~,»

l`_'_!».-.'19-'I

or 3%! if

.5-2 -J,

»_~..»».

ii,

_.\

\\\i \\,,Q~__.___ \ \ \..\\`§.Fn o ~\\ \\\-“lf s “ff \

*Q ‘\u~ "\ `

. - //, //,

, 4 1”. f/ /J

//Q/’/' /~

1// 1// i /. a ///ff " '

-\ -_,/. `~_;1_...

I . /"`\ 1/ 'i ' - -11:1:-~,

., //////.. ~ -{& _ 131:15* ///»' ///. 3,' ~" af I

.\\‘

THE IVERSARY OF

‘ detschmants to watch lint tha appear asleep L_ any, ordown

. /7///_ /Z auoeoilmstile tmons. o on tha"unrm~v e ,few nnieen A

fffifv-._§”-i{_f,’-._f:e;_:;.j;’;’,';:»};i:-,'f_ \ it was my fortune. as a member stood clattlnk. was au ediosr

//,-,___ f/__--_._ :_'§€=_:§;';;f?/'.-Q om. company. magma a anon. or whom. long n's_.ia the canadian

° g s.y...»s aiguaoo ...or in... u..1.aa ...-vs.. H. u s ssh.. .1 camo.,

\ hills. ' ’ and iss’st.ioued'th;ee at present. He

`- We christened it starvation Kopje. had removed his sin”-helmet, and was. The billet fare was not composing. gravely digging Iatirehowi or sbriar'

We were hsgaard and profane. There was one youth who seemed to ilnd deep gratiiteation in referring to his

_ "4" mzt.hcr‘s excellence asa cook. I never

, /' 5/

,9,'».y»

.-`.~`

` ;`.~_\

/// 'ff.f".f-t~;='.~;=!_-_1'. 1. "ff-= f \ . -

_§g§E§§

j;f.,// é%

t / "'°"§""` '

/ é //

=_-_';:;:¢:.f;:,>'ge’f" ~ .

"-="-’,‘:-'féif $

doubted him, but his confidential. al- lusions to juicy steaks, mcsly pota- toes, frothy coffee, deep pies, and honey andhot cakes were peculiarly

bleak crest was exhilarating.

Under is sky of deepest blue, deck- ed with morsels of fleec cloud the

// \ ._ _."..

. '_ / _ _ Al( _ \\ ,l,_\ `_ irritating. lie became unpopular. _ ~» ,__/L § But if sustenance was practically 1 . ~~'l., `\-_. ' ,_:1_§_‘:;-.§§§j-`fj_i§§;-_° \ . siiminsiml. the view lrcm the hili's i //"thai Q3 ` ’ ' '

v, ed

/ J ` a.

8 <\ l l' 5

nu' _\ ` _ ’ s’ i _‘.17 ~ - \\ YU ' _;§§_=_:__'_{:-ti;,7? ydilnw uoldt stretched away, ap -

fvf/' _-, _ ,/l-,,'f/_/l/,Z{{/,l/// _-

_it a U/ _`f,J_`,_\_., 1;. ~ . ’ f f/

Commander-In-Chief of the Britneh Forces si Paardeburg. en- :erased and clans to their work

» _ -_

wr 1..

4 » "1’/ *_/' _ ._-<f..f~. _

_ ,\-. // / _-.f,;'f;-,», __= 7)

. fi- ..~ - - ., . ~.,

' '~, ,,~`, ‘ I / - 'f».;,_ spaces. The winding course of ihe The orelur was whispered hy the

/ / Merldsr could be traced, but Dl1s's various svction oeiunrind-rs along tl\'e

//W /

4”/ 1

fr# 3

_.Agni -rf-‘~.e<.»9

n~ I”

Bsven years age last month Canadian

volunteers were helping British regulars is draw teeth from the lion of the Trane-

