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O o % thenpshire in the last Parliament. sing{b8MgIMt: & prac cally The OnIÂ¥ iffteres igu;\’ TAE 38 XoBDF: â€"T O ()â€"% hearted Servian subject, fifteen years vilord Aabsbury Will Still Retain _ _ NHis Position as Premier.. ~ FEW CHANGES N,,, _ _ anslff io on en punr elountras L itemerurteanys, ,..Home ger , and the flag 7i)rf"°€flé ' 8 1 ) .O B c ) Puane 6P Pppnpppeatat in the â€" The Marquis of â€" Lansdowne, who, | next toâ€" Mr. Chamberlain, is the ob | ject of more attacks than any other | Cabinet member, can have the \\'uri Oflice portiolio again if he desires; | and he ; a bly wlb t, 14, . &s he hy« Singrert bohieb on Rorsd Hob | erts, and is anxions to. coâ€"operate | with him in M&m"jhifi" ho (Wa® | been contemplating for some time, | but would rot comménce with Lotdt Wolseley, ~ late ‘ Commanderâ€"inâ€"Chief, and Gen. Sir Evélyo. Wood, Adjatantâ€" General, with whom his relations are greatly strained> |~ / k** , Bulisbury to Stay. . . < |, ;;J It is untrue that either Lord Langâ€" _ downe or the Duke‘d')fflflbfltot?hj has, been. offered. the Lord, Lieuten: _Ancy of m’ifm.- m?f It" is q;x";té im‘ probable that either will have such | an offer, though Earl Cadogan does | Intend to, retire, much to the reliel of | _the leading Conservatives, in Jreland who are bitterly opposell to MFC Gen‘ t ald Balfour‘s ((the, Chiel, Secretary) and Earl Cadogan‘s ‘attempt ‘at non, partizan Govermment. Lord H:mtbu:? will resume the Premiersbip and the l’-'orelfn Office ‘portfolio, ‘at least ‘ev© erything hbe has said to. hi# féllowâ€" members of the Gabigzet. poigts, yq bis.| doing so. $ C@"TAHARO TA to remaim at the head of the â€" India office. The Earl of Selborne, at preâ€" sent Mr. Chamberlain‘s assistant, has been selected for preferment. He is regarded as one of the strongest men in the Covernment «nt mry got a seat in the Cabinet in place of the Right Hon. Walter Long, President of the Board of Admirals. If he does he will add one more to the long list of Lord Salisbury‘s relatives controlling England‘s destinies, as he married the Premier‘s daughter. ~__ Chamberlata Enaemies.~~~~~ The vigorows personal attacks upâ€" p*2 |, () The, Adjpairalty. Probably the‘ only "really importâ€" p made 1 be it ? me A r wh ie R lia m y is 8 vorably considered, ~ though wOrC George Hamilton, who formerly as t ess_awas t a â€" fe d 8 n 3 - 1s Lfil. JY Stanhop@s t y C ed By the K. 8. V.‘s as a dim@et rebuff for his bitter denunciations of Mr. Chamâ€" berlain, but Mr. Stanhope.adbheres to bis attitude, reiterating that he is ready to prove in the courts that Mr. Chamberlain only withheld Ceâ€" €il Rhodes‘ name in the House of Commons because another member had letters in Msigoc ing Mr. Clmmlx&I fl&fifl This member, though not named by Mr. Stanhope, the Associated Press learns, is Mr. Abel Thomas, a Libâ€" eral, who represented East Carmarâ€" thenshire in the last Parliament. cally The OnIÂ¥ ifteresting Tigur® iW the struggle in England, there are in Ireland several men and issues stirring up the country in such a chaotic condition of party lines as hearted Servian subje'c{ rnfeérfi'eé;s' his senior." No language is too strong, apparâ€" 3:1] to express Queen Natalie‘s disâ€" for Queen Draga. She recounts ber trdl'l.?l efforts to nip the affair beâ€" fore K approached a serious point. the ~bittarpess» njected .. into, the f.'f»i’ .‘ififfi m&fa“"mfiu»f;fwbé Â¥4 #.The Freeman‘s Jour declares r‘:t.jt‘u -.oi: Jotig:fl for l‘;flt?,' Héalya qa&didal,eu is “\\(;l.t&out. an ’at:om of self respect," ‘and idescribés c f paign i:.s,tom' of" "secret (!f)thnnuj m vilification." 3 i4 ~. Th Af ~ London, Oct. 6.â€"As a Conservative majority â€" daily becomes more and more assured, speculation as to the personnel of the next Cabinet grows rife. The â€" Associated Press!~léaras that the makeup of the next Cabiâ€" net will be so similar to that of its predecessor that it will come as a startling surprise. The paper berates him for the loss of Galway, saying : "Galway has disâ€" graced the national soldiery, broken once more by the treason of renegade CI meâ€"tC TCC SEamee mRS piPnsded.i rcâ€" 41 Hniymon MHM flfi, Ago, is we é'w.h"“ibfi“ for * t of Nannie Williams, of 1,220 ata Sery has K nue,} tRig:¢igy, one of g‘g al a “”“3’”‘" man Seba. the . numerous* yic imsbg H. H. A won *A 9 s ce e s es Ds oYOX iea . In Reforms He Would Not Begin With Woilseleyâ€"â€"Chamberlain Bitterly Attacked _ Over HMis Course Regarding Rhodes â€"â€" Timothy Healy Having a Most Enjoyable Time in Irelandâ€"â€"Exâ€"Queen Natalie, of Servia, Speaks Very Bitterly of Her Son and His Wife. enannhons. n 4 4d Ither P and, lin Independent supports Mr with a deciaration in his favor. As a result of the split Lomdonderry and Galway have changed their colors, LANSDOWNE TO HELP ROBERTS & srioly suidl EOA ITO O O C1 Sliheactalyi s m 18 wid oner t t Na k 56 & * O y u- hoh 1at the Kerree Pret tat phiBdcdt r~‘) bhetncot t 4 thas 1 o i mberiain con@Milg, . and jyH. Asquith, FOrmerly Secretary of @pâ€"biftegness J@as t State for, the me Department, has fe Aby d 8 n ‘ I beep, retubned m East Fife with 'fil. JY Stanhop@s d&;eh evi@us majority. Â¥ di ('t bu?(fi f): h epnfy l ; al Imerialists. ‘s as a di re C o vo f int} + The most important chfange produced nunciations of Mr. Chamâ€" ] by tha nle(-t,imlm on the Oppfn}t.iun side M'~.“‘““'mmfipfifimmmwmm- of power , reiterating that he : from the Radicals to the Liberal Imâ€" rove in the courts tha !periali.vw. Thoy will be the dominatâ€" rlain only withheld U:"r | ing faction on th» Oppo ition tenches. name in the Houseb: | Many prominent Radicals have been rcaugse _ another member feated, and the authority of Lord ‘"‘y:&’cflflii‘&fi bery, Mr. Asquith Sit Edward e n d b" rey and Mr. Herbert Gladstone has r, though not n@me? D | peen greatly increased. Mr. Chamber e, the Associated lra;;s | lain, who is a fighting man in politics, r. Abel flx(zm;«s.‘u Libâ€" l perceives that the power has passed epresented East CaMRSTâ€" |into the hands of th> Liberal Imperâ€" vBe jast Usrliament. tali roup, for ho is already Attack: pr R The whaftze in relations ifteres Kul?s of wu* ns i1# ifrsfrated by e in England, there are | the fortunas of two former editors of several men and issues , tha Daily Chronil>. Mr. Henry Nor: the country in such a ' mwan is a Liberal Imperialist in Parâ€" dlition of party lines as | liament, and may resume the editor occurred â€" befgre. . It is ‘ th‘p of, the per. â€" Mr. Mwiulghum f e c Ws g?in.- the London letter .Ei! g’is ’Kimm‘ lgr In Mgl'c ester Guardian, but has l:; id fl;mm Im‘ Impajyed, his usefulness by his 1, anc gt] denugeiations of th> Ministerial i etoibasds, Ofte s§34 | bolés) im South sAfrica. Dimad"‘&.ifihslx‘deck {ii :"‘:’ Mo&l‘ lot the Contest. FEeman 8 owrlaa y 1 ,.Oct.¢8.â€"The brief pause in :'f 'fl:fi%fli’{ 'D%f’"?t 4mi¢na gives the London sjourâ€" '? nfi td:)sgri ';:‘:g‘ l :j nals this mornuing Ivisnrerror threshâ€" or "see PFarain mluu ut the mqrals of the contest. The o o Hhatagigets 4 ‘: *Â¥ | Longon Daily Mail, which commands a L NY.,._O C 1fÂ¥] 'clrculatlon of one million daily, and larges Treason. > | has hitherto been one of the warmest berates him for the loss ; supporters of Mr. Chamberlain‘s polâ€" saying : "Galway has disâ€" | icy, now suggests that the Colonial national soldiery, broken ' Secretary is going too far. "It is posâ€" y the treason of renegade gible," it says, "to understand the §s, and the flag of the ; grave apprehension with which Mr. ome vga0¢ | sible," it says, "to understand the _ the | grave apprehension with which Mr. d the ain‘ dve tothe highest &I)mggnl%w@t he thinking 1e@‘y, | and moderateSmen on the continent" out \_ London, Oct. 7.