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ISLAND, ST eee eS ae THE DAILY EXAMINER This is True Liberty, when Free I Born Men having to advise the Public, may speak free.’ '__Eunipiwns SATURDAY JANUARY. 13; 4900 PE Aha nal ay Single Guiken two Cents NO If — LEINSTERS TO GO TO SOUTH AFRICA The Government Accepts Lord Strathcona’s Offer REGARDING THE EQUIPPING | AND MAINTAINING Of Four Hundred Mounted Soldiers. eee eee British Columbia offers one hundred mounted men for service.—Important news from Gen. Buller. —Word regarding Ladysmith—Kitchener com- mands in South Africa. SprcrAL DESPATCH THE LEINSTER3 TO LEAVE. Havirax, Jan’y. 13.—OQrders were re- ecived last night, directing the Leinsters to leave for South Africa, via Southampton, within two weeks, their place to be taken by the Sixth Lancashire frem England. STRATHCONA’S OFFE& ACCEPTED Orrawa, Jan 18,--Tbe Government has accepted the generous offer of the High Commissioners to defray the cost of equip- ping and maintaining four hundred monnted soldiers. Unfortunately Lord Strathcona is indis- posed now, aal is forbidden to transact business, The details of the organization are therefore not perfected. The mil tia authorities are going to work to prepare equipments, BRITISH COLUMBIA’S OFFER. Orrawa, Jan. 13.—British Columbia has oflered 100 mounted men jor service. This offer also bas been sccepted. The The men will goin the same vessel as Lord Strathcona’s men. TO THE EXAMINER. north of Springfield and acrosa the big Tugela. Lonpoxy, Jan 13. — General Baller’s movemest is obviozsly of the flankiog character, but whether it is intended to push the advance home or whether the operation is: only a feint to cover an attack in force on the Boer position at Hiang- wana mountains to be seen. TBE DARK SIDE, Loxpox, Jan. 13.—From Ladysmith the correspondent of the Chronicle declares that the beseiged are in misery, and pie- tures dishevelled women peering out of dens in rocks and holes in the sand. He says, “They craw! into evening light shaking dirt from their petticoats, ard sand from their kack hair. They rub the children’s faces round with the tails of their gowne,they tempt scraps of flames t> take iha chill eff tke yellow water for the children’s tea, After sundown a steady Scotch drizzle settles down upon ue.” Lonpow, Jan. 13.—It now leaks out that Lord Kitchener is really the chief coms mander in South Africa and head of the The entire force will be raised in the , British troops. Northwest and British Columbia. The cost to Lord Strathcona will not ba less than balf a million of dollars. BULLER’S MOVE, Loxpox, Jan. 13.—The war office yesa- terday morning received the following des- patch from General Buller: “Spainerrecp, Jan. 11,—930 p. m.—I eccupied the south bank of the Tugela River at Potgieter’s Drift this morning,and seizel the poiat.” Theriveris in flood andthe ensmy is entrenched about 4} miles north.” Loxpox, Jan. 13.—Sprisgfield is Six- teen miles weet of Frere. The last news from Sprivgfield was that it waa held by @ Johannesburg co-ps, uader General Ben Vii Jeoti, @nd that the Boers had big guns and positic#ia a Put Gieter’s drift, appareatly seven or eight miles Sa lee Sea Se eh eee, Tobe Found Here A splendid line of Rubber Goods— Hot Water Boitles, Syringes, Atemizers— Bandages, etc., ete., We sell articles of merit in this line, articles thas have proved good. We sell them at a very close mar- gia—see stock. A. W. REDDIN, Phm, 8B Cetra] Drugstore, Sunnyside. Lord Roberts is a figure head. It hap- pened thus: The National Defence com- mittee met and decided that Lord Kitch- ener was the man for the place. He was Lord Salisbury’s nomination. The Pre- mier had made a study of Lord Kitchener on the occasion of the Sirdars visit t> Hat- field. Euless difficulties were in the way and the matter was under discussion. Bat the treuble was that Lord Kitchener was the junior of General Buller, Warren and others. Lord Salisbury is never beaten upod & technicality an! his solution of the veabilede was to sead Jord Roberts, He‘ his preeence as field miarshal, while Kitch. ener, being his aide, will enable the latter, under Sover of his superior in authority, tocoftiduet the cempaign. The general opition is that the idea is not a bad one. —— RUSSIAN OFFICERS. They are Said to be Boers. & Care Town, Jan. 12.