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MONDAY MARCH 19, 1900

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The Canadians Now at Bloemfontein.

SpEcIAL DESPATCH TO THE EXAMINER.

BORRS SURRENDER. Lonpon, March 19.—The War Office

has received the following despatch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, Sun- day :—

The Guards brigade returned yesterday from Norval’s Pont. Several Burghers have laid down their arms ‘o Pole-Carew at Edenberg and elsewhere.

The officer commanding at Belmont re~ porte that «ome deeerters have come in witha maxim, @ nine pounder and an

other gun. Another nine pounder has been brought isto Colesberg. The cavalry brigade has gone to

Tbhaba Nebo in order to reassure in- habitants of the district and to distribute copies of the proclamation to the people of the Free State. The proclamations

are being eagerly sought after. METHUEN ON THE MARCH.

Methucn reached Warrenton on March 16. He wasin time to prevent Des 'r‘ion bridge from being completely destroyed and tosecures pointonthe Vaal. The British mail was despatched from there by raii yesterday, and tomorrow a regular service with Cape Town will be re opered.

‘NEWS OF MAFEKING.,

Mafeking reports all was well on March 6th.

Care Tows, March 18.—-The Mafeking relief column, Colonels Drummond and Pendman commanding, bad a sharp en- gagement at Fourteen Streams. The Brit- ish succeeded ia driving the Boers off. They had only a few casualties.

CANADIANS AT BLOEMFONTEIN.

State railway from Springfontein to Bloemfontein a: every station the Boers are coming in to surrender Mausers, Mar- tinix’ and pistols,

Before the police headquarters here

there is a long line of Burghers who are giviog up theirarms, and five hundred have already done eo throughout the | country. Twenty-five hundred rifles,eic., were handed in today.

The w.ole of the southern half fof the Free State shows determination to end the struggle, and if the British officials can reach the northern laagers with Lord Roberts’proclamation,the whole ;Opulation will declare for peace. Each manon handing in his arms, signs under oath a declaration not to taka up arms against the govercment during the present war norto furnish assistance or informa- tion about the British forces to the Re- publican forces but remain quietly at home until the war is over.

GENERAL LOCKHART DEAD.

Catcutra, March 18.—General Sir William Stephen Alexander Lockhart, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in India, died today.

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HOME FROM NATAL.

| could turn them out. Allalongthe Free

An Islander’s Trip to and from the Seat of War.

Mr. Jamea Mason, jr., of this city, who returned bome on Friday night after an absence of eighteen months, has had, dur- ing that time many interesting experi-~

BioemFosters, March 18,—The Cana-, dians arrived at Bloemfontein on Wednes- day, having participated in Lord Roberts’ march, We had no casuelties. We par ticipated in the Popiar Grove fight, but acting as supporters did not take part in

,eoces. Impelled by the Anglo-Saxon spirit of adventure he has been almost twice around the world, visited Cuba and the Phillipioes during the war with Spain, and receotly was with General Buller’s forces at Chieveley Camp-

Being io England about the time of the

the actual engagement. The health and spirits of the men are excellent.

outbreak of the war with the Traasvaal, he determined to get out to the ecene of action. It was not easy to get a place in

We are now getting an extra food allow- ' any of the transports sailing direct, 80 he

ance, which is much enjoyed after the hard campaigning.

The regiment will possibly stay here some days.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY AT CAPE TOWN

Care Towy, March 18.—St, Patrick’s day was celebrated with extraordiaary enthusiasm throughout South Africa. In reply to a message from the Irishmen of | Cape Town the Queen sent the following: ‘‘] have always felt confident that the Spirit of courage and allegiance which has distinguished the Lrish soldiers in the face of the enemy should be shared by their brethern inthe colony in support of the authority of my Government.”

HAD TO HAVE ONE.

On the initiative of Lord Roberts a newspaper has been started at Bloemfon- tein for the edification of the troops.

Rudyard Kipling contributed to the inaugural edition, yesterday, the follows ing :—

“Oh, Terrance, dear, and did you hear the news that’s going round,

The Shamrock’s Erin’s badge by law,

where’er her sons are found;

Bloemfontein to Ballybank ’tis

ordered by the Queen,

We’ve won our rights in open fighte, the the wearing of the green.”

t BOERS GIVING UP ARMS.

BioemFonters, March 18.—We are

From

{ joined the Manchester Castle, at Liverpool,

an immense freight eteamsaoip under orders for St. Louts to take out vo South Africa a load of pack mules for the Bri tish Government.

In November the steamer arrived at S: Louis, where the mules were ready to be ehipped, having been purchased by Major Scovel! of the Scots Greyr, who with two velerioary surgeons and a couple soldiers

| had been sent out some time before,

The mu!es were quick'y got aboard, the system of doing the work being perfect. Cney were driyen from the Cars on to the gacgways, in single file, divided into tens, marked with the broad arrow and a nam ber and taken aboard where they were placed in parallel rows down the length of the vessel, tied head to head. Between every ten mules an upright was fixed to

. prevent the animals becoming entangled,

though even as it waa there some fearful mix-ups occasionally. Two thousand five hundered mules were packed aboard the vessel, which will give some idea of her size, There were one hundred and ten men to look after the mules. The mules had to be kept oa their feet during the whole of the voyage, for if one went down it was a chance ifbe was able to get up again, and he generally became crushed to death bythe other mules falling on him. The heat after leaving Ste Louis was fearful, and in the run to Barbadoes where a stop was made for coal, two hundered of the mules died, At Barbadoes some of the were taken out to air the ship and the beasts, revelling in their freedom, created a reign of terroramong the natives. During the trip from Barbadoes to the Cape only one mule was lost. A door in the side of the ship was epeued one day to

getting in rifles faster than a factory

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backed to the fall length of the chain, with the result that his hinder part we t overboard. He was discovered by one of | the negroes, bolding on to life by his hal- ter, and they at once raised the cry “ Laz- | arus is going overboavd.” Lazarus seems to be the nickname for mules among the | negroes. Some bungle was made in try- j in to save Lazarus; and he went over- | board, and for some time afterwards was | seen battling with the ocean rollers. The. sharks probably got poor Lazarus. Arriving at Port Natal, or Durban, the first thing that strack Mr. Mason was H. M.S. Terrible on guard outside the harbor, Inside the breakwater was crowded with | men-of war, transport and supply ships, The troops climbed the rigging of the different ships aod sent up heartv cheers for the mules. After undergoing quaran tine the ship drew irto the wharf to dis- charge. It was on a Sunday afternoon and all Durban came down to cee the fun. Squads of blue jackets were told off to keep the ground, and a number of kaffira then began the task of getting the mules ashore. They were driven down the gang- way one by ose. Some sulked and then the blue-jackets took a hand. If the mule wouldn’t go he had to come, Most of them whea landed snuffed the air, rolled, —often before they were off the gang- way,— then down wonld go their heads and up would go their heels till they had kicked them selves into shapeagain. The wildest ones were picked out for mounts by the sailors, who would _ bestride them, facing fore or aft, any way at all, and ride them around the corral.

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The ship being discharged Mr. Mason engaged temporarjly with the Army ‘ Service Corps and wert up to the front} with the transport. He was at Chievely | Camp on the 15th of December, and heard the firing of the guns at the River Tugela. Here he saw anumber of Boer prisoners and many of the British wounded as they were sent by train to Pieteamasitzburg. The monatains seemed tu Mr. Mason to be appalling, and it was wounderful how the railway locomotives managed to get along witb their trains. At Pietermaritzburg and at Chievley the camps extended for miles, and the ground as faras the eye could see wes covered with stores and supplies. Immense herds of cattle were also to be seen. These werein charge of the commisaariat, and furpished the fresh beef for Tommy Atkins. In conversation with many of the soldiers Mr. Mason found that the men were by no means discopraged at the delay in getting for- ward ; their ides was that sooner or later they would get at the Boers and then they would moke fthem run. Roberts seemed the name that acted like magic with the soldiers, and it was easy to judge of the popularity§ of the Commander in-chief. Everyone was busy at the front from morning to night ; traneports and convoys were coutinually on the move, colume of troops going forward ; yet everything was mansged by a system so perfect that order was observable on all sidee. At Estcourt Mr. Mason saw the graves of the soldiers and sailors killed in the armoured train engagenen!, when Winston Churchill was captured, and at Durban had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Churchill himself. Durban is a beautiful eity, Mr. Mason thinks, and nicely situated ; but if she country ni rth of Chievety is any bhillier than it is from Durban to Es.coort, than he cannot un- derstand how the Boers gave way at all.

Many more iutereet'ng facts could be mentioned, as coming under his observa- tion, but here is one instance of the bitter hatred of the Boers for the British. The Boer farmer has names for the oxen that compose his wagon-team. One will be Kaffir, ove Zalu,one Yankee, one Ger- man, and soon. The leader Js usually called rovinek—which means red-coat, — and this poor animal gets all ths whip- lashing for the team.

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CONTENTS FOR MARCH,

“‘The Idle Hour”—Frontispiece.

A Reverie, by May Carroll.

First Settlers of Three Rivers,Sby Prof. Johe Caven,

A Prince County Ghost Story, by J. Mollison.

Remnants of Acadian Dykes, by W. H. Warren.

Rise, Sons of the Empire! M. W. M.

Scottish Associations in P. E. Island, by Hon Senitor Macdonald.

Tenant League Results, by John Ross.

The Early Settlers of St. Eleanors, by Hubert G. Compton.

To a Wounded Tern, by Jeremiah §, Clarke.

English Meanings of Irish Names, by W. ae he

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