'!¢li.B°ll¢f\\U\‘°lLi°-

Qven yrsm ago last month the

jgplmoth was pulled, and upon the al- vi& of Dr. Roberts, the patient left for a health resort in the South Atlantic. tlfreedvcrfrem the effects of the opera- “W-‘

Thi anniversary of Panrilcburgi To

nomd it is fraught with sorrow, for it only s'e0Plls_,that the bones ol cherished soul and brothers mingle with the African soil. To others it in chiefly rrrniniscent of ptfsénipsin, but io the majority it sp'eakl ofatime in theiriives when they had theprlviisgs of being pr.-sent ,ns making of dramatic history. _Feweaa forget the biistpring days aiddhiiling nights; the suollt sweep aftaaay veidt and the curving line cf, the Hodder along the banks cf whl:h` the miunt and mggdd Beers dug for Dfctcotion in the face of a merciless Dollllapdinsnt from machine guns and rifles." Few, indeed can fnrgrt that Paardebuvg was part siege, part battle. lint oil, in aitsnlpting to ford Paanleborg Drift, the Boer leader‘s force of four thou- sand threw up fortifications along the kighhauks of the stream and settled down ta resist until the arrival of reinforce-` ments. `

Then, British heliographs twlnklsd, hdtish cavalry horses were ridden. to death, and British infantry. lived on

excitement and hard tack. We ell knew that something oi supreme im- portance was impending Bun to ssk aqusstion was to face, by way of reply, anotherquery. It was potent that a great movement

sands of miles away.

Dusty columns plodded forward

under the rii1e’s weight.

Cronje was 'being pursued, Croni was safe in Blcemfontcin. Crouje ha

man. ‘

to thc verge nf madness. Their posi tion was ringed around with cannon.

the substance of what was takin place in the enemy's laager.

mits ci distant kopjes were pcste

was in progress. The exact why or destruction. The lioers had burro wherefore. though-that’s where the eibeneath the banks, but it was d shoe pinched. Although at the front, fieult io convince oneself that life »-Fdrgod-8 ,,,,|,°_,¢m,', ¢,,,|k our loud" the rank and file know less than thc could. continue, us shell after sh rnadersofthe press deepntches thou- from the steel throats out on tha plain wc “Md |n.,.,,.,|,,¢,,._ _MIQM1 mp"

whirled into the position. The turf,,“ profound ,,;|,m,,,_ W, we,-,gtg-mg,

, was ploughed, thc banks scarred, every Wuhan few m,,,.a' s’_e,,,_ whm (mm

'°` the left we heard a faint ciatier. h' Someone had waikedagsinst tin cans

cavalry ,iclted past, batteries lumber- apparent shelter searched by the

ed along, oxen and mules strained lentless gunners, yet there was not

under the lash of Kafiir transport ing approaching annihilation. teamsters. itumcrs llew. Sweat head- Foeruary, the 27th, was a whimsical n‘Mm_ _ _ ed many faces, and shoulders ached dny,from the weather point of vie

Overhead hung a balloon. Init were bank. Presently we received perm

men with field-glasses who signalled sion to sit down. Occasionally, yon m“m“nBs_ It more dnmemnm "emu"

U BBQ!!!-

Beyond were the hivouaos of many ahead. We weretoo fatigued to co brigades., lilies away were patrols of ment at any length on the undertn cavalry to beat back any possible ing which had been entrusted tous. rescuers. On the bare, rounded sum-

) th fr \ _ __ _ Pa'

’ ’ ‘ /// \i\!iZ_@( __.-_._i'_;_-_j_'_:‘5__!_l_t\};T:f_:_~5, entl endless in its sco . It had i-he

. _ I/,,’/////.,` ~\ " f___;==j -.1_'.'-,;;rf;i

ve.ledin violet hue, dotted the t

gaze would wander to the clump of

odds.

crushing of the artillery.

dogged and sullen courage, the bur \

Then would recommencs a period o

d foil, with the quickness common to

joined De Wet. Cronje was makin climate. was gpm byn d,m°_|,,“ “no of an aiest stand. Oronjs's men had ruutin- 0,". ,.eg|ment had ,e°e|"_d Ord”

Jed. Pronio wusfighting for his life- ,md We were expecmd W can., the “° °“° W” P°9m'° as W ""°""“ out without wonder and without ques- A hail 0( bullets sang cvsrhsad. |“‘“ |’“|7P°“|“K3 bl" “ll War” “U"°°d tion. In conjunction with the nth Uh” G°“°"’*| 0'0"-|° WW* '"7 h“‘y battalions of the brigade, the Gordo

s mation the long-drawn struggle.

