% pre: e Senate Read Room OTTAWA aX MINER. This - T' ns : = ig : F ae i ’ os = ee tee GT er on gee or eae ee eee ee _ = | : 8 is true Liberty,—when Free Eora Men having to Advise the Public may speak free -Evrimprs Single Copies Two Cents ————— : — << ae eet cue SS ie viel ce a ; VOL 36 CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20,1900. — NO 24 b SAAS KP Ta AT AT EIA. IN SOUTH AFRIC DISABLED SOLDIERS. THE KINDERGARTEN. STORE OPEN THIS EVENING UNTIL 9. : cae iakee 2D OA CIE ET it i i] ii il ll ll a Kitchener Keeping a Tight Rein on News. SITUATION IN CAPE Colony Somewhat Ominous.-- A Pitched Battle Imminent os [SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER. | Lonpox, Dec. 20.—The British ‘losses at Nooigendacht were 82 killed and wounded, with 44 missing | and still unaccounted for. | he War Office can give no infor- |mation regarding the reported| | Boer invasion of Cape Colony. | The: officials express the opinion) ‘that the newspaper accounts! | are exaggerated and that | probably the troops who. have been employed chasing DeWet | will be diverted to deal with the in—| vaders. Lord Kitchener keeps a tight rein| over the news,--which has increased | | the public disquiet. | | There is persistent rumor here) \that he has demanded heavy rein-| | forcements. | Private telegrams depict the situ- | |) ation in Cape Coleny as somewhat! } = Provision for the Wives and Little Ones. LSPECIAL TO THE EXAMIEER. OTTAWA, Dec. 20.---The Patriotic fund Association wilt purchase an- nuities for the childrea of Canadian soldiers who have died or been killed in South Africa. This money will be paid over quarterly until the beneficiaries reach the age of 18 years. In the case of widows,they will re- ceivé a gratuity of one thousand dollars. ; The dependents of deceased) soldiers are receivers from $250 up- wards, according as merits of each| casé May warrant. The soldiers are receiving $1 a day, | but those who are able partially to make a living receive fifty cents. | } | i VENEZUELA REVOLUTION. | A Desperate Situation. | | New York, Dec. 20.---A telegram | concerning the revolution in) Venezuela asserts that the situa- tion is extremely desperate. As re- gardsthe Americans and their pro- | perty in the South American re-| public, protection is urgently asked. | tks IN CHINA. | [SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER. | Closing Exercisés To-day---Inter- esting Programme. The Kindergarten today for the holidays, to re-open on the 2nd of January. The year has been a very successful one. There were Closed about fifty childrenin attendance, ! ranging in ages live years. primary nection, from three to There is a department in con where regular work in the first four grades is taken up, | Kindergarten methods being intro- duced to make the studies more in- teresting for the little ones. The programme of closing exercises was avery interesting one, and the children performed their respective parts in a manner that was worthy | PROWSE & i McMILLAN of the highest praise and earned the |applause of the goodly number of ladies and gentlemen privileged to be present. Here is the pro- gramme. Opening Prayer. 700d Morning Songs. Talk. March and games. Chorus---‘‘Children can you Truly Tell ?”’ Recitation---Vernon Schurman. Duet---‘‘Hushaby.”’ Finger Play---‘‘Down the Chim- ney.’ Chorus---‘‘ Old Santa Claus.”’ Recitation---Harry Stanley. Chorus—‘‘ Merry Christmas. ”’ Recitatien---Artnur Doull. Recitation- -Dorothy Young. Doll driil. After the rendering of the pro- Any Fur in our window. All ominous. It seems inevitable that The Foreign Ministers All Agreed | gramme came the Christmas tree, _the Boers will receive considerable | | which was loaded with ,ood things, rebel assistamce from the local . |mostly the handiwork of the iittle ‘Dutch, and that the troops at the| eres 9, Fae; SEAMEN) ats " There was something on the disposal of the British are mot suffi-| Prxkiy, Dec. 20.---At a meeting of | tree for everyone, and the gifts cient to cope with any serious mili-| the foreign miwristers here last even-| were presented by the children | tary operations. |ing everything in regard to the | themselves. |. KkuGersporp, Transvaal, Sunday, | terms of the Joint Note was agreed! Miss Wathen, the director, is evi- | Dec.16.—A pitched battle is immi-) to, including the British modifica-| dently doing excellent work, and she ‘nent between the British unde tions. ‘has able assistants in Miss Barrett RINK TICKETS Will please the child, wife, sweetheart, and es- pecially your mother-in- law. They wili make life happy and at a cost of llc per night for men, 8c for ladies, 3c for children. Come to the great open- ing Xmas. i XMAS When Buy Books. FOR A BOY. | BOOKS in Doubt new exclusive designs, hand= some and well finished. Look in at them, then walk in- side and get our prices. MOORE & McLEOD, } General | reinforced, | General Delarey, mills, three miles east of St. was destroyed by fire last evening. The Joss is about fifty thonsand. Clements, who has been and the Boers under A Big Fire. (SPEECIAL TO THE EXAMINER. Sr. Joun.