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' e:;essam j~.;Ia:%m.h :9 have an A `V 9??!` L he,rit9.n-ca. rgifg E1994 :4 Wu .%8,B3VH {I Q no`: ha 1-uh}. vvv-suayu uu unnwu in mu at; full rate. . You have perhaps. heard of the story ot `that correspondent who, present ut one of the decisive -battles taught during the .Ruseo-Turkish war,jwan1- OJI toaend thetiirat account .home to - his paper. To do this and~ to get. In front of his compeersc meant holdxng the wing. 80 he handed; in to the operator a native work, and'.v,t0M hnm 1:030 onsending'that off-til] he was ready. Bbme `few thou;-.amd \\'()rl.4, from the `book were eent`- home :as u mesmgey When the .o01`rospondent 9 "copy "was ready for the Wires: it was abruptly tacked on to the suddenly broken-offenetivwet story, as if it! !orm- `0t1;f_a` portion of it; for, you` see, the T-Whdie-waeonly cue `mressage, and -nc- ptcdj by the -bperetbr as;1___-.urh. *-- ' - ---Mr nu v an Lltu Lu 35 5 large section of the correspon- 7 911: 80 I new rulo_ has been framed to the effect that no one correspondent n'_13F_ 30n 8.=t onoztime a message mn- 9'5t"1& 01 more than 200 words. or a Amt`! '" 400 P0!` Idie-m. such number of WOW *'I\ `In '3-n:I-nol l~.: 1Kl\ -L AI II ":""' "" `W Pf" _.U"='II1. suon number n1 OPGBA 0 be [muted to? 150 at: full rate. V-ml hlin C\n1I'I\n-ma L-___'A _A.I . vu out! UIJIOFS Tc: put a stop to bitter dLsapp0mt- `meats that have had; to be endured 3 by those co-reepotndents who. have not ,'been very, fortunate in getting to the .w1rea iirat,vt.he tyolegraplm company has fixed up a rule which win, m a great measure, tend to equalise the chences of: all the ,war-correspondents ar. the front. Some of the smarter corresp-ondovnts, in order to: get` their messages on first, harm i naored the contract existing. between t our papers and the office, and sent their messages off _at the fuel!` rate-such, messages. `of course, taki-ng precedence over those mn'rked"`coutract." This mode, how- ever, was taking ' - . At`. i"lI.vo`. -_ .- A ,_.',...rv;, ynllullls tha latter to send. over the: wires :40 many words per annum. - It may interest you to know that there are nearly two hundred news- paper correspondents in South Africa. ' Each man wants _to ha` the that in the held with "copy". for home. and, rnatumlly, the `others try,-In a friend- 1? but "determined way; to in1`er(`ept that man who wants but get in front agvvv 1l.llIGDa .'l.`hLs company has contracts With many 01? the news tagencies and" news- papers at a cheaper rate than that fixed for ordinary bnrsiness. The full rate is four shillings a word, but lbw rate for Press telegrams is usually `one shilling and thr-eevpence per m-.rd, sometimes only one shilling: a word it a contract be drawn upl between the company and 8. newspaper, bmdlng send,o'vor If rnau s'n6.........L _-.r THE SPEED DEC.R.EAS.S. V at the ratio ot one in four, and this has to be mckoned with at the sending` station. Inumd wires can conduct 21 message at tha rate. of 120 letters a zmmute. . , Where possible, a thicker cable is used, which will maintain nearly zhc aame_ rate of speed: as, that. taken In 1:1~an.9mit :3 message over the hrst 1.000 miles. ` - 7'I'1l..._ -_r 1' yagnzvadevqeveralv aftaokn_ " .e`n."gjage;nen'tS_ `h'V"._-" `:'..` 1`1v: 9"..`. nuts` LLaL'l.l'IJl.\.1]-l.Y, Ulll. UL)` 111039389 Could be sent nght across the oceanv at that ` rate, because in mid-.ocea.n The. thickness of the. Eastern Lam- ;pany's cable varies, what is kllL~. .D as the shore portions- being Ullgliir than the cable in hid-ocean. The f rm- etr 154 of the .'LhlCkDB.`55 of the lea.i` lu :1 blue pen.-ll, and tapers gradually I0- wards the middle, and: then be\(')`iU$.i thicker again asir. .;nears the Uppu.-{lie shores. The rate of tI'8H5IIliS 8l.U.( sie- pends on conditions, but the. ave1~:ge Ls about f f.y letters a minute. A n e - sage could be transmitted. over he first 1,000 miles at tpe.rate._ of 20:) IM- tem a minute, if there: be present. no "retardation of the wire, as. it i: ml]- ,ed_ technically; but no message could `be sent r-mhr nnrnnu +1.- -.........-. .. '- -1. es . \\'RIT:fE W151. "13L1A ix}. -3,A`;\(, f not in__ cip-her. K In: -.-_. .-q-- uu-\.I.nJ-. When hostilities between Gmu Britain; and the T-rwnsvaak hrokv ur,_ the authorities of foreign L`u\H-rs were du}y i.n/formed of the fact. Jul: inp message cbj1ld__be..received' mm 1 their repr_e::'entati_ves unless Su<'h '~'-'-re Ivvvxv-pr:-.ww..o --- ...-._ . _-A -_ -_- _v-.v-uvnnv uu I_1u1l)[;` . .l.`he cesnsor1'al e`.a.tion for all Ihg. `stations on the East Coast of.-Arm,,_ mcludlng Mozambique and Znmjmr -a.nd the former of these two ust. tn.-amed, places `is the first poim to which South African cables are ll`3.u5~ mitterl--1si'ac Aden. OI gourse, -'\!n,n 15 Br1.1s_hrterrit40ry, andiharing he:-n passed through -at that [)rr:..'1`; 1: .--3. sages are transmitted thence Via. ."11o-1, Alexandria, and Gi'braltar. at '.'*-f-~ -iv HIGH l`_I'IlVCUT In C` , --cw` . `N no nu" ~lr.:`2'}\/V` . -. ceiionllp 13* pl 1.; - _ `Vl.):f-,`-\:"/3`. _:auo_ operated. `N Am: 153- _ ur 43411 telegrams tmn the them, i_;!Wm, infer` are censored by ab. mm = on `en-itlloritien. who are examining Sn?!` ' _ complete control over the `"mr'7 nwqnpgr re 3 V8 elentativea up well as other telegram hort 1.4:`; 8-Shae never been known before. sl`95P0n.'d6nta' are driven to6 their _wita.ong. tznl ` dude in -their endeavour to overcom v0d8Y` _the rigorous pressure that is put `noose-'0' , . . Nuke exvl` celved and resorted to to try to "b;,m.ty, up. `the. censors. ' - mutt in AU fteleg-rams from Cape `-.3; H ire censored -at Capetown; while mthe left. Natal wires are ognso;-ad at Durban |onoI'uu_. 1`.hem_i.s a telegjraiph station at. uglaam W, `O3 it"iS t0 point {hatsentpa ( 'Pre.si.dent Kruger and Boer Uffi.'m`peWt(`.l`S at Pretoria send their messages [mW3 91"-'9" ers wi Eumpe. - 1.`.hes'e cables cannot, 0; invarinl 1`B6 be censored at Delagoa Bay 0}, and pm the British authorities, as,.it is pU',Lu_ t1"1"'~ . . t guese territory; but they. are subjem zt1ic(:::' U 64 140 the pencil on the censor at ,.x.1.5,, left thr- tu which point -almost all gmnh verbal African cables. are transmitted. In-fr, `I;:`_,` e 2: "their `final CI`a -n8lI]'i.`5Si0Il t0` (irmt puny I jBritain or to the continent of! [121-we be H 1 '.The station for -,1; .he" " "" - (. 4 `L111, H V|m+"r:n' A. pl... 7.`. __J_ re A :- : son wonnms 5? E'!l!I\t\\9:u-nu: --_ A How WE (mg 5. 3'lIlVAur 1. 1900 mm WORRIES or THE wu ` nnstgoxnnm m scum .u.~m2}" T LN U`..\II~`AuIR. ADVANTAGE` I.-...._- ,, .: I93 LII?!` I 1;" Twenty-three prisoners were taken. t . 5i;'.Ehey'traternized with the British, and ;_.'-jshowod no signs of animosity ' 'l.'}\n ffllll lI'!'n and Qunl Runway 1 W41. 9 ti % LR? % ve Eliye spar- - n.-5... )int .to trans- , jxdcn g been ' ` um: \I . oi invuriul Dy DOS tu_ travails _ accent I- tion 0 en` left the verbal uh turned HI. '1 __ _ r 9303' i he an 'vnotwi\-. ' U11`? (I "Nnx you; your p Vend n being . coul-1 dersu n \;.| . hHa;{ a U1 his ~ u adv r heard ould. your` .3 UN` \ it 1'1. enter zl\\ ;a_\ pan _x' U) in" by \ .'i'3ve- `viuuwwuu u'v. ruguu UL uuxmuulcyu V V .'.l3h_e Brlylah troo displayed great oonuderatzon for t a wounded Boerl. ~"and_ everything possible was done to lleviato their pain. ~ l I:n 'Iu\nn-on AC LI... -...._ ..__._ -_.A. , L, thnv - rum II` L hum :I h:- iznnvl tur- his his bro H L`;-cw-vuu In CD6 EIEROK l.lp0l1 59103 PI . ' I _ Af despatoh from Spearman's Camp, says :-'I.`he battle continues. The in- fantry tire is concentrated at the crest of the hill, near the centre. The Boere _ are hobdlng the corresponding crest in the valley. It virtually is an artillery Abounbardmont. The Boers are replying occasionally and moving their guns; when they are located; by `the British, but seldom tiring more than three shots from one place. `- A l'll\.I`I|.n n cl-uni--l..'._ I...-..-_.. --!--J! "'V\rIo awlaaiili \"'ll|-IJJIITI Ill-III`: The. casualties yesterday included Capt. Raltt. of the! Queen's Own, kill- ad, and Capt. Warden and Limits. znith and Dubiauon severely wound- . `- Ryall, of tha Yo!-kshirea. was -`killed. and Lieut. ' Bu-loiw severely . wounded. . wuvtn Laulu U110 PIECE. ' I A corps pf stretcher-bearers, raised` _ by "Majotr Stuart Wortley, behaved well ` during the ghting after volunteering :0 bring in the wounded under heavy T ire. CIJCO At 2 o'clock the Boers raised a white flue my the summi ot a. high. mm, but. both sides continued tiring. A n.n.u.nn'IHa- --.4--...a.... x...`.|...:..:| -_.=--.. .... vuactsclllllb wnxuu. 1uu.lUI'|-U haq not-been reported. It` was prob- ably only a reconnaissance. GEN WOODGATE DEAD. f A: de-Spatoh has been received` from @Sp9arman's "camp, th`a Gen. Wood-' gate hast succumbed to the wounds he vrecexved in the "attack S9109 kon- `Wu.-"'-felt!-I113 the hill and` that _-Boer lines outside Ladysmith. There ls complete sgnorance here as to the `D111?! Of the Boers to obtain reinforce- m311't-9_ and M to: whether they" have F!`8P8I`0d asecond line of defence. This Ellorance prevents any forecast of the Petitions. The critics continue` to bid nllhlln. tn I\I-A-an---' J-- - '---` AA" .. ....u uuuu uuy ormgs aacnuons. I General Barton's force, ,wh1ch%. 18- ` holding Chieveley, had a few. killed and wouraded on January 28, which xnd1- Qatos an engagement which. hitherto h Hf hon us`.-g._..L-.I `ILA ____ __._L "-- -..--w' vv-svnnpnninililt `y`Gen. Warren is otthe opiriionthat. ' the has rendered theienemrse position untenable. ' i . "T.ha.`men are eplendid.i' ' A. :` 3 LONG CASUALTY LIST. _. `A deepatch mm? London says:-N0 _ thin. ; can yet be added to the brie: news of General Warren's success. '.which has brought intense relief to _Great Britain. A temispeak of the " possibility that the British may be an- _able to retain what they have so hard- ly` won in view of the "very annoying A shelltire mentioned in General Bul- lets desp-atch, and that the bill may -.ba_ve to be retaken, but, assuming that the. position is permanently held. and - that the Boers are driven from the re- mainder of the plateau dominated by Elliot: kop;ethere is no illusion respect- ing the gravity of the task involved in Vaoverlng the twelve or fifteen miles Ietpargating the hill -the -B081` lines nnfuirln Ti..l.........:i1- ml.--A t.Luu crlttc continue [0 Old halt 1. _ 0 Pljepale far along" cas- . `St. they attaching the fullest 1-}8.nlhc-ance to General Butler's intima- 0.n._ No tul1_1i5g of the losses in the -`3,mt`D8 Previous to the attack on "'0" 1509 has yet been. received, '31 911811 each day brings additions. I Fffl n- Pnvlnn uvknnk. an ` `'07 `'J V VD! IIIIIIIJJIIIE 9U-ID`! IIJVg .' ."I.!;ear our casualties are consider-. `able. and I have to inform you with regret that Gen. Woodgato T was dun-' ' gerously wounded. . " HIV`- TIC . - - _ -_ . _ = my d'spatch from Snearman" Cam ,s ny.'~1:-"'Gen. Warren`: troops . last ` `night _occzipied Spion hop; surpriil `the small g'a rrisongwho ed. 'ufL |._- I - -- " - - auslvlbvllp WLIU `luau T Vximtia been held by as all day; though we were heavily attacked, `os- pecially`by. a very annoying shell re. '5 u]' p,,,,_ ,____ _A.,, r--'-`--- f`AG6D'.' n4. Wanen. Surprises the Enemy end Oaptwurese Their Posit.io11--=-Boers e Desperate Attempt to :` Reta.ke_ It-.--Many Killed and W'ounded+--Gen- 2 Woodgate Ambng the ` Slain--White Flag Raised: - --.._,.. .. uvuuvullli nus ueaq1ock._ BOEB POSITION: OAP1`U'RED.' A despatohi tmm S rmama Camp says-:-The field amtil cry and 9. low :,hov_vi'hzers this morning, s,hellod=_theV B_g.1,',}:q;t':fi1O;:j. ;VI.Vkq{Je, _t)_!1_fh,e _rigsat.~ thg _ _ here was strong" and incessant _ shelling between the howit , two Boer guns in kloofs in the hills. L The British long-range guns sup- gported the howltzere. The firing last`- ed from 5.55 to 7.80 p-.m. A. ' ' t The `Boers were facing a strongfsnn- set, and this seemed to hinder their marksmanship. Though they shelled . rtillery they hit `nobody. ' ~ The enemy's loss, if any, is unknown; The infantry were within seeing dis- tance of the Boers trenches. They were wide and deep, and banked_ with sand. A despatch from London say_s'--'.l.`hs ` assemblage in Pall Mall outside the 1 War Office, and those privileged `to 'w.ait in the lobbies, reluctantly 511,8- persed at midnight, after the final- word that nothing inore would be an- nounced. The -morning P6961? W03` -*0 mess with conjectures -and forecasts at all sorts, striving to guess out some- thing` from Spion hop. - , Topography maps show. - that Vsplogll hop is the highest part~ot_ a. rocky plateau. Esstwsrd for eight miles ere` the Boers positions along the lTugels.J North-westsrargd from jkop ' .*-130' ...... ...-wuuuvarn Iron: Spion .kop'_tho plateau runs graduallymp to" agregt` spur of the Dmkenshor Gen. Bullet : infantry, Isuzu-mil: of Sninn hm ..... ....--- - -- . s ---- Grand Total . . 88,843 BOERSV SHOOT ENGLISHMEN. ` A despatch from Landon,- eays:- . Three Englishmen who had received passes authnrizi-ng them to remain in to fight their countrymen. and were dwt in the market place. METHUEN S VIGORO S` A1`,;[`ACK. .A- despatch from Modder River hays: vigorous reconnaissance that-was `I-nade last night engaged the enemy : cannon on the kopjes and highlands. =- The British Light Intantrygadvanced smartly in extended order to protect a halt battery of _ howitzers, which swiftly took `a position on the left facing` `the `kcpjes, 1,... ......- ------e -- _..--,_ W... a puuuon the II [facing `kopjes. The guns wore -unlimbered and action within `a couple of minutes the time theyhaltod. - Thar: wan -`---* ` ` ` u.I.uu. - - - Generals in the Field. ` The following is the list Of 8903'` als working conjolntly in the move- ment for the relief of Ladysm1_th}-'. Natal Field Force, Ladys_m1th- . Fourth Division-GeneraI S11` Ge01'8 White commanding. ' . Ladysnith s Relief Force. General Sir Re manding. Second Di_vision'-Lieut;-General $ir O. F. Clery. ' ' Second Brigade-`Major-General H. `-T. Hildyard. ~ ` Fourth Brigade--Major-General N. G. ' Lyttleton. Third Division-5th Brigade-iMajor. General A. F. Hart. i a Sixth Brigadn-Major-General G. Barton. - _ Fifth Division-Majors-General Sir Charles Warren. >3 _ g Eleventh Brigade - Major-General Woodgate. , i , Including the eight battalions of the Fifth Division he has now six brigazdea. numbering 24 battalions. Admitting that each battalion stands only 900 strong, the\ deficiency "of 2,400 `under the total. war strength (at 24,000 is all but made up with the lange drafts tor the battaliom pt the Le.dyemlth;gar- risen. ' In.` this manner Gen; BuIler's force may be summarized aq tol!eaws:- ` c o o_ t 24, . Cavalry.` .` . .,. 3,200 Artillery. . . . 2,200 milblllnnuun " dvers, Buller" com- A _ ,v __.._._--v .-v __-------p-Q-woo .4.-av-uovuu a. ans` A The tomes under Ge n.`i31'1lle r s _com- % mand, including Gen. White's` forces. at. Ladysmitb, number nearly -10000 men. ' . pm a . .- .__ __ -navwlv U1. unu B.Lll.l..lv LUIS ILIIILISIII5-. I The Boers Jdid some lively sniping and `shelling this morning',- but the casualties were not Ahepvy. ` .BULLEB'Sv ESTIMATED..S'_1`RE{NC4TH._ A despatch from pearmFn's Camp, gsays:-Tho.re. was a heavy: bombard- ;ment of Ladysmith this morning. mh nnnmn `:51 an-run `~:cvn`cu _-3-\:u|n'u uuvoe _ . The.latea1i Verrivaia sa7y ihnt ` the -Boer strength is now `.000. Three weeks ago they were reinforced by -1.- 000 men 'from.Ladyernith and 000 from _Magersontein. The centre of their [_xos1t1_on appears to be at Colesherg. Jl1!1_tl.0n- Their lines at communi- } catzon `are strongly protected to Nor- i val : Pout, while they still command [the road to Coiesberg nndithe wag- on brigade.` e , . (Inn I`-.4.-...In7.. ...._:1..!... .- -yhunvn Hajubu hill but ovhrywhero they have been pluckiiy nepulsed. The Boers have been out-geueralled in.thia region. In-_ d_ividua1s frequently desert to out | Inna: vu u.n.|5au.. : E Gen. French : position, as viewed I tram. `Cole : kop, is a great" semi-circle. , The Boer kdpjes are lower than` `and are oommu.n'ded~by our `guns. nil!` Iinlilin n`|nl Innun. av-nun-nnnf'.. `W--II_ In-v_ vu_:.uuIunuuu.`u,y uut gunn- , Our. lyddxto shells have apparent- ` ly silenced the Boer artilleryfor good` and all. . IV-.. 'l..,-__L , 1- , I ,,I'A-_Il__ .L_I-4 Gen. French could undoubtedly take Colesborg, which is two miles away. at any time he_ pleased, but he hair. to- frained hithe.rtorof_m bombarding the town because of this non-combatants; including [women '.` and children. - STILL SHELL LAD_YS)TH. A J....._-J--1. l!____ C4____.__-_.I._ I'l_..._ o _ o 0` Add White : Forge. `wan? , Illmf was strong twggn "G-kg I-A-34 In the Humanitarian. the Countess . -Anna Kapriste, writing on The Poei- n tion of Russian Women, says a great 9 deal to their credit: As compared with 1` the women of other European coun- - cries, Russian women work more and I weep less, they love and they hate in perhaps greater intensity they marry ' with more deliberation. they abide by 1 their choice more firmly. they exalt r their mission of motherhood. -more 5 highly, and` on the` hearing and `rear-y . ins of their children they; .lav_ish` all 1 their energieso! mind. and 'body. To 2 have strong andhealthy children. eons ` strong as lion'.s_ wheipa. and. (laugh. I tore tlawlese as doves. is the primary - .amb`ition or every normal Russian Wo- man. and. in the nap-per educated. class. y a. 9; .91, goeiet _sh'e_.. often`! choose: her ; -husband.` w on the has t e choice. not` i r from zpission. not tron: love. not for : place; or riches. or power, but with an ` ` eye to this . Hrpoae solely. "Will he ` r make a ,3 1o.t_her`o`m:. ghiidr _ 3?` ' ~ She _speeks__._equall `favorably asfto 3.. ` ' pelitl_e`gl`,`,and.io `at tpo;et_!onot Her ` ' oonItrywo;ne'n;:"" .8h'e'eIyn`;;In coming. .ion.1`I" .shou1d.llk celnoy;tA eye: .`tht* 1 ;$!s`ayr.1otr at u I-res; i .:9!.9=:??h*!Y9?*".*-'39!!!"-5""r1!!|d er` OVIILUIQIIIJ `tIIl.lCVI.n The accident blocked traffic. on the line for several hours last ni-3-ht,and` the regular night expressjfor Mont-H real was unable to leave` until 1.40 o'clock this morning. The gxp;-ea, from Montreal due here at 9.15 last ght, was laidougrat Frenchmazrs 3'. I * . . . uuu. w u-suvvuag, ` According to theversion, of the ac- cident gathered from local railway otficials last night, the collision oc- curred between Soarboro and Port Union, and was between two light on ines going from York to Belle- vil e, and a double-headed freight train coming west. It was also re- ported at the Union station that tour men had been killed, but this could not be confirmed, and the first report given both as to the accident and the extent of the casualties is evidently correct. A nnn:Ja~\I- Is'|aun1pn.I A._-I!- A I\llIv\'V Hutton was a married man, and.` liv- ed in York, with his family, Meek, who was unmarried, also lived in York. They are both evidently new to the place, neither name is given in. last fyear"s directory; Anhnnnnm Iran 4-}... uu.'.._:'... AA LL. ,. ,,-,-- ..-_ -vv---.1 ` -A. light freight engine, in charge of Driver Wm. Button and `Fireman H. 1 Meek, let.Wh-itby, bound for Port Union. The driv er e instructions were to water and then return to take a string of cars out of Whitby. Hutton started out, and thinking, of co-.':-3, that the.1ine would _be kept clearwput on steam and went ying along the line at in high: rate of speed. -When rounding a curve a-short` distance east of his destination the glare of a head- light on an approaching train shone suddenly before him. and before the unfortunate driver could do more than shut` ott steam the engine: had come ' together with terrific force. . ;_ I .11.:-`I-`Lave:-3-1...;-. ....._.. 1-----IA 1- I` The freight of Conductor Fuller, of To- va: I-I19 Iuldlilo was from. York, in two engines are fit only for the junk-shop, though most of tho can re- Inaimed on the track. rm.-- :..-:._1.;. ---- - `qyavlalll II Iyu L61. 1 ILLU LUICUE l Both engines were hurled` from the track, and several of; the freight: car; were also wrecked. Meek and Huttor were almost instantly killed, and a reman on the eastbound train receiv- ed injuries. The engineer escaped un- blllfta . . Two . I-`repulse Trains Collide Bclwee ` Whitby and Port llnlon--_'l'wo. Men Killed. ` ` 'A~ Adespatchi from `Port Union says: lives of Wm. I-latton and Henry Meek occurredvon the G.T.R. line` about two `miles east 0! Port Union shortly `be. fore nine o'clock last night. At an early hour this morning the bodies of the victims had not been recovered though two wrecking trains, from To- ronto and Bellevillg, had been working at the spot for hours. A 10 I --A head-on collision which cost the} I I -- vuauyullnunt. 4 The naval his guns assisted from Petg1'e'ter'd.drift in shelling the Boer positions.