;g:' F ca.; l C§ I U off Bros liliililflflilf V: u _ ‘-‘ ~;_.a __ '~». ,=,,<\f -_ _ ;‘_ ' M- _;._.,.J~ _ _ ._ _ _ik , 1-._~ ‘__ _ _,(5 if.; f - ,,- ~ , 5- » _ r. _ , _ < _ . ' > - 1- 3 a V *P s* i. . ___ . - 'A . ‘ 4.- ‘£27 ~ ` 7 » . ‘” ri <~ --'~=, .‘ » _ *-2- 1 _ , iw. ,., § . _ _i vt *__ _.- _ _ __ . _ 1 _ t . - Q at i _,_ » ‘_ if . 3' fi C i 4”" ‘ ‘ & ”` i aff _i > ~- .' - - '» rr .~ ._ . ~f _.'= " -~ 1' v 9-; lt _ _ _ _{ .-5' 1- '» ' 1 ~. ` _ '~'> _'FT ` _` , . 3:,`.» ra V _ » f ~_-. ¥"""-'A“" a" _ f ' t. ' . »r. ff _ - ’?t"~‘»~: ; - 1.' |”| THE GUARDIAN CHABLO'I.'I'ETOWN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9 1900 on otilf or """` SOLDIERS r Weeks, J. Matheson and A. llellish. 7._-- S 0N THE VELDT V Firing Abolished on ~lt¢w Plan of Attack ' -offlcers Position. _.111- ers from a letter received by ore ' 1 from Malor \\ eeks - Brut axr. Cars Cotoitr, Xmae,l899. t you so muc or e hlnas bor which you and the E Isl dtav est “ch UIQ time t‘J htch to in °PP°“ i ° I purchased in Quebec stopped owing to the g into the works In fact watches were datroyed for hdng la the ssaie way tell any ot the other oicers may see that l shall write to but not at the same time we are on the sandy desert of where we sometimes luxury oi a sandstorm which eds ns Tue ssndstoreis are with a temlic thunder The heat ls also excessive. from 110to lla in the shade We ara stationed hers at the nearest station to the front lie are guarding the nulcation at this point and to do so until the balance arrive f work is to keep up a strong sd ,mount patrols, examin- t o t tlin ' ,ec, ur onpos e is ot tbek 'e t edb th op; soap ur y e month. It is a horrible lt buried Boers lying around. nothing but boulders and small the only means of buritl is s‘ones upon the deed. Here sue can see a heed a hand or in ont. Th s g e dead horse just dragged away by order lstat! as the stench was o produce disease. Each turnishes the outpost; in 3 Conoztitr. Moons. l will excuse this piece of soiled which is all I have) I will an a short nets. In the first y bank _ ll I Ill v _ ° I stil ` - W 0 Y . N e s _ .I r . ‘ I _ _ _nd _ _ _ _ _ t _ ' ' A unee _ NF _ - ne lies ds I lst is td e ich in sdics I hedetv commences at 8 a. m I te asa ==e ' i ’€ 'Z eb *S _w #l#ililf##l# Just a word about our Ladies slippers. perhaps you peed a pair. Every women likes a pretty slipper, and they must be good fitting end * comfortable, * That's the kind we are* advertising t o-d a y. Pretty, neat. comfort- # able slippers, good * wearers, and the prices * are right. Dongola Slippers, plain; toe 1.20 Dongola Slippers, Tip* leo# Donoola Sli i er Str-a 5 I< P 5| P * and Buckle 1. 55 * Chocolate Dongola 1.55 *‘ D°U2ola Slippers, Steel Beads 1.75 * Fine Dongola, turned soles tlelexable 2.25 ‘ American Slippers fine * dongola.turued sol flex ev al»le.\'ery neat 2.85 * American Slippers same 2 I8 above with French Heels 985 an es me he gemaadlaia proud my comrades here It_ i lim m 1:1 g__ T l . l MAJOP. W. A. WEEKS. °¥ ~- ._ J re`.ieved in the mcrning, there are al- ways ‘200 men on the cutpost line at dawn. \\'e are always prepared fora surprise andl think the Beers, who have as yet given us e very wide berth would gets warm reception if they came our wav in any reasonable num- ber. The cfiioers all left their swords and belts behind at De Aer and wenow carry a