---The Cold Brook rolling John, a EM THE RING. [SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINNR. | New York, Dec. 20.—Jefferies |} and Ruhlin signed articles today tor ja 20-round fight at Cinncinnati on ‘ ; 4 ‘ebruary 1odtu. TRUE ECONOMY . ” the cheap suit never looks well, and a man doesn’t look well in it—looks 4S if it was made for some other man, and will only wear a short while at | the longest when it is all out of shape. Our make of Suits, Overcoats | and Trousers always look well, and a man feels good in them, feels as though there is no better dressed man than he; and will keep their shape THE DIFFERENCE between buying a cheapsuit and a good suit % ‘ / hn RovAL Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food } against alum, | fitam bakiog powders ave the greated menace es io health of the present day. inka ¥ and look well till they are worn out. Every Person Would Like to be Well Dressed WELL, COME: TO OUR STORE, the best fitting suit in the city. of at the collar, but every ga : where you are sure of getting No wrinkles on the shoulder, no falling | garment made decently and according to order - = FURNISHINGS - - Fur Collars, Fur Lined Gloves. Silk lined Gloves Wool Lined Gloves, M uffler S ‘ mn ‘ <i : tr... 3 >) Suspenders, Collars, Cuffs, White ; ‘ancy Shir Ties Handkerchiets ind Fancy Shirts, ; GENUINE iT MEANS EBONY GOODS FOR... XMAS PRESENTS When debating the ever present | question, ‘‘What shall I give,” at| this season, our line of EBON Y— | cloth, hair and hat brushes, mir-| rors, etc., will appeal to your good taste and appreciation of the } The ministers refuse to disclose | and Miss Smith, Miss Barrett being | Astor Edition of Popular Authors anything in connection with the/|in charge of the primary depart-| matter, believing that the Home|ment. Miss Smallwood makes a) Governments should give the par- | capital musical director. ticulars to the public. ~ i 0 ee | A Lucky Canadian. Ballantyne’s Books Boys’ Own Annual Henty’s Books —The Opera House has been en- | | gaged for Friday January 4th, 1901, | | tor a grand concert by some |of the! : _ | returned soldiers from South Africa. | Chums, Lonpon, Ont., Dec. 19.-—Captain| They are to be assisted by the best | Stuart, of this city, who went out talent inthe city. There will be. FOR A GIRL with the first Canadian contingent | three or four striking scenes repre to South Africa, has received from isenting incidents in the late war.|,, ; Sir Alfred Milner a judicial appoint-| Grand preparations are being made | Pansy Books ment in South Africa at three|/to make this oneof the very best} Wisie Books | thousand dollars per year, with re- concerts of its kind ever seen in| |sidence and other perquisites. The| Canada. Program later. Mildred Books ldistrict is to be located when the! Young Canada > | war is over. See our gloves, mufflers, and) Louisa M. Alcott’s Works ae ies, sui xr Xmas gifts, and| bi ad 2 . ties, suitable for Xmas gift ; an Girt's Gen Anes most useful besides.—John McLeod | } | Canadians’ Graves. | & Co. a4 Chatterbox. | —— | | Monrreat, Dec. 19.—At a meet NORTH BRITIS For Older Fol ks. | ing of the Daughters of the Empire, |held yesterday, a. communication was read from the Daughters of | Empire, Cape Town, stating that | means had been adopted to care for | the graves of Canadians and others | who have perished in South Africa | A fund has been inaugurated fer | INS. CO., | Oxford Bibles that purpose. OF EDINBURGH AND LONDON! ' : a Special discount on books until | WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | gee | ASSETS $72,000,000, oe Sir.—What does the Patriot mean | | be a i - Fire insurance effected on dwel- | C c & e by so continually charging Tue Ex-| lings, churches, schools, cheese} eo. arter 0., « AND -~ The Leisure Hour Sunday at Home Latest Beoks and Novels Poets in Cloth and Leather AMINER With ‘‘ abusing’ its political |. 5"). rh , oppouents ? lam aconstant reader | a See ee oe OI BOOKSELLERS. of both papers, and I think that, eae - Ome. Tur EXAMINER compares favorably | Prince Edward Island Office, With the Patriot or any other paper 33 Queen St., Ch’town. in that regard. ms | a | & [ We are as much in the dark| HYN DMAN & CO raat about the matter as our correspon- | e | iA | dent. | GENERAL AGENTS. Is to Act Not to Shout. | Teleghonue 67. _—- OSTRACISM I5 PER CENT wate se!l the goods—we In Perfumes no cne can show you : ant ‘line in the city, and they are all : Foul Breath and _ Disgusting| REDUCTION OFF sapidlly. y Discharges, Due to Catarrh, | Makes Thousands of People, ee Ebony goods in Objects of Aversion. Dr. Ag-| 1aq > | Brushes. new’s Catarrhal Powder x Ladies and Gent Ss Sachets an elegant line. Hat, cloth a) i | Pa., says : ito Catarrh for twenty years, con- | Toilet Eottles, etc., etc. lieves in 10 Minutes and Cures. | Hon. George James, of Scranton, ‘T have been a Martyr! SLIPPERS For Xmas ss» New Years useful. : : | stant hawking and dropping in the, te ie | ae respectfully | oat and pain in the head, very) JAE 2 asked. | offensive breath. I tried oe Ag. w’s Catarrhal Powder. e irst | GOF BROS GORDON & McLELLAN G. F. HUTCHESON, 2: cstarha! 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