- 'held hospital, stood at ease by

_would hear the sip of bullet, , lngly fired at random from the laagr

Y DU

vastness ofthe ocean. llcro and there Ii was past midnight, starlight ami level-.topped or cone-shaped kopjrs, ins 7. ,

KN!

T|“'\'° W°\l|l| |16 |l\Wl'Vl|B |>€ifW°°l\ alternately a spade and pick. l was the bombardments, but the ensuing in the rear raniv. Thrre was the soft silence seemed more ominous than the ,.,h.,m|ng 91 .may _lr-et, the anxious

'~ our s~ciieu s'ola Iorwnrrl, but nil

*f tuition hml warned n<. A suhaltern if- tip.w.<\ .lows the hu.-.

°" hc whisprrefi. '

" Inst1nily,lt almost seemed illfif 0!

TM ““°m°°n "M 37”' “nh °°°°` the disturbance. there rang out wa

e sional gieams of sunshine. Darkness e|,,R\e ahah we f|,,,,g 0“,“,.\,,u w ,ho

T3. that zig-z-xggevi and mood from cnd to ill end of the B.er position.

sr Ag¢|n,.¢,h¢|-¢ was the rippling streak-

|‘I|l1|1|ll\d°X`9- W9 C°m“"*"| “ld W0 clutched his shoulder. Bullets were

The latter surmlrai, if somewhat Shropshires, we were to advance, un |;|md¢l.ng the grounsi-whining fm-u

colorless, was accurate. The doughty der cover ofthe night, against one up apparently incxisaustible so-iron. chloltain was busy. He was handling of the important Boer positions, dig i

I1|ll'8€ Drder. Us was trying to stem trench, occupy it. and await furthe akhuki tide that rolled across th- instructions. It was felt that sue Hodder plain from sunto sun. lie acourse would render the neares wastrapped. yet game. Though with-Boer trench untenable, and that th asinlster, an almost black reputation, movement would bring to a consum by um” who my ,_xm_B,,d_,md me "_

‘admiration of the, Boer general wa openly expressed as the day wore How little incidents stick in our ,muah was |m,M_v 10,,” yum. dl,” along. The burghers were stubborn memoryi The regiment. beyond tb '

* wasa decaying steer. It required more

growth otluw brush along the river °°,,n8'gw°n'| Muna ah, be,” ,bm

‘°’ to remain in the open, where the sur-

U: irlng. Persinaily, I was more roudern-

In my section, aman sank again:

d some shrubhery, and, curling up,fsl|

pipe. ' `, The few who were not too tired to

talk convened in whispers. At last. after about half-an-hour bythe river baok.ws were accused by nudge, mor# thsnby voice, movedto theout- lying British trench. into which we silently hled. Ahlad` was darkness ami the Boer position. The riisvsnoe was perhaps two' hundred yards. To iiud rrposein the ir- nch w=-sto en- dures cramped posture but withina quarter J! an hour, aiisnl stu'-ling up on the ground. Iwas nodding. Then somebody pr-added me, and I awoke, still’ nnil chilled. , l

“Full in I"

line. _

riiics slung, and nvrry man carrying

starting into the blackness ahead. the*

More than once was opportunity owuisusi grittins ofa pohiile against.

