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THE DAILY BXAMINER

JANUARY 15, 1900

WARS ALARM2.

In time of war, false rumors and feolish alarios always fill the a'r. Last year, it will be remembered, seneation-mongers had the great American ‘nation several times overcome by the Spaniards; and this year gentlemen of the same stripe resident in Londos and New York, would have us believe that British Empire must succumb te the Boers. How often during the course ef the Great Rebellion in the Staies were the rebels victorious ? Reasonable men and women will not credit stories of British defeats until officially aonounced from the War Office or by correspondents of reputable newspapers. There is really mo cause for trepidation and alarm, The Britieh accomplished wenders within the three months that have elapsed siace the Boers invaded Natal and Cape Colony. Never before in the history of the world was such a foree transported such a» dis Io the past three months the British have lost, in

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killed, a little more than one theusand |

men, while they have held completely at bay a force three times as large as they had at the front.

‘It is true that they have not been able to advance as rapidly as they anticipated, It is true thet the parsage ofthe Tugela has been found unexpectedly difficult. But the British are, nevertbeless, holding their own and makisg some headway. The troape at the front, we have reason to be- lieve, are im good spirits. Except for the necessity of relieving Ladysmith, Mafe- king and Kimberley, iliere is no necessity to hurry the campaign. The Boers have been fruatrated in their attempt to make themselves masters of Natil end Cape Coleay, and they will, ia all kurman proba- bility, be unable to with@land the British onset when it teally begins. Little atten tion should be paid to the carping of the atribilious critics of Lordon or the eman- ations of imaginative correspondents there or elsewhere.

—Great alarm has been caused to some people by the number of casualties in the war in South Africa. A correspondent, however, giver the follewing statistics to show how our losses there compsre

with those sustained in former com- paigos : Killed aod Per- Strength. W’nd’d. cent. Talavera, 1809..... 20,500 6,250 30 Albuera, 18)1..... 8,200 3,990 48 Barosea, 18li...... 4400 1,210 27 Salamancsa, 1812...26,000 3,386 13 Quatre Bras, 1815..12,000 2,504 20 Weterlee, 1815...... 23,991 6,982 29 Ferozesbab, 1245...16,000 2,451 15 Sabraos, 1846 ..... 15,500 2,063 13 Chilliamwallab,184915.¢00 2,383 15 i Sscsacss 21,200 2,002 Inkerman, 1854 ... 7,464 2,357 31

One battalion of British infantry en- tered the action at Salmanca with 27 officers and 420 rank and file ; it had 24 officers and 342 rank and file killed and weunded.

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—A friend ef the Mail acd Empire’s cer respondent at Cape Town, who has re- turned from Rensberg, states that Gemeral French holds a very strong position. He has hemmed the Boers im om three sides, and there is now only one exit epen to them. Another 2,000 men would enable him to surround the enemy. The reverse to the Suffolk regiment cove not affect the position in amy way. Our operations sines have been unimpertant. Several recon- noissances have beer made and these show that the eaemy is jealeusivy guard'ng his ¢ommunications to the north, but they can be eut without mueh trouble.

NJTES AND COMMENTS.

—The usual redaced rates of passage will be offered delegates to the Liberal-Conservative Conyention coming by railway.

—Lord Roberts has beem taking the bearings of the military situation and strengthening the force under command of General French.

—The report of the death of Lerd Dufferin’s eldest son, the Duke ef Ava, wounded duriog the lust engagement be- fore Ladysmith, is officially confirmed.

—The important event of this week— for P. E. Ieland —is the meeting of the Farmers’ avd Dairymen’s A-sociation to be held at Marshfield. Reduced rates by j rail.

—The Bank of Ottawa directors have veted $1,000 to the fund for the soldiers being seat toSouth Africa. Commercial

} maen have some sentiment away down in their pockets.

— Provision for full payment by Can- ada of the contingents of Canadian troops sent to South Africa,” is the first item of the Toronto Globe’s suggestion of a pro- gramme fer the coming session Of Parlia ment. Thatis right. Let us be u.uni- mous about it. The Comservatives would rather not wake political capital out of such a matter.

—The British “black” press promises to riva! the American ‘‘yellow” press. It has turned its censure from the generals in the field to the Gevernment. We agree with the Mai! and Empire that it weuld be less mischievous and more juet if it would abuse the Boers for eccupying suek strong positions. If hysteries will do any good jet them be eimploved against tae foe

—Sir William Meredith expresses ihe. sense of the whole country when he says that the pay of the troops we send to South Africashould all come out of the Dominion treasury. Weare not hiring #0 many warriors te fight fora power with which we are distsatly connected, but we are putting in the field a military force to defend our own Empire,

—A pléebiesire to decide wha will be

done with the Mefate is one c! ‘ne eugge* tions of an Ontario Liberal newépaper. The Montreal Gazet’e remarks that be-~ fore it can be taken, there is likely to be a plebiecite as to what will be done with tae Laurier Governmen’, the decision whereof will alsosetile the jobbers’ attack on the integrity ef Parliament.”

—General White, who was railed at as a failure because one of his officers lost 900 men at Nicholson’s Nek. is now being mentioned fora peerage, because of his defence of Ladysmith. The Mcntreal Gaz eite remarks that mercurial Frenchmas over the channel ie becoming a symbol of steadiness compared with the once stolid Britain under the influence of a yel- low press.

—I. N. Ford reports that the text of Lord Sslisbury’s reply to the American govern~ ment serves to alter the opinion of experts on international law onone point. Sal-c- bury has not seta bad precedent for the United Kingdom, which, in any future war with a European power, wil! bave no neutral Delagoa Bav, whereas every con- t‘nental nation will have neutral territory bordering upon it. He bas ruled that foodstuffs are not coxtrabrand unless des- tined for the enemy’s forces. This de- cision exempts foodstuffs wnich are not designed for the army or fleet, and is in , accord with naval orders given American . eruisers during the war wita Spain, Lord ! Balisbury’s action, while based upon

p rulings of the English courts, is wholly in

»accord with the continuous American practice, which discriminates between provisioas for ordinary use of life in an

eDemy’s country, aad provisions for mili« tary or naval use.

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Mail and Empire: Mr. Haga John Macdonald is aman ef his word. He said he would have but three paid Min- istere, avd three is the numbcr be has ehosen. It is so different to the Ottawa experience. Sir Richard Cartwright want- ed to reduse the cabinet to seven. But the list has been increased. Ministers without portfolies have been added, and a controller bas been elevated to Cabivet rank with alarger salary, the addition aciually being made retroactive.

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(By Alfred Austin, )

The four complete 8 anzas of the poem by Mr. Alfred Austin, the poet laureate of Britain, entitled “To Arme,” two verees of which were cabled and published in the EXAMINER #0me two weeks ago, are as fol- lows, being taken from the London Daily Telegraph :

1.

Now let the cry, “To Arms! To Arms!” Go ringing round the world ;

And awift® wave-wide Empire ewarms Round Battleflag unfurled !

Wherever glitters Britain’s might. Or Britain’s basner flies,

Leap p mailed myriads with the light Of manhood in their eyes ;

Calling from farmstead, mart and strand, “We come! And we! Asd we!

That Britieh steel may hold the land, And British keels the sea !”

II,

From English hamlet, Irish hill, Welsh hearts and Sccttieh byres,

They throng to show that they are still Sons worthy of their sires :

That what these did, we st:}] can do, Tbat what they were, we are,

Wheee fathers fought at Waterloo, And died at Trafalgar !

Shoulder tov shoulder see them stand, Wherever menace be,

To guard the lordship of the land, Aud Trident of the sea.

III.

Nor in the parent Isle alone Spring squadrons from the ground ; Canadian shore and Austral zone With kindred cry reseund : “From shimmering plain and snow-fed stream, Across the deep we come, Seeing the British bayonets gleam, Hearing the British drum. Foot in the stirrup, hilt in hand, Free men, to keep men free, All, all will help te bald th, }

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Comrades in arms, from every shore Where thundereth the main.

On to the front they press ana pour To face the rifles’ rain ;

To force the foe from eovert crag, And chase them till they fall,

Then plant forever Eagland’s Fiag Upen the rebel wail !

What ! wrench the Sceptre from ber hand, And bid her bow the knee !

Not while her Yeomen guard the land, And her irenclads the sea!

Burns’ Anniversary Celebration

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PROGRAMME.

j. Overture -Scotland Forever Urchestra, . Solo—A Hundred Pipers Prof. Caven, . Quartette—Rebin Adair Male Voices, . Solo—Cam)’ ye by Athol Miss Florence Earle. . Clarionet selo—Comin’ Thre’ the Rye Prof, W atts. . Recitation—Scotch Miss Fico McKengie. Solo—Auld Robin Gray Mrs. Watts, . Duett—Selected ‘sg Amy Earle and Mr. Chas Earle . Highiaad scene and dance, under the dir- ection of Miss H.C, Macdonald, by Scotch lads and lassies,

PART II.

16. Medley—Bonnie I addie Orchestrr 11.Solo—Th Old Scotch songs Miss Ceilings 12. Solo—Scotch Robert Lamont 13. Recitation T. A. McLean. 14, Quartette— Annie Laurie ies’ Voices. 15, Sulo

Mr. @has Earle, 16. Violin Solo Prof. Vinnicombe. 17. Solo—Burns and Scotland yet Mr, Frank Stanley. 18, Selection

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Orchestra. 19. Solo—Absent-minaded Beggar Miss Florence Barle.

God Save the Queen

Pianists—Profs. Earle, Watts and Mr. Blan- chard.

Leader of Orchestra—Prof Vinnicombe,

Piper~-Mr. Peter Ferguson.

Tickets aud plan at Dodd’s and Rankin’s

} drugstores on Monday, the 22nd inst., at 10

o’elock, @, m, Reserved seats 35c; unreserved 25c. Doors open at 7 30, concert at 8 o’cloeck sharp. J A MACDONALD, Secretary.

NOTICH.

The annual meeting of the Liberal Conservative Conferenee of Prince Ed- ward Island is te be held on 23rd inst at the Lyceum Charlottetown.

Accredited Delegates frum the Riding of Kings are expected to be present, and the Presidentsof the local electoral Districts will favor by secing that Districts are re-

resented at the Conference by Jeecal

legates. D. GORDON, Convener for Riding of Kings. Geo’tewn Jan 15th 1900. dy & wkly.

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Admission 20cts. Reserved sea's and Gallery 25cts.

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