' r ri ~ #fel ‘ -s . 4 » 1'; i~ *_ .. Q. J S if ir , . _ » ._i, . __» . . .. "` is . _ "’_. ._ _ _.nr-»-..» .,- li _ - . ., H m : I f A ,i F` lr I 'V when Paper ' l ' ‘ _ ~_ ` "=:~ W- l”i`__ I 1'; mmmgg mi 'mil oUhlu>1A1i,’ oH.islio'l'i:m'owN. Pluncn sowsnn 1sLAiu>,__ saruttnxr rlrlalwnnr 24 iaoo r _ l - _ _ A I V'-' r ' V'-' *V 'hr' - :" "'h‘f~ '93' **- _ *Ei- GEN CRONJE?l`lflilST EITHER SURRENDER in-i 1-Q he-nr ‘x-_gf » I M General Buller Captures Fort Wylie With Slight Loss. There is No Truth in Report of His Recent Defeat. nctalls of Paardeberg Fight--Lord Roberts Has 50 Guns at Short Range Around Cronie-Recent Losses-Boers Being Driveniiilit ttf Northern tape Colony Scene in B. C. Legislature-Imperial Commissions For Canadians FREE TRE ATMEYT iiiii merit. Fora short time we to readers of this paper, cent outttg, suiliciglétdm most _ cure ri your dnlmscneloise 10 cents ui stam to ` coverthecost of mailing N C ctlson E00. Kingston Out 'V ...iw »~»».~ nf -as e -gm’ *fill €3i' ¥ #lui s ----Q 5” `\- A1 .‘.....‘_.Tl.."' ‘- _ /f Women s strong Kip Boots - i ‘35Css1s roll A Mau Sronlncn This i~ ____ , Whtnt means to the sufferer ` t Am” G' G°.°k» The S113-m1`0¢k». iii liidigesuoh md all other I _ gi §;’I£;”;‘;» §)°;i;¢r°f the Queen swimli mpuihih Di- von sighs Pine- 11 E" __ __ » °f Perfect-ive ands Tablets are nature s panacea for the Edith Weeks' F”-’3t~ s ~ stinks ills they re a purely vegetable pepsixi compound -60 of them ln a box- ...__ bel _ _ _ gnandpupulai-price enough to allow every- ‘ \ ‘ McLean' Pa'7"°t‘°__GU~` 1° » _ bbmqiw good beam, t _ _ ary Essory, Just One Girl. _ _ saliiby s, vi Dodd and G E Hugim EXCCll€Ill MUSIC BY UIC Ballfl p _ S-Barr¢tt.J-_Bf1r1ett.L: Melhsh. Annie on na “mr wda Mr S. N Em_le,s ;Mooney, Threej ellow Kids. -N ional h ra ter :."..“s.“::i:.Pt:.J.2:f.r.i“‘”:.szs. “‘ C 3 ° S music. Vucaneiesfurtwo t ls Read R. K Jost is ad on pglge 7 e pg? Represented -_m->_i___ 4 ._._..__ W P Colwill is showin some good ,',‘,f¢°f,j°‘gn,§';;e¥§,"°' ""° "6 *I* 8 ‘=“" " Amid the illumination of colored lights 8” ,S benevm Xml can see wha a largenumber of skaters sped around the l' nggmzvmlaim done for others Hillsboro Rink yesterday evening to the lllhustbel elt will do the same ,for strains of the Citizens' Band under the direction of Major Galbaith,,__while the ‘m~d_~A of Heuhd] that promenade capacity of the rink was taxed . Ku;iii»1;H¢¢da3§e po, dem Wm fmt re to its utmost to accomodate the crowd wa lnlau tes. All dealers ten which liadjcome to witness the brilliant I sight. _ 1 _ ,_ V le 8on . T° §l!°S‘¥@ii¢fth¢ seats §‘d.__°“ 'D' A ` *‘ ' i . wiIi>i°“° sh ghiasigwlag lime _ _ _peter-_lrm.ih._Lsh¢»er.