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First HDITION.

Roberts Captured Cronje’s Reinforcements

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Boer Position is Worse Than Ever.

HAVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THEIR CAMP.

ehropshire Regiment Captured 200 Yards by a Rush.

ws st of Kimberley Settling Down— ing Explosive Bullets—They have fapidicts aid or to allow their Women

The Country

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LORD ROBERTS’ REPORT.

inbabtinte displayed great enthusiasm.

Loxpox, Feb. 25.-3.53 p m.—The The country weat of the railway from War offi:e publishes te liviing from ape Town to Kimberl:y is gradually Lorl Roterts: s2tiling down.

“ Pasrpesesa, Feb. 24h, 12.3) pm. A detachment has started from DeAar

‘for Bristowa, and doubtless Pruskar will shortly be visited by our troops.

General Methuen says the acceunt of the admirable mana:r in whch the Kim. herley hospital ie manag-d made one d- sire tosend some of our sick and wounded there.”

CANADIAN CASUALTIES.

Orrawa, Feb 26.—Last night a mese- age from Sir Alfred Milner was received by the Goveraor General. It gives the list of killed on last Suaday which ia the same as that already pul lished except tha;

the name of McCreary, of Suasex, is not in it.

Sir Alfred Milner’s despatch containing the list ef weunded and missing bas not yet been received. He says: ‘*While with great regret I send the above jist, I wish to express to you the great admira. tien which is felt here for the able share borane by the Canadiana in the late ev- gagemest.

—Parties of Boers receatly arrived from

Natal, attacked our outpoets in force again

yesterday.

They lost a goo! many killed and

wounded aod nearly 100 prisoners in-3 cluding the commandant aad three field

cérn -t3.

Oar casualties: were 4 ofi era wounded,

two men missing oo the 21st, and on the

22nd an officer and 23 mea were wounded.

wounded yesterday by hellow-nosed mauser bullets,

The nickel case is slit with four making a projectile of the moat expansive and explosive nature possible.

A weunded Boer brought te our hospital yesterday had sixtyof these bullets in his pockets.

Six men were

slits

Durieg our advance to Kimberley the casualities were: officers,2 killed, 13 woueded ; men, 4 killel, 78 weuaded. Offisers casualities : all previously have be2n reporied.

PaarpeurG, Orange Free State, Feb. 25.—Geraeral Crovj:’s position is more hopeless than ever.

Our guns deminate the sloping ascents from the river Oa all sides, aad by a rush of the Shropshires on Wednesday night ap the river bed the Boers lost 200 yards

(Signed) MILNER.

It is a singular fact that while the offi- cial list of thove wounded on Tuesday is not furvished, the only list of wounded in Sunday's fight is that furnished by Mr. Fred Hamilton, of the Toronto Globe, which is genera! ly reported as correct.

THE TIMES REPOBT.

apace ia their course. Loxpon, Feb. 26.—The Times pub-

Deserters say that the British fire h-/| li-hes the following trem Padebergs been very deaijly, aud afficm that Genera:! dated, Feb. 2let: ‘General Cronje’ Cronje, himself, is williag to eurreader. | forces have good cover from the British

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There are women and children with the Boer forces. Lord Roberts proposed to let them pass out of daager, but this sugges3- tion, as well as the proffer ef medical aid. bas been rejected.

The kopje captared by the British last Wednesday,where 59 prisoaers were taken, is a most important strategical pesition. Its possession should enable us to repulee any Boer reiaforcements from the east- ward.

FROM LORD METHUEN.

Safegua tds the food t; . 25.—Lord Robe kh ‘ i Acoasiblig? olin print ‘s against alum.

the War office : : a ; “P,arpeserc, Fed. 24.—Lord Methuen Alum powders are the greatest

to of the day. reports that Barklay West was occupied | on present day,

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BEFORE LADYSMITH. Loxpon Feb 26.—The Times pvblishes

, the follewing from Colenso. dated Satur-

day

“The British are new within two miles of being intouch with Ladysmith ; but the ground stiil to be covered ia the hand- est part, and very severe fighting must be expected. CONS8TERNATION AT PRETORIA.

Lonxpox, Feb. 26:—The Lereszd Mar- ques oerrespomdent of the Times says: The feeling in official circles at Pretoria borders o# censternation.

General Lucuis Botha and President Steyne are beth urging President Kruger to,sue for peace.

At Bloemfontein, Genera! Cronje’s posi- tien is regarded as hopeless.

SOMEWHAT ST ALE,

Paarnpeserc, Feb. 23,.—The British are gradually closing in upoa General Crovje frem all sides, and making hie position more impossible than ever.

During the course of last night the Bri- tieh artillery poured in several reunds.

There wasa terrible rain and thunder storm early in the evening.

The Canadians were heavily engaged in :

Orrawa, Feb. 25.—The Militia Depart- ment has received a message from Colonel Otter, dated Kimberley Feb. 25th, etating that the following men of his command were wounded on Tuesday Feb.20th, inst., at Paardeberg.

C. Company, no 7,357, private K Kid- Grenadiers ; No. 7413, privat J Holland, no corps.

F.Company No.7827 private W Down- ieg, 62ad St. Joho Fusiliers, severaly wounded.

H. Company, No. 8143, private Parker, 63rd King’s County battalion.

Private Adame, reported missing afier Sunday’s engagement, has since reported.

RHODES HOPEFUL. Loxpoy, Feb. 26.—A deepaich to the

Morning Post, from Kimberley, dated Fri- dav last,

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B49S, General Cronj> is reported to have plenty of provisions but to be runnieg short of ammunition

Cecil Rhodes ia extremely hopeful that the war has reached ita concluding stage.

_ SECOND EDITION,

SIMULTANEOUS BLOWs.

Loypoy, Feb. 26th,—Still no definite news.

General Cronje apparently is sti!l‘Lold- ing out.

It is thought that Generals Buller and Roberts wi'l strike simultaneone bicws On the annivereary of Majuba, tomorrow.

LARGE MILLS BURNED. SreciaL ro Twe Examiner.

New Grascow, Feb. 26.— Tne Now Glaegew mille and elevator of the Mari« time Millieg Company, formerly New Glasgow Milling Company, were destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The mil! and elevater were erected a few years ago and bad a capacity of about 200 barrels a day ef fourand mee]. The company lied a large stock ef grain ard ground four cn band. Theapproximate less is $150,060- lnsurance, buildings $33,009 ; stock $82,-. 500 ; grain in elevator $14,000. There

the elevator amounting te $14,000.

Big Steamship Ashore.

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Porriasp, Feb. 26.—The Allan Line steamer Californian went ashbre at Ramivand, just outside the harbor, on Saturday night and ie hard and fast. The compariments were flooded and the fires extinguishe’, The passengers were taken

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Death of Captain Clarkson.

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