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“EVERY INCH A SOLDIER.”

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Major W. A. Weeks Of Charlottetown Engineers,

Commanding P. E. I. And N. B. Contingent Sketch 01' His Military Career.

The Halilax Chronicle has repro-

dneed the heakneyed phrase "he is

every ineh a soldier” while speaking ci ; lajor Weeks. Perhaps every one who hears the name of Major Weeks mentioned does not know how well it

applies to hini.

lsjor Weeks began his military'

careerwitirths ClaUot1882stPrinceI el lawns then ireah horn lnnsresl. having passed

wlthggslisthat year. With s B

A. ia his pocket hedid aetieel him; mach elstedite learn the

goosesleiiwiththetlollsgeboysof his mtivefown. Leteron in the sassei

ioinedthechariettetewn

asgpsrelderlhjor

.arms

ation iii; it

‘ llajor Degherty.1885,he was appointed

'fizzled and Week's services were not

lr-quired. ~_

ln 1897 he received hia.csptain's

‘ fission and ever since has

Lieat.. in the Charlottetown Enginars. He immediately want to the Royal Mili- itary College at Kingston for a short course et training and passed an excel- lent examination and received a 1st- class oeitificatelt was while taking this

its Colle e that the

that spirit which shows him °-every inch s soldier” he offered himself tor service at the front. The .rebellion however

ceorse at the lil' ry 3 North West rebellion broke out and with ip

»¢ai;ln[ where

K l and h)erGene1nlLeani. sedreeeiveda1etClassB.S.l.

An -C_l'|@¢in itself-eeenh Seateand in the antnnsn ei the some

fe brilliant exaniisatien

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land e¢“the0\nrtottewwn Engineers

ine eenpceyaieeeeues In l898hetoek aeonrss in

celledela nnahet ei than

Corpsoillsw Brunswick, Nova Bectis ti and P. E. Island and qeickly fornied n Shen ith a "lilly “cG1lite 568401 r and box-lesqsel eeniplelielv the review oh ofthe troops that took plane in the Ki early pan ef the day. This barter ‘y gin; dike morning pei-sede was witnessed by nearly all the cmeei-ska whoteekipnrtiethereviewasdae the young sagper gavehrcn his commends s to his use with the itmeess and pre ol the vste\\\'¢|l many bint iles it b was felt by sll that Weeks would some I

day be s soldier.

From this time forward his promo tion was rspid. On the retirement oi ,

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5 \ W \ When buying your fall suit or overcoat. D; :cI;;TEBA;` Q. C K M°n”w’”*

Beware of the ma.n,\vho off-r= you a suit worth $15.00 for $5.98 or who Office, Browns Bloei. View is Renew

‘ + is ii ehiee weameiiii may

This is a. great Oppor-. -e"

home made boots.

LOW prices at G_iOff 3 Bros-[Speck-‘~l" ‘“d“”] grind A large new im

A job lot of bo-:its counters at Q5 to

Bqipsr y=earhspasse_ W ‘ ndreceiveda 1-tolsss eetrtiioatefroli

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' WIRELESS TELEGRAHY IN USE.

.Gen Yule Falls Back to Ladysmith and Joins Sir

Stewart White-Boers Want to Exchange Piisoners-Natives Remain Neutral.--Mari- I

` time Protestant Chaplain - Reinforeementsi

To Arrive. p

Lennox, Oct. 24.-(Special)-» General Yule has fallen back and elected s Pflllvc Edward Island’s quota to Can

janction with General Sir Stewart White. ada's Contingent will 'leave on the 1 30

The wounded are all doing well and both English and Boots are being "lil Wi! lllerllng. The cotlpsly' will

‘ well caijedfor. f _ . it be escorted to the station by the Bosrs have made an offer to exchange prisoners sad weanded. \mm§»|\¢Nlll by the 'Artillery

The British hope to have wireless tslegraphy in operation at the front in

three, weeksftlins obvisting the trenble from netting wires. _ ~

_ The word today indicates that the natives will reniaifi neutral.

,» 1lIhere_ has liesnno dglitiag-st Kimberly and ellis well there. . _

A A- neppagici supplies a famine liksly_`ia the native sections. Ooinmnn A tics between Gileswe and Ladysmith :is againinterrnpted

the " ‘

ini 'lfhsrspsrts ot Boer losses inthe resent ilghting are very vague and indi-

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their

doe dns in arrive in lirics asf Field Attill the 18th. Battery, Stnd:

and Battery. ' O e

aicipe 'rewnfoecat nie Berea#-kaigiiieeiir vii-einmiiieii. oe

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Otliertroopsontheway- are ethelit Bays! Irish Fnsilierii. thelndlils

the 1stBe!der Regiment (all from the lhditarrassan stations.) and i 1st Glewnsster Bliss. and 2nd Bamlion _ei ttis 4

:.:;t°:1;l;;::; ihiwég ,and money is coming in traely from all parts ol the Previnea.

The Company is new at lull strength and drilling steadily. _ _ _ Shed last night lor thepsrpese of pg. gn,"

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Col. Moore Asked to Enlist More Soldcrs--A Gen

eral Muster This Morning at 6 30 to Escort The Contingent to The Station

Extra cars will 'hs attached' H..

