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'A. MacDougall. rthe Fenclcn Falls Gazette. Friday, July 13th, 1900. The Transvaal War. The war is still dragging along, and there are occasional engagements be- tween the British and the Beers, al- most invarially ending in the defeat of the latter, who, however, are bold- ing out stubbornly and bravely, and will very probably prolong the struggle for some considerable time. Lord Rob- erts reports that 800 British prisoners, chiefly men of the Derbyshire militia and Imperial yeomanry, have been re- leased and placed over the Natal border, which is believed to indicate that Boer commandos are beginning to run short of provisions and are also feeling the pressure of the British columns, some of which are said to be closing in on Gen- eral DcWet. A Boer attempt to retake Rustenburg was frustrated, as was also one on a position held by General Hut- ton, and Lord Roberts says that several officials of the late Free State Govern- ment have surrendered at Heilbron. Mr. Ford, in a letter recently cabled to the New York Tribune, says that “ the campaign in South Africa is clearing slowly," and that “ the co-operation of so many columns leaves chances for mishaps, especially when each is de- pendent upon convoys for supplies. “ He says : “ Guerilla warfare is not easily end- vcd; one town after another may be cc- cupied and garrisoned, but hostile forces will have considerable range in the mountain districts and will be constantly sub-divided and broken up into small- ,er bands. Steyn will probably bchunt- ed down in the mountain passes in the course of a few weeks; Botha is held off temporarily in the Transvaal until Dewet‘s commandos can be dispersed. With double lines of railway communi- cation with Pretoria,trausport difficulties are _now largely obviated, except in the mountain districts, which have become the centres ofgucrilla warfare.” Though public opinion is divided, in Canada as well as in England, regard- ing the justice of and necessity for the war in the Transvaal, there is no divis- ion of opinion as to the courage and de- votion of the officers and men who are “saving the Empire,” and foremost amongst them are the volunteers from the Dominion of Canada, as~ is shown by the splendid tribute paid to them by the Commander-in-Chicf, and read in the House of Commons at Ottawa by Dr. Borden on Saturday last :. “ Pretoria, J-uly 6.â€"-I have much pleasure in bringing to you Excellency’s notice the good work done by the first and Second Battalions, Canadian Mount- ed Rifles, who have been repeatedly conspicuous for their gallant conduct and soldierlike instincts. During the attack by the Boers on Katbosch on the 22nd of June, a small party of Pincher Creek men of the 20d Battalion dis- ,played the greatest gallantry and de- votion to duty, holding in check a force of Boers by whom they Were largely outnumbered. Corporal Morden and Private Kerr continued fighting till mortally wounded. Lance- Corporal Miles and Private Miles, wounded, oon~ tinned to fire and hold their ground. “ On the 18th of June a party of the First Battalion, under Lieutenant Young, when operating with a force under General Hutton, to the north- west of Pretoria, succeeded in capturing two of the enemy’s guns and brought in a herd of cattle' and several prisoners without losing a man. ‘- (Signed) Roberts.” The Trouble in China. The news from China is somewhat more cheering than it was a week ago, as it was then believed that the mem- bers of the different legations at Pekin - and all other “ foreign devils ” had been barbarously murdered by the infuriated Boxers and their allies. There has been serious fighting at Tien Tsin as well as at the capital, and many whites have been killed as well as thousands of Chinese ; but the legations are believed to be safe and able to hold out for a few days; and, as there are a good many Japanese and Russians already in China and many more from those countries, as ' well as from England and the States, are on their way thither, it is hoped that the “insurrection,” us it is called, will soon he put an end to, especially as the better class of Chinese and some of the high officials are opposed to it. The trouble is confined almost entirely to the northern provinces, but if it should spread throughout the empire the con- sequenres would be appalling, as there are at least fifty millions of Chinese able to take the field. As a people they are not brave, and in old times used to go to war with fans and umbrellas as part of their equipment; but religious fanaticismâ€"0t all kinds the most potent â€"â€"often supplies the place of courage, and, as they are supplied with modern arms and ammunition and have many European officers in their employ, it will be a long and bloody task to sub- due them if the determination to evict all foreigners should become general; There are two standpointsâ€"the Euro- pean and the Chineseâ€"from which to view the situation, and the latter is, very naturally, defended by a member of the Boxer Society now in London, England. He says, in effect, that all the Chinese ask is to be let alone, and that the religion, manners and customs of their forefathers, with which they are perfectly satisfied, he not interfered with; and, really, the request does not appear, to us, to be an unreasonable one. He says, “Our passions and ambitions have settled down to a calm desire for happiness in the world ; our religion is reduced to a philosophy of life which the last 2,000 years has prov- ed to absolutely sound. All through V China you willfind the same‘ uniform level spirit of content. You may think that We live lives of ignorance and squalor and idleness, but T assure you it is not so. We are as wdi off as we want to be, and no man can improve on that.” That's all very fine ;, but how are the clerical “ foreign devils ”' to make enough converts, or the lay “foreign devils” to make enough money if the Chinese be let alone. There are, we greatly fear, hard times ahead for her. A Prilicy of Misrepresentation. The oft-quoted lawyer who is said to have frequently resorted too the ex- pedient of abusing the opposing attorney when his own client had no case, must .have been a member ofthe present Tory Opposition; or, at all events, if he should join that august body he would find him- self in mighty congenial company. Abuse, slander and reckless misrepre- sentation seem to be the stock in trade of the opponents of the Government at the present moment, and apparently it is with this admirable, statesmanlikc and patriotic policy that they propose to meet the country at the next election. Hon. Mr. Sutherland, acting Minister of the Interior, called attention to this discreditable state of affairs the other day when, replying to the latest collec- tion of “Yukon charges,” heremarked: “ Sir, it is history repeating itself, only worse. In 1878 Alexander Mackenzie and his Government were attacked by all kinds of slander-s and calumnies; and the policy of the present Opposition ap- pears to be, as they are not able to crit- icize successfully the administration of the Government, to throw broadcast the most unfounded slanders against the characters of members of the Govern- ment and oflicials of the Government, without any regard to what is right or fair. It is my humble opinion, Mr. Speaker, that there is not a member sit- ting on the opposite side of the House who believes that there is one word of truth in this document, or one just rea- son why any action should be taken upon it. It is put forward for one pur- pose only; that is, because hon. gentle- men opposite, being unable to find any just or fair policy with which to go to the country, have adopted this unfair, improper and immoral policy of throw- ing unfounded slander-s against members of the Government. In this disgraceful document they are not only directing "'f:'.'"*"‘,' 77‘?" 1"" ' “"7 "” ' -\~=--’ "fi-iu‘ikl --'J- Poor old China 1. _ 1 w! mm. . r -.’r ' their slanders against the Liberal party‘ and the Liberal Government, but they are discrediting this grand old Domin- ion of Canada. There seems to be no- limit to the length to which these gen- tlemen are willing to go in discrediting and destroying the country, if they can only make it appear that there is some cause for ‘ censure upon the Govern- ment.” Liberal papers have been call- ;ng attention to this before, and the Toronto Globe recently remarked z.â€" “ Is it not-a fact that Mr. Alexander Mackenzie, when Premier of Canada, was the victim of a scandal cry un- equalled for persistence and ferocit’y in the history of Canadian politics? " The Mail replies :.â€"â€" “ No. the statement is-~ ‘ wholly untrue.” Unfortunately for the Mail, however, a file of its issues of a quarter of a century ago is still extant, and in these back numbers are found the following editorial comments, among many others of a like character,.having' reference to Mr. Mackenzie :â€" “ Mix, Mackenzie has proved incapable, and his inept, extravagant, corrupt and. hypocritical reign is to end.” “A man capable of descending to the most; despicable means to retain his hold of” ofiice and its emoluments, and, there-- fore, untittcd to fill the position he holds.” “There is no man in Parlia- ment whose language is coarser or more insulting than the Premier’s. His perversion of facts is notorious.” “With all his professions of honesty, no more reckless man ever engaged in. the politics of this. country.” The- country realizes now the cruel inj usticc done to Mr. Mackenzie by the Mail’s- calumies,â€"-and- the same game willI not succeed in driving the present Gov-- ernment from power. ' Getting varues F”... Cash Paid: The list of railway subsidies submitw ted by the Government is a very disap-- pointing one,â€"-t‘hat is tothe Opposition,. â€"â€"for the Tories. had’ announced, with that air of assurance which Government critics generally display when theyknow least about it, that the- amount to be: asked. for would? reach 320.000.000.‘ whereas the total is only $3,498,000, of which neat‘ly'$200,000 is revotcs. Then, too, it was estimated that the vote per- mile would be doubled this year; but this guess also fell entirely wide of the: mark for no change has been made in. the-rate. The qualifying and restrain»- ing conditions introduced by the present. Government last year, for the first time in the history of the Dominion, are again attached to- the grants, and the! country is thereby indemnified for every cent expended; indeed, as was the case.» last year, the subsides are not free- grants of money at all, but are simply. loans upon which the beneficiaries pay: [interest and eventually refund the print cipal. This is‘a. notable and satisfied-â€" tory change from the old policy ofigiving: the railways everything they wanted, pndgoftcn aclittle more and asking nothnâ€" mg 1n.rcturn. I Family Gathering. On Monday, July 2nd, the descend;- ants of Mr. John Junkin, Sr., of Verne- lam, tothe fourth generation, assembled. .in force and proceeded to Stinson’s Point' to spend the day. About half" past eleven the party reached the grounds, and, after having dinner, a. committee was organized, or proceeded" to organize itself, for the purpose of‘ carrying on sports, and several races- were indulged in by both young andold; All day long the woods and cow-bells- rang, and all day long the passing trav-â€" ell‘ers wondered at the'noise, which cont vinccd the venerable head of the'family. that his descendants had inherited exe oellent lungs. Mr. J. H. Stanton came- ovcr from Fenelon Falls, and several photographs of the party were taken. Tea was served, and, after singing “God Save the Queen,” three cheers . were given for grandfather and the party departed for home, having had a. very happy re-union. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Junkin, Mr. and Mrs. George- J~unkin, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Junkin» and Miss Roselle Junkin came down. from. Toronto on the previous Saturday‘- for the occasionâ€"(70m. Village Council. Fenelon Falls, July 9th, 1900:. Council met at regular meeting, all- the members present. Minutes of two. previous meetings read and approved. The constable made a return of the proceeds of sale of the effects of the late N. M. Keith, showing a gross amount of $30.06; the net amount coming to the corporation being $23.88. Moved by Mr. McFarland, seconded by Mr. Jones, That the following ac- counts be paid and the rccvc give his- orders for the same :. Wm.Jordan, rent of ball to July 1st, $25; L. Deyman, co iiin for N. M. Keith, $12.50; A. Tor-r rancc, cutting weeds, $1.50; E. D. Hand, printing, $1.50 ; R. M. Mason, bill from Board of Health, $1.50 -. “Mundane :, a.» ...-. shaman» 4* ....-~.;.-.; ~ mam”... Am»... "a..." -- 3 . a ...,¢.n...m.;iia.mu “1:2.wa“75‘5? ‘ , . . .., .