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.be* bvs imam` AT BRFITSRSPRUIT. _ -_ ..__,..v -..-. that Tthfe iramd ,on `the lime gt the English ineaaure. Mr. Muloc-k moved the second read- ing of the bill To aid in the preven--} tion and settlement of trade disputes, {and the publication of statistical and industrial information." He proceed- ed to set forth thatthere were only two methods by which labor disputes could be settled. ' One of these was iby conciliation. and the othe-r_ was .by some other course more or less coercive in. its` . char- acter. As to the portion. of the Act` which provided for the publica- :"tio\n of statistical and industrial in- ` formation, it was the intention to es- `tablish a labour bureau, which would ! collect information and report to Par- iliamemt. [It was also the intention to. 3` publish a labour gazette, which would I be issued man-'thl.y. The gazette woiud be. aim-ply a source of information re- `garding facts and would not under- , take to express opianiovnn- In conclusion . 'he_ pointed out that the legislation in i Englafndp has been productive of good tsimply because it was voluntary and not coercive. It was for these rea- Mr. introdu_ced a bil-Iv to re-. duce the postage on newspapers to one-eighth of a cent per "pound. `Hitherto the rate has been one-halt cent per pound. The reduction ap- plies ocnly to the_ci.rc ulation within the province where the newspaper is o published. [ SET'1`LEMi-`N1 ow TRADE DISPUTES 9VB}.to.4(l_. H," `W Dr. Douglas moved an amendment. to the amendment just carried, eon- eisttng of the addition to the amend- ment of the words. "but. inasmuch as it me ee1ra!ble.hat legxslation `be- enacted having in` View the. further vreaftrictxon. of the liquor traftnc, it is therefore expedient, in the opnmon of this House. that the Oaznada temper- ance act be. enlarged in its scope and the provisions for ts administration perfected," 4 The. vote was then taken on the motion offered by Mr. Douglas. It was carried by avote of 5? L to PROHIBITION` DEFEATED. `At the close of the pro-_h1'Jbait1on de- bate Dr. Pa.rmalee e amendment de- claring that the result. of the pleb1s- cite does notwarrant the enactment: of a pcrohfbitory law was'carr1ed by III! A._ A` `(Sir Rmhnrd Cartwwiglvt replxed that he beI1`nwe_d it was {true t`h'a.t het ne- gotxatxons between '1`n'nida.dA and film United States had failed, but as yet `he had no offiomal k-nowldge on the Uqbjeot. He orffered no__ Iopinnon as to 15vhet*her the negwotiatwn between T.rin1'd_ad and Canada would be re- sumed. reaching a; defile in the hills the Boers -shelled the advancing coluznns. Col. Thorneycrofvs men occupied the hills to theright of the narrow pass, keep.` ing the Boers back on a ridge to the left, while the infantry deployed in plain sight, and the :artillery_ occupied a position under the ridge. ' The Boerl. worked their guns rapidly, but the lhowitzersj replied with. effect, and drove back the Boers over the ridge. The convoy passed safely, andwhen the force began to retire the Boers again advanced with a gun on the ridge. The British left field battery re- `plied. The first shell forced the gun- to retire. mu-....%.$.` a`.emn '1`.i'ir.xid.d .`ai1_l am Ilnitedfstatea Fhnd tailed. H`e`want- "ed" to~_.;;knoM; whethorTu_nderV the _c.i1_-- cums-tancea the _ne.giotia.t1pns bqtwen. -Canada; and Tr.-indad wouldzbo resum-_ B8 900d. A SIGN 015` THE END. Mr: I. N. Ford, cabling to t:!1e,.NeMr. York '1_`r_ilbune., says: "The unexpected` release_` 61 over 800 British pnsoners ta_kam/in -tlhn Free State is also agodd indication` that the campaxgn in South Africa is drawing to an end and _tn1oat.th`e troops may speedily be.spar- end (or 'sea'.vi'ce.1':n China. ` rvllll bvvwuug w-an "Steyn left 'Bet;l:om `on `th 3155:. NEWSPAPER. POSTAGE. 90h.tnlnQd `In I tqle'gzjanI'!rom Acting Oopgul-General Wu-ran, at Shanghai. ntAtlng"'- _thlt.tho Lecatldu were itdnd. mg on July 8. WM tuthhr ntr6nth- onobd. this nmrnlpg by Boar-Admiral Brugaes endoraamgnt slot the previous. `ruinnnn. that Prince Ohms; who In aid a_ gounfer fovylntgopj pt Has en ? Army in Pekin Protecting! the Legattqns. ` ahesixatch fro-1`n`_Lon`don,V says:-- 7Ad_m'u'a_l_ Bruce has sent a. telegram to Vsokorii. e _ the Admiralty Department from Taku, `an-der date or Saturday, to the effect that `there are grounds forhoping that P,_1{i-pee Qhi/ns.` with his army, in. at _Pekin` pfoteting the Legations` against Prince '1`-min : ermy and the The hdpeful feeling engen- dbrqd, Kai 8a_tu~rd`ay'n now; tr f - Pekln. _ A...'.IA[ _-- __;.n__ 9 A It is oh;iou:th.et: though `there are | many thousands of Chinese camped 1 behind the guns, nothing can be done , . at present except. to await the arrival of reinforcements. '1`-he rainy season; has Set in, and this makes going into, the interior most difficult. The ooun- 5 try between Pekin and Tien-Tsin in other years has frequently been flood.` ed__. River transport is almost impos-V eible; and " the railway is practically non-existent, and must be entirely res! built. ' - . ' g MIi.l'itary opinion is unenimnus thatl if thelegations did not need relief, it would be foolish to attempt to advance before September. PRINCE came. PROTECTOR. gt that] All AA`-`Q sin v w--- _._- Stories of colossal, Omnese arunes \. lga-theriang continue to worry not only .t-`he rank and tile [bu-t_ the commanders, who admit the uncertaiqgy of`:-econ-3 naisa-atnces and the complete absence of en effective mtelligence department. L ___ -...- ' Headway. I A despa-tclh from L-0-nd-on, Tuesday,` sa.ysg--Tvhe allies at Tiaen-Tenn are zh-avmgv an exceedingly unpleasant time. 'Dhe last engagement act which news has come through occurred on July 6. ThJe Chinese artillery opened at dawn. Tlhe-ir fire was meme accur- ate and the munition better, shells ex- ploding wtuh precision and setting fire to; several buildings. H. M. S. '1`errible s ' guns` again quieted t-he Ch-i-nese, w-ho, shitting their artillery, reopened the qttack in the afternoon,` but a thunderstoxfm breaking, the Ghinese suddenly quit. The allies im- mediately attacked and drove the I Chinese from their works. but lost thirty killed or wounded in so doing. The non-combatants are leaving Tien-` '1`s1n`and the opinion of the major-ity favours the military leaving also. I I`ll_ . _ _ - A n cg-unln Allied `/Forces Making Very --_- `-1--vw- .._ vgvv- .-v . "H-anbury-Tracy, commanding at Rus'te'nj.burg, reports tlhlat a party of 30013. under Liimmer, ealled on mum on Saturday to surrender the town ._and `garrison. H`anl.bury-Tracy replied t-hat he held Rustenfburg for her Ma-: jesty s' Government, and 1ntended to: continue to occupy it. T`-hoe enemy then opened fire with artillery, and tried to take the heights command- ing the` town, but did not succeed, owmg to the good arrang-emients made. by Hanbury-Tiracy and has offlcersf `Eventually, they were drwen off with: the assistance of Hot1'ds[w'ort'h and ms} Hussars, who made a rapid march o-fl forty-ez`g'ht.m.iles from the nexglrbour-[ hood of Zeezrust, with the Bushmen under Colonel Ai-rio, on huearnng Rus-, tenhurg was likely to be tih-reatenech.-5 The enemy suffered heavily, and fl.V0 ` men were captured. Our casual- ties were two men killed and one of-* hear and tlbree men wounded. of Wednsday for Fouriesburg, be- tween `Bethlehem and _Fickeburg, ac-W -companied by Christian De Wet and other Free State` commander'g.-- with V ti'oops.reported nuumbring 3,090 inen. llI 1,._I.,, , T*h%efRussi an Gdverhment Agrees to ` L t'heP1`oposition. --~---. 