It is said that Mr. Kruger will go first to
Amsterdam, and will then make a tour of the European Courts trying to induce them to intervene in his favour. Needless to say, his mission will be as great a failure as that of the Envoys of the Southern Confederacy forty years ago. His chief hopes are said to rest in France, and it is even alleged that the French Government have stated that if he can get two other Powers to join in a representation France would make a third. We do not believe a word of the legend, but even if true it is un- important. The offer savours too much of those made at country bazaars, where some one promises to double the receipts if they reach a wholly impossible figure. In truth, Mr. Kruger's schemes to procure intervention are only designed to save his "face." We are as little afraid of them as of his being able to do us damage by means of the £7,000,000 or so of gold which he is said to have lodged in Europe. The richer a roi en exil is the less he does. President Kruger's flight marks the last act of the Transvaal drama. The guerilla war may go on for a month or two more, but we are now very near the end.