given forthe holding of an annistice, A ,¢,,,1.,\|0d bmp, and the advance

_ bra chance to surrender, but, witlh Md °°mm¢,.s.~¢|_

' Icaunot clearly rovusmhur how long

f, seemed to hnlt iusiinitlvl-ly, as if inf

struug on wires-a burgrr danger-

’ bare grouudas thc gloom In frnni

ll of red light, and thcmanon my right

B From volleys, the shooting changed to

1' independent firing aud,ior at least half _

ll an hour the Mauscrs weref worked t incessantly. ° ` But thathsll hour .wss well utilis~d

posure was absolute. The enemies

° tant, and the only cover between us

unbearable. _

r That half hour was occupied in dig»

ed with that particular form of labor,

__ than with answering the Bosr shots.

I devoted myself exclusively io il. I dug with hu-ids and bayonet. I

' 'LY-

.. _._ _'au--, -_._-.__ - --

_ ____ _~_7._.___.__.....`

‘ \ . l

.s _l,,,_ _ ___ __

_ 1

1 , |

. l

_.___ /,_ __

= ” ii

\ ___._¢»aa.a.;§.§r _/_.__-‘==“

x/iii I

»-»

"-v',..._..°'="

‘had a passion for digging. l never worked with ruch whole-hearted -fer-

Wll UCI.

--_ ' _ A uw sem um, s- ssgsstaaat / " - wusoet ever tae around-*ts

"" _ .om saw. ohh.

'-¢=R.. _' endesuiwsise was NWT 'slr . |»|\s¢eae~au\iea"s¢sts_~|r6se§_..,_ 5 f

“"'°" -~ -_ -- <~ - -wevnn bed: wl»lna`iiai»'*P "itil

.v..,. _ f

-» _ .. ._ »..» . _ ,,..` _ R

- ‘ ` I ' _ _ ‘ A. ..

. ..\" ` ;°.‘.{;,

HEROES 0F _THE

- e

. lk- i%

Nrvrvwr

m~¢~»\.|-ar~a¢~»\v'-~Qf-~‘\l\-°°-"il*- s-`-1--‘f-"-* ‘~'~""'

_ _ ____ _ »»_ A _ _ ___v----_-1_____-L-_-f Y-_-_-é-_r *

wnvhlJ\|°°Rf‘*`V'--"U‘\»*"WF““=` ---- " j"" w ' ‘

N ' . I5.

. Brown. » 8.' J. Edw.Small

ll. L. Mclean. ` 9. Fredk- WWC- I6'

J. B. Mellish. I0. F. B. McRae. |7-

Leslie McBeih. ll. LeRoy llerris. |3- L. Gaudet. I2 J. S. Welker. |9- ii. v. M.Ki.....n. 15. R. 5....: Lord. 2°- ,|_ 0’Ri¢lly,- I4. Lorne Stewart. 2|-

-'-", -_-_*_*v*v`-_*_.~_ -~f _ - -

of our detachment.

ol other oiilcere went past. Hs were Mtun'elR\iles. The Beers held thc plain khaki dress, had keen gray eyes, pass with three Limos his numier, and and lace, and heavy gray moustache. were entrenched onthe side ofthe hills

‘Wlio’n that cove!" asked a member bordering on Lain-u‘s N. k. Juubert and

_ _ Smidt commands-d the enemy.

"That cove." answered the lieutenant A_S%|10Hi/Dhulnit psri-Y "‘°‘/fill “D U10

||,°h\,-g¢_';|' po;-.i Rqht»|t,.," 'slope of the pass in open column of

W, J_ R_ companies with colors flying, they

_w.rs met with a terrific fins _on all

"""" sides from modern riil:s. and soon

The disaster following so clolely on fully one-third of the in-ave fillews ol

the Zulu massacre ol the Mtn Brgi- the 58th were put cut cf action. It ment at Isanduia, in a camp-iinn beiug futile, with so small s force, io against Ostewayo, raukled deeply for dislodge the enemy, the survivors were nearly twenty years in the hearis oi ordered to draw oil, reforming their British soldiers. and the nation, for at shattered lines behind the mth Rides,

