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WHAT KRUGER SAYS.

Preroria, March 20.—In an interview President Kruger saye: “ It istoo early to prophesy the Outcome of the war or its duration.

“The Boers are is God’s hands asd He will not iet us perish. Our total fighting strength is but forty thousand, but with God’s aid we can prevail.”

*T have two hundred blood relations fighting, andI would rather see them all perish than yield to England’s unholy aggression. It is liberty or death.

“T have protected British property ia the Transvaal and | shali continue to do so.”’

RUSSIA’S NOTE.

Beriis, March 20.—A St. Petereburg correspcndent of the Lokal Anzerget telegrapbs that.the Miniater of Foreign Affaire has prepared an official communi-~ cation which will be published within the ! next day or two.

It contains the Russian answer to Presi- } dent Kruger’s request fcr intervention. | The communique has been drawn up with the knowledge and consentof France and Germany, and has received the full

aprroval of the Czar.

As regards ite contents all that the cor- respondent has been able to learn is that the Note is directed with due precaution agsinst England, and its tone is very ceri- ous and will certainly not failto make a deep impression.

PORTUGESE PRECAUTIONS,

Lonpox, March 20.—The Lorenzo

Marques correspondent of The Times, te'e-

graphing,March 19, says : “Last night the

Portugese authorities hurriedly despatched

by special train a force of infautry to re- | inforce the garrison on the Transvaal

border.

THE OUTLODK,

Lonpoy, March 20.— With the exception ofa small skirmish at Fourteen Springs, Saturday, no news has reached London of avy fighting in South Africa.

It appears thata strong force will be placed at Lord Methuen’s disposal which it is thought may not be used for the re- lief of Mafeking, since another column from Kimberley is already keeping the Boers employed to the south of the besieg- ed town, while from the north Colonel Plumer is moving down toward Baden- Powell’s stronghold.

It is thought probable that Lord Mex thuen’sforce may make an advance north ward simultaneously with that of Roberts

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Roberts and Methuen to Advance.

AND: BULLER#ALS0 TO MOVE FORWARD:

One Hundred Thousand Men Will March on Pretoria.

Kruger makes a Statement—He will Fight to the Bitter End—Russia’s Reply to Kruger’s Re- quest to be Published—Portuguese are Active —Mounted Canadians at the Front-—Nothing Definite from Mafeking.

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following the route of the Jameson ex~ pedition.

The La’ -cmith garrison should be ready to resume service about the begin- ning cf April.

General Baller willthen have a force of 40,000 men with 120 guus. He will then be stronger than the whole Boer army now left in the field.

His task will be to get to Biggardberg’s defence, and then advacce direct upon the Transvaal occupying the attention of a large number of Beers to the east while Lord Roberts moves on Pretoria.

By that time Lord Roberts will Lave been reinforced by Generals Clemente, Gatacre and Brabant and wil) have about 60,000 men and 200 guns, and the country to the rear pacified and with complete control of the railways running direct to Capetown, Port Elizabeth and Kast Lon- dou, facilitating the transport of supplies, aud the advance may be exceedingly rapid all things considered.

“Lord Wolseley’s reports which fore- cast that the British troops will reach Pretoria by the middle of May, may be justified.

The war seems practically ended as far a3 Ex~President Steyn’s fellow citizens are concerned.

Upto four o’closk this morning no de finite news of the relief of Mafeking has been received in Londoa,

The belief, founded upon private tele - grame, prevails at Cape Town that the

) Boers have raised the seige.

CANADIANS AT WORK. Carnarvon, Cape Colony, March 20.— The Canadian Mounted Rifles under Col. Hercbmer, and the Caaadian Artil- lery, commanded by Col. Drury, have ar-

rived here with a contingent of yeomanry.

The presence of this force here has had ao excellent effect in this district. It is reported that a large force of insurgents is in the vicinity of Vyn Wyekviel.

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The Fire Was Hard to Fight and Threatened the Block.

About four o'clock this morning fire broke out ‘n the three-story building on the corner of Queen and Sydney streets

known as “Stevenson’s corner.” The fire was well under way when it was discovered, and it was

th srefore exceedingly difficult for the fire- men to get it under control. Chief Large says it wasthe moet stubborn fire the men have had to battle with for a good many years. Indeed, for the first hour or eo it looked as if the fire would get the better of the firemen and the whole block would be destroyed. But finally the

men got the upper hand of the devouring element, and by hard = and unremitting work

the fire was “all out ” by half-past seven.

By tbat time, however, the building was : ?

badly gutted.

Five streams of water were kept playing on the fire during its continuance. The wind was blowing stiffly, and the rain was coming down in torrents.

Mr. Stevenson had his tin shop on one of the apper floors, and his show room in the corner store. His stock was pretty badly damaged. Mr. Stevensou saye his loss will be about $2,000. He has in- surance for $500.

R. H. Jenkins’ store sdjoined Steven- F0n’s, and *'s large stock of groceries, etc., was more or less damaged. His loss will amount to several thousapd dollars. He carried $1500 insurance.

The barber shop on Sydney Street, was occupied by Traynor & James. Most of the chairs and other fixtures were re- moved in time. The firm, it is understood have come insurance.

The building belonged to the McCraith estate, and is insured for $1,200.

The stock in the grocery stoze of Driecoll & Hornsby, adjoining Jenki ns, was also damaged by water and smoke,en-

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IN CHINA,

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Anti-Foreign Proceedings.

(Srectat ro Tae Examiner.)

Pexty, March 20,—The ascendaccy of tue anti-foreiga party, is becoming more pronounced daily,

The Dowager Empress appears to te unable to sufficiently reward officials who exhibited marked hostility to everything not Chisese. Hen-Tung, probably the most bitterly anti-foreign official of the Empire, has been decorated witha three- eyed peacock feather which had not been conferred for 80 years. The notorious Li Peng Hung, who was dismissed from the governorship of Strung-Tung on the German demand,has been advanced to the first rank, and a former governor, Yut Slen, of Shang Tung, has been appointed governor of the Shan Si district—a soub to the powers interested and likely to prejudice Britisb interests in tne Province, as ‘the powers believe his maladminietra- tion is the cause of ‘the present state of effairs at Shang Tung.

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awvnra CONTENTS FOR MARCH.

**The Idle Hour”—Frontispiece.

A Reverie, by May Carroll.

First Settlers of Three Rivers, by Prof. John Caven,

A Prince County Ghost Story, by J, Moliison.

Remnants of Acadian Dykes, by W. H.

Warren. Rise, Sons of the Empire! M. W. M. Scottish Associations in P, E. Island, by Hon Senator Macdonald. Tenant League Results, by John Ross.

The Early Settlers of St. Eleanors, by

Hubert G. Compton.

To a Wounded Tern, by Jeremiah 8. Clarke.

English Meanings of Irish Names, by W.

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