rifle, waist belt a d bayonet like the men. We have been practicing the attack on a new plan as rollows: Battalion ini Bat. colnnll with the right h:-.lt battalion snpportqi by the left. The whole of the front rank of the right half advance opening outtcb paces interval. This forms theldn line The rssr rs t _ g . nk he ___fU|f;*s in support at some iatervdllf rank of left half advances in support at same interval, followed by the rear rank, so that we have four successive lien cl mea coming on. As we ad- vance to thedecisssn point the rear ranks are aheeehed into the front ranks. All advances being made alternately by rushes on a signal from cioers com- manding eaeh line. The odiieers are all in the line with the men and every movement is made from signals. Vclley tiring will be out of the question. Each man as much as possible using his own judgement as to range and tire eonlrel. The kcpjes seem to be almost nupregnable and ir things were reversed and the British occupied them, all the Boers in South Africa, and all _the armies of Europe could not tern them ont.It you could see the places where the Highlanders stormed and the gran nd "they had to cross, you would wonder how one could escape. No wonder the River and Colenso with such a mode ot attack. It may be magnificent, but it is not the kind of war we must tight. We want more artillery and mounted troops, and the intantry are helpless without them. If we can once get the Boers out ot the kopjeti on the veldt or open country then the finish will not be tar off. Besides our outpost and patrol work we have all kinds of fatlgue-~:0n- strnczing works of derence around our camp unloading supplies from the care for our station. cleaning up camp, &:. We are all getting tired of this inaction and it will bs with a shout of joy from every one when we shall be order-1 to the front. We ave had a pretty rough time ot T eisitiaa r: §* ‘- _-" » »s ,;, `_\. l`. lf* ra Q »/Y _\` s ._ _ _ WE ARE ` » No matter how you vote I 1 BULLER’S LATEST ADVANCE Holds Good Position With Hard Fighting Ahead. 0THER GENERALS T0 ASSIST Belief That He Will Succeed-Gatacre in Pur-- _ suit ol Boer Altillery-To Protect Loyal ~”’éf.‘I§.‘.’.§.§.'.°§.Zl‘.§’.‘§..`.'.;.?.“‘f’“ Farmers-British Losses-Boers are Getting snort of Big shells -Natives in Boer Army. .'?.°".h’t.‘:.‘°: M '~ 1 ;t+’£‘. #ll _ if l|*""'l' --_“I _ -if ._ ', ta I if of First __ Army Corps. makes all kinds ot faces and ga-lessees _ s me inthe Ll Ke ent it iatwc yone. Pick! on th. . lightwe were _l, _ kopj . One ol the Moxrnzu.. Feb. 8.-(Special)- 250, ara trifling considering»the greg; l¢Dl¥l0l law amantrying tc sneak up. News was received today that the S. S. importance ofthe movement just con- tufu °'H‘a°°‘°d him mn’ li.” "5 Pomeranian passed St. Vincent, Cape i eluded. - duh ' but un mn 3" °n 1° tl" . - ' _ I ‘"d°' man rtourrtto s:rn.t. sultan. D°'"'$ U" 4*! ~"° ‘"0 Ill llflll _ All are well,bnt seven horses diei on out Ioren etpeeted attaekllt thellltl ith, P”ng°_ ‘_ Lorvnox, Feh. 8.-(Special)-Bnuegldid not come en. We have Us in Pznsoxan-storms aroxnr nx'rUnszn_ » holds Tis Pmmon nd an rang' M Lay' 'N 'J .4 _s| ~‘»l¢ 4' l‘l't"?oltillilnltt AL The folio'-v ng extracts were taken from a let;er received by Mr. J. T.i Molllsh: ’ Biizmroitr Curr South Africa, D°°-23=h»1899- we .tw desire to time than for i>si_i>l'l§l.l:_i