BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 204, 22 October 1900, Page 2

BOER WAR.

KRUGER SAVED FROM HIS FRIENDS. PES PBBSS ASSOCIATION. (Received 20, 8.56 p.m.) JU)ndoh, October 19. Kruger and his Secretary were transferred from the Governor's residence at Delagoa to the Gelderland at dawn today. This precaution was takes fearing the Boers at Delagoa might attaok the ex-President. REPULSE OF BOERS AT JAGGBRSFONTBIN. ' (Received 20, 8.68 a.m.) London, October 19. Lord Roberts reports that a party of Boers entered Jaggersfontein en the night of the 16th. The British had nine killed and two mortally wounded, while the Boert lost their commandant and twenty men killed. GENERAL FRENCH PROMOTED. Received 21, 6.7 p.m. ; London, Ootober 20. General French has been promoted to substantive rank of Major-General. SUGGESTED MEANS OF ENDING THE WAR. (Received 21,6.7 p.m.) London, October 20. There is a growing feeling at Progeria that a threat to confiscate the property of burghers who continue fighting is the best meamv of ending the guerrilla warfare. KRUGER HOLDS A PRIVATE RECEPTION. THE FIGARO'S WARNING AGAINST ANGLOPHOBIA. (Received 21, 6.7 p.m.) Losdon, October 20.. Kruger held a private reception i aboard the Gelderland. Paris, October 20. The Figaro warns the French people > of the danger of irritating the British iin connection, with Kruger's visit, adding that they had already suffered sufficiently for anglophobia (a the t paucity of British support to the exhibition and British visitors to the Riviera. M. Roussian wjll endeavour to make the reception of Kruger at Marseilles aB tame as possible, in order to thwart the Nationalises. Brussels, Ootober 20. The King is discountenancing proBoers. He will consider Kruger a private visitor. KRUGER BAILS FOR EUROPE. ; Received 22, 0.20 a.m. London, Octpb:r 20. the 8,8. Geldesland, with Kruger on sailed for Europe on Sit'urday.