9--v_ V"-1*`-u is 1:66 118.110 to ap- J ply- military force in China. ' The terms of this consents-are summarized I in the_ subjoined despatgch from St. 1 P9t..l`8b!`8s'under date of July 6: In reply to an enquiry from the Japanesel Cabinet regarding the despatch 01:2 `Japanese troops to China to rendergi aid.to the foreigners in Pekin, the" Russia-n'_Government declared on May 27 that it left the Japanese Govern- T: meat` full'_"-.liberty`of action in this; conn_ection,`and the Tokio Cabinet ex- i pressed its readiness to act in full, agreement with the other powers. It is in consequence, no doubt,- that Ja- _: pan is preparing to embark 20,000` more troops. - : A deetpatch from London, says :-The Russian Government announces that `it will give` Japan a free hand to DIV I!I;l:`-nu-Iv `I~-`* POLITICS LAID ASIDE. Political considerations that were thought to have been numbing the ac- , ;:-.. _ -_` __ _--_v~-._ --~ E tidn at the` are thus laid aside TIEN-TSIN VFIGHIING. Little ,oultg. During a. severe storm on Lake Eric "on" satm-`day, the yacht Idler, ownea by Mr. J tunes Con-rigan of Cleveland. went down with Mrs. Oorrigan and "tin other members of the family? "ne.s=aaamer Pearl. with 900 Buitgu Lexourolfwtu an Boaggl, An_-an V bu} a't 'Orylt33vB9|l0h'- '4: _puaernqorI WCF.0 Withf ; .' =1 ! _'.l.`.he xlongest railroad tram on re- cord reoentgv moved on the Cleveland 8; Pittsbu-rg_ lino. nine and a third Imus; long. j They Made. a. Determined Attempt ' to Retake I-`neksburg. ;A despatoh from Maseru, Basuto- tlund. Thursday, says :--The Boers _xr.ud_e a determined attempt to retake Ficksburg, 0re.nge_Rive1 Colony. `yes- terday. `They attacked the place at 'I,II'i.dlligiht.. The fighting was short.` ,-but fierce, lasti-ng an hour. and the Federals were reinlsed. A_ despa.tc.h (roam Landon so.ya:--4In the House of Commune on Monday Mr. :George `Wyndham, ParLiamen'tary_ `Secretary of State for War, stated ' that 71 guns of position, with 11,740 5 rounds of a-mmumtion, 123 field guns. {with 49,400 rownds, and 297 maohino guns, with 4,228,400 rounds` of ammu- initiovn, had been supplied to China |aince April, 1395, by British firms. A German firm had supplied China with 460,000 Mauser titles and three mil- _l.iorn rounds of ammunition in the same I Period. British and German Firms Have Supplied Them with Guns. 3` yam. : , Lorenzo Marquez on Friday learn- ed that the Boers are showing fresh` hctivty- A British force is report- 'ed witqyn 40 miles of ' Komatipaoxe, Lord Roberts . telegraphed to the War Office; under date of Preborm, IFriday, as follows: . V - Puget engaged the enemy on July 3 `successfully at Pleiazrlontenn. -no _drov'e Mzem out of a very strong position across Leaewwkop to Bronox. fontein, where he bxv-ouackod for the night. He followed up the enemy, and on July 4 was at Blo- auwkopje, 15 miles nqrtshwoat at Betzleahem. He reports that all 0! Steyn s Govea`n.men_t officials except the TreasurerrGenera.l, who has gone to Vrede, are at Bethlehem, whwh ha: been proclaimed the capntal. Stoyn himselit us reported to have taken fl1g.h`t to the mousntag-ns,_. Bullet rot. ports the line to Heidelberg `restored thusy completing railway oommumcan 'tion between PretmLa- and Natal. `Gen. Paget Drove Dawet From a Strong Position. A despsatcth from L-orndon says:-Gen. Pggevt. isimovirng t-orwamd the. heart or! trhe country held by De-wet. `Pekin, is fighting in behalf of am *Legations_ against the usurper, Prime) Tuan. If the admiral ;~s hope turns wt {to be well founded, this turn of en . is. of the utmost importance, as it ld -felt here that in som: such. divisiun among the Chinese_ ih-emselves In-.3 the best hope of the safety of the foreigners. If the powers can find allies in China itself, it will mater 1;-.l-V Ily facilitate the task of restoring- forder, and those acquainted with_ lha `countrfbelieve that if the diploma- tists are able to induce such a man `as Li-H-ung-Chang or Chang-Chi- Tung to send force: to the assistance :0-f Pxince Ching, the hordes of revoiu. ftionaries will disperse as quickly as :they have collected, and a way to Pe. 