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FOREIGN.
Jan. e-Earthauake in Achalkaiak, Russin.
destroyed 10 villages: co lives lost.
so-Seventh session OF 18th parliament OF
Queen Victoria opened.
Feb. 3-Most terrible heat ever experienced
In Buenos Ayres; 90 deaths from sun
stroke
2s-Me xican troops and Yaaui Indians tight
near Potam; so Mexicans killed ard
wounded
Mar. i-Earthquakes do great damage in
i5-s.ork ard Limerick ure) city corpora
.lons refuse to issue address OF welcome
tc queen.
9-rurksy prohibits imports OF American
Apr. it-Paris exposition opened.
z9-Coilapse Of bridge at Paris exposition
causes deaths.
May t-Fourth centenary OF Braxii's Dis
covery celebrated at Rio Janeiro.
u-Czar aboltshes deportation to Siberia Of
Russian eonvicts and forblds sentencing
Of prisoners without trial
Jun 5-fn India s.Tecco people receiving
n-Count Meuravisfr. Russian minister OF
foreign Affairs. dies In St. Petersburg
Jul. Lafayette statue. gift % American
sioner Peck
stnated at Mona by Bressi.
D-Albert. duke Of ssxe-Coburg. I'd son
OF Queen Victoria. dies at Coburg.
Aug. Italian cabinet swearx allegiance
TO King Victor Emmanuel iii.
s-Turki<h troops massacre 30 Armenians
az spaghank. Funeral Of King Hum
io-Lord Chief Justice Russell Of England
dies al London; aged g..
B-lord Roberts appointed commander In
chief OF British army to succeed Lord
s-Bressi sentenced to life imprisonment
for assaSsinating Humbert.
Sep. An Mahomet Bav. rebel leader seek
Ing TO usurp Persia's throne. defeated and
s-Duke d'AbruzzI Of Italy returns from
arctic region after having gone within
2fi miles OF pole.
2-Marshal de Campos formerly capt gen
OF Cuba. dies at Zarauz. Spain.
,t-Duke OF Marlborough named lord llcu-
tenant Of Ireland
Oct s-Canadisn parliament dissolved.
i0-United States receives 2.745 awards at
Paris exposition. more than any other
foreign country.
E-Prince Won Hoheniohe resigns chan
cellorship OF Germany: Won Bueiow
named TO succeed him.
9-Lord Curzon says famine has caused
10000 deaths In India.
s-Ten killed and 200 injured during Lon
dons bossterous welcome of returning
troops from Africa.
Nov. I-Sir Chas. Tupper defeated In
ingly successful
ie-Paris exposition closed
S-Typhoon at Tourane. Japan: i.eao lives
,o-oscar Wilde. apostle OF estheticism."
dies in Paris.
Dec. 2-Pres Diaz of Mexico inaugurated
for sixth time
FLOOD In river Tiber causes S. 500 Oo1
loss In Rome.
7-Russian consuls in Turkey report kill
ing OF hundreds OF Armenians daily.
Ing ~ In Sonora. Another revolution in
Venezuela -
The War In the Tpsn~vasI.
Jan. i-Geu. French takes coiesburg
io-Roberts and Kitchener land at Cape
ie-Gen. Butler begins second attempt to
relieve Lzdysmith.
2&-Gen, Warren captures Spion kop....
Zen W0otkate Killed
s-Spion kop abandoned.
Feb. s-Builer checked in third attempt
20 relieve Ladysmith; LIZ lost In the
three advances
N-Roberts pushes over Orange Free
Is-Gen. French enters Kimberley.
N-Cronje with 1000 men surrenders at
Paardeberg.
s-Ladysmith relieved.
Mar 3-Salisbury rejects peace overtures
of Beers
moves capital to krocnstadt.
Seen Joubert dies In Pretoria
Apr. s-Boers capture five companies Brit
ish troops near Bioemfontein-
l0-Battle of Meerkatsfontein; British
lose 600 killed and wounded and 800 are
taken prisoners
E-Boers driven from wepener.
May s-severe fighting along Vet river.
Is-Mafeking relieved. ending siege Of 2is
N-British enter johannesburg.
Jun 3-Kruger shifts seat of government
from Pretoria to Lydenburg.
@Roberts takes Pretoria. Battalion of
Irish yeomanry captured by Beers In
11-Boers capture 600 British at Roodeval
Boer capital at Machadodorp.
Jul r.i5 asa We' 5 ssRis1ss British supply
9-Gen. Prinsloo with 5000 Beers sur
renders Internationally at Fouriesburg.
Aug 1-Commandants Rouse. Fontenel.
Deploy. Potgrieter and Joubert with
their troops surrender to English
N-Roberts reports capture of Gen. OIL
ivier. a Boer leader.
Sep. @Roberts proclaims Transvaal
f-Lydenburg captured by British
lo-Builer infiicts heavy loss on Beers at
Oct. T-Roberts reports 1900 British pris-
oners to have been taken from Beers.
ls-kruger embarks at Lorenzo Marques
on Dutch cruiser. sailing for Holland
z-Renewed Boer activity in southern
part of Orange River Colony.
Nov. s-Brftish defeat De Wet. taking
l00 prisoners
1-Kruger receives extraordinary well
come on landing at Marseilies.
3-Pres- Loubet welcomes Kruger to
s-British surrender 100 men and two
guns to Boers at Dewetsdorp. south
p-Roberts turns over command of troops
In South Africa to Lord Kitchener.
Dec z-German emperor announces in
ability to receive Kruger.
emperor Francis Joseph refuses to re-
cefve visit from Kruger.
s-Cxar writes to Kruger. expressing SYM
pathy. but announces inability TO re-
ceive him or aid cause.
n-British parliament votes sso.ooo.ece to
l5-Boers take I2o British at zastron.
De Wet captures and destroys immense
Quantities of supplies and Ammunition.
Seen. Knox abandons pr4suit OF De Wet
and seeks to stem tide Of Boer invasion
OF Cape Colony and Natal
3-Boer invaders occupy Colesburg.
3-Boers occupy Britstown.
&-Boers surprise and capture British cav
airy squadron near Britstowh.
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS.