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A despach from London says:â€" Sl'he following daspatches from Lord Roberts respecting the relief of Kim- berley have been published by the War Office:â€" "Jacomsdal, Feb. 16.â€"French, with a force of artillery, cavalry, and mount- ed infantry. reached Kimberley last evening, Thursday." "The following from Gen. French ['38 received this morning:â€" “’I have completely dispersed the enemy from the southern side of Kun- berleyn from Alexandarsfonlein to Oliphantsfonbelin. and am now going to occupy their ground. Lu pureuit 01’. a large Boer convoy, mov- ing towards Bloemtontein." A despatch tron: Jacobsdal, Feb. 17, 7.45 p. m., says:â€""Much gratified on ax‘nvul nere L0 lind uumu'uule noo- p-ital arrangements made by the Ger- man amoulatuce corps under Dre. haettner and Hildebrand, who, with their staffs, have shown the greatest kindness to our wounded, as they have to the Boer wounded. Some of our wounded have been here since De- cember. Some were brought in yester- day." t "Have capLured the enemy's laa- get and store depot supplles and sup- plies of ammunition. "Casualties, about 20 of all ranks Woundal. "KLmberley cheerful and well." "l have good reason to believe. the Magarsiomein trenches have been a'baudoned and that the Boers are un- deavouring L0 escape. V-~_r-. ‘\ 'Uenera'f french Ls scouung the Conn-“y uorw UL Kimbexlcy. one 01' belly-Kenny’s buguuea 01 mfamry ls The following despatch from Gen- eral Roberts, posted to-night, lills the gaps in the earlier despalches 1â€"- A despatch from Modder River says: --"T110 sixth uisision left \Naterlall drift and marched here, going on the same evening to Rondeval urift, to hold the crossing, of the Modder river, and leave General French free to act. “ The cavain'y division is moving in a. northerly line, and has apparently almady reduced the pressure on Kimâ€" belrley, 8J8 Kekemich signals the ene- my has abandoned Alexandersfontein nndjhat he has occupied it. REHEF 0F KIMBERLEY. The Siege Raised, and the Enemy Surround- ing the Town Dispersed. “Shortly after arriving here the Mounted Infantry visited Jacobsdgil, and found it full of women and ch11â€" dren, with {our of our wounded men, doing well. "Fran-ch has advanced as far as Abonsd'atm, with slight loss, and is pushing on the posts, his re'ax being [142le by Mounted Ini'anm‘y.” "On the way back the Mounted In- famry were attacked, and nine men Were wounded. Col. Henry and Major Hatchell and ten men were missing. Both oiiioers were subsequently found at Jacobsdal, slightly wounded. The 'War Office points o'ut that the word “here” in the above despatoh mms some point on the bladder 'rivâ€" A despatch (rom London, Monday sayszâ€"Further details of General Lord Roberts’ well-planned and well-ex- ecuted OPCNMJODJS amply prove that he has really attained a large measure of success, but the points that were doubtful Saturday remain almost equally so to-day. The general evi- dence, however, Ls taken to indtcate that Commandant Cronje has has mam force with bun, going east} on north- east. This trees the greater p-oruou ol the troops at Mo ider riwr and film barley, where a couple of bngzules will buifioe. Of course the great thing AS the mflicu'on of acrushing blow 4L0 Commandant Cronje. The despatchee hitherto do not bhOW that: this has been done, and the rarity 0ft such a blpw 0'11 ten-eaters, unless they are re- treating after being dirpersed in bat- tle; 1s pointed outnhere. elr in the Orfingwe Free Elite, and not Modder river station. A despalch from the Dally Naws' cor- roqpomdent at Modder river proves that Lord Roberts' move was acomâ€" plate surprise to Lhe Boers, as \it was not, until Friday morning that Gen. Crocle commenced' his bold retreat on Blcexmfomteiu betwaen the Bl‘ill:h equmvmi. He dared not hamper hlmself b)" “dung hi-s heavy guml and! aban- doned them. both at Kimflmrleyl and Mtgersfmmem. How Why, the corre- spondent dues not, say. Gen. French has) left Kim‘barley, and is now helpâ€" ing Gems. Kellyâ€"Kennynnd Hitchencr to smash Lhe n mcant at Crunye s army. The Tinkes' correspondent uL Modder river saysit is expected that the Boer rear guard will fight all the way to Bloemfontein. It says thnta telegram from the Boer commandant was found complaining lhzu the Boers hath been completely caught. The despatch cou- cludes :â€" "The guns that were pushed on Sat- urday outrange the Boer guns cover- ing the retreat. The well-known mn- bility of the Boers has now vanished." A COSTLY DELAY . It is now amply confirmed thut Gan. Cronje escaped. Every detail received. however, proves how admirably Lord Robert's plans were conceived and were carried out. But for the unex- pected delay at Dekiel's drift, which was almost impassable for waggons. the whole Boer force would have been surrounded. The delay of one day lbere gave them their chance flow a busty retreat. Ali the other movements of Lord mu ens were executed exactly to time. FURTHER DETAILS. Specials from La'dysmith report an apparent movement on the part of the Boers toward the Free State, pre- sumably with the object of assist- ing Gen. Cronje. The news that General Bullet is attempting another crossing of the Tugela east of Celen- so, alter the capture of Hlangtwane hill, therexors, gives great tantamo- tion. Buller's losses so far have been about 20 in wounded. His entire army_ is engaged in the operations. II. is announced that the Channel squadron, instead of going- to Gibral- tar, has been ordered to remain in British waters until xMaroh. Apparently Gen. Cronje is retreating with the main army, and even if he escapes altogether he will probably lose all his baggage. The Daily News‘ corresyondent at Modder river sayszâ€"mnhe Boer posi- tion at Kofly.fontein is said to be very strong. ’l‘bey entertin a whole- some dread of 10,LOIJ cavalry moving- more quickly than they do them- selves. We hope to be in Bloemfon- tein shortly.” "An attack was made yesterday upon the rear guard of our main body by a force of 1,400 Boers, who were hurried up from Colesberg. They suc- ceeded in capturing- somc of our wag- gons, but Lord Roberts did not delay his march to retake these. There were few casualties on our side. The last of our supply columns arrived from Honey Nest kloof yesterday, having met with not opposition on the way.” The Stahdard’s correspondent at Jacobsdal, telqgraphing Thursday, Feb. 15, says:â€"- ‘ "' Two companies of the VViltshire Regiment, in withdmwing from Kloof camp lost their way, and are missing. Their whereabouts, however, is pretty wele known, and they will probably be relieved toâ€"night. The Boer losses around Colesburg on Monday are re- ported extremely heavy.“ A correspondent of the London Mail at Naauwpoort, telegraphing \Vednesday, and describing the evacu- tdon of Rensberg, says:â€" ” Two companies of the \Viltshires that were on outpost duty, failed to join the force before the retirement from Rensberg, and their absence not being noticed on thp parade, they were eventually cut off.” "A patrol of the Inniskilling Dra- goons was surrounded by some 50( Boers, and gallantly cut its way through withoyt losing a Ewan, but at company of New South Wales Mounted Infantry was unfortunately annihilat- ed, mOst of the men’s bayonets, how- ever, bearing the imprass of sanguin- ary conflict with their foes. "A strategic and concentrative move back to Arundel has been decided upon. Our guns from Coles kop have been safely removed, one Maxim being de- stroyed to prevant its falling into the hands of the enemy. BRITISH TAKE JACUBb‘DAL. A despatch from outsxde Jucobsdal, Orange Free Stats, Thursday, says:â€" Jacobsdal is now in possession 0L the British. Yesterday a small cavalry patrol entered the place and found it full of wounded, including several British from Rensberga The place was occupied by a small force. which fell back before the patrol. The Times ha}; theâ€"following des- putch from Arund-eul, dated Wednesâ€" tiny:â€" A despatch to the London Daily Mail from Naawwpoort, dated Thursday, says nothing of the return of the Wilt- Shires. "Very severe fighting occurred on both our flanks near Rensberg. The enemy greatly outnumbered our troops1 being about 4,000 in number. They attacked the Worcestershire Re- giment on their bill, and with desper- ate determination, charged home, only to experience such a hearty Maxim and rifle tire from our men that the death roll of the assailants must have been considerable. i “Colonel Conyngham was shot through the heart at the outset of the engagement. The enemy chose the lime of the moon‘s setting for their onslaught. Out of five colonial offi- cers only 0119 returned to curgp. The road between Modder river und Jucobsdal is now open. The distance is only nine miles. The road is avail- able for sending reinforcements and Supplies. 7 ‘7 The Brixioh Intelligence department estimaies the number of Boers liable to service in the Transvaal. at 31,314; in the Orange Free State. 22,314; dis- loyai Cape Dmch, 4,000, and foreigners enlisted, 4,000, making a total of 61,- 8£8, from which 1,893 men are deducied [or the police. The Boers, it is said, have eighteen ol-d guns of all kinds, 19 captured from the British, and 73'new guns, classi- fied as followszâ€"Creusol 15-0. gums. 16; 3.7-inch, 21; 7.5â€"inch, 32; and 4.7-inch bowitzers, 4. Against theSe, the Britâ€" The Daily Telegraph has the fol- lowing despatch from Naauwpoort, dated Fehruary 18, and delayed in transmission :â€" ish sent out mountain guns, 12; horse artillery, 53; field artillery, 28!; five- inch: homitzers, 35; naval guns, most- laé 4.7411011, 33; heavy siege train guns, The British forces prior to the war consisted of 9,600 men, 7,800 unmounted NAL‘ter a series _of small skirmishes a battery of artillery shelled the en- virons and drove out the East. of the When the Boers evacuated. Jacobs- dal, they were obliged to pass over a ridge, where they afforded a splendid mark for the British guns, which showered shrapnel upon Lho. retreat- ing enemy. AUSTRALIANS ANNIHILATED STRENGTH OF BOERS and 2,000 mounted. On the date of the ultimatum, Oct. 9. they had increased to 12,600 unmounted and 3,-100 mount.- ed; a total of 16,000. On January '7, there were 83,000 unmounted and 19,10.) mounted. On February 28, they will consist of 37,500 mounted men and 142,â€" 830 amounted. NA VY RESERVE CALL. A despatch from London, sayszâ€"A telegram from Porkmont‘h says the Admiralty enquiries M the naval ports have resulted in the assurance that tony-seven additional battleships, cruisers, and torpedoâ€"boat destroyers could forthwith hoist the pennant. The Admiralty on Frxday ordered the :hips 1n the fleet reserve at Ports- mouth to be fully crewed and ready for sea. Thus 18 regarded in some quarters as preliminary to putting the whole reserve in readiness for commflsswn- mg. Important Positions Captured on the Hills North of Chieveley. lA d-aspatch f'nom. Chieveley Camp sayszâ€"Sinm Wednesday there has been fighting in the high Tange of hills Iunniug north and south about ten miles noa‘tb-emst of Chieveley. '1‘.th nomhernxmost hilll of this range is knuwn an Momma Gristo and the southernmost as Llingoio. Between them Is a nek, otr strebch at compara- tivraly level lam}, wmile at right angles Monte, Lristo is a. low green bill, which uypammtfly is unnaimwd. It was imlpofrtunt that Lh‘m positions betak- en Leiuue H-l'aug‘wan'l bill was 010mlâ€" pied. FIVE DAYS’ FIGHTING. On -Wednesduy the British under Dundonald took an emuuenue walled hu’ssar um. Owe. lol‘w mend the Wue- h'dfl road, while another, under Gkn- crud Hart, mud‘e a prolonged mama through the \LLl-ay u; we Bl-aauw- tuxan ruer. The ers amused the m-méumr cavmry, w...w (Jam-J m cun- tuuL Wuth them at 8 o’umux in the muu‘n-mg, tut 11.0)] .were repulsed. ’l‘ue hours were bunny enLrenched on Hm Monte (in-SLO bids. A steady independent litre, wiLh ocumional vm- heys, wus maintainud for some hours. and the enemy’s tIenches were vigor- ously shelled. ‘ The Boers had one gun in action during [1113. early part on Lhra day. buL when we began shalth Lbsy moved across the river. 'l‘hey used one Nordenfieim in the aneruuou. Our c-asualuiw were iew. On Thursday lbs (mops rested, being Very much Ladgued by their march over Lhe rough country. On Friday Lhey acoupled a position about a thousand yards in advance of Lhal prev-iuu‘sly held by them. n ._s I, â€"i‘;>:d-12;yrlfi;iam crossing the nek be- trwmn Cingul-o and Monte Crth hills. ABANDONED THEIR LAAGERS. A dmprawh from Frets Camp says: â€"T‘h’a Buers have abandoned several laagwens. General Bullet renewed bombardment, of the BJer ,posiLion wi.h‘out emailing a reply. Another forward mova is regarded as immin- em. The men may, Saturday, the Britiah migmt mth the Buers [rum Ciugmo hill, the, enemy’s artillery shelling the hillaide as their ri.lemen reLired. The Bridal» luld Lhe posiLion, bivouackmg there last night. _ A It is believed the lyddite worked havoc in the Boer trenches. The Boers are supposed to have removed lheir big- guns back aver thle Tugelu. The ril’le lire has been very heavy at times. The whobe wumry is thickly wooded. Fnl‘ly-Illree (ivunhu- (‘nsr . Duran-red. :nni Thirty-(Wu Dom!“ [lave (DI-curred. A‘ despatch' from Manila sayszâ€"Out of a total of 51 cases of suspected bu- bonic plague reported. 42 proved genu- ine and 82 deaths resulted. half of them being Chinamen. There were twelve cases during the past week, mostly within the walled city, and a hundred inspectors. under the super- imendenoe oi a health ozficer, Major Edie are enforcing the unitary regu- lations. 'I‘hn'rty of the inspectors are Câ€"hinamen, who have been (urni~h:d by C-hinamen, who have been tuz'nhmu by the. Chinese merchants. The health department census shows the population of Manila is about 190,- 000, including 31,000 Chinese. saved Tin-«e ('hlldrun From the “tunes, Returned for a Fax-III. A despatch from Sydney, N.S., says: â€"A young girl named Steele lost her lite while herulcally engaged in sav- lng children from a burning house on Saturday. The houje was occupled by two famine-s named Farrell and Mo- Intyre, the latter living in the upper flat. When the fire was discovered‘ Mrs. McIntyre wen: oumide while the girl remained and dropped three young children, one after another, out 011 a Window to their number below. Her position wgs one of extreme daggor, BOTH WERE BURNED. Instead 01 bavmg her own life, as she might have done by escaping through the window. she rushed to another room with the object of rescu- ing Mrs. Farrell's boy. who slept in the same flat. The heroic girl was met at; the door by a burst of flames, which must hava at once overcome her, and both she and the boy were burned to death. 315 the whole of the upper part of .1119- house was In flames. The girl was aniece of Mrs. McIn- tyre. The charred. remains of the victims have been recovered from the ruins. Nothing but an organ was saved in the shape of furniture. GIRL BURNED TO DEATH. PLAGUE AT MANILA (A; UN Bl-aauw- .ers o,pused the .JJ (Jam-J m OVA:- 8 o’uwux in Lhe iLignt hogs, per cwt. . . 4w 450 heavy hogs, per cwt. . . 400 41,0 ‘Sows. . . . . . .. 3L0 300 ’Stags. . . . . . . .. 2L0 20d ‘ Toronto, Feb. 20.â€"\thoatâ€"Outside ,m-arkets were Lirmcr toâ€"day, and local :prices hall a better tone, especially {those of Manitoba. Quotations are {as follows:â€"0ntario red and white, >65 to 66 1-20, according to ueapness [to the mill, Western Ontario points; -and 67 to 67 1.20, east; g-oosel wheat, E710, low Heights to New York; spring, ieast, 67c; Mamitoba No. 1 hard, sold {at 79 1-4c, North Bay; and at 79 3-40, Infantry. which captured the hill. had 1:} killed and 77 wounded. The deepatch from Gem. Buller ginng the casualties at Vaalkrantz was sent from Chieveley comp. Thxs would seem to indix-ate that Hm Ruller has removal hi: htadquant" r ft 11181 rlng- ,faeld further south to Chie‘reley (amp. ,1; 13 not known whether‘any large body of troops remaina at Springfield. up' to Der as acowmzer. 1:18 nus (lo nated 10.000 marks to promote German emigration to Palestine. I! is rumored that the Danish Gov ernment, which for twentyâ€"five yeah hn-z rejected all propmals of (11er ed Siatea to purchase the Dan-1's]: Wen T"dio°. is about to submit nbfil an thorizing the sale of these poueafiom at 12.000.000 knonem ‘ Prices of Grain, Cattle. Cheese. 8m. 1n the Leading Marts. Toronto, Feb. 20.â€"â€"-About forty oar- loads of live stock came to hand this morning. Except Ior the best cattle the market was not a satisfactory one, and tha pcroportion of poor stuff continues unduly large. We had a. fair trade in export catth and prices were maintained at from 4 1-4 to 50 per pound, with an eighth or a quarter more for choice selec- t‘ions. All the beat butcher cattle sold at about the prices of last Tuesday, that is. from 33â€"4 to 40 per pound, and 00- easionally a little more for picked lots; but focr secondary to inferior cattle the demand was slow. and prices, while scarcely quotnuly changed. showed a weakening tendency. Several loads were left over. The market for smokers was slow, and prices weaken Feéders and bmlls were about un- changed. . . MARKETS OF THE WORLD ‘iAigézien milk cows came in and Sold at the usual range. A few choice coy/s will sell. vréiooidfivezul calves are being asked for, and will sell up to ten or twelve dollars. Shippers, per cwt. . BULCDCI‘, cub-ice do. . Lu cuer, meJ. to good. Buxcher, inferior. . . Smokers, per cxvt. . Sheep and lambs were a slow sale to- day, and as a result prices were eas- ier, while quotably unchanged. Be- tween three and four hundred were here, and they d‘d not all sell. One thousand hogs were received here. this morning. For prime hogs, scaling from 16) to 200 lbs., the top price is 50;; light and. fat hogs are bringing 41-29 per 1b. Flourâ€"SLeady to firm. Outside mill- e113 o‘Ler straight roller, in buyers‘ bags, middl: iragb s, at $_ '10 per b;l.; and eApOI‘L agean bid $2.60. Special brands, in Wood, for local accoum, sell around 33 FoTlovTIing isâ€" the range of quota- Hons:- Sheep and Lambs Sheep, per cwt. u . . Lambs, per cwt. . . bucks, per cwt. . ‘. . . Clhoice hogs, per cwt. Light hogs, per cwt. heavy hogs, per cwt. . Sows. . . . . . Stags. . . . . . . Cows, each. Calves, each Cornâ€"Steady. No. 2, American, yel- low, quOLed at 410, track, Toronto, and mixed, at 40 1.20; Canadian corn, 3.) [-20, track, Toronto. Oiierings of Can- adian cum light. Millwédâ€"Soarce. Bran is quoted at $15.50 L0 $16; and shorts at $17 to 818, at the mill door through W'estern 0n- tario. l‘ensâ€"Fix'm'aud wanted. Car 1013, 61 to 61 1-20, north and west, and 62 to 6‘.) lâ€"Zc, east. Minneapolis, Feb. 20.â€"CIose:â€"â€"Whe&t â€"In. store. No. lNorthern, February, 660.; May. 66 1â€"40; July, 671-2 to v75â€"8c; on track. No. lhard. 671-20; No.‘ 1 Northern, 630; No. 2 Northern. 64c. The Lon snunluul by the llrlllsh In Illr I‘:m!kran:z Eugnaement. The War Office has issued a hat of casualties among the non-commisslom ed officers and privates at Vaalkrantz. They include:â€" Killed .. . . . . 24 “'uunded. . . . .~ 322 Missing. . . . . . 5 Chicago. Feb. EO.â€"FIaxseedâ€"Closed: ~â€"North-West and South-West, cash, $1.60; May. $1.60; September, $1.16; October, $1.14. Buffalo, Feb. 20.-â€"Spring wheatâ€" Falr demand; No. lhard, 775-8c; No. lNorthern. carloads, 773-80; round lots, 76 5-Sc. Winter wheatâ€"No. sales. Cornâ€"Quiet; No. Zyellow, 381-4c; No. 4 yellow, 371-2c; No. 2 com, 37 8-4; No. Scorn, 371-20. Oatsâ€"Easier; No. 2 white, 290; No. 3white, 281-20; No. 4 white. 280; No. 2mixed, 261-2c: No. 3 mlxed, 260. Ryeâ€"Nominal. Flourâ€" Fu‘m: fair demand. OVER THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY. Ricâ€"Firm. Car lots, 50c, west, and 510, east. Oatsâ€"Firm and active. White oats, north and West, 276; middle freights, 27 1-20; and east, 28c. These prices would be paid freely, and rather for round lots. Buckwheatâ€"Quiet. Offerings light. Car lots, outside, quoted at 49 to '500. Barleyâ€"Tone strong and demand good. Car lots of No. 2, middle Heights, 420; and east, at 430. No. l is quoted at 44c, outside. Total. . . . . . 351 this number the lat Durham Light Mikkers and Canes Cattla Hogs. $425 $500 2500 2b0 275 300 5L0 225 50 00 10 00 425 35) 3&0 Mr. Marcatte was informed by 111'. 000;Fieliing that the amount paid out of 000‘the superanuation 111ml last year was “823,560.21, and [or the previous year 500;:3 0,385.41, showing a decrease of 314,- ‘ 25.2 . Egg; b‘u' Hibbert Tupper was informed by 300 \ Mr. SifLonr that, in the case of Yukon 20d} mining claims, parties who had been side deprived of them claims through er- )cal tors of the clerks. or through. other 1115, !rmstakea, were belng gIven opponun- are ity to take up other claims as com- me_ peasanon. lhat is Going on in Our Legislative Halls Down at Ottawa. M'r. McCarthy introduced a bill to nuna ‘ *he Criminal Code of 1892. He explan; .; that the object was to put in infringement of oopyrighl upon the same footing as the infringement ofa trade-mark, and to make both equally subject to the criminal law. amend the Cri. jeoL is to raise elglyeep years. Mr. heid iniroduced a bill to regu- late freight rates on railways. He ex- plained Lhat his object was to have a commission appoinwd to [ix passen- ger and treugut raLes, and to decide cases of diLIerences between railway companies and their customers. By way of illustration, he referred to the Standard Uil Company, which is said to get an unfair advantage over its comgetitors by Securing ribntcs on freght charges. Tm eifeot o_f his bill wm be to Stop 311 such practices. . Mr. Charhon introduced :1 bill to amend the Criminal Code. The ob- jecL is to raise the age of consent) to Dir. Montague enquired whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce legislation this session to regulate friendly society insur- anon. Mr. Flint gives notice of the fol- lowing resolution :â€"-"That this House is now of opinion that it is desirable and expeuicnt that Parliament should. without delay, enact such measures as will secure the prohibition of the li- quor traffic for beverage purposes in at least those provinces and Terri- toriua which have voted in favor a! such prohibition." Mr. Fielding said it was not the in- tention of the Government to proceed with that. measunre. ' Mr. su'mn introduced a bill to amend the DLmiuion Lands Act. The meagure relaLes to the homestead laws of (be Northâ€"West. Mr. Da.in imruduaed a bill to amend the Muunted Police Act. This is a mea..-ure dealing whh: promotion from (hm ranks of the Aorce. Mr. Caéey WI". move that Parliament should meet on a fixed day annually, or on a day between certain fixed Am“; 111. December or January. Mr. Pent will ask if it; is the intan- tlon of the Government to introduce any Ieglslation this session for the in- spection of applas or protection oh the apple trade, and if so, what' scheme 13 propo ed. Mr. Gilmore introduced am Act to amend the Companies Clauses Act. Hi explained that his bill had reference- to mercantile and manufacturing com- pan 188 incorporated by special Act, and subject 'to the provisions of that Act. It had no reference to manufacturing and mercantile companies incorporate by letters patent. The object was to enable companies of the kind indicated to change the place in; which their headquarters were located without ap- plying to Parliament for especial A0' for that purpose. Mr. Mclnnesvwill introduce a bill to prevent Chinese or Japanese from be- lng employed in mines. Mr. Puttee will 'ask whether (ha Gow ernment in awarding the contracts to: the work at St. Andrew's rapids Red r1ver,w1'll provide for the protection of union labour. Colonel Prior will enquire whether an order-inâ€"Council was passed dis- mlssmg General Hutton or calling up- on_h1m to resign. Sir Charles Tupper enquired wheth-n er the order-in-Cnuncil for the éuspenâ€" sion of the coasting laws had been rot scinded. Judge E. A. Richards, of Winnipeg. has teen appointed chairman 0: tin Eievatm‘ Commission in the place 01 Judge Senkierr, of St. CatharineflflVhd died recently at‘Vinnipeg. A deputation from the city of But- falo, consisting of Dr. H. Y. Grant, son of Sir James Grant, of Ottawa, .7. N. Ari-rm, and John B. Webber, [was in town to interview the Ministero! Agriculture and urge the erectionoi :1 special Canadian building at thl Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo Sir Wilfrid Laurier repfied that the suspension applied only to the past season of navigation. Mr. Davin introduced a bill to amend the Land Titles Act and to get rid of an anomaly existing in the North-\Vest regarding the proving 0! Wills made in England. ‘ Ma) or Middleboro, Aid. K. Webster, R. B. Miller, W. J. Hatton, and J. M. Kil’bourn, Owen Sound, waited on thl Government, asking for harbour im provements, and that Owen Bound’l interests be protected in the proposed scheme for improving the transporta- tion facilities on the upperrlnkes. Not content with his. deep-laid plun- ro rlva! England's naval supremacy Emperor \Villiam now starts to eats] up‘ to her as acolonizer. He has do nated 10.000 marks to promote German emigration to Palestine. Mr. Campbell introduced a bill ti legalize the union label.