tobs required at ail; and, asa matier cof foct, he bad been here about the corridors of the house tor several weeks, Last year Davies proposed that $25 00@ wou'd psy the government ehare of fif yfreezere. Only two freezers were yt im operation and the minis‘er men- tipced thirty-seven otbers, snd for thie he

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GREATER BARGAIN

Than Has Been

We intend to give some rare bar- gains in fishing gear this week.

Flies 30c per doz.

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Special Hand Tied 6c to 10c each. Keels lic ap. Gut Hooks 10c per doz. Lines and Casts—cheap, cheap. Rods—j ust see our prices.

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