s ih é ¥ i f § : RAL, Acree gars 019 aetna: hl ae ni ml eget. SE ET CO Rl i gl lm RMN” MORE einen on Ime We See Te ore ae are carmen ma Qa Wee THE —eeeneeeren eesneaennentieet MR. FRED. McRAE We Have ‘or! Ge Delivers a Capital Lecture art ‘ ¢ iy ; 52 Pownal. Eve y a} ‘“Wetcome Home Ovr Pownat Sn so “edt Cibhie wae LERG,’’ was the motto which the = aoe a kh Cakes, ©'Uizens placed in the front of the Pie ¥ - o aia sie a thins in hai on the occasion of the lecture { on the South African war bv the “ returned soldier boy, ram -Pp ry ca Mc Rae. he choir sang ‘‘ Home \gain,’’ the audience cheered and Pte. Leave Your Order an enthusiastic welcome gave. Mr. Early Today. N. Gay occupied the chair. The lecturer fin a most lucid manner. And it W ve filed promptly traced briefly and concisely the andto your entire satisfac-| events which led up to the present tion troubie, and explained in detail the remarkable turning moment of Lord Telep S Roberts. tHe dwelt especially on the {famous Paardebereg engract ment and the part played there by the Canadians, and by means ~ ’ ry STEWART a. di 4 XQ m9 ny weli-constructed charts made the xy. whole action repeat itself before /our eyes. Very suitable patrioti a > songs by ; rm Pownal soloists enlivened the meet 95PER CE NTQEF ing, among them *Qur slain at . Paardeburg,’’ composed by J. A f Mount Mellick, and 3. Healey. Other pat A. Moore and J. B. “ap 4 Mel onald, < ; sung by J. I t} The Balance of rroculc solos by J some ‘was thing in the English after all, a - = OF appreciatingly of the lecture, ex : Healey were much appreciated. <A OUR S d OCK sweet recitation, ‘‘ There’s given by little Martha Irving. At the close several persons spoke |; pressing the wish that another r lecture might be given along the same lines. God Save the Queen @ and three cheers for ‘‘Fred’’ closed the meeting.—-Com. (Guardian and Patriot please copy.) ai lire oa ON CHRISTMAS DAY. Proposal Presented ‘To c. 5m, Peace € PEKIN, December 26.—The per- liminary joint note was delivered ivesterday to the Chinese. Li Huag 'Chang found that he was unable to attend the meeting of the ministers, and his credentials and those of Prince Ching were presented by the latter to the foreign envoys. Prince Ching replying to the Spanish ninis- ter, Senor B. J. DeCologan, who presented the note, said he would immediately communicate its tents to the emperor, and assured the ministers that a speedy reply was the desireof the court, as it felt that all China wants peace and prosperity. This Holiday Week w e will sell anything we may have left at cost You mav wish to in kind some Xmas (Crift. figures. ‘eturn if sO, re : ’ member us, A. W. Reddin, Phm, B. The Square Druggist, Sunn vst con- na Forty-five DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, DECEMBER 28, 1900, ST. JOHN’S DAY | Two City Lodges Install Officers Last Night. | Yesterday, being St. John’s Day. | Was duly observed by the Masonic | fraternity. In the evening the two i ; city lodges installed their officers. Che St. John's Lodge were installed by Past Grand Mas , ter Adam Murray, assisted by Past Grandmaster S. W. Crabbe acting as Grand Marshal. They | ? LOLLOWS ;: officers O, are as | W M—Geo W Wakeford. | S$ W—Daniel Stewart. J W—Geo J Rogers. Adam Murrzyv. ec—D R McLennan. ireas 2 Chap—John Ross. ‘larshal -S W Crabbe. » D—Leith E Rrecken. ; & D—F Parker Carvell. SsS—J G J Weldon. | J S—Charles Webster. | IG—H L Dickey, | Tyler—John Hobbs. The following officers of Victoria Lodge were installed by Past Grand Master Messervey assisted by Bro. James R. Davison acting as Grand Marshal : W M—W W Clarke. S W—B Rogers, jr. I W—G D Wright. Treas—J D Reid. Sec-—W P Doull. Chap—J A Lawson. S D—Bruce Stewart. J D—S Lowe. | SS—S Moore. | J S—B P Brady. IG—S A McLeod. h larshal---S Grey. Organist---W H Watts. Tyler—John Hobbs. oo are— — - Maintained German Tariff. Dec. 25.—The Berlin has p-esen- BERLIN, of Commerce of asking for the maintainance of the present tariff policy of the empire; | protesting particularly the maximal and minimal duties, the abandon- ment of the most favored nation clause and the extension of the ad valorem clause. a TTT BBR cent discount off of our black and plain colored silks, linings, tr mming, r.bbons, gloves, jblankets, gents’ furnishings and many other ‘lines at Weeks & Co's, The People’s ‘ Store. 25 Per chamber Plated. ted a petition to Count Von Buelow Local and Other Items: A ae ee | ---The market will be open of | Monday next. | -Sale of Magazines in Y. M.C. A. New Year’s night. ---The Victoria Hockey Club wil] meet for practice at the rink to- night at 7.30 o'clock. light he placed on the steam roller which has been fcon Water Street. near the electric light. —As accommodation is limited. tickets for entertainment and eym nastic exhibition in Y. M. C. A. Hal! on New Year's night should be pur chased at once. | A citizen suggests that a red | | ee —At the police court this morn ing Charles Slate, for drunkenness. was fined $20 or 90 davs. James White, for the same offence, was fined $3 or 15 days. -Pork brought 6% cents at the market today. An advance reported in the price of hides, to- day's quotations being 6} to7 cents. There was not much pork offering. is also ee —A regular treat is in store for | men on Sunday when they will have an opportunity of hearing J. Ritchie Bell, of Montreal, sing and speak in Y. M. C. A. Hall. Mr. Bellis a man of strong personality, and his sing- ing is always very much appreciated. —Contributions are still coming in for the;Monument Fund. West Kent ' school contributes $23.85 Court ; Sylvan I.O. F., $10, and Derry Lodge, L. O. L., $14.50. A number _of indivudual subscriptions ranging from 25c to $2 have also been re- ceived. Meet Me at the ALWAYS BUSY STORE STANLEY BROTHERS Before We Close EVERY DOLLAR’S WORSH MUST BE SOLD AND SOLD QUICK —The presentation of the care |! tand address to Rev. J. M. Withy- | 'combe was made in St. Paul's! 'schoolroom last night and not in ‘the Kindergarten Hall as contem- There was a good attend- ance of the officers of the Brigade. The address was read by Col. Moore. It expressed the great obligation the brigade was under to Maj. Withy- combe, and regretted his departure from the province. The address | and the handsomecane accompany- ing it were feelingly and fittingly acknowledged by Major Withy- combe. He thanked all present for ; many kindnesses and said he greatly regretted severing his connection | with the Boys’ Brigade. He hoped, | however, that at no distant day, | he would be able to revisit the pro- vince and spend some time in camp | with the boys. $45,000.00 Only afew weeks left before alterations begin, and the Stock Must Be Gleared Out. STANLEY BROS Thousand Dollars worth of Goods now on the Market at 25 AND 33 I-3 PER CENT DISCOUNT. No old steck picked out and then discounted, but our whole new stock of Dry Goods. Yours at a Bargair TERMS---Spot Cash. No Approbation. 33 1-3 PER CENT DISCOUN4 {SsiRTS Off all and colored Dress Nice new tailor-made skirts. Goods. (yor - 4 rit You r6iCc on the dollar. IS one of the | — this pro *; ~ oe As ‘ ‘vore sal | LADIES’ JACKETS FANCY COLORED SILKS This is your chance. One-third Sw hekt, 1etY our winter Jackets and Capes. __ ET OME Ti BLACK AND PLAIN | styles “OLORED SII KS | nn - POLORED SILKS WATERPROOFS a oe se ie oun" Wekeep the Distinque M2Ake, | °c “DIA is ' “Cc ves or without. Yours tor LININGS, TRIMMINGS EL * All 25 per ce scala acta ; ee nee | WIC OL GOODS COs 1 . MES HA r PRI¢ on ’ WOO! SOOF 33 ] 3 off. Shawls, a i 4 Ct Ne tTees v¢ ) SS A if oy) *son the dollir { 7 , s halt yric When we advertise GLOVES Every glove in the store 25 per discount. No holding back. Fownes makes, all ‘ Scien black and colored. cent Perrins, SIZes, FURS Allour stock of Furs are going at 331-3 per cent discount. Now is vour chance to secure a Jac*et, Collar, Cape,,etc. Dont delay. Come at once. CLOTHS All coths one-third of This Inde lars stock ofr mantie includes a i eats = a cloths in beaver, aps, Curis Torr 1 Tweeds and Worsteds one WEcCtis. 4 ana Aint ae ++ thnilta Ol. BLANKETS 25 per cent off all Blankets. We have 9 pairs of 10 pound all wool blankets sent by mistake. Regular price $3.00, yours for $5.50 per pair. Size 86x94. TARTAN RUGS Yours at Six left: one-third off. MEN’S UNDERCLOTHING Our stock of underclothing in niain wool. ribbed and fleece lined. Largest stock in the city. One- third of. FANCY SHIRTS All new woods one-third off. discoucts we give them. Wo goods Exchanged. GENTS’ FURNISHINGS Linen Collars, Cuffs. Braces, | | PLEASE Nt Our large new stock of gents’ | A IN 7 os Neck- ties. All latest styles and designs. Yours at one-third off. | nn goods not me:tienc WHITE SHIRTS 1 , here In laundried and unjaundried. | . Allinthe market at 25 per cent. | 25 P. Cent. Discex mt discount. TOP SHIRTS a and Swed T ers Ee xcept Ail top shirts go at . This includes all our flannel l serve shirts \lso cardivans G id serg hirts. Also cardigan rey VOttons COME EARLY. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. and Qilcl ts sa — aD Which will be sold at’net | one-third wen Spools, i THE PEOGLPE’S STORE. Pee ee MLE EE EEN ALENT RE EET MEE ME Ry en so ae oR MQERR EE IC ow te sae. a RE I PMR ME SE Na ag ST on es AE 8 RRR Ik TN RE OO Amster Wi ORR! Sam ed fe Pach: