TRANSVAAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 15000, 27 November 1900, Page 2

TRANSVAAL .

SIX A. MILNER OVERWORKED.

Per Association— Telegraph— Copyright LONDON, Xovember';2s. Kir .Ufiui Milner is over- worked: anil wiil shurtly recuperate aboard the worship Doive. ;' \ Trooper Gey, of New South Wales, dicd\ of enteric. ■» Eleven thousand have applied in London * for the thousand vacancies in General Baden-Powell's police. PARIS, November- 25. Dr Lcyds attended the diplomatic dinner given by M. Delca-ve in honour of Prince Georgo of Greece. LONDON, November 25. Gmer.il Smith-Dorrien destroyed the township of Dallsiion. owing to the residents harbouring and supplying the enemy with stores. Colonel White, in the Petersburg district, rescusd a party of surrounded police, inflicting great loss on tho Boers. During a midnight raid on a TraDsvaal farmhouse, a Hussir, seeing a Boer rise, rushed forward md received in the stomach a fatal shot intended for Major-General Broadwood. Sir Alfred Milner establishes his filial headquarters in Pretoria. PARIS, November 25. Henri Rochcfort hay appealed for i'li international subscription of forty million fruncu to equip a quarter of a, million men to assist the Boers.

KUUGER'S RECEPTION

PARIS, November 25.

At the Krugcr demonstrative reception in Paris. M. Crozier, one of the officials in the Foreign Office, introduced Mr Kruger to such Ambassadors as were present, and welcomed and handed him numerous addresses.

Tho President of the Municipality, m welcoming Mr Kiuger, declared that the good wishes of France would accompany him on his European mission. Mr Krugcr replied that the greetings he had received thic ugltout France indicated the conviction of ths nation in the righteousness of the Boer caufe. The Boeis iiad not ceased to dcinond arbitration.

A flood of oratory followed, but the keynote of the addresses of the deputations was "Good wishes for your pious pilgrimage through Europe." The thoroughfares and balconies were oowded, and Mr Kruger was cheered along the entire route. Flowers were everywhere.

"Vive l'lndependence,

The new cry, was conspicuous.

No extra flags were hoisted on the public buildings, and order was excellently maintained.

Mr Kiugev alighted at the Hotel Scribe, and was welcomed by Mr and Mrs Kloff, Princess Mathilde nnd Princess Jeanne Bonaparte, and a Dutch hymn was sung. In the afternoon Mr Kruger, with an escort, drove to tho JTysee, and was received with military honours, President Loubet and M. Delcasse giving him an audience of ten minutes. They afterwards returned .Mr Kruger's visit (semi-official).

The newspapers state that there was no speech at the audience, and that merely formal compliments passed and nothing of a political nature.

It is said in France that the newspapers Eiay she may congratulate herself that the Government tact is satisfying the public and at the same time not offending Britain. Kmger seems tired since his arrival ati Paris, being apparently disappointed at the hysteria and unreality of the demonstrations. He retired early yesterday, and remained indoors all day.

The members of the Municipality of Paris are chagrined at the. postponement of Kruger's reply to their invitation unti'. tomorrow.

CAPTURED BOER RIFLES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

ADELAIDE, November 26.

Lord Roberts has cabled that he lias instructed the despatch to Adelaide, as soon as possible, of 1500 Martini-Henri rifles captured from the Boers. MELBOURNE, November 26.

Private McCause, who was wounded at Rensburg early in the war, has had, by means of the X rays; the bullet located in the liver, after passing through the right lung

ALBANY, November 26.

The Harlech Castlo.met with a great, reception, the crew of H.M.S. Royal participating. The officers landed officially, and were entertained at luncheon. There was great disappointment at Colonel Tom Price not .-.'lowing the men to land.

'THE HARLECH CASTLE,

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 26. The transport Harlech Castle, with the first part of the First Contingent aboard, will make Dunedin the first port of call in New Zealand.