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NOTICE

We beg to inform you that we have secured the serviees of

Miss McReiver

for our millinery de- partment. Miss McKeiver is now

in New York attending the millinery opening and will de here the latter end of the month.

WEEKS & CO

The People’s Stere.

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PERSONAL, Dr. Macneill, of Stanley, is at the Hotel Davies. Mr. H. J. McKenzie, C. E., crossed to

the matt ] and Mr.C. H.8 Sonris, ia the guests at the Hoel Davies.

1oday.

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Mr. W. J. Farrand, representing the Canadian Drug Co.,8 Jobp, is at the H tel Davies.

Mr. James Kelly,of the .C.R, who

bas been here for a few day-, crossed to the mainland tcday.

Mr. W. B. Mackenzie. Government Engineer, who bax been in Charlottetown

in connection with the proposed bridge

across the Hilleborough, left last night on return to Moncton.

Mesars L. E. Prowse and \V. W. Stanley, who have beep on a busin ss trip to the

O!d Country, returned to Charlottetown last eyening. Messrs S. A. McLeod, L. G. Whear aad W. A. Huestis are expected to-night. Mr. James Paton will leave Liverpool for heme on the 3 lst.

The Montreal Star says: “ W.J. Gil- mour, who for the past ten years held the lusl position of mavsger of tbe Brockv'tle exchange of the Bell Telephone Co., and superintendent of di+trict No 6, bas been appointed snperiniendent of. sgencies in the eastern department at Montreal. The district includes the territory eart of Kingston. in Ontario, and the whole pro- vince of Quebec. He will enter upon bis new duties the first week im April. He

| be euccee ded here by W.V. B. Earle,

ng Mr. Earle is a son of &.N. Earle, Esq., of thie city Congratu! a- tione.

Specia! Notice

Having purchased fron: Mr. F. J

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Hornsby the stock and z0od will of his Book and Stationery Busines in the Morris Block, we will continue the business in its various branches, sell- ing at iowest prices for cas’) only. Miss B. Hornsby , who has managed the business in the past, will be in charge Of the ore. and will b pleased to attend to all old customers and many

A choice new stock of Wall Papers wil be at once put on sale, and all de- partments of the business will be kept

Weil stocked A well supplied news stand will be a special feature of the business. The store will be known as ‘The Bazaar B oksto re.”

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Successors toF. J. dORNSBY.

MORRIS BL OCK. Ch’ town, March 15, ‘1900.

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‘ON BOARD THE 5, §. LAURENTIAN,

W. J. Cox.

CANADIAN TRANSPORT NO. 2 CROSSES THE LINE.

Life On Shipboard—A Day At The Verdes --Stories From Modder River and Magersfontein Wounded.

A friend

from

last night received a letter Rev. W. J. Cox, written on the S. 3S.

board Laurentian, crossing the Equa- February 6th Town on February allows us to publish

tracts :

tor oo and posted at Cape

20:h, and kindly

the following ex-

It isawfully hot. I wish you could see us. On the men’s deck and forecastle hundreds of them are lying in al] shapes, and then on the quarter deck all of us

officers have our beds made up in long}

rows side by side. I: looks eo queer we lieawake and laugh. At 4.30 a m. some one begins to ehont “look out for the |

hese,” and we are all turned out and stand

under the hose or dip up the water in buckets and fling it over ourse)ves and each other. I can think of you all in Canada frozen in, sleighing, snow-shoe- Ing, etc.

The voyage from Halifax to Cape Verde was almost without incident except for seasickness. On the 31st we reached Cape Verde, and what a holiday it was. The Island of San Antonio was sighted carly in the morning acd it was grand to see as we skirted along about three miles out. Hills, hundreds of feet high, yee, thou- sands in placee, above us almost like solid rcck of & peculiar brownish color thrown up in (he most fantastic shapes by volcanic action, and bere and there at their base tiny little villages of the most pictureeque description, the houses equare with large |

TFE TAILY }XAVINER, CHARLOTTRIOWN, MAKUW 21 190

| He was at iptured ty the oF ive when he told them the etory they ba rim go and falfil Wauchope’s dying wi | touching, wasn’t i:? And eo for | said is ana. taiked. All the wounde: said it was @ wonder a single man eecap 4. “Fancy,” they said “the heaviest bal

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| towards you in lead, with huodreds of shells bursting every minute, and tb en fancy how men escape.”

But ove thing is certain; everyone oo board went wild when they heard that we were still in time for the ecrap, and if they only give us achance Canada wil! bave to Slush foran . C. A,

We crossed the line at 11 20a. m., and quite a function it was. All the troops formed up on parade,fonr guns were fired, and then alleang ‘* Rule Britannia” aod God Save the Queen.

There are al! sorts men; men of the

and c nditions of highest families and very few ofthe lowest sort. I never as fine a lot of ec} aps.

The Suuday services are fine. Holy Communion at 8.30,with an old box cover ed with a Union Jack for av altar. At 10.30 the parade service takes piace, and I never saw aaything finer, They mg up a sort

FOmM oe saw

of reading deek covered with flage. The singing is glorious. I never heard the like For accompaniment we have aa auto -harp, wo violins and two banjos, while the Sergeant Major Stands out and beate time With his whip. At6.15 p.m. there is a

voluntary service, just a lesson, few col» lects, lots of hymne and a short addreee. Last Sunday night they sang for (wo hours after itand as one of the officers said to me, ‘'Fellows who can sing like | that, ail thoee old fashioned bymnse they | learned at their motLer’s knee, will make | trouble for nome one when they get into | action,

Two thirds of the contingent are Eng- lishment, and a very large majority are CLurchmen.

Mr. Frank Muncey has received the following letter from nis brother who went to South Africa from Halifax with tbe Artillery Contingent. The letter is dated Cape Town, S. A., Feb. 21st 1900:

Dear Franx,—We arrived here “he Ce a ion )§6ccamp)——séat re place called Green Poiot; about one mile out of the city. There are 20,000 volunteers in this camp, but there is another further up mach larger. Talk about the snow ttorms of Canada, but I

think I prefer them to the eand storms of

South Africa. it blew.a regu'ar gale the

windows and painted all shades of red, | Inst two daye. Qne could not see anything

yellow, blue, green, etc.

At 10.10 o’clock we came to anchor in the grand harborof Mindello, right under the Bird Re ck, which looks so strange 400 feet bigh with a face on it like a man’s. The town is two miles from the ehore. I never saw such a beautiful place as with all its colours it lay there at the base of the hills. As we approached we saw other British ships at auchor, ameng them a maa of-war and four

My word! gou should have heard the cheeriog wheo al! hands saw Pop old flag It was gravd. And then they eanz God

Save the Queeo, The Maple Leaf Forever, Three Cueers forthe Red, White and Blue, etc. There were tourteen steamera in port, twelve of them British.

I can’t tell what a difference in feeling it to see other troops golug to the war too. After the health cflicer had been on board dozens and dozens cf came slongside eelling fruit of all kinds, most delicious of tasie, tobacco, coral avi shel! ornaments, etc. You never heard such a babble or row in your I|ife. Ail shou - ing in Portuguese-Eoglish for custum and

banding their wares up in long tins tied to ropes. More wonderful thao anything were the boys diving trom the boats tor 5 10 and 25 cent pieces. Each of tho-e boats bad from 'wo to four boys in them, as Mulvaney save, ‘xs naked as Vanus,” ranging in age from 6 © 18 years. As soon as a pieve of siiver struck the water five or six boys were tn afver it, and such fights under water you neversaw. There would be nothing bu arme and legs tied up in knots. Lies never missed a thing though.

A very curious thing was tne foliowing : When we first came inaad archor d we 2 agre the man-of-war trying t> signal

, but noone could ma ke it out; bn yd sooa we saw a toat’s crew pulling to- wards ue. Then what cheering 26 toey came alongside. The eigoal was “wil!

.u play us a game cf footbal! at 2 30 this wfiernoon on the beach 7” Just think of fellows going to war getting cff the steamer

to play football. Unfortunately we had to decline as we left that evening at 530.

He wae a fine fellow, (the cflicer who came ou boerd) £0 full of yarns. He was ae glad to see us a8 we were,io see him. He

told us some awful stories of the war though. Juet two days before we got there the hospital ship Pricezss of Wales” was there with ell the bad cases of wounded from: Modder River and Magersfonteic.

li must bave been awful to see them and bear their stories. He said to us, “You fellows are perkey and alle to laugh, but good God ! there is no laugh sieut them, sc me sbot through and through, and all of them with their nerves smashed, * i308 von it eebered usa bit as we beard him ‘alk. For inetance one man, a Highland cflicer, had had eleyen shots through the kilt, three in Use arms and twoio the ead. He had Jost his right eye, was partially deaf, and also his right arm, and yet he was able to dine on board the ebip.

The correspondent of the Daily Mail wae

t bum-boats

‘there with his arm gone at the shoulder

socket. Auother thing was that Gen, Wauchope’s

charger was on board, As Wauchope fell in the trenches at Magersfontein he said to nie servant by his side, ‘‘Take my charger bome to my wite.’’ Those were his last words. The man got the horee out, and afrer waiting in hiding behind some rocks uptil twelve hours after, when all the fir- ing bad ceased, ventured out of his bole.

| and warm.

i pees aura I thiok

but said and grive',and our eyes caught it all. But this morving iv is perfect, fine Well I have seen the table cloth they say hangs over the mountain and it isa fine eight.

Quite a number of the Canadians of the first contingent are in town, some aick,

seme on duty, but [ bave not came across }

apy of tbe Island boys yet. We may go to the front in about three weeks time,and we will me¢t some tnen. | Busy all the time driiting and fixing up | around horees and Our grub con- siete of bread and tea with a little meat; but, I am fat, used to it now, don't eat quite as much a3 I did when at home. Acbum of mine trom Winn‘peg and I mad a dinner in town laet night, and it seemed funny to sit down before a table- cloth egam. it isovera month anda half sioce[ did. 1 will need a lot of time to get back to my old etyle after this, Lum sending you views of Cape Town anu surrounding. Lots of Engliso here.

runs guns.

Everyihing is English etyle. Ive the woret place tospend money. Everything

is pence and 6 pence, and soon runs away with vour dough.

We were not allowed to shave on board } steamer coming out, and when we landed we looked like a lot of Boere.

Sy the appearance of things here, and what we hear of the war,it won't last very long. The Boers are losing right along. Will eend you some papers and you can eee Low their reports Compare with the ones you receive there.

Sav, I kept Canadian time by my wateh an’ the differenc® is five bourses and fifieen minutes slower.

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Aw OLp anp Wett Triep Remepy.— Mre. Wiuelow’s Soothing Syrup hae been used for over fitiy years by mill‘ons of motuers for tbeir children while teething with perfect euccess. It eootbes the child, softens the gums, alleys the pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrlces. It is pleasant to the taste. sold by druggists in every part of the world. Tweaty-dve cents a bottle. Its value ia incalcuable. Be sure and ask for Mre. Wiaslows Soothing Syrup,

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Fire aT MonracGue.—Mr. F. 8. Me Donald’s store, Montague Bridge, had a narrow escape from being burned on Mon- day evening. A lamp was upset, but was quickly thrown out of thettore by Mr. McDonald. Mr. A. C. Melnnis ex- tinguished the fire. Fire was afterwards discovered under the floor, but it was soon putout. The damage was slight.

Ladies, bring your boys to the big etore for their spring suits. Wehave every- thing that heart cau wish for in this line, we can dress the boys so they’ll look like little gentlemen aud feel like a king, Prowse Bros.

You may think there is another place as good as a big store four hate, but you are mistaken as we will prove to you if you give usa chance. There is only one best hat in the world, that’s Christy’s. We have it, come and get it.—Prowse Bros.

See J H Bell’s window for bargains ip boots.

“WA TCH FOUND.- —Found on North River

Road, between McPhee’s corner and North ,;

River Bridge a silver watch, Owner may have same by applying to Mcses Byrne, North River.

storm you ever saw, and eee that coming |

Letter Written by Rev.

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<i Local and “Other Hens.

MEETING. — Meeting night at 8.15.

of Se B & A. to

To-Nicut.~ Privce Edward Preceptory

| meets in Masonic Temple this evening at

, 8 o’clock.

Tue Téemperatore.—The coldest during lart night was 32 above zero. The warmest up to 1 p. m., to-day was 39 above.

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Bap Frre.—The Academy of Music at

‘ Quebec, was desiroved by fire on S .wurday

night. The lors is $30,000:

sineiilianiean Ponice Covrt.~C harles Slate was thie morning fined $20 or 90 days for indulg-

ing rather freely in the cup that intoxi-/|

cates. THe PrRops.—Moderate to fresh weat

erly winds; fair. Thursday: Fre-h

westerly to northwesterly winds; eae lower temperature.

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Tue Hatirax Quora.—There have been

eight applicants for the Halifax quota. since our last report. If these pass the

medical examination enrolled will to be filled.

saab es

Tue Sraniay left Pictou for Charlotte- town at 8 o'clock this m orning,with 4 full cargo. At 10 o’clock she was sighted well inside Point Prim, At 3 39%ehe was coming upto the wharf.

L.O.A.B.A.—Lady Wallace Ledge,No. 27, will hold a social and entertainment in Wright’s Hall on Friday next, 23rd inst,at 8 pm. Proceeds for charitable purposes. A pleasant time is in store for all those who attend. Admission 10 cents.

the total vunsber

be 28, leaving two vacancies

Ser Tuem.—Mons. Ant. Vincent has on exhivition in the window of Watsn’s

| drug store two very beautiful specimens

of sculpture such as are rarely seen in this community. finished artist and proclaims Mons,

cent master of hisart. These cenit will be on exbibitiun for only a few days. |

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Cavnen Convention ar SUMKERSIDE.— |

A special service in coanection with the Church of England Convention at Sum- mezside was held in St. Marv’s Church Jast evening. An appropriate and elo- quent termon was preached by the Rev. Leo. Williams, Rector of St. Paui’e, Charlottetown, from the text, Pralms 65:2, “O Thou that hearest prayer unto Thee sball all flesh come.” A business)

meeting was held this morning at which | the Ven. Archdeacon Reagh presided, |

Dr. ANDERsoN’s Lectrre.—A good)

| audience assembled in St. James’ Hall last |

evening to hear Dr. Anderson’s Jecture on |

Britain’s relations with the Eurozean | Powers. The subject,a most exhaustive | one, was learnedly treated for about an |

hour and a half. The lecturer especia!! traced Britain’s relation with Riaae. Russia aod Germany, and contrasted ae colonial policy with that of the former. | Rev. J.K. Fraser occupied the chair, and at the close the national anthem was heartily sung.

Emersonran Recirat.—The program me for the Emersonian recital in Kindergar- ten Hall on the evening of the 20th inst., will be fonand in another part of today’s paper. It bas been carefully arranged, and will, we fer] eure, be thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The ladies and gentlemen participating will do their best to eatertain,—and the object for which the recitel is given is one that is in every way deserving of encouragement. Tée recital will be under the direction of Miss Macwillan, which is a guarantee tbat it will bea success from an artistic standpoint.

GrorGerown Nores.—Hopr. D. Gordon has beguo the work of laying down the frame of a 200-ton echconer. This vessel is to be three-maeted, and will be con- s.ructed under the supervision of Mr. Duncan McLares. The last vessel bui't in Mr. Gordon’s yard was the schooner Brudenell, some eeven years ago. The Brudenel!, it will be remembered was driven ashore in the Wees Indies last year at the time of the great tidal wave. Mr. Gordon has a fine lot of good timber in his yard at present Sand the new vessel should be staunch and true. The ice in Georgetown harbor is now unzafe ’s > travel upon,

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Seven Gases New Cloths Opened wate=~ 410 More to Pollo’

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