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ENEMY RETREATING FROM

DORDRECHT.

Brabant’s

Cavalry Attack Their

Position.

Boers Forced to Retire--British Loss 6 Killed, 18 Wounded.

Kruger appeals to the Burgers to Stand Fast-— Cronje and other Boer Leaders thank Lord Roberts for Kindness to Prisoners—A Message

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General Cronje ' eurresdered owiag to the

| Scarcity cf feod and ammunitioa.

Presideot Kruger is is-uing a stirring address to Burghers in Natal who are falls | ing back cn Biggarsberg.

BALIFAX GARRISON.

Orrawa, March 5.—Every province is to furmish ite quota to the regiment | which is to garrisen Halifax. A theusand raen will be ealisied, but only the active | militia men, who have put in ome season’s training will be accepted.

The men wiilbe enrolled for ome year, with the possibility of being called upon | to serve six months longer.

It is also expected that reeruiting will be completed in a fertnight.

BRABANT’S 8U CCKSS.

Dorprecut, Cape Celeny, March 5.— (Morning.) General Bradbast’s Colonial division, after a night’s march is now at~

E action. LATER.

Dorprecat, March 4, (evening) —Gen~ eral Barbant’s advance today was most satisfactory. After marching and bivouackivg over night, bis force reached the Boers strongly entrenched positions

which they occupied and now hold,

tish will remain tonight, in the captured

positions, although the Boers brought two A pure hard Soap. guns into action and made a determined 5 cents a cake.

eftort to retake them. TLe British losses were 6 killed and 18 wounded,

LORD ROBERTS’ REPORT.

~ Loxpoy,March 5.—Tae War Office bas received the following frogi Lord Roberca, dated Osfontein, Sunday, Marca 4:

** Genera] Crorje.on b. half of bie party, and Commandant Wolvarane, on bebelf of 4000 other prisoners, who have all now

| left Modier River, asked the British cffi-

cers to thank me for the cunsideration acd kindness with which they bave been treated,

“General Clements repzrts that his ad- vanced troops held Achtertang and that railway communication woull be op2ned to Joubert’s siding to-day.

The enemy is «till in force at Nerva! Point bridge.

General Gatacre telegraphs that the number of Boera at Sitormberg is daily

the Boere beizg on the opposite hill. The Bri-

NEWFOUNDLAND GCS3VERNMENT WILL RESIGN.

SpeciaL TO THE ExaMiveEr.]

Sr. Jony’s Nfid,March 5.—The Cabine; of Sir James Winter wil! probably rerign ' within the next 48 boure.

The Premier has thas far been unable 1@ make any combination that would un- able him to carry on the Government for the purposes of the peadiug seseion of the legislature. It is believed, aleo, that Mr.

| Bond will be unabk to form a Miwietry

A general inevitable in

from the e@pposition ranks, election therefore is almost May.

“Long Tom” Pactory Destroyed.

Le Crevsot Derartwent of Saone Er Lorre, Fiance, March 3. —Fire broke out

designs—all combine to make tackieg the Boers in a streag vorition at |in the famous cannon factory here on this spring’s assortment the Labasehagues Nek on the road from wna yin zee ae ee all some finest ever shown in P. E, LI. Dordrecht to Jamestown. buildings containing gun material aod LATER. electrice] stores, including a sumber of ‘ .., | artillery modeiw, were destroyed. The zs reshen : The engagement is proceeding with lo-ses are estimated at beni 806,600 great vigor. The Boers are gradually retir- | and 1,000,000 francs. A large number of Your ——_-— ing before the British shell fire from three | Workmen have been thrown out of em t/ positions, ployment ‘ , . = we | roeras A heavy» rifle fire is being exchanged oe te a 9s ae Papers 7 h c Paard @ eC rg ig ay where the British are engaging the Boers | : 4 on the right flank : with dainty new paper — So far the Boers ‘have had no big guns ,

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‘ Good heavy kip bcots. me ; diminishing. | ) sin OOF tice Only from Kimberley—Activity at Ladysmith—Re-] otouel Baden-Powsll reports that all 14 = ; a~g =. it} 20% r Halifax. was well at Mafeking, February 15th, aod ; letuce hoon, Aion Chureh cruiting for the R¢ giment fo . that the enemy’s se was wes met Office-. 38 Q see everywhere hy equal activity on the part thee yeen Stree — ON — , a ofthe d. feaders. rf The pocition is anchanged at Osfontein WESDAY EVENING, MARCH 6th SpeciAL DespatcH TO THE EXAMINER. except that irequent heavy showers have ARTISTIC . ANOTHER BOBR POSITION. | Lonpon, March 5. Advices from Ger- | -—~~ ee i PROGE AMES. GORFK BROS ‘pox, March 5.48. m.—The mys | eral Brabant report that he hae engaves | { w ae atescgpuehsdaedidaatts ia ''and defeated the Boere st Labuscha.uec} |

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os t fis “1 ganeae The Home Shoe Factory. tery attaching to the movements of G * ok, coven. csiles mesthwsit of Dodeeeh, . 2. Solo and Cc. rus. Mr. Cc Mc] anis and _____ | era) French is now cleared up by a Post | | and hia success will proba''y uav> coe i

cheir. MS telegram stating that he reconnoitered a as Bias sa cas sical L : sotatlon oewel Master ah bee nee Boer position four miles east of Osfontein a. i i a ts" ied thie Dees , rr Oe a reS C Moore : ltre cr a 4 ia. ‘Selecta a Pacadise... Try it, on Saturday. I State. Baki FOR 1900 ~~ Mr. L. Daweon. General French’s reconnaissance sug- | A mixed force of 2000 men was de- ing ies

6. Duet:..Mesers D. J. McLeod and F. gests an impending attack by Roberts, .. itched from Ladysmith last Ture.

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Stanley. 1 Vocal Solo— Beys of the Rei. White aud Bine......Miss A Campbell. 8. Reading —The Roll Call.. Mies Rattary

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Paardeberg in which event the Boers

run the risk of being surrounded. Another force of Boers, is now collected

day tointercepta Boer convoy which was bsing eent north after the raising of the siege, but the attempt was unsuccessful,

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