-T ` CANADIANS IN ACTION. / A despatch from.Viotoria, B.C., says: -Word 1-cached hero laatl`ni.gh-t that _Pri.vate `J. W. Jones. of the first Brit- ish Columbia contingent of the Can- 1 -udia-n force; had been killed in action at Do vo:r's fa rm. Tani`- 3.. _ __- 1,` A can . -` n . -v auvvws -B Lullllo , ,Jones is a graduate of West Point. 1_aItho'ug-h of Scottish birth. and one of the best-known mining men of: `Van- couver, "Black J ones" being his -:com- mon title. - \ - uuug very Sl.0Wly arxven. "T043! Q10 enemy fired `their tuna 9ft00l`. using `also the captured` 15-- hlshrapnol. Ourxcasual-i ppunders wit U '58! `aware has even than jhosa 0.1. yqsterdny; _ A , "Fighting began about six in the m1`DH18`. and continued u_nti1;dusk. but then; has been nothing likeagen- Oral engagement. 'l'hg -._....l -: nn-,_ L2- _______ _._____z u-Iau. JIOIKI `kl-ID hlilllplllll 101' uUl'a " _ Theg retreated in the afternoon. the Briti dropping shrapnelrand lyddite spells on them as they-~cr oesed -a re- vine. ' ' - The British then `occupied theoai. tion the enemy hadhdd. V The casualties were fun. run In any nu-cv an-A..- ' .-" ;,_* Infantry tagging up a_ -oo3tldnoux `rie ire_trom-goodoovora.` ` -T . * nd summit` of the hop whil1_,t)|oy had been hold. ins. II the Bntislrthon occupied it. . The enem then` took shelter behind `a stone wa 1 on the side. at tho kbpje and held the position for hours. ' Thaw Hal-rnnl-nu` :.. bl... -aa.-._--_ LL- ----V v-'--u~nuIvIy- W95? `CWO- rr IS sLow%woRK." M . A aupctch tram Iaomdom sagas- ~"51_; Monday `Sir Charles. W`a'rren'.9 force cannonadod and tusilladed the Rnnr nnnisl--. ......a. -0 n_--_. I. . _ A . -A --- vv vuuuvuuuvu auu IIISU-lllll L113 Boer position went ot.-pnon hop, near the Acton Homes road. A lyddite hat- tery co-operated with the other bat- teries and Maximo. Certainly. the tire was efteotin. causing the enemy serx-' one losses. The Boers, however. clung desperately to their works, tram which they are only being very slowly dr_1ven. Tatdv `noun: G:-`J `LL--'- nnununau FATAL wmscx on 6.1. 3. RUSSIAN WOMEN. `;mv.mcn. uuysuusauuxng-In-(.'.Ilx1 8t`WOIJJII, 1 qtannp. `i__n_ - the eld upmmpad _60l'p_~s; a -hc uteurmtg-ggene;fal.,_om , eers.- ` ` . - ..-, --... ..uu-uvsuu.|.u:n:uIucu UIII-V Warrant officers are ranked; above non-commissioned officers and below- commissioned officers, and include school-masters of more than twelve years service, conductors of supplies and stores, master-gunners (tirstand second clasp). superintendent clerks, tirs_t-class staff eergean_ts. sergeant eel officers, eommissarig .'and' other lezertmentat officers; onumssioned ' corn lsoid commissions from the `gmtzgzeu rank of whom is see. . f_l'hIe ad1nt'a!_st' or a battamon aasiilta` . ths wllllndsn amour in '1`Q0_Ohing "::..*~..'::. ,::i:-"':;..` .. r` _ -` _o 00._`.!l!'- rIy`c'=` vmr 1 -Wot eeTener'%`i. ,`..J, .53 aclcuycu 1.10111. amongst [D811], ` R-ex iewing non-commissionezl cf fare of other branches or the service, we are a~uthorir,at;ively informed, that in a regiment of cavalry of lull strength. namely. 551, of men holding non-cQm- missioned rank there :u'e.Veightye-three, while im as battery .0! artillery: of full strength, which should be 149, there are twenty-`one nim-commissioned offi- cers. - "' vunvvtu uutuull IUC bUl`HU}l'l.|l"'l.I]8)()l', Such. is the high opinion held by the authorities in respect of smart non- oommissioned officers that such oom- missioned ranks as quartex-masters. riding masters. all officers of the Coast `Brigade Royal Artillery and Coast Bat. talion Royal Engineers. and many com. batzint officers of cavalry and `inf.-in- try. ara `selected from amongst them. I WR,s=_`.?n1.vino- l'Inn-nnn'|rniu-en :-.n...l -3 1-..- Q-Ag All DIV! room clerkshms are sometimes; ranked us.qu:1rterma.st`er-sergeants. Thre regi- mental sergeant-major is -the chief non-commissioned officer, and he as- sists the adjutamt. He is also :1 war. rant`. atficer. His "duties are very'- re- Spon-sibic, for "the efziciency of,a bait. talion materially depends on the ac.- tivity and efticiency of its sergeant- major. A'll=orde1-s for the corps ia- sued-by the adjutunt are communi- cated through the sergeant-major. Such is the hiah anininn huh-I hp 4-I... game: of? the men holdiirig orderly- I ., uuuuyauy uunuuuu-Enact. Next rank is quarterma.ster-ser- geant, who, although he may be at- tached to a company. nevertheless acts for the whole battalion under the di- rection of the quarter-master. He. as-'- ists tha latter in _the providing of qua_rters.