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Rev. J. A. MoDonald, of Misoouche, sad Rev. Pp. P. Arsenault, of Mount Car-

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Mise Clara King, day for Montegae millinery department Cameron's store.

Mr. Fraok Riley, who is d ing the pro- interesis of Shorey’s clothing the latest arrivals at the

of this city, left yeeter- to take charge of the ion Mr. D. G.

vince in the pouse, 1 among Hotel Davies.

vr. 5. E. Reié, Mr. L. A. Tryen, returned last ewening from 4 three week’s trip to Boston, and is stopping at the Queen Hotel. He goes weet (his afternoon

Senators Ferguson, Macdonald and Yeo came home from Ottawa last eveniog, for the Baster holidays. Senaior Prowse has gone to Winnipeg where his son resides Major Rogers, representing Evans Son & Co., Montreal, ie a guest at the Hotel Davies. Major Rogers has many friends ig Charlottetown, by whon, he is always given @ hearty welcome.

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Particulars of the Second Battle at Paardeberg

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AND THE FIGHTING OF OUR BRAVE CANADIAN BOYS

The followivg exceedingly interesting letter from Soath Africa was written by Mr. A. Dillon :

PAARDEBERG, Feb. 28th, 1900.

We have bad another battle, this time a far more important affair than our first engagement. After having made the Boers retire on Sunday, the 18th, they took upa stronger position’ further up the river bed,

and we bad to make trenches and advance upon them little by little uaiil Tuesday

morning at 2 o’clock when we were order- ed to make a genéral advance. So we took up a position at about 200 yards from tbe firet Boer trench.

F.G.and H. companies of the Cana- dians were in 4dvanze of our brigade and had to bear the brunt of the attack. Had the Boers held out longer than’ they did, our loss would have been terrible ; for 1 one short five mioutes our loss was about thirty killed and wounded.

It happened like this: At five winutes to two a. m. our three companies got the order to steal up a few bundred yards further tothe front, as we were going to charge the trenches with the bayonet and we were to get as close as possible before making the final rush. Qur duty out here isto do or die, and oot to rcason why, so we gotready. We were supported on ovr left by the Gordon Highlanders and the Seaforihe, while on our right were the Black Watch and Argyle end Suther- land Highlanders, with the remaining five Canadian compavies and other regimenis of infantry in re-erve and support.

We advanced slowly but surely until we got about 175 yards from the enemy. and etill they did not a; pear to have ob- served us. We began to think that the birds bad flown, and we were ordered to dig a trench for ourselves. engineers and ourselves we dug a two- fuot trench across our front. When that was dove (aud I might bere sar that it did vot take long, for “every one of us knew that we were working for our lives and needed vo one to tell us to hurry) we were ordere to advance a few yards fur~ ther. Immediately we had carried out this order we found that someone had tlundered, we were within fifteen yards of tbe Boer trenches, if rot closer, when one of the most awful rifle volleys we ever heard forthe firsttime broke the silence of the night. There we were in the dark, and the South Atricen nights are dark, iD point blank range with the enemy wader

cover cnd ouree.ves expocel, We ali tell flal and at once retired, crawling to our trench. We carried out the short

retirement smid the groans of the wouad- ed and the whizzing ofthe bullets. I gives one aA creepy sensation to undergo this; and the experience i8 one that you do not wish tohave repeated. [tis im possible to describe the moving sbuut in the tlackness, with the ballets fairiy raining abou’, the ovly human s usds te- ing the cries and moansof the wounde' meo or a short sharp order '0 “‘asvance, or “vo'ley fire,” or “charge.”

