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Manawatu Herald, 27 November 1900, Page 2

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BOER TOWNSHIP DESTROYED. General Smith-Dorrien destroyed the township of Dullstrom owing to the residents harbouring and supplying the enemy with stores. A TIMELY RESCUE. Colonel White, of the Peternsburgh district, rescued a party surrounded by the Boers, the Police inflicting great loss on the Boers. BROADWOOTTS NARROW ESCAPE. During a midnigrit raid on a Trans* vaal farm house, a Hussar, seeing a Buer rise, rushed forward and received in the stomach a tatal shot intended for Major-General Broadwood. SIR ALFRED MILNERFIXED AT PRETORIA. Sir Alfred Milner establishes his final hearlqnirters at Pretoria. FRENCH APPEAL FOR HELP. Henri Rochefort has appealed for an international subscription of 40,000,---ooof. to equip 250,000 men to assist the Boers. OOM PAUL. Kruger had a demonstrative reception in Paris. M. Crozier, one of the J officials at the foreign office, introduced Kruger to such Ambassadors as were present, who welcomed and handed him numerous addresses. The Presilent of the municipality, in welcoming him, declared the good wishes of France would accompany him on his European mission. Kruger replied that the greetings received throughout France indicated' the conviction ot the nation in the righteousness of the Boer cause. The . Boers had not ceased to demand arbi- , t ration. A flood of oratory followed, but the. , keynote of the addresses of the deputations was good wishes for the pious oilgrimage thronsrh Europe. Th'tf* new cry " Vive l'independence " was conspicuous.. No extra flags were : ]own on public buildings. Order was excellently maintained* Kruger alighted at the hotel Scribe md was welcomed by Mr and Mrs Eloff, Prince Mathilde and Princess Jeanne Bonaparte. A Dutch hymn was sang in the afternoon. Kruger, with an escort, drove to the Elysee and received military honors, President Lonbet and M. Delcasse giving him audience. Ten minutes ifterwards they returned Kruger'g visit. The semi-official newspapers state there were no speeches at the audience ' merely compliments passed- Nothing of a political nature was said. France, those newspapers say, may congratulate herself the Government exhibited tact in satisfying the puuh'c, at the same time not oftending Great Britain.