'kin; will be opened without great do. llay. 7 - ' ' HWHIPPED THE BOERS. for a` moment, at least by the Govern-a ment supposed to have the clearest purposes respecting China : tutnrm Japan's sending of troops now can have little bearing-on the fate of the foreigners in Pekin. ` ` TEN DAYS NECESSARY. Baron Hayashi, the new Japanese` `V Minister, who arrived in London on [ Friday, said that ten days would pro- bably be required for the carrying. iof troops to China. His dictated Estatement contained these sentences: 3 ` ,- _. . A - - AATD u BOERS WERE DEF-EATED. E jIf.al1 the conditions Japan asked iwere conceded, I see no reason why _Japan should not undertake the task 'of suppressing the trouble. The p'5w- Ters are all willing to put down the 7 rebels, _but it does not seem that they {are agreed on the means." 'I~A.\J uanvuu uu LLIU l.LlGdl.JB- From these Qzuthoritative. utter- Tances, it is inferred that Japxn does f not nominate conditjons, and that tha ' concert of the powers is a little tang- led. - `ion sou) T6 CHINA. IS! V "such" thing in 3 isn't so startling; 1: news. or per . -.9 Ul. LVUI LLICIIA V7959 at 330, afloat, Fort William, and : .e.i.t., which is lc. better t;.n.i `WY ! figures. Ontario wheataf tlnue easy, and in poor demand." Y at 70c, outside. b A 4 5 9ed~,Du11, Bran, 313 to $13.50; shortla 814 to $14.50, west. V ; . `Firm, No. 1 American `yel- `:0. on track here; and mixed (It. ilttled ing Door owing _to; Wiubu en'1,t mark.et. Stra i`g`_htV ' d .,y rs bass. mxddle treig`h tu,V 83 9 bbl. asked, sing my 1--S-Prinz wineat- -LN9. V `' 38% N9-.1fNorfh+ arm, '3 36: Np. ~1 as 1..., , `2- Wmr . ,;u.. '" *1 and . 2 hnH..__, ._ - lFollVow'mg ` Cattle. 1990. per cwt ....... 430 her. choice. (19... 4 00 uh", med. Lo g0odT 350 her. inferior[.... .. '... 300 "5; Del` cwt ....... .. 300 Sheep and Lambs. )1} an uni! vs... 5.00 350 1 zs...... 200 250 - Monte, July 10.--Manitoba wheat, higher. Sales of No. lhard were at on, -- {ts-.-up -to? eck-wear; uffa and o . in nilk,` he forego Montngpl` 350 in. V eij nted. ` nly choice _veul_s are in demand, up * eight to ten` dollars each for the % ht kind. Common stuff not wanted, oice ewes are worth from $3.50 to` percwt. Spring lambs in fair de-T dfrom $'. .5U'L0 $4 each. ' Bucks worth from $2.50 to $3 per cwt. mal loads of interior cattle re- ` ed unsold at the close of the mar- _ ..;-JED. ice hogs, per cwt ht hogs, par cwt . vy hogs, per 'cwt... W8. oronto, July 10.--Our receipts to- ywere fifty c:u'Loads of live stock; luding1,300 hogs, 800 cattle, 300 pend lambs, and a few milkers ood to choice butcher cattle sold from $4 to $4.50 per cwt.; but me- m to common cattle were in light and, and values were unsettledmo tthe figures given below can only,` regarded as approximate for any- 'gbut the best cattle here. tockers are still: weak" on a very ht enquiry. Export bulls are nom- Hy unchanged, but easy. Feeders . light bulls are quotably unchang- Aefew choice milch `cows are- or prime hogs, scaling from 160 toi lba., the top price is 63-so; thick? thugs, 51-20; and ght hogs, 53280`; rlb.