__e_ _ _ _ __ _ _ 3 i 7 '2 5" -* iv Y' “_ "Q ` -eau' ~` -f -if *_ ’“ 5 €~__~ ¢";‘. “ 72" ~' . . _ 3l|,f°,_53d';’;,is only $!@mg.0tq|l;tunl_ a sgiecg _v __ i yi_omis1Williania, inet escaped from a tacle of absorbing interest. e arena it- . Free Lunch. °'°“ '§'°h if h ' hfl ii h r iii HM” Seller’ Hmest' Charles Brite General Booha. ' “"5"” °°f “iff” _“'_‘i‘° .“’i3"“° _“¥"““ ““‘”8 “ Ella Hour Diam<>iidJiihilee e ~ » -° 4 ---- The following is a list of the skaters and Miss Rogers, All Old _Lady of Long .Ago Miss Rogers, Alberton, Sybil. ' Ethel Pope, Red Cross Nurse. Sarah Beers, Old Ireland. Hettie Rackham, The Latest Style. Jean MQL00d, Annie Rackham, Annie B0bby;°M"amma,do ,miracles ever » metimex Your fsrtheri f ' r Elghelli ' trothl l li, S " ~;’ , _, °a'ci°.“h%ii.‘i’v ‘“‘ ” ‘“" S Spectators. i ii... he i&’;‘£‘.i.?., iE?“i1;°..§3’i;....~ er, Soldiers of the Queen. VYinnifred Breen, Spanish Girl. Ethel McLean, Snow Ballf A Margaret Gordon, Miss Kruger. Mazie Bruce, Hay Maker. Essie McLean, Summer. Nora Waddell. Highland Lassie. Nettie Warren. Mrs. Hayseed. Magic McCoubrey, Diamond Dyes. ' Miss (Sutton, Red Crosse Nurse. R. I-I.Gott,on, Aunt Jemima. Nevins force from the kms about Lady news of his surrender is hourly expected 'ml drolix Lord Roberts has 50 guns around Cronje at short range of 2,0tl) yards and his sur render or utter annihilation can be the smith, but this is believed to beto cover the retreat of those going _to help Cronje. GEN. nULl.ls:n‘s Lossns. Gen. Buller's losses Feb. 21st and 22nd. killed, 2 oKicers 9 men; wouudqd, 6 officers 9 men, missing 5 men. The Boers claim a big victory on the Tugela but this probably refers to the re- , 4 pulse of Thoruycraft’s Horse above men ‘ AWA pei, _.s qspeciall Chamber Ex~Attorney General Ebects in reply to finally get a hearing and denied the; U' am” gm;-ring commissions in the an attack by Mr. McNeill declared that charge. bpm, Am, to cadets B00", Leyig, McNeill on Tuesday, _when told that 19 BULLBR CAPTURE FORT WYUE' Webster Ha,.,.,,,, and H0,,m@,~ of _h_mgg¢,¢. Canadians had been killed in South Africa ' mhury College replied with a cynical leer.~'--“well, that LONDON, Feb. 23.---(Special).---T119 Brig- *§,,,E,m!sLATlRh themra lesson and will1pro~. ish _hshiy i.»l¢s~loti nf heady patriotism oiiuairi ¢iipv_ro_hif-Wyre; l - b.£L--(Special)---There themy ,,,~._ _ .__;1 _ ‘ th , I t _ _ e 1 °°"’“’ m e °3‘3° ‘”`° »- A~peatfupi-oar followedas British' Col ‘ first driven ~ ' `* "1 . S' fi ,umbia had lost several men. McNei11j The Boer guns are Suu shemngthe re_ tioned. ` l Loan noni:-:R'l's' Lossss. 