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|”| THE GUARDIAN CHABLO'I.'I'ETOWN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9 1900

on otilf or """`

SOLDIERS

r Weeks, J. Matheson

and A. llellish.

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S 0N THE VELDT

V Firing Abolished on ~lt¢w Plan of Attack ' -offlcers Position.

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ers from a letter received by ore ' 1

from Malor \\ eeks -

Brut axr.

Cars Cotoitr,

Xmae,l899.

t you so muc or e hlnas bor which you and the

E Isl dtav est

“ch UIQ time t‘J htch

in °PP°“ i ° I purchased in Quebec

stopped owing to the g into the works In fact

watches were datroyed for

hdng la the ssaie way tell any ot the other oicers may see that l shall write to but not at the same time we are on the sandy desert of

where we sometimes

luxury oi a sandstorm which eds ns Tue ssndstoreis are

with a temlic thunder

The heat ls also excessive. from 110to lla in the shade

We ara stationed hers at

the

nearest station to the

front lie are guarding the

nulcation at this point and to do so until the balance

arrive

f work is to keep up a strong

,mount patrols, examin- t o t tlin '

,ec, ur onpos e is ot tbek 'e t edb th

op; soap ur y e

month. It is a horrible

lt buried Boers lying around. nothing but boulders and small the only means of buritl is

s‘ones upon the deed. Here sue can see a heed a hand or in ont. Th s

g e dead horse

just dragged away by order

lstat! as the stench was

o produce disease. Each turnishes the outpost; in

3 Conoztitr. Moons. l will excuse this piece of soiled which is all I have) I will an a short nets. In the first y bank _ ll I Ill

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Just a word about our Ladies slippers. perhaps

you peed a pair.

Every women likes a pretty slipper, and they must be good fitting end * comfortable, * That's the kind we are* advertising t o-d a y. Pretty, neat. comfort- # able slippers, good * wearers, and the prices * are right.

Dongola Slippers, plain; toe 1.20 Dongola Slippers, Tip*

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Donoola Sli i er Str-a

5 I< P 5| P *

and Buckle 1. 55 * Chocolate Dongola 1.55 *‘

D°U2ola Slippers, Steel

Beads 1.75 * Fine Dongola, turned soles tlelexable 2.25 ‘ American Slippers fine *

dongola.turued sol flex

al»le.\'ery neat 2.85 *

American Slippers same 2

I8 above with French Heels 985

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MAJOP. W. A. WEEKS.

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re`.ieved in the mcrning, there are al- ways ‘200 men on the cutpost line at dawn. \\'e are always prepared fora surprise andl think the Beers, who have as yet given us e very wide berth would gets warm reception if they came our wav in any reasonable num- ber. The cfiioers all left their swords and belts behind at De Aer and wenow carry a rifle, waist belt a d bayonet like the men. We have been practicing the attack on a new plan as rollows: Battalion ini Bat. colnnll with the right h:-.lt battalion snpportqi by the left. The whole of the front rank of the right half advance opening outtcb paces interval. This forms theldn line The rssr rs t

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___fU|f;*s in support at some iatervdllf

rank of left half advances in support at same interval, followed by the rear rank, so that we have four successive lien cl mea coming on. As we ad- vance to thedecisssn point the rear ranks are aheeehed into the front ranks. All advances being made alternately by rushes on a signal from cioers com- manding eaeh line. The odiieers are all in the line with the men and every movement is made from signals. Vclley tiring will be out of the question. Each man as much as possible using his own judgement as to range and tire eonlrel. The kcpjes seem to be almost nupregnable and ir things were reversed and the British occupied them, all the Boers in South Africa, and all _the armies of Europe could not tern them ont.It you could see the places where the Highlanders stormed and the gran nd

"they had to cross, you would wonder

how one could escape. No wonder the

River and Colenso with such a mode ot attack. It may be magnificent, but it is not the kind of war we must tight. We want more artillery and mounted troops, and the intantry are helpless without them. If we can once get the Boers out ot the kopjeti on the veldt or open country then the finish will not be tar off.

