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General Buller Captures Fort Wylie With Slight Loss. There is No Truth in

Report of His Recent Defeat.

nctalls of Paardeberg Fight--Lord Roberts Has 50 Guns at Short Range

Around Cronie-Recent Losses-Boers Being Driveniiilit ttf Northern tape Colony Scene in B. C. Legislature-Imperial Commissions For Canadians

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bbmqiw good beam, t _ _ ary Essory, Just One Girl. _ _ saliiby s, vi Dodd and G E Hugim EXCCll€Ill MUSIC BY UIC Ballfl p _ S-Barr¢tt.J-_Bf1r1ett.L: Melhsh. Annie on na “mr wda Mr S. N Em_le,s ;Mooney, Threej ellow Kids.

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nggmzvmlaim done for others Hillsboro Rink yesterday evening to the

lllhustbel elt will do the same ,for strains of the Citizens' Band under the

direction of Major Galbaith,,__while the

‘m~d_~A of Heuhd] that promenade capacity of the rink was taxed . Ku;iii»1;H¢¢da3§e po, dem Wm fmt re to its utmost to accomodate the crowd

wa lnlau tes. All dealers ten which liadjcome to witness the brilliant I

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Miss Rogers, All Old _Lady of Long .Ago Miss Rogers, Alberton, Sybil. ' Ethel Pope, Red Cross Nurse.

Sarah Beers, Old Ireland.

Hettie Rackham, The Latest Style. Jean MQL00d, Annie Rackham, Annie

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metimex Your fsrtheri f ' r Elghelli '

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Soldiers of the Queen.

VYinnifred Breen, Spanish Girl.

Ethel McLean, Snow Ballf A Margaret Gordon, Miss Kruger.

Mazie Bruce, Hay Maker.

Essie McLean, Summer.

Nora Waddell. Highland Lassie.

Nettie Warren. Mrs. Hayseed. Magic McCoubrey, Diamond Dyes. ' Miss (Sutton, Red Crosse Nurse.

R. I-I.Gott,on, Aunt Jemima.

Nevins force from the kms about Lady news of his surrender is hourly expected 'ml drolix

Lord Roberts has 50 guns around Cronje at short range of 2,0tl) yards and his sur render or utter annihilation can be the

smith, but this is believed to beto cover

the retreat of those going _to help Cronje.

GEN. nULl.ls:n‘s Lossns.

Gen. Buller's losses Feb. 21st and 22nd.

killed, 2 oKicers 9 men; wouudqd, 6 officers

9 men, missing 5 men.

The Boers claim a big victory on the

Tugela but this probably refers to the re-

, 4 pulse of Thoruycraft’s Horse above men ‘

AWA pei, _.s qspeciall Chamber Ex~Attorney General Ebects in reply to finally get a hearing and denied the;

U' am” gm;-ring commissions in the an attack by Mr. McNeill declared that charge.

bpm, Am, to cadets B00", Leyig, McNeill on Tuesday, _when told that 19 BULLBR CAPTURE FORT WYUE'

Webster Ha,.,.,,,, and H0,,m@,~ of _h_mgg¢,¢. Canadians had been killed in South Africa '

mhury College replied with a cynical leer.~'--“well, that LONDON, Feb. 23.---(Special).---T119 Brig-

*§,,,E,m!sLATlRh themra lesson and will1pro~. ish

_hshiy i.»l¢s~loti nf heady patriotism oiiuairi ¢iipv_ro_hif-Wyre; l -

b.£L--(Special)---There themy ,,,~._ _ .__;1 _ ‘

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,umbia had lost several men. McNei11j The Boer guns are Suu shemngthe re_

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Loan noni:-:R'l's' Lossss.