1 Lord Roberts’ losses at Paardeberg Drift on Sunday were 146 killed. including $3 Highlanders and the 18 Candians before LQIU I C platedgon the success of last night. S ` ousrnsains. _ D M G ‘i?.ii°i‘.“i‘.'i.“.a§.‘i’.is°'1L°.ifl f.’i'i'.‘iZ“.”§s.C‘Ii‘.li‘ l°°““‘“°“‘ as ` Tam Hagan. Two oy Kind. A A E snhriaoocl methodfofutreaticxlient and its l 'LADIES _Russel Taylor, wmllhl cures o ese i ~ - ‘ _ tg try Cmnhomne con? G _ ' _Stewaffh Cow Boy A SUCCESS _ W. W. Davison, Osma Digna. Geo. McLean, Honolulu Lady. ' S '” . E. H. Mitchell, The Warmest Baby ill the Bunch. _ ~ l G. Aiikin, Mhrishemiiiii and Hn wire, l ___ C. Robertson, “ R. B. McLean, Colored J oekey. . Harry P. Wickwire, Matador. J ack Mitchell, Topsy. S B. McPherson, Transvaal Bell. M. Stewart, “' _ Douglas Thornton, Good-N ight. Lain Webster, Peasant Girl. ` J ohn' Dougan, J ust Escaped from a Free i Lunch. V A S S Bert Anderson, Gipsy Boy. _~ Lea Sellsrs,The _Absent Minded Bm: li f'Hiii~RlNTiNo Goff _Bm _._.._._.._ _ ,__ And better than you are likely toget it done elsewhere i lllszlilo a llooll l"l"l Siemeamamlwem _ -- . » \» .. ,» - _ _-'. nw-.;. ` Q2... _ . ~~_» _ ¢ _*__ .:_~_¢. V _;,~ » _. .¢&4__~~ -*MW .ma .i»..»..<;...»=:..ii...§1i‘i».<..z.>in~.....iiiefh.... _._ - simfhis 3. smsesmiim __ dedagreat deal of attention. Many glalilhe characters lrefrresentéd e`v'idenced';""7'A‘°1°"P°lm°"`“*ya°wer‘ lcare and study While a large number weresomewhatoianiisappointment. éh a. tiiemanagers are to '° imeni will cure Cniiiiiailiiii if #New Y°r1<- few`"‘minutes. ' " ' "” " ‘ ' ‘ ' - 3 _ l Amy Cmbbe Maid of an Colo” Willie Rattenbury, Uncle Sam. ll 9 ` ° 1!lihyRim~hy,~ Rui, White and Blue. ._ _ .W-_<1 Sosntlebllrr. Roaring Teoriniz ‘lHunter,Red.'Whli¢ and Blue. ` Bgine Anderson, Gwsy ' 1 James Mul;ley,`_B§§>otmlilack. ._ Ella Essory, Queen of the Roses. A- W~ W&ih§5§“tQil§8 M\\Sh~ » Mgr, Sgiott, Flower Girl, Charles Stanley, Laborer. ____ ~ _Miss ilehoiiald, As You Like Ii. '_' lipilgtrrecl Ws11tf_MI Linn- ‘ ° smi li, K k Bab . s ff‘3h°f!°S.5 ‘ __ .ln t“~_='___, Cntuc if e a :fu l ' e ‘ ‘ e ff-rohii Hob huhhasiill _ i H ‘ ‘ £_ s ‘ie‘(_§i_. Red, and ®1e.j'§,._ _ , .H __ - =_V||ub'»-»sf&_k ~ An A it J. McLean, Barry G'Fllnn. ' Hattie Hudson, Summer. ~ Helen Pslihei-, spanish Girl. > Jennie Ch1'ysanthem1_l_rn.__.. __ -silraleiuno _ ' Gipsy Eorton, 'A Gipsy Girl. " _ Miriam Norton, Young Canada. ' Minnie Toombs, Flower Girl, Pearl Watson. Good Luck. "' Annie Mclnt-yre, Sporting Duchess. Flo McKinnon, Old Timer. Alice M. Dozigan. The Flower Girl. May McMillan, Summer Girl. ` Muriel Pickard, Little Ptckaliinny. Ella Large, Grace Darling. Annie Higgins, Rog Frill Belle. Lousie Sharp, Aunt Jemima. Winni_f1'edPerkius, Highland Lassie. Ella Gillis, scotch Lassie. Louise Horne, Good Luck.