Besides our outpost and patrol work

we have all kinds of fatlgue-~:0n- strnczing works of derence around our camp unloading supplies from the care for our station. cleaning up camp, &:. We are all getting tired of this inaction and it will bs with a shout of joy from every one when we shall be

order-1 to the front.

We ave had a pretty rough time ot

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1 BULLER’S LATEST ADVANCE

Holds Good Position With Hard

Fighting Ahead.

0THER GENERALS T0 ASSIST

Belief That He Will Succeed-Gatacre in Pur-- _ suit ol Boer Altillery-To Protect Loyal ~”’éf.‘I§.‘.’.§.§.'.°§.Zl‘.§’.‘§..`.'.;.?.“‘f’“

Farmers-British Losses-Boers are Getting snort of Big shells -Natives in Boer Army. .'?.°".h’t.‘:.‘°: M '~

1 ;t+’£‘. #ll _ if l|*""'l' --_“I _

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of First

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makes all kinds ot faces and ga-lessees

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yone.

Pick! on th. . lightwe were

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Moxrnzu.. Feb. 8.-(Special)- 250, ara trifling considering»the greg; l¢Dl¥l0l law amantrying tc sneak up.

News was received today that the S. S. importance ofthe movement just con- tufu °'H‘a°°‘°d him mn’ li.” "5 Pomeranian passed St. Vincent, Cape i eluded. - duh ' but un mn 3" °n 1° tl" . - ' _ I ‘"d°' man rtourrtto s:rn.t. sultan. D°'"'$ U" 4*! ~"° ‘"0 Ill llflll _ All are well,bnt seven horses diei on out Ioren etpeeted attaekllt thellltl

ith, P”ng°_ ‘_ Lorvnox, Feh. 8.-(Special)-Bnuegldid not come en. We have Us in

Pznsoxan-storms aroxnr nx'rUnszn_ » holds Tis Pmmon nd an rang' M Lay' 'N 'J

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The folio'-v ng extracts were taken from a let;er received by Mr. J. T.i

Molllsh: ’

Biizmroitr Curr

South Africa, D°°-23=h»1899- we .tw desire to time than for

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___ and bette:_p;r;:o;;eh_l_:ely toss: .M _

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powders

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canned plum pudding; at 8, some lim_s juice; at 4. chicken; at 5.30. breed and tee and marmalade. And just think, that box was and likely still is at Cape Town. Dear knows when we will get it. There is a baboon in the camp- they are four times as large as the the monkey we see at home. _Great fun showing it a looking glass; it

smith is ncweoneidered certain. ’ _ . . _

Lerner, res. s.`_[sp¢airl]-'cw when ‘etenrrltam meteo tae up “ .

lah! Ballcer. _I M A;"J.Balfonr 'of Vaal Kvaniz the enemy fled. oven at T* “_

ab`odt°50 yards behind. Then the frmt _ _ f _ _ . t _ _ ._ . _ _ _ J.

tseerionsly ill. half of them being armed natives. 5°' 'WW' I0 5° 5° U' - ~`_ V - t " The sum of £20,000 the balance of_ Several days hard fighting must he “'32 M' wth °‘ “nt 'au' 1* W”

£60,000 stolen from the Paris Bank a yetexpected before Bnller can reach m z uunwh “md” c°"'“°

lilmhasingarabblt yestds T

year ago. was returned today myster- lLadysmith. did not mtch it, but c! cease iq

lonely. lwes-is allowed to ire cal '

Prospects are brighter for the Con- BARN* up Wan; cm “ml b‘u°¢" It V95" 3° Gulf’ im*

mrnti" Government ‘nd th. belief The belief is that General Barton at 1°°kli'3t9 °‘“'°FmP ill* WW-

now is that one or two good victories Cm°'°lY i'*t'°°K °°°°Sh U “WDM 3 d£;‘,Eu;:;;dn.l°;£;.'0n*

will make things all right for them. _ °f‘ um T"3°1‘ md "°°"°" ."l°*b\° ”' with us aow; an Eilglish is

Bi.stance.as well as the garrison of”plaee. Heseemsto heahnstler.

BcLLm" Tamb HWLNCL Ladysmith. when the opportune mc- I-'WP' "0 lu ll!!! L0!! Bbhdtl Sr1i;nlaa‘s Cater, !eb. 7 .-6 p. m. ment arrives. 3** °°:“*°:;-I* :gl N

?d°°°“1 C°““;”°I°:dy|;:___t:‘_: cancun ozrrntc ro wonx. ' coming shows it is

_ war. Several trails tl

Monday. The Boers’ attack on Gen. Gatacre tn g,P,1-0,, “,_,|,y_ *om*

'lflpgrhwere two poinb ot attack, W, ended in a tiz_zle and his _cavalry ' are where we will remove tc, hutwe will _

'inimediately ill front of our Position and °°" 'E P°1"'°“ °‘ "W 3°" “`°1l°\’Y» "nt i' ‘ mm um* I

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the otht on the extreme right. the first "l“°h hd °° th’ *fflnl °f 1`°“\f°W°~ HL “dum .lima nu; “tu

being arent ilrwlticn the nava1gnna*“*°'_i_i‘- Jen.m ana silt, are :spam anna,

losses the British sustained at hlodderttuvk _ ¢_,yVll°_l’_9°__,{1_7 P°“°‘li°¢ -“N iritsraltrive 'rizaast-cars-Lorar. no Iéhuvsmygnu Kim..." gh

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ATTACK on THE RIGHT' At Cape"1'own ox we ous and drivers T A T

_ Meanwhile a vigcroiil attack was are being advertised ror to use in the January 4th. ’9s.. ' made on tne extreme right. where the Brigid, “inn” gl-Um C_,1e,bm»g yo- Dun Farnnzz-

engineers expediously constructed a “yds pl-,wg-i._ I lu" "ima you md Thom” hh _ P05190”-» S°"91`3l P1059 °~ C5500” The loyal Yeomanry are being ters. but of course I have not received half hidden $111003 the H008 011 ZWl1’l'5 organized, one hundred men from each °°!‘3°9"°f' 7°*-"4 5° 9°* °1`P°°‘ lil , K°P. b°l!lb1¥d°d U10 ¢°°mY h“'u.f- district in the Colony to protect loyal mr " 1”’ 'hm !°t' “ H" “k°'Tt*°

The British infantry advanced and the (uma-,_ ` mam' w at u ‘°”'°" Th’ *nth*

_ _ _ is very fine here and not very warn.

Boers were entirely surprised. At 4 RUNNING .Roar OF SHELL., It h ‘bout an nm. u om, “um” 5" °`¢l°°k» ° mill* hm- ¥°°‘V° ‘° KWH” l the nightssre a little colder. We have liloot, a continuation of the Brakfon- . ' lots ol duty here aiu! not much aid

_sin had be" ukem The Times report that the Boers are i at nun: but '. an .hw in ' rnnntsg short of heavy projectile: and time. Our camp is week j

sarrut nzsuxan on wianmtsnar. .N mgginz |¢¢¢|m°u ,fun w uw" the Boers know it for p

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“dl 6 ._ _"_ "xt “___ or 27 it. Our grab was prettydry tor a few The bombardment of the_ Boer poet "Wm *1 °'°|' l9“|’°P° ad g “ai” M th.

ew an is stvtueu 'im we i dad. maze' :m°mutrm°_dry bm' md "°” '“ ""““°d “hi” ”'°"""‘ ‘-‘"~"’ “UM CUUAUIHI 1"! \r° °i\¢ 1° D -

"'°** °‘ "*“°" '°’°i“°‘ “'° mnnfwlta ,au-nit: tii=l-i,‘i'i- Tl” 8"" "`°"‘°“ ‘ ‘"""”°"i"‘ 'rite sauna eemltlu la salt ° l ‘"’° Tm mx

and these groups have each sd- ` 6 na.. - e, mmm ` “_A cannon from the high “Desrn Klesl.. . _ , . _ " ' “° Tl"-7 hd 'W' 5°”

UL” um “tw” hnwap tlzther, ft:r?yi.t:al?z V.l'e have.:?l£:lany r.te8° on the right of the caPtured‘hill. nt 'gum' up Fo” M Tuna” 3°." ny “Q ‘wk

`messes4to5om:ers atamese Themes in 3;; ya mel “" '° °°°°‘“‘* 15 "°“°d°"

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_;;=°ndb°d‘::’t‘;5‘° °° °m°’:"' W°°“ "° ezine and the gun was put out of 'action ind 21° °°°'°°-_'.'°°°‘ 'ann nd maey were wounded. Oer fellows

were going o stay here lor _ ` men killed and wounded.