â€"The â€"#O@vernment | wil~ meet _ Parliament â€" 3# if there | had not been an elsction@@It is unâ€" precedented that a Miniaggy should | voluntarily appeal to the country | without changing its pergonnel _ or | announcing its progmmnfii and se« | cure an overwhelming e rsement, | yet the victory is even g#@uter than | the figures show. _ Th@®Mndustrial , oentres, without an excemiion, show *ra. lnndslide for Mr: Chamiariain. The | few Opposition gains are isola ted | singlemember â€" constitue which | wert influenced by local ests. ki <« Conservatives ... .. | Liberal Unionists _ 'Liberlea |Nationalists °... ... [ Independent Labor were influenced by local MWterests. Mr. Chamberiain has ha®@@W the pleaâ€" sure of" seeing Mr. â€"Phili#@stanhope, Mr. James. stuart and «in Wilfrid Lawson, his three °chighg personr! traducers, . all‘ losge (their ts on the same day.. In fact, thegte of conâ€" fidence in ‘his ~South Af a policy, which. was . neayer: doubt&W, has bew come | an enthusiastic @@Wcoeptance. Mr. Chambetiain 'Y‘}lw degpinant facâ€" | wz in'thn British P:mp". ‘ Mr, ;Johw Meoriley desp of the country usdéer Mr. Chas lain‘s asâ€" cendanty .‘ He saysk : "He not. . the ending. He is only. the®@beginning. Perhaps the day is hob #iimote when we «will even» regret Lorgg Salisbury , for _the. Ministerial ma juyn ty Pow means the triumplt of thegery school which not lang «ago> lm:mt. earnâ€" estly condemned. it meÂ¥hs a new era of vaporing sentim@®®®, of wild cat language, and of qu#@®k devices. Probabie stajor®®, ©Louiorr, ‘Qct.~6.â€"â€"Tie. OMR results of the day‘s polling received@@â€"night are se % o ‘arnarvon firi(-!:aflfm-h ect Liberâ€" I iipley" division of Yorkshire, west riding, w*iech returns suit of bantoung it the T8Q constitu; encies still to be heard from will maâ€" terially affect the present position of the parties, and it is generally conâ€" . Holmes, it will beâ€"reccollected,, murâ€" dered the two Pictzel chlldrqn_;pnél buried their bodies in a house he rentâ€" ed on §&t. Vincent street, Toronto. Mr. Henry Carg‘ll, M. P., has acâ€" Cepted the Conservative nomination for East Bruce. Th ving *ofsposabd ‘ of mlu{?‘fi& ‘mmms by dropping it into" Cédar e. He claimed that the .woman met ber death at the hands of her sister, Minnie Williams, and he conâ€" ceived and successfully carried®outthe plans for the disposition of the bodys CTRE C YVICTTM UOFâ€"IHTOLMEKS. monist e Nt Nt la t the # so 74A uit K proroagcas City of London Volunteers Sail for Home â€"â€" Quick Recovery of the Woundedâ€"Boer Prisoners Protest Against the Continuation of the Warâ€"Lord Roberts‘ Return. Ottawa, Oct. 5.â€"The South African mail, which arrived toâ€"day, brought several reports to the Militia Departâ€" ment. Lieut.â€"Col. Otter, in his report for the week ending 24th August, from Krugersdorp, says : "In connecâ€" tion with the past month‘s service it may interest you to know that the battalion has so far completed 1,000 miles of straight marching since its arrival in this country, and that durâ€" ing the last two weeks we have not had a man fall out on the march, alâ€" though our average was 17 miles a day. The battalion, when it reached Krugersdorp, Aug. 22, was very woak, under 400, wl ranks, but was cersainâ€" ly in firstâ€"class marching trim. Genâ€" eral Hart, on our leaving Krugersâ€" dorp, took occasion to. express his gratification with the conduct o the battalion and his regret at parting with it, and wished it every . go fortune. ‘This . expression from an â€"o(â€" ficer of General Hart‘s stamp I conâ€" sider a great cothpliment. During our recent marches I have tried the exâ€" periment of organized singing, . and found this "to work admirably. Hurdman and Red Cross Fund. Ottawa, Oct. 5.â€"The family â€" of Major Hurdman, commanding D Batâ€" tery, received a letter from him ‘yesâ€" terday, in which he expresses some interesting: opinions regarding the Red Cross {fund. â€"Me says : F BULLER CHASINC THEBOERS. Col. Otter réports with regret the loss: of the folowing regimental reâ€" corde ; Order books. from date of deâ€" barkation to February 11th, record of officers" services, regimenta) defaulter books, courtâ€"martial, boards of offiâ€" cers, courts of inquiry, files of importâ€" ant regimental papers, books of referâ€" ence and medica! sheets, These records were left at Bloem{fontein in charge of a nonâ€"commissioned officer for safeâ€" keeping, but â€"~when : Capt. MaeDonell came along he undertook to transport them to the regiment, and they were lost when he fell into the enemy‘s hands at Roodeval on the 7th June. The matter will be enquired into. In noting the departure for England of Lieut. Willis, Col. Otter says he hears he has been given a commission in the Imperial service. t _ Gen. Hutton, ho says, congratulated the battation on the manner in which the scouting: wasdong. «h o) cup, «Major Williams, temporarily in comâ€" mand of the 1st Battalion, C. M. R., reporting from Noortyeda, Aug. °7th, notes th»e return of Lieut.â€".Col. Lessard from sick leave. "I don‘t know how much money I will have left of what was given ma in Ottawa for the men, as _ I have had to buy â€" a . great manyâ€" comforts for them. We have not reâ€" ceilved any of the things that were sent us, but when we have the cash we can get what we need. I have had a great deal of trouble getting condensed milk for the ‘men who were‘ not ‘well, <and what L did get I had to: pay three prices for. It is simply impossible to , get.anything up from Cape Town. ‘Since I came out Here T Uhave" been "a‘ble: t6, "ANd have, paid about £10 dor»â€"the same. I will have something to say about :he.'(funfifliim «Red Cross fund ~and, w t was expended out. here., 2& landing in Cape Town If.?l'avé' A i ‘6tieGent"6f it cor anything wirchaged.â€"for y «battery. {rom the E&&fl!m" ~mely ‘ifet: gome fq%;yte on Athm.skEn ;on.»_;ny,,,my ck," but l have my doubts about §NXt." ;ml e things that I»would %;ogifinb'fifi manager »of that fund ~out here;. but I bhl{)k_, lt‘ will" bo better: to‘swait until 1 ge homé.‘ There is ~one thing. that you can rest assured of,â€"and.that is that my men will not want for anyâ€" thing if I have to spend my own money for them." _ 7 Major Hurdman thoroughly â€" apâ€" Regimental Records Lost 4 Casualties to Rifles Y NEL PENER &5 Rov : mMr,] â€"Ste ybles, y WAS .. baroukly‘ © Bburrii@®® ®Fouses! coccupied soleélyâ€"by »women, and chiliren. Outside of the Synod his speech , is angrily condemned. f o C Lo Cape Towa, Oct, 7.â€"Th» City, of Lonâ€" don ; Voluftgeers sulled. for London toâ€" day, their %jeparture being attended by a ‘scene'* tremendous enthusiakm. Sir Alfred Milnor, in the course of an address thanking them for their‘ sarâ€" v e ‘qfil’ e, told them that a st enten? ‘t"e’cegt'k)u awaited them Boer Convoy Captured. London, Oct. 5.â€"Lord RolWferts reâ€" portsâ€" to the War, Office, under date of Pretoria, Oct. 4, that a force unâ€" der General Clements had surprised & Boer couyoy near Rustenburg, capâ€" turing 20 wagohs, some rifies, and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. The only British casualty was one man wounded. * dugt 'm-g a ©CAape" Pows > â€"Oot.7.«The Bynod .o the ,Duuh';'&b_rmed €hurch has adg}pf;"â€"‘ io Y 0 MAE BLGP YIHAD 3) WAE . DAFbICHILELY _ vlens Jn denuneiation of the Driinis "The weather here is quite perfect, and there is very little sickness conâ€" 8idering the enormous force quarterâ€" ed in the district around Pretoria. The hospitals here are perfect now. "This weary war still drags on, and the guerilia phase it has assumâ€" ed is very troublesome and difficult to deal with. My husband has startâ€" ed off on what, 1 trust, will prove to be his last advance. Please God it may be successful. "I am thankfal to say he is in wonderful health. I _ don‘t think I hlave ever seen tim more vigorous in mind and body, nothing seeming to tire him. I cannot imagine how the rumor has got about that he is in bad health. Thunk GoJ there is not the alightest foundation for it. Beâ€" lieve me, dear Colonel Ryerson, yours aincerely, (<igned "Nora Roberts." London, â€" Oot. 5+â€"The . Foreign Of[« fice.. has.. received, the . following (desâ€" patch from the British High Commisâ€" sioner in South Africa,~ Sirâ€" Alfred Milner : t ‘"The: refugees . will begin, to return t? the Transvaal Oct. 16, at the rate of about 1,000 weekly. It will take at least three months to repatriate those «whoâ€"are. waiting. in Ssouth Afâ€" rica," . . Lydenburg, Oct, 2.â€"Gen. Buller‘s foree has been pursuing . the ~Boers through Pilgrim‘s Rest and Krugers+ port. Heis now near Ohrigstadt, and is slill marching northward. Lord Robertsâ€" adds that â€"the casâ€" vualties at ‘Dejagers drift on Octoâ€" beyt 1. were not as serious as at% first reported, only seven having been wounded. * @ Kn#P 30R Calonel ?e}u‘y. ;\;luqlwears the decoâ€" ration ol the star ol India, who is reâ€" organizing the polce departhient here, has introduced the «ystem of identifiâ€" cation byâ€"fingerâ€"marks, and in this way intends to register every native, This, plan will be of great assRstance in the distribution of passes, the reguâ€" lation of labor, and the suppression o{ illicft liquor selling.. Durban, Oct. 7.â€"Details® of the dis aster toâ€" the ~British convyoy neai De Jagers drift on October 1st show that , the _ earlier reports underesii mated its extent. The Boers num bereil 450, and were commanded by Gen. â€"Christian> Botha. _ The. British force, comprising the Durban volur« teers, was completely surprised. Th« British had outsparned when _ the attack commenced, and the pative orâ€"drivers were shot down. The Britâ€" ish casualties were one officer kil‘ ed and six wounded. ‘The Boers took Croft ~ Edwards,~ an> Englishman, commanding® a Boer force, who be came prominent after the Jamesoa raid on accomit w â€"a rabid antiâ€"Briâ€" ishâ€" speech he made,, has. surrendere j at hrugersdorp. with a. {few men. A colomial lorce has gone south to Elandstontein to clear vne Boers out ol the Klip Riversberg hills _ These hills have been a regular rendezvous for the burghers lately. The ignorant Boer iuhabitants here attributée ‘the fact that the British officials are selling and distributing fhod to a "Uesire on their part to clear out the stores before they give up the country. These same people still readily be.ieve and circulate the most ~Absurd «stories about the interâ€" vention of the powers. . i The Boers nowhere have made â€"a stand. ‘ 53 prisoners, who were subsequently released, . The Boers. captured â€" ons Hotchkiss gun and,set fire to 214 wagons. < They carried of[ the supâ€" plies, together with the oxen and mules,, leaving one mule wagon for the transport of the British wounded, Johannesburg, Oct. 6.â€"Gen. Ba: ton is fighting with a Boer com mando â€" northenst _of _ Krugersdor; several bands of guerilias have re appeared in that district recently and more are expected. air, Svepnuen 2. 1IO0.08, D. A, 10,000 in Soidiers‘ Graves. lt.on. was nominated by the London, Oct. 7.â€"Out of 30,000 of West Hastngs. o EKdwards surrender Sailed for EKngland. Pursued by Buller. Refugees Return Itish Dendgunced, Vet. 7.â€"Details of the dis the ~British convoy neai drift on, October ist show earlier reports underesii extent. The Boers num and were: commanded . by hi ccs uks 6.â€"Gen. â€" Bar a Boer com Krugersdorp wAnd May! Relay»lmprevements‘ "at‘ pUU nagous.Rort Onlborne. »~,,; :a“;l > Pork::Colborne;yOcte sosâ€"As;;w# result ib > in intadacirint emr‘s NTLK T tat C irsivi is D tos i cnioat; 22 C | 3 th #P hn bla o PR en 4 5 «BC ‘As the of the ariR4 :d( kh?k».q'}ut.%u‘?!m&'-'; se "fCCOLEE it thie ‘"'.fi'""" Hogan, MacDonnell & Co., contragkorg,,0}, gxp -’(.hl‘{ atitfui??1108. 188 in putâ€" ‘*or the Work ol Aftiprtha thg" the‘ha ai L0 ."g:n‘l"(.fl for t 49 a WA to of tiave ~dectdedâ€"to:dug tosdy~«p wr l f{’& Ctk ‘Clta MHMCPoriH( HIK Viceâ€" @rills. Thigrmpans that from 79,,tq,| 10Â¥ mrrw. *."it h 0 90. wl# aptiben t hy 100 , men»gyil} he : thoown out of work '.‘I‘Ppfi!‘ U wa| ‘boin aippointed iÂ¥ peace and thlw?{gptk.pn, the harbor improveâ€" !}'nn&\fi‘l\%hudfi'l Hlaw" Drenuerstered to mentg.will be practically at a stand. | U*pedite the completionm®@lithe Han. ’m‘,me'l\" Â¥ll) dae/ 100M 3) , Qj14 of‘fir'f')rr“ and tha gmh ,oh,t{_hu harbor lmmw’g mentg.w%ll be practically . at a stand su". ty . 4104 s «1M C008 Pn w 4 ‘The Boers near here are in a state of great excitement. All the outpost camps have been called in, and preparâ€" ations are being made to defend the | town. A detachment of Cape police engaged in reconnoitering â€" Rouxville tsomewhat less than half way . beâ€" tween Aliwal North and \\'epener»i rode out of one end of the town as | the Boers galloped in at the other | end. I Two mounted Australians were capâ€" | tured. . Some of the Rouxville merâ€" chants have destroyed their stocks to prevent them from falling «into the | hands of the Boerss ! Ottawa, Oct. 7.â€"The Militia Deâ€" partment has been tairly inundated Aliwal North, Cape Colony, Oct. 1. â€"General De Wet is reported to bo‘ a few miles south of Wepener, in the Orange River Colony, about seventy miles north of Aliwal North. | London, Oct. 7.â€"It is estimated, ac ‘ cording to the Pietermaritzburg corâ€" respondent of (the. Daily Mail, that from 4,000 to 5,000 Boers have reâ€" treated from Pilgrims‘ Rest, northâ€" rast oxydenbm’z, with four gmg Toms 22 other guns. The COrreâ€" spondent ‘understands _ that their Long Tom ammunition is almost Bxâ€" hausted. 6.# M _Boer Prisoners Protest. [ London, Oct. 7.â€"A despatch * Bloemfontein says that .one the Boer: prisoners in the Green. Point (Cape Colony) encampment has wril ten to the Post, protesting agnainst a continmuance 0f the ktruegle. If. the end. is not reached spon,, he deciares | the prisoners at Cape Town and elseâ€" where will issue a public protest. ..' MARGHAND‘S LAST WORDS.: With sach men as Clute, Smith and Munn, the investigation will be thorough, and therefore the remedy must follow,. Mr. Clute‘s work in conâ€" nection with the Crow‘s Nest Passâ€"and the, grea t xgl:ing strike of[ the boand ary creek districk \‘:wre he. wasâ€"sasâ€" ula;eg by Ralph Smith, is a guarantee that . nothing, will be left undoneâ€"to place grievances in regard to Chinese and â€" Japanese immigration‘ among those burning questions already set, The â€"â€"Commission â€" Holds Its First Meeting in Ottawa. ‘~‘ Ottawa, Oct! 6.â€"(Speciatyâ€"The first meeting of the ‘Royal Commission to investigate and report, upon. certain statements relating to Chinese and Japanese immigration into Canada was held here yesterday. There were present R.C.â€"Clute, Q. C., and D. J. Munn. The other commissioner, Ralph Smith, M. P. P., is busy with his clecâ€" tion at Nanaimo. Géorge Simpson, of the Hansard staff, was appointed stenographer to the commission. Arâ€" rangements were made to make a full and exhaustive inquiry into the whole subject, and the ‘commission then adjourned to hold its next meetâ€" ing on the Pacifie:â€"Coast. those burning question ted By* 8he Biiriek »C _ Lord Roberts‘ Return. . :(";;:] London, Oct, 8.â€"The News says that | Ocf, 1 the date of Lord Roberts®® departure‘| AfpiAt from South Africa‘ hHas been Tited fots aftees: the â€"last week in October. 1 o 90Rtke Montreal,. Oct. 5. â€"A few. days be« foreâ€"his death, after muking his wilt, the late Hon. Mr. Marchand called one of the members oi his {family to his bedside and dictated the foNiowâ€" ing farewell letter to his constitnaâ€" ents : "I am going through a crisis which may have a fatal énd. As my mind is very often turned towards you, who have honored me _ with your confidence eyer since my youth, 1 am impressed toâ€" send you my last thanks for the s#mpathies . which you have always bestowed upon ane. "I have constantly endeavoml! to discharge with scerupulous c ‘tâ€" ness the trust which I held from you, for I never understood that the pledge given toâ€" a community . was less _ binding _ on _ conscience an" honor than a promise made to a priâ€" Late Premier of Quebec Bids Constituents Farewell. HONCRED WiITH THEIR TRUST.| "One â€" of _ my regrets is to deave the arena at the moment when the Federal contest is beginning. Jt would have beerf my ‘desire to furnâ€" ish my humble support A0 «my friend, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. I have, however, the consolation of krowing that the old .L\beral flag will contiuue > to float over the whole district _ of Tberville." / # ul ie : P3 ness the trust which I hel you, for I never understood t pledge given toâ€" a communi less binding _ on consciet honor than a promise made t vate individual. "Rest assured, my dear an ful friends, that if I failed thing in the discharge of m it was not willingly. It has been. my desire to serve. m try to the full extents o my ity. Mr. Stephen J. Young, B. A., late Hon. Mr. of the members bedside and dic farewell letter : "I am going h may have a CHINESE 1MMIGRATLON, STRIKE sSTOPs WORK, DeWet Near Wepener Still 4,000 Left. c in South Africa, 1 duty . i:;( such a large ounded rather ) _ Bloch‘s | theâ€"arjt ‘ impossiblo ow< though, it i# h soidiers have uth Africa. A few:. days be« muking this wilt, Marchand called oi his family to ited the followâ€" to his constitaâ€" through a crisis atal end.‘ As my turned towards overnment t Wait. »st, â€" northâ€" four tmg The .COrreâ€" that t‘!lr almost Bxâ€" says that | Oct, (1, received "Trom the Japanese leparture‘| Afipigter®" for© Foreign > Abfairs, . to this of Trenâ€" Liberals Eight ‘Thou§and Boxérs Enâ€" ~(expodite thke completierm@l:/the | yan@ mib@odra B 610000 5. aPrnspragyigy, ,3acounterpQ0 Germans. nore ‘are held in tea@iness mgaisst an Attark W'OMHL‘M ;‘flu; no w advancing !“{W th> Grand Cana®® The American marines from ‘ Â¥ekin have arrived here. Some of theEfench trroapg are leaxing., . The Mor ggt has the Tollowing despatch, dated October ‘5th; ‘from Maitow, on. the Petho :‘ "SIPF "Aifred London,. Oct. 7.â€"In a despatch from Pekin to th> Timées, Dr. Morrison says: " It looks now as if M. Do Giers, the Russian Minister, â€" would. negotiate with Ji, Hung Chang. The American withdrawal will facilitate Russian negotiations concerning Manchuria. ‘"AM the â€"mandarins in Pekin have declined the Empress Dowager‘s order to: procaed . to. Taiyuen{u, assigning various pretexts." The Shanghai correspondent <of the Morning:. Post, in .a despatch , yesterâ€" day ons us All _ th> fore‘gna® troops 11?.'1‘(}'& t hell If konfimacs maninc+ an Gaselee, the British Conmtmander, has returned to Pekin aft®r isseuing an orâ€" der that all the Britts® troops exâ€" cept the Welhaiwel regiment ~sbhall prepare for the winter Goerman Defeat Near Tienâ€"Tsin. London, â€" Oct. 8.â€"The Standard‘s Tienâ€"Tsin correspondent reports that thr Getmans met with a reverse a few mileés south of there on FPriday last. They came in contact with B,â€" 000 Chinese, and wore obliged to reâ€" / tire to ‘Tien~Tsin. ‘The Chinese were / deseribed as Boxers, dast the Stan ard‘s ‘correspondent says it is fi peoted that (tkey mre ~some ~of HungGChang‘s veterans who bad been ordered to wailt near by in .Ggagys the alliesâ€"shoul# attempt, to k Earl Li‘c;.phogv:"ut&ho,,l’o\an,. r reâ€" port recoridgihe.. po I, the Gerâ€" mans~«to Tien;Tsip,,. r’t‘,.,, j s â€" no 'memon.'.n(,&,ru,‘,w. numâ€" bexed«0500;; and | cAow Mayor Gard accepted thr C for Burrard © West River Trade. London,: Oct. 7.â€"A ‘despatch from Hong Kong says that the British shipping .companies have abandoned the West River trade owing to restricâ€" tive regulations and unfavordable treatâ€" ment. They have sold their vessels and will devote themselves to the Yangâ€" Tse traffic. Chinese Court tor Singau. / Washington, Oct. 7,;â€"The. Japanes» Minister has deft with the Secrelary o[ state a copy, of a telegram dated lus O tuu$,." _ e se l 1. _ C A . Rhang u%lu‘c.ixtu [ Stan- darg ‘aau,f_),mg‘;?‘ . }f / fic\#'c'r.u...h i('ml'. Ql.,ln.fl,l* I‘.‘o‘", M %. an W""-;i&fl *\dfl*.f} * e 1 oo 2 l'}%d}"‘& ue h their wflacy. ;Exs geprdm' :g: is the i i io , os 's?'."'" &a.;.‘.",_..,.« Andfnucture Foreign ATfhirs, in ~regard to .. the gettiementâ€"»f the, Chinese. trouble, France, it is said, will intercept the views of Russia in regard toâ€"a corâ€" gerted »programime in Chiga to the allind. AtGRKORs, w6 C K car _1 2Bth thlt. ‘the pmblication in Chimnese papers of an undated Imperial edict, the purport of which was as follows: ""Thoaghâ€"â€"we> (haye . accompanied Her Majesty the Empress Dow to Tailyen and settled there, It is our intention to remain there perm nently., Inagmuch as Changan was seat of the ancient ralers of~ Chiga, na‘d in defended by nature, we omler the incting. Governor of Shensi to seâ€" lect a suitable site for the Impeériat palace in the city 8f Singar, and to provide ‘everything necessary for our journey thereto. He should bear. in mind the hardships we are now ex posed to, and refrain from al extravaâ€" gant preparations.‘" Forts Being Put in aState of Defence and Manufacture of Ammunition MHurried â€"L4 Hung Chang Starts for Pekinâ€"Left Tien Fsin Sudâ€" denly for the Chinese Capital. § K'iiz'p;‘t}ai Trom Pekin & Aute c Oct. ‘Ist, sAy@‘ tho Russikns chay evatÂ¥fated theceommer palacey ;. _*"*The Japanese acting Consu!lâ€"(Genâ€" eral at &n(h.flflmorwd n ‘the GERMANS _â€"â€"<«>. â€"~~â€"â€"IHOME. Tien Tsin, Oct. 6.â€"â€"14 Hung Cuadk,. whose visit to Pekin apparently had been postpontd indefinitely, left this morning* for the Chinese ca pital. Tho five Belgian engineers and 15 m®riovaries who had been kept pr. soners for many weeks at Paiting Fu, but were recently released un der orders from IJ Hung Chang, who directed that they have safe escork to Pekin, refused to start, leariog treachery on the part of the Chisâ€" se . escort. C Approve of French Plan,. London, Oct. 7.â€"A. despatch | from St.â€" Petersburg states on direct of ficial information that Count Lanoeâ€" dorf!, the Minister (Ofâ€" Foreign A" fairs, dsâ€"imn entire aecord with . the idea expressed in the note . of Â¥. pelcasse, the French Minister®= o( Prince Tuan‘s Successor of \fmwouv.n servative nomih stituency. / ‘Lbuco Of, the Gerâ€" â€" byl,. makes â€" no @. _T()r?el numâ€" Atwo guus," toly 40, the ‘Stanâ€" h %%fl“ t am nÂ¥COadf Bakn ro. Hung Chaog nomimation of } L EEEE tb th th iMg w gor e gar bex €Gut y e horn for h Inore many . a bate 0 womel & tw ne ingernr bropgh k no w post trait er reigt Catn Ino carr Vili h« 1€ W w d ie dfi ther m A m io W n