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THE GENERALS’ AGES. Here are the names and ages of the generals in high command of Her Majesty’s forces in South Africa to-day:

Age. General Buller... .....-cescceee-61 General Gatacre...... porsoouts 57 General Lord Methuen. .......- +55 General Clery.......- ovecceccsGe General French...... o-eeees keene General Kelly-Kenny......-...--60 General Warren... ..~ ...++++---60 General White... .....- see .00 0-65 Lord Roberts........- cobeseee+ SO Lord Kitchener. ..... o cgeeeecee o SO

CRONJE’SJBIRTH PLACE.

Teplitz, a small watering place in Bohemia, claims to have been the birth place of Genera! Cronje, -be Boer com- mander who surendered at Paarde- berg. It is stated that the general's father was a Frenchman, and a cook to Charles X. On his arrival at Teplitz the ex-cook opened a hotel. He is said to have married a Czech maiden. The family name originel|y was Cronier, but was corrupted after the Croniers emigrated to the Transvaal.

The Durban correspondent of the Daily News says: “On March 1, an order was issued from Pretoria to field cornets tomake an immediate return ef all the women and children in the Johannesburg district, with particulars

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sudden removal. The order createda sensation.”

OUR ISLAND HEROES,

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is Shining brightly, (nd calmly looking dewn | On the battle fields of Africa, hat place of such renown > » he be 7 ° And our hearts are ever turning

l‘o the dear ones far away. Che ones we loved and trusted Would have been our hope and stay.

But they offered themselves so will- ingly,

And were ready to take their stand,

; Beside the noble, so good and true,

To fight for their Queen and land,

That we tried to stifle our sorrow, And look and speak and stand, As if they would come some morning, And again we would clasp their hand.

But,down in our hearts we were feeling, Oh, who can tell or who knows

What those dear ones will have to suffer

When they stand face to face with their foes.

And now news has come they’ve been fighting, And bravely they withstood the foe; And our hearts thrill to hear the loud praises That’s _been given Canadians, you know.

But, ah, while the news brings rejoic- ings,

Our hearts hear

Thatsomeof our brave boys have fallen,

Who helped win that victory so dear.

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God pity the mothers and fathers, Sisters und brothers too, Whose loved ones are called from the battle Andcome not again with the few.

Yet while there is sorrow there’s glad- ness, And our hearts should rejoice as we hear t is two of our best he has taken, The ones in whose hearts was His fear.

Then let us not sorrow they are taken

From this world, so young and so fair, Though they sleep far away,—’Tis in Jesus,

“Te ape THE DAILY EXAMINER, Lo ARLOITETOWN, MARCH 19, 1900. ree ape a ae ee ee ae = DE EPO AS STONE, GROBLER'S KLOOF "7°" UABULWANA FLL *

And to those who are anxiously wait- ing, We know not what next they shall hear— May God give His grace and His bless- ing To believe that to them He is near. A. A. McN. Stanley Bridge, 15th, March! 1900,

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The Russian and Dutch military attaches with the Boer army at Pop-

ular Grove, whose cart broke down near Osfontein as they were accom- panying the retreating enemy,and were thus nominally captured by the British have arrived at Kimberley. They say that the Boers moved so rapidly that it was impossible for their cart to keep up with them. Gen. Roberts has prohibited the attaches from re- entering the Transvaal except by way of Cape Town and Delagoa Bay.

OUR BRAVE VOLUNTEERS.

Tune.—Three cheers for the Red,

White and Blue.

Her honor and rights to defend, Canada came forward all right And her money and men she did send. Her boys went out bravely to face Without any doubtings or fears

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Our Island also was not lacking In sending her boys to the tray, And truly their ga'lant attacking Forced Cronje that day to give way The prospect for peace seems to brighten, As the smoke from the war cloud now clears, Your patriotic enthusiasm to heighten, Give three cheers for our brave volunteers.

United, we ever shall stand Divided we go to the wall,

Then stick to the Empire so grand And by it t» stand or to fall.

From it may our hearts never sever, But strengthen along with our years,

The Empire united forever

And three cheers for ovr brave

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went out to South Africa as corres- pondent of an iliustraled paper and ob- tained a commmission in the South Horse. He has now been made a major commanding a squadron. While he fights the Boers, the youthful Lady Leighton occupies the unique position in England of master of the foxhounds.

The statement is made that the transports provided by the Admiralty conveyed 132,000 men to South Africa without the loss of a life. The achieve- ment is one worthy of mention, and speaks well both for the physicial con- dition of the men when they embarked and for the medical care and _pro- vis.oning of the ships. The mistakes of the war will be few compared with its successes when the score is made up.

The death rate in Kimberley February was:—

Per 1000 Whites - - - - 42.8 Natives - - - - 169.5

Major Childe, who was killed after leading “F” squadron of the South African Light Horse in a victorious as- sault, and whose own epitaph was “Is it well with Childe ? It is well,” has been succeeded in command by Sir Bryan Leighton, who served with the Am- erican troops against Spain and wrotea book about it. This adventuraus young baronet, who was a cousin to the late Major Childe, and who was standing be- side the latter when Childe was kiiled,

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Native children, under 1 year 760.0 Enteric Fever—-Whites - 63.0 Enteric Fever—Natives - - - 9.0

In diplomatic circles an unpleasant suggestion has been thrown out to the effect that the Hague conference hasre- sulted in complete failure, and that even the limited program agreed upon is never to be perfected. Up to this moment it is not known offieially that e single one of the powers represented

in the conference has ratified the three conventions prepared there.

The treasurer of the Canadian Pat- riotic Fund Association a few days ago received one thousand dollars from jhe students and members of the McGill University. The fund now totals $174,414.64.

The Uganda railway telegraph line reached the Nile at Ripon Falls, Feb- ruary 18, and was carried across the river next day, thus enabling telegraph communication between London and the sources of the Nile.

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