We euccee.ed in geting 'O ourtrench, and we were not long in “pening fire « tte Boers sad paying them out in ‘heir own coin, and with good interes. Wesaw that it was a fight for life or deatb, #nd all of us wanted to jive very wueh ; fv as dawn began to break we saw that the victory was to be ours and thet it would be a glorious One. :

Daylight began to come, and we could see that we had them ;tut still we cou tinued our fire. Then the word flew a! our lire toat the enemy were flying a wh t- flag. Koowing of their treschery on otber oceasivus we did nat at once stop firing. Theo. we plainly saw several white flags waving io the’r lime, and we got the orcer to ‘*cease. ”

We remained under cover while a emal| party advanced to me-r their white flag party, and we then learned that Cronj- aod all his force were williog to surrender unconditionally. So was accomplished

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one of the greatest British victories io | South Africa up to date. We wire tui lueg iv marching to the mais

Boer Janger and relieving our enemies of theirarms. We had ibe honor of taking the largest oumber of prisonere since the war commenced — somewhere between four and five thousand, including wounded.

Zut now there came a enadder task for | us to preform, for we had to turn our ats tention 10 the dcad and wounded among | our own men. And great was our sorrow | and bappivese. Sorrow forthe loss of one,

and relief to know that not more had been

killed, which we fully expected; for at one | time we all thougbt tbat fully balf our } men had been hit. We found poor Alfred | Riggs, shot through the head; [ think be n.ast bave been scrack while lying down in the firing line. Beside him were three other men of G Company, and thcse three were so badly sbattered that they mest

| | | he target for a whole volley , beve been the target for 8 2 volley.

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THE DAILY EXAMINER CHARLOTTETOWN, APRIL 37, xg09.

LETTERS.

Before The Surrender of Cronje,

How the rest of the Island boys escaped is a wonder ; for with the exception of Jack Harris and Nelson Brace all of us eecaped without a scratch.

Jack Harris’ wound is a bullet through the arm,and he will be all rightin a monib; there is no fear of his losing tbe arm. Brace got only a slight flesh wound in the leg.

The mort sorrowful part of this “fire- taling” business came when the thingwas j all over, and we gathered together to bury (our dead comrades. We dug a Jong trench and laid them down side by side while Father O'Leary, said a ebort service over all creeds. ‘lears filled many of our eyes, tears of griet for our lost brothers-in~arms, and of thankfulness because we had eecap- ed a like fate.

We made a nice mound over the grave and at its bead we erected a wooden slab. Onthis we inscribed the following :

CANADIANS.

N. C. O'S. and men, BR. C. R. Died on the Battlefield, February 27, 1900.

Dead but not forgotter.

Fred Waye, Harris and Brace are all

doing well. They will be home with the rest of us and nene the worse for their experience.

fhe day arter the battle we were al!

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formed vpand addr: ssed by Lord Roberts, and he praised us very highly He told us that we had gained a name for our- selves aud ourcount:y that we need never be ashamed of, tuat tic was very proud of us, avd other nice things.

I don’t know if you will be able easily to read this letter,—the desk accommoda- tion just pow 18 not very gcod.

All our boys are well. 1 omitted to say that the P. E. Island contingent got three of the Boer flags out of their trencher, and the Royal Engineers got one; so you see we were well in the front.

Mr. Arthur Mellish has writtea an in- teresting Jetter to bis parents from Paar- deberg. We have been permitted to make ihe following extracts :—

PaaRDEBERG, 26th February, 19900.

. I am writirg this lying in a trench alongside of Modder Kiver. This afternoon we marched from a bigh kopje where we had been stationed since Satur- day. The fighting bas been going on con- tinually. We are now approaching the Boer position by means of trenches, Our people are just cow in the rear but ballets ate now ail the time whizzing over our ceade, Tonigtt we go into the trenches aad be'p dig them towards the Boer pusi- oo. Ove of our men in F company has beeu bu, but there are no other casualcies today so faras I know.

We bave been on very short rations the last tew days, and if it bad not been for -ome sleep our boys commandered and cooked tn our mess-tios we would be in a tad way.

We cou'd take tbis place at almost any tim-, but because Cropje basa number of wom bp aod cbildreo with him and some prisoners we are losth to shell the place thurcughly. Sull we ma-t baye dove a great Gea! of damage as some of the big guus have been tring nearly +1! the time.

We have a b-loon vp exam ning the Boer camp. Itis called the Duchess of Conneught. They must be able toex- amine the epem:’s porition ve y thor- oughly today as there is no wind wud i i8 fine and clear. We passed quite clu-e to i.e baloun as we came up here and +taw tbe men signaling with flags and sending messages down thewires or ropes that hold it tothe ground ‘The Boers bave some bg gun*, but our arullery silence: them whenewr they attempt to mount them.

