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1-lees of Grain. 'C2;tt1o, Cheese. ` in the _LaadingMa1-ts. ........c..ucu ul. we uouse or Commons: I The public at cowntswill be lairt be- fore you. am?! also the estimates for the_ Gaming year, which have been preparedwith due regard to economy fund the` rapid growth of the Domin- Lotn. T . - Ho`-nor_ab,le` Gentlemen of the. Senate: Gentlemen of the House 01 Commons: I coimmend to your consideration the subjezdts I have montiuned, con- fi.dimg_ in your patriotism and judg- lllnt; ' .0 x .0`.-A Luulutz u; Luv bu.u_jvUl- requires. l I am pleased to say that our canal} zsysr'em'connect1ng the '-treat mkes : `with. the Atlantic seaboard has been` 2 completed, so as to allow vessels hav-l ing a draught of fourteenn feet to passil from frllnle head of Lalice Superifor tot esea. e vigorous an success ul gptrosecutiotn of these Worksttby .governme!nt, has already a me e lthe attention of those interested. in western transportation, and there are good growndstor the. hope that when the; necessary facilities for the quick and inekxpe.-nsive handling of cc- ean traffic are provided, and which are now in progress, Canadian ports will. control a much larger share of the traffic of the west.` OTHER GOVERNMENT MEASURES. _ Measures will be `introduced to re- new and amend the existing! banking laws, to regulate the rate of interest payable upon jud.gme.nts recovered in ooauzrts of law, to provide for the tak- ` .ing of the "next decennial census, for} the fbertter arm -ngement _of the elec- bcxral districts, fa amend the crim- inal code, and the laws relating to other` important subjects. Gentlemen` at the House of Commons: 1 The ni1l'\Hn_-gran.-.0--`...:II L- 1-2;. L I i toth, add materially to the growth of ithe trade of the whole Dominion. [While the efforts made to secure in- jcreased population for the:\V'est have `thus. been successful, much attention ;has also been devoted to the re- .patr1ation- of Canadian; who, in less iprosperous times, have left`. Canada. 5 You will be pleased to learn that this `work has been attended with` satis-_ factory results. - ' 5 `A RAILVVAY COMMISSION. g -My Government, during the; recess, has been giving its attention to the subject of a railway commiss1on. Valu- , able information has been, and` is still 5 being, collected, which, when complet- - ed, will be submitted to you, and will no doubt, receive at your hands the` [earnest consideration which the im-? Iportatice of the subject. requires. T `VII f\1nn|s4saI `A man `leak A-_ ....-A` I E LILGIJ. LLULII LLIU IICIU. U1`h-e Boers admit that the attack on Ladysmith was a serious blunder. and would not have occurred if Gen. Jou- bert had been -in command. G.en. Lucas Meyer played the coward at l Talana, and shehered himself in a Red Cfross wagon, shnmming sickness. He has been unable to face the Boer.-; -"since, and they threaten to shoot him, ! 'I"h.a nnnra cu-uclv (`la-A.-5'9 `D.n:&.-.3.-. ...._.l_ -axucts, anu Luey Lnreacen I20 snoot mm, The Beors__say Great Britain made ;a mistake in not sending Gen. Sir ;Eve1yn Wood. I understand that Zthgy still have 3 thousand bags of ifloixr in reserve at Delagoa Bay. AIART-YR T0 PATI-10'1`IS.`1. _A despatch from Lo-ndon, sa_vs-The I Standard, among its death notxces , , prints the foUo_wing:-- MLACHLAN-On Christmas day. shot In market square, Harrxsmith, "Orange `Free State, South Afrxca, , for_ refuv-tingi too fxght nagzmst mg own i countrymen, John ~McLach1an. jr..i aged 30, eldest son of John` McLach- 4 Ian, -of W'andsworth, and` grandson of the late John McLachlan, of Lam- beth. T If the "statement contained [in the notxceols true, the whole Engl'1:.h-speak- E -~mn _ ! 3 - - -'----- I learn from a reliable source that General Joubert was seriously injured by a "shell in the fight at Willow grange, and that he will never be able to command again on horseback. My Zinforman: 's1y.-3 that he has. in fact, re- ;tired from the -field. VTVL- `l'\__,_ 1 1: 1L__IA _, t `A despatch from London says:- :,Gen`eral.Buller has undoubtedly so. cnred the road to Ladysmith, and, gelmuld reach his objoctivothis week. I-.-. ._.,. i ,- _ __._ _...,_--_. - It is b_e"lie-ved that Vtha :)bject ot_ the Boers in occupying Ngutn, Zulu- !land, is to secure the road from Dun-` }dee to Vryheid in case of retreat. T I He informed General Buller that there were twohdrifts or forde which had long been unused, further up the 3' river. It is probable that General Bul- `[ ler. used one of these. _.uuu.n. . Mujor:G'. A. Ca1;ton,~ Second Royai .:1.ax1cashiros. N ` . - !-..J- 13-...-, 1.!-1:, u-u__ ,_., __.I IT -ITtWis learned that Mr. Walton, own- or 01 the Spion kop term, who has been stopping in Durban, was sum- Emoned a few days ago to Spearmanml . A despntch from London says :--Ge.n- sralj Bullet rooroued the Tags]; ;river, and is matching on Ladysmith, `Exactly when he crossed in not known, but it is _knaw;n that on Friday night he considerd the probability of cross-" ing at a spofabove 'l`tiohard's drift, and than going to Acton Holmes, from which place Ladysmith lies almost due met. The` country between is fairly _.: BoR:s"Ai)_1vI'1T'A BLUNDER. `mAm cnosssp ran TUGELAQ T318?! River and Ladysmig I Reports Having Heard His Big (iuns--Boer 31" \ ders at Ladysmith--Buller s Flying C01? Activ'eV--Are Prisoners Only. 3. &G. Dgftgcit; mg. 1`-.-+\vn~at---mo 9 2 1s`=-whitap cash. `71*1-4i.`-:' No. L ;:'-'. '~-` l "5 1`-4I=(-;_;1_!_t';_',` 1-_4o; _-July, .72 1-40- Chinagog Ff`-U 6.-1*`laxs90(i--(`il"3 `.s'.'N0l`th-W'es.t and Soutl1~\\'e-.1. 3?`.'i*Y.a $1.58; `September, $1.10; Emil- :f9.'nr1'W.6- and. spot, $1.50 bid: 31- .3`-i5`%=_ eI>teml_;,er, $1.137; Octobex`. $3 _.,I have just ridden'i;|'hV I 5; Gen. Buller s forces in the new 110- sitions south of the Tugela to vihichf they retired in consequence of there - V-Versestspionkop.` ' ~' _ The fighting both before and after - the occupation of the mountain was ol a desperate character. Spion kopis a `precipitous mountain, eve:-topping the wholeline of kopjes along the Upper Tzxgela. On the eastern side the moun-' 7 tain faces Mount Alice, and Potgieters .V drift, standing at right angles to- the Boer centrai position and Lyttleton s advanced position. The southern point descends in abrupt steps \t0 the lower line of kopjes on the western side, op- posite the right outposts of Warren's -force. It is inaccessibly steep until the point where the nek joins the point to the main range. Then -there` is a gentle slope, which allows easy access to the summit. 'V VIII (INo Oats-Demand fair. White to 26 1-20. north and west; :16 1-2 276. middle treights; and 27 to 27 l--. east. V 11-, -, I I . t\ u . _. `lav, a.uu> WL, `.tOUo Oatmea1-Rolled oats. in bags, Toronto, $3.25 per bbb; and `in 183.35 per bbl. '!2`n-n... TI1"__I_-L .___LI_ _ uumn uunug uuuul. ~i)uU per UH_J,' .|_ Beans--Choice hand-picked _W~I are` worth'$l.45 to $1.50, (loin-orb lhere. and re-sell at $1.60. 31 ``__;_._,,N ..v.'. '. Dried anp1es--Dealers pay 31-is 5334.0 for. dried stock. delivermi IN and in small lots resell at 6 Ln :31-I` Vap01'at-Gd .81-2 {'0 90, in small lg`: nrnnnvs T\-...I-__ ,,__A BWPOIMGCI. 31-3 to 9c, m smuu M _Honoy--Dealers quote from 9 w_`1 FBI` lb. for 5. 10, or 60-lb. tins, till? comb around $2 to $2.25 per do/.vu :: .tiona. . I Baled hay--No_i' much m1n. n:.: zn ; wanted here. No. 1 tim;=tl:} vs _b!`iI1E $8.75 to $9, delivered }:v:`:` V!` 2,88 to $2.25. Dealesrs. hesu W01`? `b0`\1_t $9`t0 89.25 for choicc.- E . \ 3 \ C` u \ v~ ~~ --~ W 11116 :.'.'1.- _ _T `it Hi LBuckwheat-Quxet. Car lots, L-4159,48 51, 49c; and west, 480. Ive 3 M 11'.`-1,;-`l.t.` M , 53:25 W my L4,, 83.35 Le-en .. TEggs-Market rather quiet. \':11*[t ` 8 holdsteady, though, in all lines. J` W" bing lots of new ldid sell at 21 to 1- facf` " held fresh, at` 16 to 18c ;'No. 2 at 13'mth.'" 156`: and limed, at 150. '1`.-n-r=""t" "9"" lots will sell at a fraction below KW -.']""`, - figures. 311-IN`-'I1e .'I)-L-L___ 1-u,u9 - -411'!` ' --5 unuo W-- g-- IL . Potatoes--Deliveries are free. =1-`M9 i" *1 - 10`-111 enquiry rather slow. Cur limit. l7II'i are sold on track here at 38 to 4001941. was .2. `bagaand at farmers wagons at uLu3An 1 in [45 39 500 Del` bag. "Out of store 4-hvu3e.. in m latock bring _`ubout 500 per bag. are by 1 Benn.q...{`!h'nm.d hnm1_r.in1mA h.~a..'...`-.a BaldIlafrawl-I::c;an:1`rei;;-5: .1` are quoted at $4.50 to $5 on = _ Hpps--Quiet. Dealers Lem tchotca Canada, 99's, at 16 in l . .n.;..u..... v|.r._-'.- _____.__ vvuysvv vuuaun, can, on. JU ~\ "Poultry--More coming an .I ;demand. calls for. Valuu Isteady. . Chipkenns job at.3;) ;A pai.r;ge_eae, 3?, 1-2c to 8 1-21'; 40 to 65c. per. pair; and lurk- . g; 11o. and export agents bid $2.53. >99-:" j"` around 83. - .- 183- l:`I_ Millfeed-Scarce.. Bran is quoted 3 33 L` J :815.50 to $16, and shorts at $17 to SL119? *"' at the mill door through VVe.slern as thw tario. Some Western millers are d "1" W the market as buyers of. bran ;:3am}' ".\_' N-shorts, local production being une-41:11 be UH , to local demand. W00 "11 Corn-Steady; No. 2 American. )'*V-9"?! 10W. quoted at 41c, track, Toronto ; a: would 0 ,miXed. at 40 1-20, Canadian coma only 0- 31--2c, track. Toronto, d`hei.1'.r-.5. I , . Peas-Firm.' - Car lots, 59c, nor'e prnlxrl K '.and west. and 60 east. an 01)?) e Barley-Firm. Car lots of no 2 mrout hm` . I.-II- I.....!...I.A._ 1A-. -_.1 ,, .u.. \I|.\ll_.l: D u:.uurut.cu llllu-I.lLl`y. Lancashire Fusiliers, Lieuts. Randall and Knockschand, Imperizil Light Infantry. ' . WOUNDED. .1 `Colonel Blomiield (taken prisoner), Major W. F. Waller, and Limits R. S. Wilson -and L. E. Charton, `Second ' Ir...--.. -rn tn cv -. ~..- . o .. `I. - """VV': u -.:u L-ac, vuuuuluu Luwyv vu-Jv \- :1-2c, track. d` hei,`1`(-.55 ; : 60:: em obs-_\0 I Barlqy-Firm. 2, Idle frezgpts. 400; and east at 41c. ._vays hole Rye--Fxrm, Car lots, 50c we.~:, T`-3:]epQ]u:l(-m 51c east. ,ne.._f.,,. l'\-L._ ,,a . u -c-.- V7`-Ill? Lfllll KI]-I CA1J'Ul L C11 U|l_V' ; Flour.-Export demandfair. Outs}! ma'_lle.rs offer straight roller, in buyer bags, middle freights, at $2.65 KW` P". and export agents bid $2.55. 599%` > `M':n:,....: o.___--' n_.__ :. _..,...\A3 1 hard, sold at 79c, and at 73 North Bay. This afternoon one lI0xa was Still asking 78 1-2, but Others yvs strong at 796. Spring and gooae. wink were firm on export enquiry. t Flnnv-._.'l-Tfvnnrr rlnmnnd fair HHYF , A deSpa.LChv from H:-.lifnx s::y.<:-T:`l milizary authorities were tins ing advised by cable that the Allan E" e1 Cephalonia, which has been = `n -.r'- ed as '3 transport; will le=,m- Pm` mwuzh, England, for Haliihr; -xx: `bl ruary 12th, and to have the [min ; Regiment in rea'dine9s fm'- e.mh~1; tion from Halifax 0n'Feb1`u:u'_`,' ".1 :'1A`h-3 Leinstar Regiment wiil, vmh v ger troops, probably em_bark at Par` imrzufh for South Africa wizh 2` ieighth division. ` ADVANCING ON NORVALS zoxu1`0`:,:,l`: A despatch from Cape` Town. szwtv is ` 1-There is great activity here and {U6 }l==~~i9 1{ensburg-H.:mover road, due [0 `>'fU~" , the de:patch of an ovcrwhelminaz fr` 119'-V"-` T` '01` infantry to seize Norvals ;.n="3 U3" * m1.A ........l.... 1.. . _ . _ _ A .__._...-. 1 And 1-, . 1 I VA. c;.|:~LAA5|.AJ wv >.uIuU A`\'L v-ul. J "in ` The cavalry, having oompietrvl _re(>o-nnaissance, is being retired mt ` coup losses. 1111.- I')._-_... ..L !`L_1_..'I.......... .._._ ..I... V-wan`: Avuuuun The Boers at Colesberg are vir" ally surrounded. 1.u,Lvuun.. . proved. ' If hum ~ 9 PRISONERS, b.0T DE.-\l). ad. and. . A despatch from London, 53,53 in 11, The -War Office has received a dgfg; and patch from Cape Town, winch stat;-.e`rfu1no that 40 British soldiers who werMb _ ported to have been killed in the b:1Vien N tle of Magersfontein are now prisamy. V)" on at Pretoria. d gay . BULLER S FLYING ('OLU)I_\' mm-wn 5A despatch from London says`: in I _"" AA Pietermaritzburg d3s;,atvh 1-a55.n.ty_U_' I .The appearance of the flying (~,o}uKL WU I1 ; of scouts in Zululand hm crea{,8P3f"1"l' `come uneasiness among aim B05-P9N ,over the border. A number of 30;! Plifwi-~ have been hurriedly Wilil.'Ir`21\'.'nfr~. heart 1 Ladysmith and Dundee 10 V15 'neidl18` 'i h protect` that place and Uf)[)'use gght as H British advance. The Bo;-r {cg-w`it'h lwn there is about 1,C03 strong, with Hus,` Vfuii .- guns. ' the -15:11)} A despatch from Cape 'i'()\'.`n r~-'._v5]4 (0 Ins ,,...,D. ... from Cape -Tmvn Mysyi `It is now officially admin---1 1tm,_.3'; less that 1,100 Boers were 1:111-vi 2:: -: >600` wounded in the unsure-~'~ 1'ul `AM L tempt -to storm Ludysmith. ve Wall.- dllu. ` The health of the garrison "proved. 1-uvu-rnr\\1'1-at-an -('r\r-n nn. .. .?V`im`:`t`)`1:i:-Monctriott and Captains. G. W. Saville, R. DeH. Bur- ton, G. W.` Bently, Second Middlesex I mane Y Qn..k....I.. .....I `r:-..L_- A `The majority are concentrated some r-Va-V-'~" `- There have been no gum? developments here. Very 1}!` Boers remain north-east of them}: and west. i I` IAL A :1 o . 1 mg world should ring with denu Atiom of 3 crime so despicable n -Dcltlly should. Americans speilg ,. on such a matter, for they showed V true! way in their treatment of (J, .'ii?m.'.?:'?5 ` "*`"=v*; LADYSMITH HEARS BLILLEMQ _ - GUNS. _ A despatoh from Ladysmith, 5! ...Gon. Bul1or s guns have been he? again.` Otherwise it is Very qui`! We are awaiting further news 011% progress. a I'I'\I......- Inna. In`..- ._ , - LEINSTERS GOING, 'J`Ur[)_ d ucli L J I a0u_.lIlFflS11i liright is i1\:iA I:33o-utzmtz . 1____A n_._...,., the gun. udd_e1.~.l_r .,~~ -A. .d. Sh" 3:83 in fly is riwixr "with r} `om - mad` .r1";m" WV men ma Ids, :1 rt` mtile }:1H'f1 ntk, \\`hm .ly;_)Wth of Mtde fur r -4-\-*1`:-A-.~n\ -x ,nce~--fu` _"!I.0b1(` so this "5}>7;'a1ns the Hon. W. H. Petra and C. S. N:` .KI1OX-G~OIl'6 and Lieuts. C. G. (1....-.l...`I'I 11 `I! \r.__.;___ 1-: ca 112:: _ --': '7' _ 1; eit.-. yf` "u I: r\ '1 lay 'n [ whi' - _ bloom `lied }:l`i7 shou '.'. x Im her r 1 `What vlu 5 giiid `ii, gpped 1 thl vvu uted, T_ns0n lrjda-Ifk 7'01 t y 1 ' dio iselvc ried mu Rpm :1 t8))gc2z ~_.fI'Y1< and I?g:1r( ,.8.mi _!___ _ {:'f<'m}'. { 319:1 v " la 81 ' "u`1.(lll V be v. u. L\_. -J.L.LlUA."\l`Ull.'U uuu l.1l..'l.lLH. U. U. Gremfesll ,P. F. Newtan, P. S. McCor- quodale, and Hill-Trevor, Thorney o'rotjt's Mounted Infantry. ' Tinnfu `nnniln .....l V'.......l......I.......1 Ah I 1' sunli] BWUO I d (`:3 \ 2 mag %' AI11sp;tEh'7:}o.}{f.5f.{{aaGZEi.; War 0_fic_e has posted a list of casual- ties; among the officers of the fifth div:-si-on and mounted brigade at Svpion 1:03) on January 24. totalling:-Kill- ad, 22; wounded, 19; missing, 4. They" are as follows:-- _ KILLED. Staff Captain M. 11.. Virtue. . Captain S. M. Stewart, Liauts. F. R. Mallock and E. Fraser. Second Lanca- shire Fusiliers. ' , n.....a. n mr--_:,1 -r`:,__;,, 11v 1- 1 555516 9 yuuuuusau LDULHDLULB. ' Capt; `C. G. Birch and Lieu't., F. M. Rachael, First South Lancashires. ' 1 :....4.` I: .117 n-._.___ 'I1I.!_._L n,_ . nuuuuq, x:LrsL oouw Lancasnxres. . Lxent. H; W. Garvey, First Bor-' deters.- IILVJIIBIIJ I-Ll u. 53115510 ].|,|lA.||`|,U. , Mortal man could not: permanently hold such a position. Our gallant fel- lows held, it tenaclously for twenty hours, and then, taking advantage `at darkness, abandoned it to-the enemy. J11 7'l'\voIIIvr vnurvnx A.`-aw.`-u..a o-we -- 1-six -___ ..__._ --....-......v--uu.. up vi: v-av ,'I'Wi}NT3,(-TWO OFFICERS KIZI:E5:- ' TQICBKIO 3' wugazxtf C. Muriel , Lieuts. W. Lawley. and H. A-. Wilson, Second 'Middlesse_1_:.T 1Ufn:.uc A 1' 13...... n.....4. `III 117 1-7:.. uuu 1.1.. xx. vv uu'uu,' DUUU u mtuutuaczo Major; A. J. Ross Capt`: M. W. Kirk, and ,L.,'Leu.ts. A. H. Wade ,Second Lanc- ashire Regiment. ' r:....4. ;13:...... ur-u.._.-;-._ -_-_5 IQQLIML U &I\i6lluILDl-ll`. - Lieut.'-Piper 'Wolfe,ratanA Second K'mg s .Sco_ttish Bordere-rs. (`uni-' `-n `:1 D:._-n_ .....n v:-_-1. n It ,A narrow foot path admitting men in single Elle only to the summit opens into a perfectly flat table land, prob- ably of 300 square yards area, upon which the Boers had hastily commenc- ed to make a transverse trench. Our men were able to occupy the further` and of the table land, where the ridge. descends to another flat, which was againteucceeded by a round stony eminence held by the-Boers in great strength. . ` ' Thu `l':rl1Ul\ Ln];-I `\nu .-..... _.._- ----_ ` uvnu anus ' I The ridge held by our men- was! faced by a number of strong little: kops at all angles, whence the Boers; sent a concentrated fire from their? ries, [supported by a Maxim-Nordem Zeldt. and a big long-range gun. V I "What wii'h flan rnflnu nnrl I-Inn .-..._: wvvnnl D115. 3 1! ac `JUL LOU Ll uyyanleug - Reuntorcements were hurried -up by Gen. Warren. but they had to cross a stretch of flat ground, wh1ch.~`was literally _torn- up by the flymg lead of 9 the enemy. The unfinished trench on the summit gave very questionable shelter, as the enemy's machine guns were so accurately ranged upon the place that often 10: shells fell` In .the trench in a single minute. Mn"' vunnvu nnuu`A us:-`N -sac-nan-In-55": Lvxus. (sun a ll!` IUl.l5"l.all5D gun- 1 What with the rlfles and the ma--] chine guns, the summit was converted Into a perfect hell.` The shells ex- floded continually in our.` ranks, and he rifle fire, from an absolutely un- qeena enemy, was piarfectly appallmg. `nnlnfrnrnurvmnni-.a urnra I-an r-rind _.~. n _ .Th;'nek .was_ strongly held by the Boers`-, who also occupied` a heavy "spur parallel with the kop, where the ene- my was concealed in no fewer than 35 rie-spits, and` was thus enabled `to bringto bear upon "our men a. damag- ing cross-fire, the only possible point for a Britishattack `being the south side, with virtually sheer precipices on the left andright; ` _____._,_, :7 '.L despatchy tron" Inndx; aafs :-A `special from From camp, says; . AT snow Km. [cu Luau nu lgl-IUVII. ggigi gl =1 Many Officers Slain-British Trbqps Retired in % Order--BullIe'r s Sanguine Talk--Canadians Again in Action--News From Ladysmi.th--I45.70%0% *0 the Front--Bqers Supplies Short. :;;=%pwards of [000 Men Killed in the Tngagemetit-Ln I Captziins XV. i3:."i11-1.x'11;lie, Hick `and }. B. French, SecondLan_cashi 9 Fa.- In:-1: up MISSINGa_ gnnsnnuv "A new laagecr was formed this morn- ing on the heights near Oolenso. The Boers have` agmat force on the plains_ the-reabouta. Reintoxoomonts are appar-' ontly eomingatrom the mransyaal. " The British guns are still on Mount Al` . ' . ' ~-' _ :i"m in An`-"atr`o'ng rumour in camp that`Bu1lcr is advancing along another line." 3'" 45-om: :mnAommr..h. `A; asap-Em, htom I.ondon_*.Io.An;;:`~. f` 0o1.=.'1'h_arno`yor to had. Q nu-ram 5,0]-_ "q'qipia`._'"l9."a't'.-1s_:oo'h..-, ,_9 `won; iII_:o,n_t in. . 215.; .o'_o truce, faked ups:-' - T the i*:'182(;wt_h;ja-hia`z.vi1iS'; 1!?9`6` an -.p.l>l':i:fs.. he 3" ` F h`%F*`!:?;t:t.?1!%ih4 : 11 guns) auu l.l.F.l.'_Lll.lULl U19 pO8llil.0n- M The Boer laageraon the plains be- yond Ladysmith are agein full of men, Whct) r]:turned~.a;ter the retreat of the Bri is . ` C ` - I u ; ....... 1--..-- -.._"'_ A-..,-- - - U-9~ V _ gnunv The garrison has arrived at a healthier phase and disease has been weeded out. o v The healih of thef garrison was less robust during the first pinch than now. There is novhorse sickness, and the rains have given a supply of grass. We can hear Bul1er s guns still working. . V ; From Observation hill many otgthe Boer movements are `visible , also sometimes the doings otBuller e men. After nnr mm. -..........;.-.: `CL-3--- "" ` "W *"183 or nuuers .After our men evacuated Spion kop the enengsf quickly brought up guns and tortured the position. The Ram Inna-mm nn +1.. ..I.:..;.` 1...` ,sick. .. fI\I. .. \IIIu& I-\IU It may that we are jzn for some smart work. , - All are well. ` GOOD NEWS FROM LADYSMITH. A despatoh from Ladysmith says: :"We little dreamed when we received :a. message on January 25 that `all is well, what the night would` bring forth. We` know now that General Buller has failed. There is`a `natural disappointment, but _ little despond- ency. . A - We can holdon here. The garrison received the news with fortitude. The privations of the siege will fall more heavjily on the VI. allizauul-II\JI.lIn ' A company of the Canadians with: a mounted_fo'1'.ce., will bo'1eft to garrison the peost,Vfro-m` which an advance will be made to clear out the rebels oi the digtrict. L ' % I II 1 n A \lJIDL-I JJLUC IJLGL 0 av 0 ' - Both the Canadians and the Aus- traha-ns, who have been employed upon the ltnes- of commu-n1cat1`on,.are being used to aid the Imperial authoritnes in clearxng the northern part of Cape Colony; of the rebels, who are so un- pedmg `the progress" of the British tcroops. V L . A -4-..-..... ..._..L._. -9 1.1.- 4___;,_u_-,,- vsvugnvc - A strong party of the Austrahans and Canadians left Belmont! `a week age, 500 strong, for `a {reconnaissance in. the Tredear district. The enemy were found In force at Badenborst, on the Riot rxver ` - `___ _ _r______;_ no u 1 0' 1 0 gr After a smart fight in which none of our men were injured, the rebels were cleared out, andecolonel Boyd, the commandant `at Belmont, ordered the est`ab1'ish-mernt of a permanent Lforce at Richmond, twelve miles west of Belmont. ` ______,_ AI an ta ta Kimuerley is. receiving severe treat- ment from the enemy, who, according to heliograms from the garrison, are fi-ring indiscrixninately. The report `that! the Boers are shelling the hospi- * tal or sanitarium, if true. can. perhaps _be explained by the fast that Cecil Rhodes was recently residing there. .CAN_ADIANS- AGAIN-. IN ACTION. t A despatch from Belmont, Cape Col- o=ny,says:--The colonial troops are n6w bemrg gwen an important share 1n the operattons which Lord Roberta ls inaug.urating- for the invasxon of the Orange Free State. ' `D--5-Ii. Ll... (\.....-.J._.__ -__I LL- Au.` Mr. Spenser Wilkinson, revfewip! the military situation in the Mornms Post, say`s:-"The column under Gren. Kelly-Kenny has occupied Thebus. about ninety miles by railway from Colesburg, where Gen. French is 0901-? sting, and about 45 miles from Storm- berg Junction, whats the Boers` OP- posed to Gen. Gatacre are believed to be. The strength of Gen. Kelly.-Ken-_ .ny's` column is not told, but as`t_hat officer commands the sixth division. the whole of which has reached Cape Town, and as there is nq word on any part of it having gone to Natal. the probability is that the cnlum-n is iden- tical with the division. RETIRED IN ORDER. - A despatch from Spearman s Camp says:-The British troops took the heights of Spion kop, but the.posi'tion -was considered untenable, and the troops were withdrawn under cover of darkness. There `was much surprise . in the morning when it was discovered [that there were no troops on the hill- The various rumors of defeat are `quite untrue. The Withdrawal was con- ; _ducted in an orderly manner, the troops being withdrawn to Srpearman s 2 081119. the flank movement being abor- itive. The British loss was heavy. The .actual numbers are not known. The `greatest loss was owingito across- tire of shrapnel and lyddite. ' tb key of VtheV road to Ladysmifll; ii! whichhghopodtohowithin awoek. - Gen. Bullet called for cheers for the. Queen, and they` were given enthus- iastically. ` = ` - 'l'4\I-so con`:-5 n `V A 1-51? A QVIHII ',|..ul.llLaBl.IlLDDO` _._Lieut.` PoWer.E_]is, '1`ho=1-n`eycroft's 'I.Moun`ted Infantry. . , -. ` Theja'nnoimc ement of General Wood- :at'e"s %death in the press edespatchea };was apparently erroneous. - BUi3:LER S. Sgt-NGUINE TALK. L `A d`pgach' from London` `says - 11er"=r`ead the following from `the " `to Gen. Warren : force:-A-' . jet` express my. a'dm.i1fati9n0 `done during the `NF? try1I}``` Dooially " the.` ereziment `run; `ml hfe) racoamplia-h%' eprt; vw--u - vow u---- 12 V .-_.____ A despetchgtrom Landon says:-Ellie, . only important new feature "(it U10` operation in ' South Africa ialG8I|- Kelly-Ke-nny e occupation of Thelma Etation. The announcement, however. Id unoicial . The etrength; of th0 oolumnie not stated, but it is assum- ed here that the whole strength of the sixth divhion ` was employed. -The presumption in. that the column` is.d`o- ~B18ne:l to co-operate with Gen. Gat- acre against the Boom; at Stormberg. Such a decision would seem to mini! -that the campaign iir Natal is to, left to care for itself, forkit the sixth division isat Thehus. there is no other game available to turn the scale in eta]. w _ I 1a.. . -n on IDA, 17-_.._.'... L`I5Iy$Io In addition to Gen. ` KellY KnnY" movements, Gen. Brabant. 011% 01 '9 Cape oolonials, has arrived at Stork- "EH"ELLIi*{G 'J.`HEA_}'I_(_)4SPITALS. .v-v--' v T JOIN FOR AN ADV `ANCI. ggnnauu. A-I.I.La.upLg IJIIVUIC-IJIUI OI `Jam n,`y,; cabled this Governor-General: to- day;-that Ber t. Jaieph, Russell, at `Prince Edwar Island, is lying danger- ously! 1!! at orange river. as tqnot Ttw to recover. _ % 1': ` > rgt. Rumoll is a member of "G" is was Obmpanzgrot tho` Oisnulin contingent. V stbdied to_fhe!Bo`nl W4`#**#'?'r!%%.A - LODILLII BU Ialrcbh yvluioc I ERIE UPON MILITARY TRAIN .. '- London. Saturday, Feb. 3,--A dee- apatch to the Times. from Cape Town, dated yesterday. sqysg " An nu-lrnnurn :n:IIn:rI:un.l C:-and ILIIUVIB gwwl-on `Aug; Hugo. ~ | "An unknown individual fired :1. shotgun at. umid.itary train that was passing through the Hex rive_r pass `to-day. killlin-g a soldier. ., "11- nnrn Inn n`n1\nn1-I C--pun. $1.1- 2..-: `gran , 3515:1115 on 90511101: _ -It cam be inferred from this inei-L dent that-the anti-British movement in the smithwestern part or the cell ony ia serious enough to induce Gen; Roberta-.to distribute ,troape in the rural! districts. .Hex river is only about 100 miles _narth' ot Capa"1`o)Wn. T-he rniilway t_h1%ther`:ia xlot apart of any line by which the-seat. of war on ho reaoheds . ' IIII..`A . . _ _ -....___,I ,1 an e .- wTi1:w:;r1:esondent advises the au- tbioritios to reconsider .thoir< decision not 'to entoroe martial law throughout the oolony.-.1 = - . V -CANADIAK IQANGEROUSLY ILL. 5 dospabch from Oitaww says:-81: Altrad .Mil`nnr. Govornaor of Cape Obl- onr.i`on'hIod-thn Ga-.vun.m.q:-....-...:. ., llvllll GUUIIILILULJ, Ullla-(JILL I-IU `J31-I-1": VI V The Crocodile river is flooding, Ezind Rhodes` drift is probably unfordable, and will remain so until March. It is plreusumed therefore that the Boers will" not return to that point. i v nnrn -n-nnu 1:11-1:nAnxr -inn A 1\*r svvululll LU \.'IplJUl-Ill-IU5o Col P umer used his 12 1-2 pounderl on the Boer position for thefirst time to-day.` Tha `Booms replied speedily and accurately, but.did no damage." Tho ('91-nnniln u-In-yam u flnntnnrr nut` uuuv DJJULL at. DLUTHLUUIK. ' The pclaiua being bare,thev camp of the burghers, it .is added, has been moved back of Stormberg heights.` which are still held. 1 -,,,'MRS. JOUBERT AT THE, FRONT. A despatch ,_1rom London says:-- General J oubert s wife /zccompanies him everywhere, and insists on peraon- , ally `providing for his table. BOMBARDS` BOER POSITION. nu-swnsavuu A_ giespatch from Gaberones, de- scrxbmg a reconnaissance of some `of Col. Plumer s force around the Boer lgager `southward, says the Rhode- snanso captured two '1`ra nsvaal flags, `and drove off the Boer outpost beforei returnin to Gaberones. H l"I..`I `I ! ____.__. __._-_I L,-__ in 1 n ....---_-A-..| they managed to escape without cus-- . . * ` *2 T 1 A despatch from Ga-berones, says:-- A Boer scout was captured by Col. Plnmer s outpost, nd a small party: was sent out to conn'oitre' certain,` hills. They ascended the wrong kopje and blundered upon a Boer fortress armed with :1 Maxim Fortunately! I ualties. _ I SHORT OF SUPPLIES. V A deep-atoh from Sterkstroom. Capei Colony, says:-A runner who has :11'-` rived here brought a` letter from eAli- wai North, in which it is announced that the Boers have reopened the line to Burghersdorp, as ;,.their supplies were short at Stormberg. - - Tho T\l`!l:1! Havu-9 I-mart. I-ha nnnnn AC 143,709 MEN `AT [THE FRONT. `A despatch from London says:- The first authenticstatement of the total British troops and guns `now in or on the way to South, Africa was given in the House of Commons by Mr. George `Wyndham, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office. in the debate on the address. Mr. W'yndham read the following list, mentioning that it was exclusive of the 8th division, now being mobilized, and the fourth cavalry brigade, under orders to p-roceerl to the front :- Foot and artillery . . . . 142,000 Cavalry - . . . . . . 3,700` e'1`ota1 troops . . ._ -. . 145,700 _S_ie'ge_'guns` . . .,_'. T Total troops Siege guns` Naval guns . . ;Hoswitze{rs . . Horse artillery . : Field guns . . Total guns`. . _' . . .398` .Mr. _Wy~ndham added that in 1898 the combine dforcee of the two Re-V puhlics were estimated at 59,000 meu.| l'\I'1'l'\'r\rlI l\ rV1'-r Y1-1!"! ,5. _ ' i _` in consequence _o1-thir WILL TRY TOFLOOD LADYSLIITH. A deapetehi from Lorenzo. Marque: says:-lntormetion has been received trolnthe Transvaal that the Boers eye oonyineed at the uselessneee ot again` attempting; to storm Ladysmith. and of continuing their inetteotive bom. nbardment.` They have resolved to dam the Klip riv3r some miles below the town, hoping to flood the place. and drive the soldiers and inhabitants out of tl.p__bomb-aproof caves. so as to expose them to the shell tire. Hand- reds of Kaffirs and huge quantities of timber and sand-bags have been sent from Johannesburg and Pretoria to pertorm the work. In A cure`. .o;_4s-o-on... _ - : uoonuuurv T `volley; the colonel. "_"E`:a';'>t. A. Bettington andLAieut., _Howard, of '.[`horneycroft s Mounted Hlnfanfry. ' ` ` ' ` - _ (`uni (`AY4u'unn'-. `l ........-_!-I 1"_.I.L 1,- seized. _ , _ , Norton and Coulter state positively that every available man on the west- ern frontiers of the two Republics, and in Bechunnaland and Griqualand has -been commandeered and sent to the Boerpositions between here and Kim- berley. 4 1- -Au; u-uvunu . __ -ac--n c-.- J\QCl-I '1 II-LU. They said that the Republican forces had put their last ounce of strength in the field. The party was. not stopped by the Boers. `Though they had a pass from Barkly West, which permitted them to 30 to Kopjes dam,` vwhich is the Mag- ersfontein head laager, they did not report there, because it was certain mt. on account of their good condi- tion, the horses and mules would be seized. ' \1'-_.;_~_ 4| A .'. . . ,- ,-n,9__1__ -vs vulva ' ' "_Tl;e' enemy still` have two strong posmtions on the east side ,whioh we hope to shift with dy-naVmite.'_ - . REFUGES IN METHUENS CAMP. . ~t-- __. _,__.-....:-:_. .. -- A despatch from Modder River says: -Two refugees, Messrs. Norton and Conlter, with their families, entered the camp here. The party had four- teen horses "and twenty mules, all in good condition. ` 'IH'.___.. 17. ,1..- 1 re, `IA __ j-_.._2L IJUIJ 5 vuuus t lUl.l Messrs. Nortio ed the. conditio _Free State. FIWL-.. __!,`I n and Coulter describ- ns in theI_Tra nsvaal and F, ,. -n,___|_1:--._' --bl-I-Iv nuuuu V1011 UIIL UL 1|a.l.U_ unva- Have opened a new grazing ground for cattle u>nu_- , -..`.. . . ,1-_-___ 1 7'H`-gve tns pushed the neneniy. on Ethree sides well out at rifle_ shot. "I3--A -_-_. --J , ,,_.-A,___. .....-.....l }_ mom-r_ A-'1'. WORK. t A, dzasbntch Lrom Mafekiang sags! L"AJl well during the past fortnight. iavo been pushing` out the trenches : toward : the enemy : big guns,_und on 3 January 16 their 94-punder and high { -velocity Krupp evacuated their posi- Etiolvs and retired eastwards of 2 the j town, whence they are capable of lit- ` tle damage. . urn, u no upuuy, auuunu MIQGIBSBX. Capt W. Sanbach and Lieuts._' A.. Dykes. .J. A. Nixon, and .G. R. Steph- ens, Second _Lancashires. ' T General _Woodgate,_ dangerousl '.V `Capt. F. .M; Carlton and} Lieu s. A." W. Forster and J. W. Baldwimaot the `V,-`staff. l\,__1_ 11 A r. ..- - -`--' UV . 36' nova-Iou Ill DUDE quwlzlou. . _ \ tf` I am happy to observe thbt the num- hgr of aottlou wJ__Ib havo token up land: in llnultdbo and. in the vNo`r`th- Wont Torritorla to la. thou!-id>any' pronoun goo:-,. Ind _ on-do oonoluowo Qvidomco of tho anooeu wmoh -has mt- tomdod tho -olforfq of Gwomuont ho~p1_'ormoto {ammo on. ond- Ihavo. no`--. doubt thatilo B*1`.It1!~_-I-n`.6leusod- production of the West w1ll,. bhonoo-{ ..._.._. ...;.---.--. . Va. :4`; 1.195! AIJIJJ. \J Alix). The attention of the Government has been called to the conflicts which 00.. casionally arise between workmen zind their employers. While it may not be possible to wholly prevent such diffi- culties by legislation, my Government think that many of the_ disputes might be averted it better provisions could be made for the friendly intervention- of_.Board.e of Conciliation. the con. clusions of which, "while not,1e. ca-lly binding, would have much weight \a_rith_ both sides, aand be useful in bringing an intelligent public, opjn. ton to bear on these comblinatn ...i._ .... ...u-5---5 an luuruuguul; p"l1DllO_ Opin- non to bear on ,theso_complioatod sub- jects. You will: be_ invited to consider whether -the provincial legixsltlon in thus matter may not '-be `usefully sup- eanomed b . an enactment rovidnng _or the eta liahmant ot__a omumon tribunal for gasiotlng in the attAle-_~ mom. o`1`!_.auoh- quuonq. J\/Willy \lI-FIJIIIICIIL `IL IJIILII-IJ JXILLICI. I9! .11; gives me great pleasure to ob-` serve that in pursuance of the xpolicy which was defined` at the last session of Parlin-ment. a caremlly-devised bpdy of regulations has been adopted. ap- plicable to all railways `and public .works`within the Federal jurisdiczion, making adequate provision for` the sanitary proteciion. and medical care of workingmen. - SETTLEMENT 014` LA BORi DISPUTES, I am glad `to observe that the re- turns from the Post-office Department afford good ground for believing the 1 {III LUUBI1 UUJ.llI-LlUuAI.I.Uu- ! t the temporary loss of revenue, caused by. the great reduction recently made; .in letter postage, will speedily be made ' jg-ood by the increased correspondence `consequent `thereon. - `Tn.-n.l-In (>1:-gins n-no nnnr :n :n.I-nu`!-I-acn I IRIlJ"5\lILI.'II.IIa LIJCICUIJI Negotiations . are now in progress i with -several of our sister colonies in the West Indies, which iL is hoped may result in increasing and developing `our trade with those islands, anttn pos- lsibiy with certain portions of` the _ad- ljacent continent of South America. - If nviunu rnn nvvinnf nlnixrgnn-n` fr; l\l'\- cunungents. The measures which have been talk} on from time -to time, to facilitate the safe transportation of foodstuffs, to` European markets, have resulted in 9.` large increase in. the exportation. of! ,several important articles ofproduce,` and -it may become necessary in the interest of this very important branch? of industry to requires more care-` I ful inspection than has been custom- tary for the purpose of maintaining that high standard of excellence here- tofore secured, and which is abolute--I ly indispensable if the people of Can--I ads are to increase their large and[ profitable trade with other countries; in these commodities.- V i 1. -.._ ..n_.1 1..- ..i........... n....L M... an I I--0314 Auuaylaw. _ x In this connection, ii. is a matter off pride and gratication to the people' of this Dominion, that, in addition to the contingents sent by the GoVe_I`n-i tnent, another Canadian force is being} organized and despatched at the P?!" sonacl expense of,.the High Commis- sioner of Canada." This generous and patriotic action on the part of Lord iStrathoon'a reflects high honor on rhim, and on the Dominion he repre- sents. I have been instructed to con- vey to you her Majesty"s high appre- ciation of the loyalty and patriotism by us displayed, which, following the` preference granted under the present tariff to articles of British manufac- trure, has had the happyeffect of ce-: imenting and intensifying the cordial! l nelations. subsisting between Canada; and the Mother Country. T COS .I?`0F THE CONTINGENT. ; A ,bill will be submitted for your; approval, making provision for the cost? of equipping and paying the Canadian; contingents. V ` A nun`-xnaaurnnaun uou`n:n`I `unlit! hn fnk _ A despetch from Ottawa says:-i With weather 15 degrees below zero the Parliament of Canada. was opened- At 3` o clock the Governor-General drove up- to the Parliament buildings. accompanied by the riding escort of the Princess Louise Dragoons. When Mr. Speaker Bain opened the proceeds ings in the House of Commons there] were about.V159 members present. At-5, tel` the Commoners repaired to` the Senate chamber, Lord Minto delivered! theiollowing speech from the throne: {Gentlemen of the Senate: ' [Gentlemen of the House of Commons: i '."533?. o1ema'n. Imperial. Light hi- lt-antry. . " -n -cu-ca.--4-.. Hostilities having unfortunately; broken `out during the recessvbetwoen" Great Britain and the South African Republic, it appeared to my Ministers expedient to anticipate the action of Parliament by equipping and forward- ing two` contingents of volunteers to the seat of war as a- practical evidence; of the profound devotion and loyalty: ;of the entire people of Canada to the {Sovereign andvinstitutions` of the-`Bri-f R tieh Empire; ' ,, _`.L..._ 7 ""1 1- I Iv__ is again my `rpleasingduty to'con-i gratulate you onthe continued pros-; perity of the Dominion, and on the re- markable increase in the general vol- ume of the revenue and of the exports and imports _of the country. ,-L_I__ ` Opening -A-"l`ext 6f the] Governor-Genera1 s Speech ` From the Throne. ` Lj`-i'd9a1iU`-th" tr'omi_'Ia51lona Genera"! 1 French; who usitad Town -to ~ico2nnult with Iieiieral Bord Roberts, returned to Renberg on Jan- uary 31. and resumed; reconnoitring. but nothing of consequence resulted. "According to the Daily Ghtoniclda oorrespon'dent" at Sterkstroom, who` telegu-aphe. under date of Feb. Boer reinforcements, are arriving at torm- berg. The enemy have repnired the railway between Aliwal North and Burghersdorp, which they destroyed when they first crossed the frontier, and trains are now. running over it. nit- --_..- --...............l..'..l- -.c.uuunA- urn- B110 Cfalll 8136 HOW` Iulluulg uvvu u.- The same correspondent` reoorda ru- mours that Commandant Steyn has beexi recalled from the command of the.` Free State forces in Natal to defend the south-eastern border. ' v 'rnn;cc}oxrEns'wi'm DOM|N|0N$ Pl|Rl|AMENI. `Toronto February 6.-' -Wheat `-- Priooa Wh.ea_t_ in tho \Vst illproved` to-day, and closed firm, llvibea wnrovquite rin. Ontario and white, 64 to 680,. according to to niill; goose` wheat 69c, ;I.9l.dI1kf `tieighta ; 68q,'north and west; .?.'.*'*L'.r.'"Po'i`i*oI'1::.o,o'I`o"i4_t.`,95 1r2c;AMan1$9b3 N0- HARKE'1`S 0F THE wuaw. II` 110 _,Ii.liers.` `If- _'_