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suited

i _ the 2e¢i_ ‘ lion of the Gordon l-Ii¢hlanders~(iill from India) ag the

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enlya first class. but n brilliant ST' J°mI»».. ° ’4'_'[3f'°°i‘1l"'Al'°f‘7 “$17 .5090 °‘ W? '°,' ». . _

quired to give' sion New Brunswick soldiin- 50 cents daily his been .collected cnnnric-'rlrrown aiioritnaa oe.

The company paraded at theDrill The

agetnin and in the antumvi nt he same

“rw” .md mn on-mr to n_!,1.q_.P grrsws. 24.-[sepgnal] -Plc is repsiésda Mutriiims dl’_r°vl\L° seating the Contingent with s _smut gum

neral Hutton at the divisional campy ti;;’eg‘t°d‘“ ‘" °PP°i°t W9 Nicltsnt lisp to s Cana ian - ,pggrhrprrrtpzir and sppneeratet; W

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t Mdushot - LONDON Ort. 23.-'Ihe Daily Mail publishes the following drscriptioo oil "dn ggi-wigs, Tsay were sddrgllol shtednthattha

llajer Weeks is possessed of the i _ _ _

pmt of me wmndeuip N ‘ mulled the biiilii ci F.lands1se_¢ts, from its special war correspondent, lr. (ir. W. by the mem 01 the ecqpeay who esrellinfwill

(res and while I picture ter him ii S**”°“'- 51"* \\\ Laflvsmiih:_ ` ed '"“°d uw” "'11 “WU” led a safe tabs p@§eon he ,mum ou." “ 1 “mist of un Que” ‘-The hit lo was ii brilliant. complete snoosss. The Beers number tremp rem;-n covered with ¢lory. The En- Coatingnns which

un to r.g,_..t th" I "1 not P,i,i1e;__,_ 1 200 to 2 0_00, and pi-obshlv had about 100 killed _and 150 wounded. _ ginger, 5.,” eight mea is the ranks el imrnlag to “"8 with hi-_ '-The sight itsell w_as like a practical illnvniion et hand-book tsetios, each p ms Singh Atrios; C ienngsat. which A member of swim..

» o lr te ericction. The Gordon Highlanders. i leaves this mor-.ii|i¢.As mairy -cram! 34, 5... n°¢"¢ Au

E H _ . . _ arm represented doing its prep .r w r p _ _

WEN AcD3i.i.Ai.xi inurseirxmcké advnigreg tiplaiipgnihtgerpiorper. Tney were immediately salsted. piiieerod liasthsightnfolr tse screed Cie; rgqqil-,¢,¢“

wi a esvy re. w ic . rom e rs . ingent w ie wi save wr. ha ly gg Lum igauqn

A ii “Their major fell with a bullet in his leg. but. as he lay where he fell, he pr “diggs elosqf mm inran hesrtyJoMol.er te Sassoon llsfep

f lit a pipe and smoked placidly. while the advance continued. As min alter man

ni cover

I dropped. supports were rushed inte the tiring line, our men darting fro

* .- to cover, splendldly led and ever advancing.

` ‘_ -'Yes,ns ridge after ridge was won the Highlanders still found a new ridge ‘

* " confronting them, and thus they fought their oleeding way until the liial ridge

l 1 was neared with nearly every odicer down.

' ..- ‘°'I`oen _plpmming every availsble man into the fifiuz liiie. Minchesters.

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Devons find’l;ght H~rse all mixed with buirles chanting th advance, bagpipes shrieking a'nd‘;he battle a confused surge. our men sweat yelling forward and

the position‘;'v'i!s woo. L d D I d d h B p . ________

--Ms-in liile squa.drons.of incers an ragooss appii arons t e oer P d

. . . _ . - . .. .. ,I ow er

Egliiixkéigénfghing the enemy as they retired in disorder, goring an s mpi g

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is on 3 “` 5 O r Ottetown urmgllli 1 Gmane O i_a_4__ (Sp e=e’)--To win ii -c _1T_Aiiii ii E ry N i HYACINTHS

0 following are the closing ratebelr . t Wi¢_k;___ pi

._ 22?ct.p;»i;Eeat].Eg-.; corn, it Oa New YORK (let. 24..-(Special).-- alufll, CROCUS

i .- _ fly. ms, 2%; The Shamrock will leaye for Engl-ind lf n .___

Dec. wlieat_i0§,cOrn o ,O _

k 7 87* early nex week and will be conveyed Alum ,pnwaasan mcantd

P0;ia Wheat Hi cOm_ 31; Oats by the Erin, which will tow her in fine d tha Punta” ALSO#

rmud Easter Lilies

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pays the newspapers. a liberal amount to advertise his “nnpreciflented l°°"%°°"` d _ ,

Nqw ond “impossible” bargains gathered from ‘he slums of other cities ng mmm I Maw mn

l When bread and meat. are sold so dear, and flesh and blood so cheap M,‘},L1;',v,S,0p?g)¢,§,(?y Isugir Eff a'2;?n%:°°'-I

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you are sure of getting your money`s worth. New goeds arriving daily *°* -~ ri ~~a?t -°- -----»

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