‘.8 ti-.‘" ._e“"m t. cg” 1-°'!__ till latsin the day. PRO' Dux _ work well under ire a@e of thai'

moons resume east as eaamepaerv _ _ _ °’" ”‘° °°’-"°°‘l“- _ owneaarea are ltni..r5=. l HQ. dialed meat, milk, ind] H lied rll...gvAN“°Hlc`K'D " . _ _ _ ‘ _ f f ' _ now we can put np a pretty good meal. ir»\Loll>o1¢. Feb. 8.-A #dll dqpatch Gen. Macdonald his posi- I8 YDUI 'l‘lll\0A’l‘ $03!'

3_lgle;l:;_o$_o:r)sht:s thieqlzzt iriver Spearmenis Cainp,dated Femfnary _tion at _Koodesoherg Drift and is die. ne" u Mtg," .0 9,.. ¢,, I

on the station latform and we are nh' "7" _ » cowenmg th Bun md “‘¥u‘nhng 'lmnu' s'°“°. »c.'“ ‘t .ut going to mu, np” jolly g, th, “mn "Our advance is at present prevented the Belmont garrison’s operations ;'"‘:':.”::e' :::;`°' “°' of our position will permit. Everyone as the Boers eniilade us from their posi- against Douglas. an-,_ E4".-ti., :ras rrlnceusu-eer,_ King- 'll ill U10 5°" 05 lPl1’1\° Wd filll 0| tions, on Spicn Kop and Doern Kloof. - The Boers were vigorously shelled l§§§§,‘§:§,t' ,f'°;§,,§.‘;‘§°°c,?,':m',',',',

ht and althon h we are not lookin - - - -,mm Bush” monks rt

gr iron ble, yet iT it comes this wav wi O" cuumms’ “though “txmted “I 8 ‘bb ' _ belfrznsiiiettgrgf Eglinkzdamggf will gm it good of ,_..... , tl'..ltt:.."’.:.‘:..t..';.'t°‘:.t.‘..tt..‘:.‘;L'°‘..... ...., and 1 teel sure that the Contingent will i _ _ peered. My neighbor, Mrs. Gtnnore, used go Mun; to Candi A11 mg graphical and engineering work on the Tomorrow I have toconstrnet a large It _\_ri _mil l1°\1*t‘;_ _f:°1;f¢§5'f_";‘;:sf‘5_:‘:':_;:°Q:-. 1,1”-id men are :w9i|_ I hav; been stan and Capt. McDonald is in charge railway platform 100 yards long for 22,1 $2,852; had (.,§,|,.,,|,- ¢|,,,ppe,.-,.4_ For transferred for a time gt iraq; gg; mpg- ot Co. G. I like the change in a way, the detrslntn; or troops and horses. We any swelling ol- l;_oli:f_nesr_u_r‘.;hnr.rn;5hs;uL_:ep_; t - but if there is any lighting it is under- expect to se sons excitement about f_';§l8l"“‘”’°“" ° “T” ’ ere'

stood that I can go back with the Coin- the first of tai i N.-w Year when the _ '

_j ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘° ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ *‘ * ° ‘ ‘ * ° f pany. / Ireinforceme..-s arrive.

' In making surveys ot the kopjes bc- _ Remember ma to all comrades at ` e _ ;. youd the camp I have seen many home. We wish our Customers one and 5 .~ '_ . if evidences ot the Boer dght-dead l _ all

"5"" ' ` horses. unused ammunition, saddles, l “'° A' WEEK"

’ ' 2: t half buried men. etc. .

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‘- _ _ we have not the box yet. Is it not too the past year, llllkillg i¢ U50 0°" 1 W6 Will df' YW' ,- bad ? Asto our fare we began Xmas day successful we have yet had. 1 3' '__ with some bread and coffee without Thu gm- aging; an please has been-

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