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Lord Roberts’ losses at Paardeberg Drift

on Sunday were 146 killed. including $3 Highlanders and the 18 Candians before

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I C platedgon the success of last night. S ` ousrnsains. _ D M G

‘i?.ii°i‘.“i‘.'i.“.a§.‘i’.is°'1L°.ifl f.’i'i'.‘iZ“.”§s.C‘Ii‘.li‘ l°°““‘“°“‘ as ` Tam Hagan. Two oy Kind. A A E snhriaoocl methodfofutreaticxlient and its l 'LADIES _Russel Taylor,

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tg try Cmnhomne con? G _ ' _Stewaffh Cow Boy

A SUCCESS

_ W. W. Davison, Osma Digna. Geo. McLean, Honolulu Lady. ' S '” . E. H. Mitchell, The Warmest Baby ill

the Bunch. _ ~ l G. Aiikin, Mhrishemiiiii and Hn wire, l ___

C. Robertson, “

R. B. McLean, Colored J oekey. .

Harry P. Wickwire, Matador.

J ack Mitchell, Topsy. S

B. McPherson, Transvaal Bell.

M. Stewart, “' _

Douglas Thornton, Good-N ight.

Lain Webster, Peasant Girl. ` J ohn' Dougan, J ust Escaped from a Free

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Bert Anderson, Gipsy Boy. _~ Lea Sellsrs,The _Absent Minded Bm:

li f'Hiii~<il<l cinodgsoii, Powell.

Jack Robertson, The Farmer. i - Ben. Peters, The Waitel'. V

Vilalter -McLean, The Ancient Briton. Gordon Hughes, Soldier of the Queen. Roy Davidson, “

Victor Anderson, Tommy Atkins.

Robert Collin, Dandelion.

Harry McDona_ld, Sailor Gi-rl. _

Tom Wakefield, Soldier of the Queen.

C. A, Manuel, N'tl'd, Uncle Sam.

Samuel Doyle, Sport. W. McLean, Farmer Mike From

Maude L_ Breihher, Bm.. Brighwn R°“"° '

Mary Dean, Loyalty. Ma J one Gerald D

Jack ~McLeod, Topsy. Wilbert Large Blue Bird

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Annie Tamer, Ladysmith. l gf§_’_`°1;“”;‘i;Cgpté .' e ' Martha H. Ratteubury, Summer. _ A ' ee ’ ' ' [gnu ernce'

»M. Butler, Betsey Bobbet. Miss-Brennan Aunt

_ G. H. Hooper, Coon Artist. \ t Geo Williams, rSoldier

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Lizzie Chappell, si. Patricks nay. = 1 ‘WMS 9l5;“:f; P” nun B. richard, Jemy Milk Maid. 1 ° °

most artisticmanner." B~;~i_~Hé1;H’Ifs; .»....-_ _ __ Daley Ryan, General C-Jnje.

lights added much to the effect of the costumes. The ice was not in good condi- tion owing to the 'mild Weather an¢9S‘U18 skaters slowly glided arouiiii the rinkto the music ofthe band, a very prettypall- oramic view was revealed. Many patriotic costumes were on the ice, while the lead- ing local questions of the day were well represented. _ _`

The costumes worn were soni’e.\_v

diferent from former years? ,_ __ _ _ _ _ _ number being of a military `r. “uike ’l _

` SadhlHuestis, Loyal Canadian Girl. ‘_

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‘lHunter,Red.'Whli¢ and Blue. `

Bgine Anderson, Gwsy ' 1 James Mul;ley,`_B§§>otmlilack. ._ Ella Essory, Queen of the Roses. A- W~ W&ih§5§“tQil§8 M\\Sh~ » Mgr, Sgiott, Flower Girl, Charles Stanley, Laborer. ____ ~ _Miss ilehoiiald, As You Like Ii. '_' lipilgtrrecl Ws11tf_MI Linn-

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‘ie‘(_§i_. Red, and ®1e.j'§,._ _ , .H __ - =_V||ub'»-»sf&_k ~ An A it J. McLean, Barry G'Fllnn. '

Hattie Hudson, Summer. ~

Helen Pslihei-, spanish Girl. >

Jennie Ch1'ysanthem1_l_rn.__.. __ -silraleiuno _ '

Gipsy Eorton, 'A Gipsy Girl. " _ Miriam Norton, Young Canada. ' Minnie Toombs, Flower Girl,

Pearl Watson. Good Luck. "'

Annie Mclnt-yre, Sporting Duchess.

Flo McKinnon, Old Timer.

Alice M. Dozigan. The Flower Girl.

May McMillan, Summer Girl. `

Muriel Pickard, Little Ptckaliinny.

Ella Large, Grace Darling.

Annie Higgins, Rog Frill Belle.

Lousie Sharp, Aunt Jemima.

Winni_f1'edPerkius, Highland Lassie.

Ella Gillis, scotch Lassie. Louise Horne, Good Luck.- Eva Tomlins, Lady of 182). Mary McLeod, Knight. _ _ _ Miss R083 Churchil, Miss Edith Hyn`d~‘

Edith Dutcl1er,Lookin_g Backw'a.rd.- Cuthbeg-¢ Mel-ntyre, Highland Lassie. Jean I-Iaszard, Mrs. Paul Kruger.

Muon,"F1-ench Peasant.

mah, Mr. John o. Hyunmaii, The cake" _ Greenway Girls.

E. Chappell, Jolin Bull. A. Hyndmsn, :_Unclio=.,Sam.

J. R. Davies, ' ancer. __ G. F. Morris, __ mMexico. < ' Robert VCNSW6' _`Ed, Mars God of

War. ' - ' '

Earnest McDonald,Japanese Samure. William G. Hogg, A soldierof the Queen. Wallace McKee, Country Maiden.

Louis Large, #Union Jack.

6'{i1y‘,DaHi.hg, Little Ygrk Sport.” ‘ _

Russel Smith, Baby Lou. Walter Davéi, = Willhm Power. Mil- J lioziaires.

J. T. McGregor, W. A. McKie Army '

and Navy of England.

W. T. Hal'vey,The Absent Minded Beg- I

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Joe. Large. Gayiety

H. Wonacott, Thomas Lipton. *_ W 7-_'W

Higgie Dingwell, British Tar. g-5 gg,

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Alexander McCormack,Jockey' Costume.

B- T. Loran. Gm. e _ Pure hard

Jack Payne. Soldiers of th Que

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George Webster, '

Fred Blake,

Harry Brehaut. Will Collings. Jack Collings, Rustico Fisherlnen.

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Details of the fighting at

Drift show it was one of the most awfully contested in the history of war.

The British Artillery and Mggimg (pm mandcd the whole Boer position mi poured round after round of death~~- dealing shells into their trenches. The despatch Says on the south bank ot

the river at a

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Cronjg has surrendered. The o_Hcial , “Wh 811113- ,

Destructive Fire in

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French Deputy Balilsiled

Five Years For inciting

Sedition

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Valleyfleld cotton companies strike is over and two thousand three hundred employees have returned to work.

aan nan is Losnox, our

Lormos, QM. Feb. B.---(Spschll-i Fire

destroyed the Masonic Temple hers, pied by many important GBA; The Oily Hall, C P B. Statitn lldlih0Glllf»XU* western Telegraph Company, were

the buildings burned.

The loss is over a hundred

rrvn nuns niiluslnrmri-

Pinus, Feb 23.---(Spa cami na-hm eliiiigul with soldiers to insubordiiiation at the time the funeral of President Faure is

for tive years.

DAMAGE BY GALE IN HALIFAX

Hsnnmx, Feb. %.--(Special)--~T'he

did 5011]) dollars damage here. liues are down in all directions, over a hundred poles be broken, the street

system is demoralized and much

damage done.

Everywhere the hope is expressed that the S. S. Milwaukee escaped the gale.

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