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ESTABLISHED l89|. THE GUARDIAN, CHA1tLo!t'r1rroWN,J PRINCE Eowano ISLAND WEDN
_ _ ggi T ,L _ _“___ _ . EsoAY,JANu.i1>.Y 3 tooo _ _ y* 7”' Q
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The letters which have been mailenl
UR B  A arle’s Concert
0 0 to you will convey to you the account Ml'.E
of th fun ’
......°.....:’.r:...:t..ftt;°:::.:3‘.11i3CANADIANS UNDER FIRE I T.. .. ...... “ PUWERS
good fellow and his death is universally of an ltsmmru cr°‘;gk?orth° 
regretted by all. “ f ~ . but "tk mm the Pda; 'ln ;
As you read this letter you willdonbt- . rm.°wti" in um the “di "°
less hasten on until you come to the 'uma num bow mm” °°°°
Island boys and we are all one family  l 0    'hu i. ua I mes en uslastic or
____ The thlrtytbat stood shoulder to h I- bm eq- ny Phnmg w un P”
der on the morning of Nov. lsdtdze I Then' kmdly d°m°n.lrm'°‘
0'" ‘lf “fm RUS 0fTl1¢ °°'::..'1*.:‘; :;?f.‘:2:f»';i.‘11;i:i':::‘S.:‘;.";*;:::.. DI' ISC TDC B061' S. "°"°"” “"°“‘““°*°“t ‘°'°°‘°‘°°‘
__  T AND CAPTURE Pom 1>nisoNtsits B-»f»» »»»~~»i-»»~ ---
UN  S. S. S _ cv _ o at one time boarded at - ' , 1|, 'nl Mu
not by any means represent the Island e Considgilrizgm ltihldg tgsfiiininm -_Ii-__
leader that it is what t i 0 of
`i]n0s(?mI‘lilxt:r¥°dlt,c1ti(i1§tI:”l;rr1ly8h(t)<l> Fmdegmotu New Year’s wishes firr hfr.Vi:iicot‘r’i‘l>‘e In    0” ”
n,now er _ 7 -
 in No. three section. Then Hessiongof ' ;=:,lgl:°|:‘tth°h:h¢:1t°'£.:ny inf;
of (reorgetown, now of Quebec, is Ser- ' possible to mph” Em,” HM u mmm P in um,
All do not huow that Willie Warren 1( , H ,mm _
and several other Island bcys,ineluding Ithzir grcgebzors ar:tp‘r?m.i:ifii?’mle°|:.:.nd xi'
Mr Fan wh “pain” "
hliss McMillan’s, Prince street. are Iryfk ‘N11 bn.” do md' A 
_ _*_ ';re also sever? here Oftrom _GNL       The and ensemble nulbersl A-L 
C @0 lllm@ Clllll Il
' reesn recol .
-mm Wm may smoothly :I grin: ie?-$11 5-5__1t»__15_of3:; _ Most Important Results-Canada’s Second
-an in was not one  _ Contingent Getting Ready-Hamilton 'Puts
"‘°““”‘ "»3G°~°-°;°‘°f “'° °"1_°;"- F°°‘; Up $10,000 For Her Soldiers.
8. S. Baumann Nov. 10th. |
By the time my letter reaehesyou
:sense esesouetae inane was!
moments that must have at some time
orctherthrilledthe beings of us all as..
the shuHt of the propeller through
the ship told ue that we were leaving
Canatk to serve our Queen. perhaps
»»cmse rem¢r.”newmt-.we teena-'t
fulsosnsryofthsSt. Lawrsncstendedt
vty mei* to lighten the --White man’s
buidm” to cur ease.
_“Zhou need* tbdmst of Newtound.|
the proverhtsl ,aeeebpen
and many d boysze 
:=tainly fail
many
todd while
the hmmeeh 1
pnvemsut as the heya the
dent. Pans and is fact everything
moveable added to the lively aoeus. But
tiii'
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the email
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w .
im-~
euty bu therein a ortage of
yniceandwstsrisscaroe.
ThewholeContln¢enttsgettiagdown
reallqiplhienemmdthoee who
o
is
nd that a scarcity of that precious
liquid is so|ne\hiag~that we were' never
toat home.
The helmets and haver-sacks have
dyed brown so that it will be the
same as the suits. A ld of  _gidef
have been neary mined by the sl!
an bg gnu," gm mg 1”; "yy lgngzwavee coming in the port holes. One
sad we were soon as one family.
Hr. Fullerton has preached on sever-
al occasions and takes special interest
in the boys from Prince Edward Island.
The exceasof meueauses ustobe
crowded to some extent. Onrlood is
good and we get plenty of trnit which
consists principill y of apples. oranges,
bananas, figs, and raisins. The steward
of the boat is reported as selling apples
to us at the very cheap rate of three for
ten cents. and all our other luxuries at
about the same rites. The oiiicere soon
got after him and impressed him with
the rules.
-l
tile will never iigtri in the WN' ll it
was lost overboard by one of the sol-
diers and it shot to the bottom.
There is a little bit of thieving being
done but it is nothing to speak of when
it is considered that our Contingent is
from all parts of the land.
Concerts in Charlottetown were al-
ways enjoyable and our concert! Mid
lectures on discipline every evening are
very interesting.
Prayers are held at 6.15 p.m. every
dey, and to hear the bovs sing -‘P11180
God from whom all Bles-ings Flow,”
“Neat-er mv God to them" “Hold the
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Home-Mate
l`len’s
Long
Our
|Rush
of
lloliday
Trade
the
  Best
Boots.
For winter wear you
need good serviceable'
boots that will hcQ
yourfoetdryand warm.
We manufacture the
boots we sell, out of_
stock tanned with
 Tau Pre-
ggjg’ not like the
soft spongy stock tau-
ned by the 
Process" need bv
some because it is
cheaper. Get the best-
Gur Dun lake.
il.5i“°`li°“ tilt.
to-date.
WHY ?
The Public
Appreciate
our
Flagnificent
Stock
of Fancy
Goods I
and our
Gill, ...llli
_ P0 lilslf
Sunnyside.
era French sends particularsof Lia
_capture of Ool¢bm'g, confirming the
first reports. _ l '
He had three killed and a few
The Boer losses are believed to be
heavy asthe -British artillery fire was
heavy and well directed.
HIS PRE E ENT POBITI OI( EX C ILLENT .
His position cuts the line of the
eaemy’s retreat by road and bridge.
The Boers shelled the British with a
gun they captured at Stormbeeg.
The belief is this victory will be ol
great strategic importance and will en-
able Gen. Ftench to cut off the Boers
facing Gen. Gatacre.
some or 'rtut catuouxs UNDER FIRE.
BELMONT, Jan. 2.-(Special)-A
~ mounted force has been engaged con-
sisting of 100 Canadians of the Toronto
Company. 200 Queenalandcrs, two
guns and a horse battery under
Major Deitongemont, forty Mounted
Infantry under Lieut Regan and 200 of
the Cornwall Light Infantry.
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tegeyeemef-sian ppqtiy i °‘*“Y4`»- -'W ~§-r-(3P°‘l.*¢¥~*-  l#\<=Be<=_l=°u,1=usvni.or.
unfsidbr 01° '°°v¢i;°;_°». .04 “*""‘°'."°!°°!‘°¢*¥l!'!01°-0°.0,?i`|,!f ' lheeaeietsieewes eemmaseenby
atclts: guardsqnd cleaning out the “mn an .M Col. Pelcher. They left Belmont Sun-
nteens, wash-honses etc. T33 “mmm *m"u‘ERY' day at noon on a march westward,cover-
To get into the cantesns which are . W-nnm,‘G J” 2 in 29 mu” ingot, mm.;
. . - .- [Special] -The I °
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is pl
lime °
to
do
Ill
reed
w
ca
a common occurrence tosse from i  _°\ ““‘! ~,7~K_i°!"»°U- 'Mn W’ "°°P' 'm '°l°°°°‘ “Q”
to two hundred patient1y_ waiisingd far Thousands farewelled them at the 'i*‘m°‘”Y-
thsir turn to ps what le cons sr e _ A ., _ ,_ _ _.. '
-snairprlsssssisarorne trninarin __-,_   .P rf  I:_";'°;;“‘" ’“"°°"”- _
e. _ '  _. _, , . *RQ ,VHU  g f..>.. e c’ ca Monday morning
anus. noises one mmm wi gi me rin' I  * A I ` I
_ , , __(5P¢¢i.|)_G,,,- e fereseppeered ata spot where
at a drink of water. So you can under I _ 1”," “Bn” wa _ __
used
'been
_ reported ‘
Col. 2Peleher on apprcecldng de
gt-»,o ' f Ese'm»eie"’a»a i treason 1%
try to work towards the right. mah
a turning movement himself with the
were bright and tnoefal and meritedthe
approbetion accorded them.
The humorous numbers were la
especial favor. the drell points were
excellently brought out.
The dances by lies Gillis and Hester
Warburton sfcursd the naqealtied ap-
ptirohation of tr. Dalatier
Plliltl. more A y performed is ml-
dom seen is dancers eo. youq. #hein-
stmmsutal uumbemwesu all 
3° 
5001. , W
Alas j lsso,that lihitou h
toteachgaotlhsfthsn !oe,|:i:r?\ain.' ” '
‘lliss Florence Earle sang a most
i»\h¢=\°»°~¢'¢f! fvlilslytber votes
isverysweetandher eaaaeiatisn dis-
timt. _lt_ Chas. Eeslels song was
amusin Hewasin vetes
bnrlssgnswasmeofttioss de-
tf.':"°'..,,..'°'f.'.°".:°....."""°r’°" "1" *'
wasallhuttee~p(H)naay,
:till IIB Q
ded Itha
theesewuble
theftlrmerasa
or
mestpsenosaeee soothe *
Qneenslanders towards the south of the mit!!! ivffile Tllesplstl art of the
The manoeuvre was a complete suc-
cess. British shells were the hrst in-
dication of the presence of our troops.
The Beers left their laager and open-
ed tire, but the Quesnslanders com-
pleting tbe movement the laager was
captured with forty prisoners.
LOSSES-WIIEBE THE FORCE NOW IS.
The British casualties were two men
killed. three wounded and one missing.
The whole force worked admirably.
The men killed belonged to the Queens-
land Contingent.
Some Beers were also killed and
wounded.
Col. Pelcher is now camped about
forty miles north of Belmont.
Fort" and --God Siva the Queen"
wo- lc bring tears to the eyes of many
at home.
The band is just getting into shape
and will have lots of music for the re-
* matndet of the trip.Hed1ev l!eKlnnon.
Charles Hlneand Jack Harris are in
the band. The band comprises four-
|teen members. Seven are from G. Co.
and three of the seven are P. E. Island-
ers.
Necy Dorlon and Hartis McLean are
our tailors and we patronize home-
trade. They get fairly good PI! for
their work. Richard Foley and Char-
les Hine(when Hine is not in the band)
are doing carpenter -ork. Dr.Dillon is
attached to the hospital for the extract-
ing of teeth. At first the fresh meat was
not coveted by ns all but it improved
later on. All the bayonets have been
sharpened and they look like business.
Each company has had a practise
#with the morris tube. and the number
of btdl’ssyes,is astonishing, many a
" ible bdugmade, and there is no
mm a  lumber here can be
P dasedaa first cBl ehrp shootfs.
The saloon stewltd had to 'oe put in
lirons and `  on the 14th inst while
drunk. Hemadeanawful racket. He
“ef
Bm., Pmmom legitimate, type. Cinderella was wie-
some, the Prince Bonnie and the God-
Laaesn csrrnrtsn wrrn ratsoitnas. | mother not only danced like a fairy but
was radiant as star.
The aocompaniments were tastefully
and sympathetically played by Mr.
Earle. The large audience is all the
eulogium he needs and we hope the hn-
ancial results will as well repay htm aa
the success scored by the performers be
trained. Those who attended last night
will look forward with pleasure to Mr.
Earle’g re-appearance before a Charlot-
tetown audience.
Roi"-
Bnking Powder
lotherarticleswhiehthetnen might bet Q'¢3m d f3!“f,‘
short of. Our company and H company ‘ 0 
willaotbedttedoutpreperl nntilwe
reachGapsTewa. ’
Thsrehaaaothesaasisgle case of
iaa. Two men however, have gone
blind from what cause I cannot say but
ltbe pupil ofthe eye is very much' en- Ti?
Safeguards thefood
'contagious disease on board the Serdin-1  
li
larged. With the exceptionof the first  __  _ A
fewdays the weather has been glorious  *gag . _ ___ _
andwe are now enjoying a continue- - - , °-*_--~“ _
tion of it. It was a great surprise to ue
. 'Yonmighteswellexpeet onewave
allto havenadsuch asmoothvoyage °uh.“‘wb.Pn°i“|’ anna" U
across the ocean.
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l aight up to bed-time was rather lively, mmum”
fortodotbdrbsstthsclorrscauaot. '-X-._-___
stop the gambling. To-day, there were
eight arrests for gambling. but it still
goes on in a quiet way.
cinclieo nutritsrs. pea ,aa-teaser use
.. -- to tryihi remedy-,ws he hd
1' Cmcaoo, Jen. 2.-(Special)-The anukprevedeuoodful. Itrij
following are theeloeing rates:
Jan wheat 662° corn 805° oats-
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insraeseseen mmnthmws f- t-  onpmlhnndd
,ameatHctelDa
ASTHIIA.
Mr. George Bndden, Putuianville,
meeebr Chass*elyi-apcflhisead
Turpcatius asI hsdtheAshma
had: coaldgetnohteg todo
. I Ont.. says: "I feel it my duty to recom-
! . . _ _ _ _ _ §d
to-da
ithured me. li am thankful
Istuawe woman throughth
rf' this remedy., .25 cents a
2 i. ` rr. aifomf ' ' ' ~ , ,
hu bm ulliss vhllkytttthe Nr' at It lm;°weee¢.1oi;een.ssi; eats. 24;   i 
bllltleerlilf' rf *W poshsm 7%. - 0 ,  f t. nrday evening be-
°°‘"'“ "°°° '°"°""‘ "" "“‘ -‘°""‘“°‘~ '°*= °°°- °‘== °°“»-= e Gentlemen ctnb and
watch,
otel Davies a gold
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Americans-~-Vleshkh. 'i
Statate at Paris. 0
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themllem. Daly.
nurmsswsarrosaaaa'
the Aldsess tsemms
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Wasuntorco. Jsa.s.-fUl“).-»
The Crhieet aeaeeaesd that HQ..
Italy have agreed to e sei ie
standing for as cpl X *
throughout China.
A favorable auswlllm @| I Qs
wasmxorotvs s'ra1'Ul I UAB.
Pants. Jan. 2.-»
City Connell will place 
ington in the mlddlecf K Ll
quarter at the Great Enid.
in-}_-nu-ng
T0 CURB A Gill IN A MY.

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