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I started ‘o write oa the 26th, Lut had to fall in, acd it 18 now tbe 28tb. Since then we have had hot werk. We were marched up to the trenches after dark aod there lay down for ashort eleep with our bayonets fixed. The men all had their waier-bottles filled. The water had to be bored first to kill any poisonons germs a3 it had flowed pastthe Boer camp where there are lots of dead horses and cattle. Well, between l and 2 o’clock in the morning we marched cff to the Boer pos:

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Stallion for Sale.

The mxecutors of the /ate Mrs. Lewir, cffer for sale the weli known Carriage Stallion

Black Diamond Knox.

For terms apply at the law office of JOHN Te. MELLISH,

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April 7.b, 1900 dy & wkly.

itt! Local and Giker lems, “Lovat Cnvsspess-very Monday at 6.30. Paris Expipition.- Satriday, Apri!

14:b, 18 the dase of the cfficial openiog o1 the Paris Exhibition.

Y.M. C. A. Hatt.—Gotothbe Y. M G. A. Hall on Thursday next and enjoy the beet tea of the sea-on.

SonG Servicgs at the Gospel meetin, in Prowe+’s new block to morrow atfie:- noon at 3.45. Strargers always welcon::.

Don’t Miss lt.— Only 25 cents fort. high tea and apron fairin YMCA ba on Thursday next. Admission alone, le cents.

Tue Progs.— Northeast and northwesi winds, decreasing by night; clearing to night. Sunday: fair with north to wes: winds,

Tae Mixto’s Canco—Tbe inward freigh: of the Minto yesterday included 200 bbl

flour, 200 bags seeds and 15 pkgs sundries,

Lectsre Portponep.—Mr J.E B. Me- Cready’s lecture, edvertised io take place at the Y. M. C. A.

this evening, is postponed to nebt Satur- day.

Tne Tempessture.—The lowest ‘ast night was 28 abcve zera; the highest upto 1.30 today was 30. The velocity of the wind was 24 miles an hour. The depth of snow is about 43 inches on a level.

GospeL Meztinc. — Remember the Gospel meeting in Prowse’s uew blook, Sunday rfternoon at 430 o'clock. Strang- ers always welcome. Lesson, Mathew 5-6, “Huoger and thrist atter righteous - ness,”

Easter Houpars.— The P. E. 1. Railway issue excursion tickets on the llib, 12th, 13th and 14th April, 1900, good toreturn on the 16th April, 1900. A special train is also to be run between Tiguish and Charlottetown on the 14th April, aod special cheap fares will be in

force on al! trainson that day. See hand bills. if. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.—We beg to acs

knowiedge receipt of check from Messrs, Hyndman & Co., covering insurance held by usin tueir companies. Their prompt and eatisfactury sei\lement, coupled with the fact that they do their own adjusting, which isa saving of time and expense, has proved to us that suyoue taking incur- ance in their companies are boand to be treated in tbe right way. Yours respect- full, Jenxgins & Son.

P.E lIstanp Hospitat—The members of the Furnishing Committee of the P. EK. Iceland Hospital, through Mre McLeod, gratefully acknowledge receipt of the following: ~—

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Branch Orrice.— We understand that at the request of many of bis fellow Aca- dians as well as a goodly number of the prominent residents of Prince County, Mr. A. E. Arsenzut, «of the law firm of Arrenault & McKenzie, contemplates openiog 4 branch office at Summerside at au early date. Thougb only recently ea- tablished Messre. Arsenau:'t & Mc Kenzie, by their close attention to business have succeeded in winning the confidence of

many of our business men, while their courteousness have won for them many frieuds. We have every resson to believe

that Mr. Arsenault wiil succeed in build- ing upa rewucera Vv? practic? io bis native county as he has veea direct'y or in- directly identified with the interests of the Acadian peop'e of that section of the Is- land. Mr. McKewzie will continue tue business of ihe Cherlouetown office.

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