- Eva Tomlins, Lady of 182). Mary McLeod, Knight. _ _ _ Miss R083 Churchil, Miss Edith Hyn`d~‘ Edith Dutcl1er,Lookin_g Backw'a.rd.- Cuthbeg-¢ Mel-ntyre, Highland Lassie. Jean I-Iaszard, Mrs. Paul Kruger. Muon,"F1-ench Peasant. mah, Mr. John o. Hyunmaii, The cake" _ Greenway Girls. E. Chappell, Jolin Bull. A. Hyndmsn, :_Unclio=.,Sam. J. R. Davies, ' ancer. __ G. F. Morris, __ mMexico. < ' Robert VCNSW6' _`Ed, Mars God of War. ' - ' ' Earnest McDonald,Japanese Samure. William G. Hogg, A soldierof the Queen. Wallace McKee, Country Maiden. Louis Large, #Union Jack. 6'{i1y‘,DaHi.hg, Little Ygrk Sport.” ‘ _ Russel Smith, Baby Lou. Walter Davéi, = Willhm Power. Mil- J lioziaires. J. T. McGregor, W. A. McKie Army ' and Navy of England. W. T. Hal'vey,The Absent Minded Beg- I §|", `. _ _ P 1 o Wright Jubilee Y Joe. Large. Gayiety H. Wonacott, Thomas Lipton. *_ W 7-_'W Higgie Dingwell, British Tar. g-5 gg, \ Fred Wilhams, Grandmother _ ° 4 Alexander McCormack,Jockey' Costume. B- T. Loran. Gm. e _ Pure hard Jack Payne. Soldiers of th Que c.M. Clarke. e en' hs” Img lathes freely 5 carts a cab. nu-ui-mul George Webster, ' Fred Blake, Harry Brehaut. Will Collings. Jack Collings, Rustico Fisherlnen. >-_.__ nnralns or Pknanssnao rlolrr Details of the fighting at Drift show it was one of the most awfully contested in the history of war. The British Artillery and Mggimg (pm mandcd the whole Boer position mi poured round after round of death~~- dealing shells into their trenches. The despatch Says on the south bank ot the river at a three field I iii if yaidswere mdrn Cronjg has surrendered. The o_Hcial , “Wh 811113- , Destructive Fire in don, Gntarlo CGTTBN S¥it% French Deputy Balilsiled Five Years For inciting Sedition §u~.a-wuuip ... ,- -4-'i‘-i§ii’€'i»“` Movrnrznl. Feb 23.---(Special)---The Valleyfleld cotton companies strike is over and two thousand three hundred employees have returned to work. aan nan is Losnox, our Lormos, QM. Feb. B.---(Spschll-i Fire destroyed the Masonic Temple hers, pied by many important GBA; The Oily Hall, C P B. Statitn lldlih0Glllf»XU* western Telegraph Company, were the buildings burned. The loss is over a hundred rrvn nuns niiluslnrmri- Pinus, Feb 23.---(Spa cami na-hm eliiiigul with soldiers to insubordiiiation at the time the funeral of President Faure is for tive years. DAMAGE BY GALE IN HALIFAX Hsnnmx, Feb. %.--(Special)--~T'he did 5011]) dollars damage here. liues are down in all directions, over a hundred poles be broken, the street system is demoralized and much damage done. Everywhere the hope is expressed that the S. S. Milwaukee escaped the gale. l <