~ ' f I patch from New York Jaye: ble degpatch. Mr. Isaac N. Fara; `a dent of The Tribune, gives Wont despatches . regarding the. mesaietuation received at thet, ' and some South African news; hespatch follows : , FAVORABLE NEWS; . The Fowign Office gave .o11'tVHS3H -reaseuring deepetoh the Acting Consul at Shenghei _ stated that two embeeayhouees . mu standing as late as Tue;-p The information was vouched tor gaming from a thoroughly trust- wy source, and tended to `pro__ve . the ]e,gati0vnS had` made an un- tedly effective defence against swarms of besiegers, Thousands` Chinese essailan-ts had fallen, end, mack had elackecned, owing to heavy losses. The otienLal.de- ' ma out hope that the lega- oould 'remuLn on the defensfiiv_e, me time; if supplies of ammuni- and food did not fail. _ _ ACOLUMN ;VIA_Y'BE SENT. _ _ V V Tm`; Iavo-ruble news may have rked effect upon the foreign re- form mused at Tien Tsin. A ms of Cattle`;-Zaeese. Grain. &,e.. In the Leading Markets. W5 Received e~L0nd.On%%Sa`ys:LLee gations May`iHol;(l Tilype-e lief Arrives. nms [IF THEWRLDj ?.``I7`;i`~?- 4? H to 48: om` 47: M. J oox'I;I. 47 m-N? *-We:k=No- 0- 3wmta.~2e%1~ w 3 -. 340: No. 2 mi` Milkers and Calves. -St. . ' - Wendy. wmte oats. northand 1 3.I1.d east 28. . V` ./ `V A` ;B5'`_8 t 1';'." { ...__h` market. St`:-`aiii`:'l'x"t""l n. Car lots are quoted 0, north and west; gnd Hogs. the range of quota- No. 24oc,- west: [to 430. NI! vunw an"..- -, `utcting. as well 1' ladies! ' . notlfwesc. s4c;, 25 00 2 oo IJHV 550 rs-A 50" 2 00 Arts 45 oo, OAII IJIIV 5621-2' 575 V IDEA and I and :Free State. Leaders `Want to End the Struggle. L E ` ' . ,_ ,1! AA despaitoh from Pretoria, says:-_- 3 State Secretary, State Attorney," and p; V two members or the*Exec-uttive C011!!! cil of the Orange Fredsbate have sur- -' rerndelred. Tlheir siubmisson is no- t cepted as an indication of a desire on -5 pant" of the Free:State leaders to :1 'emd the struggle. It is said tho{t-Pre- :1 sidemt Steyn was presIe_d'byVt`hesAe of- 'e"Iic1a'ls to make 9.7 cosmple-to surrender; a mu Boers =at_tacked~ Gen, EHu-won : brigade- near Riettontein dl_8uind_ay. . They .war;d rive n `oft 'wi@hj conaideurabloe IOCI. .~D`uri.n g. tl1'": eng`fi 3'-e-T : mom a Freneh miner was'cpt%ureaVIb;9; The war one. Is Said to be Prepar- ing to send That Numborvof Men to .Chtna.. A despatch frqm Londop says:-'-It `is understood that th War Oftiqa in [preparing to despatch nemy 402000 | man to China. 3 These-ar6fto.be drnvI`r,n_ from India, South Africa` and Eng-_f 3 land, chiey the" latter. ". `F: T I .l'I\In.. .l'1nnn.uvnIv|AnI' 'ln`C'.hQlI"\`I$I`D'In_ Juuu, walnuts; I-nu: auvvuao ; The Government has been` : .pIufchas- ns arms and ammunition tor some ,.time. and rooentlyordered 20,000,000` ' ran-nd.s..o_ri._ 4va.'rnumn'itlon; " -_t - Formal Orders 1:3;-ed in the U. S. to` send That Many Men to the!-:a.st. A despavtch from Washington says: -The ieue on Saturday of the for- mal orders for the _de'epatx:h "to the ` east M more `than 6000 troops from the aurmsvpoe -9 in the United States "was n.mun.i{n.-nation-e'of' the energy? wmc-.n the Governme...t'_ia about` to take in the Chinese'matte"r. True,-the- troops are nominal-ly destined for the. forces` to replace the volunteers now out there, but it is admitted` that they are being sent out. by a rouite'that will easily admitot decfleptmon to Taku 601!` some other convenient Chinese VFRENCH OI-`FICVER CAPTURED WILL SEND ooo moors. 8,000 British Casualties During the Past'Month.- V A despatcah: trom I4ondov'n,tsay.s:- Events `in Sotwtlh _A2fri~ca -have by no means ceased to be u1ori1h.y of re- rscotrd. Wihen lit is unde-Iisttood that the last month's casualties from June 5th to Judy .,5th, amounted to over 8,000. men, including 1,200 `detatzhs, it will be realized t h;a:t`the latter chap- ters 01 the war, thiouagh comparative ly unheralded, V have ' Vbeen terribly grim. "When 18 it going to end? is the question heard- on ad! sides. The measure of the ergasnized .- Boer re- sistance isyevidently no criterion of what the cost. will be to_Great Britain in precious lives." Unless Lord `Ro- | berts is planning some move` of 'Wh.'l011 ;t'he news is carefully kept in Eng- yland, it seems likely t-'hs-t there are still many wee-ry Weeks of guerillp, fighting ahead -at the British forces. GRI_M c1.os1Ni; CHAPTERS. _ ---_.. ----J- C,h'{cagt;. 10;-A' _;ig1:er .!1iarket at Llverpool resulted inn bulge met early to-day, but `the market reacted because or rain: in the North-West, closing steady. Oorn__closed a dhade lower, and oats 1-81: down.` Provisions closed: steady, and but little changed. `ll'.. ____ ..-.... 'I'--l._ -1- Int - L Mrnnapolu, -`July IQ,-`Wheat-In store; No. 1 North'ern,'JuLv, 79 1-8c; September, 79 5-80; on` track, No. 1 hard, 81 5-8c; No. 1_ Northern, 795-803 No. 2` No-r_uhern, 78 1-2c. ' "send. a to 'in_ 3, 18,51: de_sp_era_:_'t_e. attempt to rescue the _be- leagured garrison, This-4 une,xpeoatedj~.. information offers a marked contrast to the earlier press despatches froni` shanghai and Che Foo, in which the. massacre of foreigners at Pekin was described in detail, and theiatrocities ordered by Prince -'_1`_`uan were fully setforth. Other belated despatches referred. to `the experience of Sir" Robert Hart s "messengers in. reaching Tien Tsin. and to the alarming situa- tion, in Mano-huria, where the Chinese were advancing on New Chwang, and valuable missionary property had. been destroyed. , -The official `despatch tends to discredit all information coxningfrom Chinese sources, and to encourage hope that the legations may hold their ground until assist- ance is sent toifthem, ' ' o JAPAN MAY START TO WORK: l The Japianiese Government` is re-' ported to --have expressedits willing-g ness to` send avdivision at once to China, as the `vernergency is so p`ree`s - _ img. " It is not considered probable that Russia will offer any resistance to a practical measure `for reinforc- ing the -..foreigners at Tien Tsin, and despotohing a relief column to Pekin." '3 mixed, 25 1T-e." Rye~-No,; 1, In store nommally 650. , Flour-`-Steloady. I1L'.P;- ._._. 'r-_l_, -In A 4o;ooo' BRI1;_ISH""TRO0PS; T A penalty was inserted to meet the ease of the deputy returning officers who trauxlulentlly. initial b_u-llots, and tor" uneuthoriaed person who" fraudu- lently print ballot papers, and for an authorized person who` "fraudulently `prints more ballots than he ienlithbr; to print. - _ _' A CANADA` AND TRINIDAD. ._ Dr. Montague ~ca_lled attention t_o W3 fwihvttxl toe-T or any other capacity connected with ' the'contingents.V All these, if their` names are on the list, will not be dis." qualified on account of absence. If their names` are not on the list they will be ehftitled. to vate on taking a prescribed oath. The clause was ` The Solicitor General` announced that it was the-intention that `every return. ing" officer` 1'ivoruId__be provided with a stexmpby the clerk at `the Crown in 7Chance_iry.' ended would berequired ' to-_ diatributying "them to -deput-ye 10- A tur ning' "Officers:-' - -is -in -A addition 3 `to'~the. brecautions-cwhich_ have Eeen stn;; ill the ballotron the back be.` Vhititieggei `tiiken. : e. t s -n._-_.n.__1 L)- __-_- `Li- Avwrvvv vu -- -v`--..____ Mr. Fitzpatrick read the` clause I draftd by him. to preserve the Voting ' privilege at soldiertin South Africa." '1`h}e_ clause applies to all those who went. tb South Africa, whether as Red Cross ,assiqta.nts, war `correspondents, 4_!L__ -__.___J__j ___o`_l Form three was altered so as 'to' give Manitoba its own provincial lists` the same as the oytherprovlnces which have voters lists. The section of the? old act. applying to Manitoba in this` respect was repealed. V I -1-; _._A._.2_1.. ..--J .LL- ..l...-.-.- I ~_"'.I1; Q1 Stated that the Canadian ,t'roluntears;_ now Eli South `Africa who were, on` the lists" when they sailed would7not be struck off on account ; of gbsence. V ":m'nZ}3}{o"t'n;7s;11$E {mg `as; as; 1 cumed Mr. Fitzpatrick explaining that the Government thought the bal- rlot ag'reed.u_pon could not be improved in any way._ It will be all black with the exception of white spaces for the name and the -mark of the voter. I tion defining bribery, making it an indictable offence on the part of a candidate to promise any office or em- ployment in the case of his election. Anew clause yvas added to the sec-S In connection with the section mak- provision for recounts, Mr. In-` gram moved an `amendment, striking out the clause bytwhich the applicant for a recount must put up $100 as see c-urity for costs. The Government declined to accept the amendment. The fine for tampering with ballots on the part otvdeputy returning offi- cers was placed vavt not less than $300, and not more than 31000. In default of payment five years imprisonment` is the limit. Other peraotns tampering with the ballots areeliable to 85001` e or two years imprisonment. ` `I- g EI2EO'I`;ION LAW. _ 1 A long discussion took place "on the olsusiesv providing that the deputy re- turning officer `put his initials on the `ballots. -The Opposition asked that the.`ballo1t be also initialled by the agents of the oandidatesv for greater ease of ide:mtification.'The Government however, maintained that euoh a safer guard was not necessary in view of the fact that the ballots and coun- tertoils werenumbered. _The clause passedas it stood. V - u ' PREMIER EMERSON A VISITOR. When the clause dening the duties of the deputy returning officer after `the close of. the poll was reached,.the Gotvernmenlt-agreed to adopt in the clause Mr. In.gram s suggestion that thedeputy returning officer shall give to those present at the count an op- por-tunity of seeing all spoiled ballots. v'fVl;l;;enfonfei|l1, July 7.'-A `convoy pa"ss`ed'Gr`ayiingstadt to-day. Btore > __- v "Pretoria, `July, .7.--The general com. o inanding.'Ladysmith telegraphs that 800 British prisoners, belonging to the Yeomanry and` the'Derby{shirea, have been. put over the Natal i.bo'rder, from Secretary Reitz s advance `party, and have reached Acton Homes, en route for Ladysmith. No officers accompany the men. _ ' ATTACK ox convoy j REPULSED, | `'.-...J `l1_I_-__ j Lord J{.iot';;x-ts`a.'1; the fol: lowing: ' ' ` ` l1'I'1'I-I A I - -- ` %An;eh;:%'d;;;.at;;"";;``;,:,e..{ .1 ceived by `the War, Office. from_ Lord` Roberts, as tol1ov_vs:' ` Notes of` in the Ndtlons _ - ' `al Legislature. ' 88. mins. I A desputctrom L0n1o;,raayu:e-'1`-he War Office on Saturday issued the fol- lowing despatch from Lord Roberts: ll'I'\___.4, _u -r 7---..-~'- -- V: .---,-s. `ttv-r- --wv "Pre,tori,a,oJuly 7.-Gen. Bullet ar- rived. this morning. He looked very Well, and is 'a.p1")arently nonethe worse for the hard work he has gone through jduringthe past eight months. BOERS SET PRISONERS , (_ HIUMINIUN PARUHMENI {Eight um.-ea % Britisia Returned a . bytheBoers. The Enemy Were Sig-nally Defeated with Heavy Loss [A deapatch from London says :- The Ltollowing despateh from Lord vllo-berts has been received at the War Office :-' T ` ` ' ; Our oasugltiegfvejte =-Wcllndd. tivo officers. T iiicludinz C3Pt8in'- .Nellen, of the Canadian Mounted Ries, slight-'l.y,' apd twenty-six `men. _ "4 4` ` . n .C` .;.I',A., _-4 _4".L|. f` Cv .u... "Pretoria, Sunday,-As the enemy `for some days had been threaten- ing" our liue of railway by trying td get round our right` anolr, I despatch- ed Hutton, with mounted infantry, "to reinforce `Manon, andwith orders to `drive the Boers to the east of Bronkerspruit.` These `Aorderts were of- teotually roarried out ,during Friday nd Saturday ByfMahbIf.' whd was at- tacked by some (meat ethdwand men wan. sag *gu.nsiand ttwaxixae T ,-