"°f-Wm' °“°|\ “°°¢m’h "ll '\>°|°l'°- llejutaldoua-aiu the Beers turned the who covered the retirement in good U15" “W W“°f|l°P°°¥|°*°|¥ 'U\°°- British out of what 'was considered a crder,_the Beers not daring to come Wilhthcwminl of the tender South you position. The Boer revolt of out In the' open plain ard give battle. African dawn. the trench. tblliikli IBN-l began with the ambush of the The sihady assault ct the 58;.h and crooked and crude, was completed. rightwing of the 94th Regiment, at their discipline as they guarded their Inside crouched min, their rides wav- Bi-uuksrsprut. while on the marsh to colors under such "'ii~ murderous are -rins our the he-va of huh des farms., wa..-o the troops moorsu-» from bmah-lotus.. in ta. areas or °I\i’i»|l- A |°W Ylfdl 40"! N10 ¢f°li°|i toconcentrats. In less than halfan hour 'opening marksmen, was msguidesnt, iaya private. He had ‘s\ot~ in ovsrshnudred cdlcerl _and mm were' butit was not war, snientihoally- car- '-lll l'f°ml°|l- `H° WU W'l'N||i’¢-“Ili treachsreusiy killedor wounded by=tlia_ ried out. The British troops were not WI! \||- . ' ` Boas! in ambush. This base ac-‘ discouraged bythe repulss at 'the liek, Out in lr-out lay scattered a hall gina was followed-by others as had. but thf Beers at once begaaa move- doisaor an st-ll -ihrm».`0ib\‘°`,br ow notwithstanding that ur. arson may ‘meat wits. mv to .stung central thu around' walvet. "ami the Jus gamut., 'rnanaai from being- `o.1\.y'soommu»-mation with Nam. on body' »vnrm¢d"a» niirlad ‘ anti-'_ Thi. `1e'steree`ty ostiwayo and his _v_ra_r§‘~;tuo stu Fssruary urs goumi miles m_=i»_n_wa`_» almost to sustains. point ans tasirrmsmmtor 1s'n_.‘ ~ /j ootfrom no ...mp .ramen mousse. »_wii.h la husky' laugh, ._.,‘The_small British gsrriscus wsrifat ‘this time with swing of the wth, f tional ‘bayonet sharp." Bott sides, bosisssd. 'tile one at Pomheal gas., and a man party or moon waited and watched. Presently a_reg` troom especially being shorter J summit stovstmowouul moot. vuoo.. sir cams collar. in °

Avcice yelled "They are eolilg ing- land at Natal, though having but._a eounisain." ' , ’ sasali army-about twelve h\mdr_ed_` 'flies a hee appeared below the “pun we ming;-p|lmiu`;d_6 raa,sud next. amae dragged _himself _ter-mined tp ight his wsy in. if pe_e_s_i¢ .er of tn»‘¢.».eoa, sos was its -ea u...as num ul. new mu. un' ti... .1 no.-neon and mon. wanna me has outa. ssrmm nature i°fw\rd¢1!ew some and halted- Hi, inanoomms were seattim -¢rom`Iii-

iooksd likes seedy clerk/cr_ book- dia and Great Britain. His rum. n..».a»s-oaariaiaueio an ‘uma was ty ua ross

reception, bet ty this time. ,through the pass of

assurance was given that the lilili -.vrlieh was comprehended-and ' l°sar`¢is\vl\°g lm

man an horseback, ridiul ll

our tad

th? Es

P-

: _ Aim

_ ` Till

usL.>sL.'7Pl1a-I

m T THEM

r. In d<1»

, W ` And Pl

_ 0[

Here ui

. A

The Tl

, Ai U' 2 QOnr

For fit

Fir

And lili

our wal

k ` Tilt?

_ ' f if _ __ s» 0“§_._;m

Mny i*

' Ai fi i119

. Wi

_ And 50| g The

` ` ' . On mei _ _ . 4 May _ ' God bl'

` Then 5‘

. . God ssv