—A German doctor Advising the battle of Magerafontein, bas arrived here. He says Russian officers are advieing the Boers. They receive £15,000 a year, and bave been promised a bonus of £25 ,00 if the republics are succesefu!. He saye the Boers have three tiers of trenches cennect- ed by communicativg trench+s |From these the Boers are likely tocover mouanted men. Burghers move their big guns from treach to trench uader the protection of the communicating trenches. Le A lee, Murder in Capo Breton. Srpyrr, Jan. Glace Bay, while returning from Port Mories was beaten nearly to death by un- known persons, who stole behind him ard struck him unawares onthe face. His head was badly cut and much swollen. His recovery is very doubtful. Ail pos- sible means have been taken by the effi’ cers of the law to apprehend the culprits. Later— Mr. McDonald bas just died. A coroner’s irquest will follew. e will restore the confidenoe of the men by t who was in the Boer lines durieg the, 11.—Neii MeDenald, | Kruger Objects tothe Scotch. (Victories Times.) Presidest Kruger once ssid with great bitternses: ‘“‘Iv’s not the Eoglish who worry me; it’s those confeunded (verdomde) Scoich. Tere would never have been any Uitlander difficulties if it had not been for the Scotchmen. A Scotchman would ratber go without anytbing than bie poli~ tical rights.” Presideat A Lincoln, sirange to says said pretty muck the same ihieg—*First thing an Hoglishman wants when he strikes* America is a hotel ; an Irishman wants a uniformiand a Scotchmaa a vote—and then he takes the reat |” Tom Moore's Harp. New York, Jan. 12.—There has arrived in this city from Dublin, a musical instru- ment with an interesting history. It is the harp of Thomas Moore, the Irish poet, and is now the property of Marie Glover Miller, the sopranoist of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The instrument belonged to her father, the late Professor Glover, of Dublin, to whom it was given by the Messra. ee of that city, the firm that first published Moore’s poems. The harp is of the style known as the Irish Dalway. Itis about three feet in height and weighs perhaps ter pounds. A Fatal Storm. Victoria, B. C., Jan. 12.—Advices by the steamship Kmpreseof Japan tell of a fierce storm sweeping the Japanese coast on December 24, by which 35 junks were lost while being tewed from Osaka to Kobez and 171 pereons perished. A tidal wave suinitaented by a storm caused 4i1 persons to lose their lives. ° ESTEEMED EXCHANGES. Methodist Times: No uvprejudiced and God-fearing Engiishman should allow hitaself in this dark hour to be tortured for one moment by the thought that we are wrong. Weare fighting for justice, for humaa rights, for freedoxw, for ibe pro- tection of the matives of South Africa, and for the suppression of race hatred. None will gain more from our success than the Dutch themselves, They have been ie- ceived by a handful of unwortby leaders. Under the British they will enjoy euch freedom ond prosperity as they have never evjoyed during the miserable years in which Presideut Kruger and his friends have been trying to involve usina Euro- pean war, and to destroy the beneficent rule of the Queen in South Africa. |Ladies’ Skating ‘Boots Whéa vou skate there’s nothing sé unsatisfactory as an ill fitting uncomfortable boot, A well made boot adds to the pleasure of the exercise. We have just received »# line | of ladies’ skating boots that| Were made expressly for us out of Black Box falf. Well fimished just the right weight and strong enough to give the ankle support. There good value for the price. $2.25 We have other liaes that }we can recommend at prices from $1.40 to $3.00. GOFF BROS |: Roya. Baki ng P Powder Bede from puse cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against « alum. ssieidinia the greatest of the present day. RO ‘AL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. —_ Pr — Alum menacerts to een VS UR ANGE. North British and Mercantile Fire Insurance Co. Union Fire Assurance Society of London. Phoenix Fire Assurance Co., of London, General Marine Insurance Ce. Standard Life Assurance Co. Canada Accident, Sickness, and + Plate Glass Arsurance Co. Insurance effected in above companies at reasonable rates. HYNDMAN & C0O., AGENTS. Offices, 33 Queen Street. The New ~~ _—emet, Presbvterian | Book | of Praise A large stock on hand. | All styles of bindings. All | sold at publishers’ prices, 8 i. cents per copy up. With and i without mtisie, Special discounts to cén- gregations and clergymen. GEO. CARTER & (0. Booksellers & Stationers, } PHYSICAL - EXERCISES DANCING Miss H. c. Macdonald. Beginners may ainle 4 their names now, fort he new term beginning 8th January, Ladies and Genilemen,* 8, pm; Childs ren, 4, p m. Private classes and lessons srranged for on application, at Mise Macdonaid’s rooms, Prowse Block Sunayside, During the coming week, Miss Macs donald will be at home to intending pupils, from 11, am ti, p m, and to 6, pm. se otiinda ck ae