The Boer Generals.

Manawatu Herald, 23 August 1902, Page 2

The Boer Generals.

THEIR DEPARTURE FROM LONDON.

Large crowds of people stood ut -r the pouring rain and cheered the Boer Generals on their They authorised a statement .that they were going to the Continent to greet ex-Presidents Kruger and Steyn, ~ and would return at an early date and transact business. The Generals acknowledged the many invitations and kind message?; of welcome which they had received in London, and that the, only reason for their deing absent from the naval review was that they, j felt it improper to appear in the . Royal presence until they had ra- ' > placed the garments they wove on board the Saxon by a more suitable -’ costume. They wore enthusiastic- in * praising the King’s kindness. General Botha declared that would keep his own counsel, as interviewers so often misconstrued his remarks. RECEPTION IN HOLLAND. , Mr Wolmarans, Dr Leyds, and the > municipal authorities welcomed the Boer Generals on their arrival at - Rotterdam. Allihe vessels in barhour, including the British, were . dressed with flags, and there wa? great public enthusiasm. A similar reception was accorded the Generals at the Hague, the crowd? in the streets cheering them loudly/.?^ General Botha, responding to the reception, said the Boers while fighting were consoled to know that theit children were being supported .by ■ Dutch generosity. The General added: “We an the deputies of one of the most ruined, of peoples—ruined only because we did . our duty and defended our liberty . and independence.” % The Generals after a few minutes’ visit to Mr Steyn, visited the Scheveningen Exhibition of Art and Iddustry. Christian Do Wet, in the course of “ a speech, eulogised the of the exhibition, who were contributing to the growth of the nation. “We in South Africa,'’ added‘De Wet, “ were on the road to the developement of industry and, art, but our legs were cut from under us. We need help and support to rise- , again. For that reason wc have come to Europe." It is u nderstoods that the Generals have privately urged the Boer vooie- l- . s ties in Belgium and Holland to avoid allusions calculated to foster Anglophobia, whieh would imperil - \ success of their mission infingU&id.-.- i Nevertheless, Anglophobia is again * reorudesoent. Each General goes to a different .. A country to collect funds. i