~provtsions, forage, and am- I mt-unition. Q .._._. J Ll uuucu yuan nun` uc UGLELIIBQ. ` The rank of color-sergeamtl is a1 grade higher th-3n sergeant. _-He is usumlly the pay-sergeant, and acts as clerk for hgs company. He is the chief non-commissioned oioer of, _a.V company, and is responsible among other matters for the men : kit; and the men in hospital, auditor a month- ly company balance-Vsheot.` .KTnvI~ manly In -- ----L-~ uullu `-I-I-|'C5J\ll - ` D As sergeant he is qualified to drill a compuny, -and when acting in his turn as orderly sergetnu he is respon- sible for the conduct; of his company. He takes charge of guards, working parties, pickets; performs any other duties that may be detailed. TBA runlr 1.6 ....l.... ..-..__--...u ' 3- - 1 , Our smart private having already been raised to the rank of corporal of the firstvdegree, he now_ hungera for the two stripes qualifying him 101` ithne rank of -full corporal. Attained [to this position by having passed. the necessary Jh0l=.\B!_'..ic examination at lthercgimentai arm? school, and shown proficiency in drillmg a. cqaad without arms, and been successfu-Ily put through hismvanual and firing iexer. cises and musketry regulations. he be- comes an orderly. and more general. .ly`assists the orderly: sergeant in the daily routine duties of his company. `or such of thosa as are connected with ordinary or other guard duty, work- fing parties, pickets, or any other an- geantam-ajor. Au worn-no-:n+ In- in ...-..1::-_`I L- ,n,,-2|r ties as may. be Sdetailed by his Ber-` igeant (d11L-i;s_,';ak'i:1g his regular [turn with his comrpreers.` Attached to yevery company `are` usually about eight; or nine cor orals of. both do. grues. ' ll.`-v ......_._A. ___.!__.,_ 1, , -J, I ` .. ._..__....J - u ~ - v ~- I ` 0 -The low-est rank _of non-commizsicned officer, is lance-corpox`al.; He is ak- en from the ranks providing has has ability. and has won the eye of his superiors by whom he is recommended. `Having assumed his rank he acts as orderly, and- assists the orderly-selu p..n..-L 1... 1.2.. J, I ".l'h5e'i"non-eommiss'ioned officers form `an important and valuable class. inter- mediate between commissioned offi- cers a`nd.yth'e men. rIt is dn1y_inaturel' . to suppose that some persons in au- thority, who live amongst the men, should suvpoerintend their mess, teach them_ their `drill and duties.` take charge of, small parties when `garri- soned or in. the field, and` generally overlook themin every. way. 01 course none are so well tted to do this {as those whoare selected from amongst the men themselves. Such are non- commissioned officers, who attain `to their different ranks by promotion, which is usually conferred for good conduct, tact, temper, education. and knowledge of military duties. I non, u . - - - Obllllou L,llIII'_9;' `It i Respect of Non-coInnIl_I_3|||` lleeteleelloislble basses, ` very interesting item in military atfairs is" the relative importence of all ranks; on the British army. Beyond` thdmereg knowledge that the army is composed of men: of clifterent ranks. the titles 01! .,which` are fairly well known. there is little evidence ` to show that the vast body of civilians are very` well aoquainteii with the do- I ties 98 each: rank; or what really con- stitutes those lesser ranks below war- rant and commissioned officers-I _Let `us: take: a battalion and analyze its ranks. 1 Its full strength. accord. ; ing to authority. is 959, and out of . that number no fewer than ninety-one are non-commissioned officers, includ- ing, sergeant-major, quartermasten sergeant, color-sergeants, sergeants (lance and full), and full and lance-con porals. ` RANKSA ma nsiicur. Ann mam ' RELATIVE DU'1`lES._ . - ram -nu` uummnn; uu.-`we!-u ll_lI.|l- _ -A rs treated our wounded ,' and. in tent, did not take them ___nere} as th A. eaidcthey could. not ` " hered wit '-them. They took two ded colonels, as they like colonels, iould A-pmeter one with a title; but rifled -their pockets and went for -. in the have:-awoke with greed. ;{l;`tl1ink they can be getting much ,'I`f1x_1ow. "They also stripped our ` `ell clothing, for they have no "behind _ them, ahd -officers 39-} U _-- 1.51"` l .tmtnm.aad several i -Vge_ne_zful.,_ one "corps, I '*`,' "1 9-{'1-'-u A ~ .',l ho- evidence" said tho.Ju,d 1, ` i 13` 1 you th-yew; a stoni`at"tg`l1 :f;X, 1 1 I19. rphd 0.Hluh l, apt lacks ah` the man .-shows m,pye; (~13;-,1 J:-liQt'.% Yer Honor, It_ shows `that `.0, Iu'ilv.l\1.Q... , . `('93 I. U] 3;t him. wre uuaoneu 110 me medical corps? , Your supposition does you credit, replied her husband sarcastically. It : a wonder you didn't imagine that doc- tdrs. oirned. the: Army for the purpose of bin 1! bridges, or going up in bal- loons; ere. should Army Surgeons be, excefyt in the medical con-pa? wen-1, thought they `might possibly bolaug to the La-nears. , NW I Impose. k d Mr drewssithat the Eur!-gt:-3:3` 13 thg 31% are attached to the d ' Your aunnasitinn 14111:...` cgJ...?o`rEf.?..=f. ucrvoubv unu uneasy. J The information against St. George was sworn out by the man's nephew Rosario David, and the mother and eighteen-year-old daughter of the prisoner this morning endeavoured to have the charm -;+ha.~....... . DUTIES 013* THE ARMY SURGEON. "f,____, T _, , yxfuuuvt. Lula IIllJ.l'l1lllB' OBCBIIVI the charge withdrawn. Au. uuc Luututug, a ooaraer named Mrs. R. David happened to notice a scum on thetea, and mentioned the matter to Mrs. St. George and her` daughter. The family took the teapot and contents to Dr. Paquette, of Hull, An analysis revealed a dangerous poison. The early morning discovery prevented the family from drinking any of the stuff. PLEADED NOT GUILTY. At the Police Cou-rt St. George plead- ed`. not guilty. Prisoner was remanded until Saturday. St. George was plain- ly nervous. and uneasy. M nave`:-nn.L Q1. IV- '15t}SI'oNALD's GOOD womz. A despatoh from Spearman a Camp `says:-ebotaill of Lord Dundonald s engagement west of Acton Holmes -`onion. 17, show that the American O`ol.t- gun did great work for the Bri- tish. As previously cabled, the British and Boers made ac rush for a "-kopje, which, unknown to either, had been previously occupied by van de- .*tn.chment of the Natal Carbineera. 'I`he.Britl8h. of course, won the posi- tion, and then turned their Colt gun the enemy, who could not stand` against its tire. ' _' n\..',__4...,,4.|....... ....:..-......- _---_- ALI- V ...-`..---a `van ants.) VVILUD lllu He is alleged to have iirocured a poison [Known as coculus indicus, which is in the farm of a small kernel, brown in colour. He took this home, and, it! is claimed dropped it into the teapot: . ; DISCOVERED BY A BOARDER. fg .__:, Ilfllcll Ilse, `tea aver-mgm-lIIscoveI-eel ` by a lad: Iounler. Before It Was Ser- ved-l _lads Not Guilty. A despatch from Ottawa says :-Ed- W.-ard St. George, 58 years of age, via: arrested. at his home this morning on the charge that on the 14th inst., he: attempted to `poison his wife, Adeline St. George. The matrimonial relations, of the prisoner have not been of the] happiest, and he -has. it is said, made threats on his wife s life.`- All OTTAWA MK ARRESTED on THE cnamxa. A DMWN AIM IN 3433, mg. ._;:.a_.__ , .._._._--v `.14 2 JJVISILMLJJHJ-We In Tt_h(e marning, a boarder named [TH I-- --~43-- ll`-7'83`; TIIZIXGI-III 3. IyIIl.C5\ITI Field officers are mounted officers; that is` majors,` lieutenant-coloneln, oolonels, while captains and lieuten- ants are styled company otfioers. ti t-gno[ral- one `biigtde. , rwhile hriga `or-gonnrais are colonel; in tem- porary command of brigades. ` u3n`A rrffgnnrn nvus rantnavilvnl` nf"nn-I-n- T PUISUN HIS WIFE. xlp.l_VV'|3 l"lJ.UI'?.`` I shmgs that 0: gull?` ECHO DZUIL "Grille The honors `at the engagement at _-Acton Holmes were with the Imperial Light Horse. Natal Carbineere. and sixty, men of the Mounted Ries. BOERS PLUNDER THE DEAD. ..AL.'deepetoh from London seys:--The :IEgnur e . bullet, is no ` n -doubt very humane one and inflicted somel Jgndertul wounds. Some of the bullets, _l__i?a'Jfe, took extraordinary courses. `A Ayvgaeehot In the head the bullet ~ -;,out-- 1! his side, and he is doing " "`An otticet was shot in? the left`