KRUGER'S MESSAGES TO THE GENERALS.
ANOTHER LYING MESSAGE. London, August 2. The censor stopped the following Reuter message from Standerton on sth July :—" Driving in pre-arranged jn a cart with four greys General Botha and his secretary recently brought to Colonel Walter Kitchener at Platrand ex-President Kruger's reply to Louis Botha's proposals for . surrender as follows:— The. message was addressed to Botha, De Wet, De La Rey, and Bteyn, and read; "Continue fight ing. Alleviation will be sent when needed."

THE KILLING OF NATIVES.
LORD STANLEY'S EXPLANA f - TION. 1 London, August 2. , Lord Stanley, the financial Secre tary of the War Office, stated that the natives in the rear were employed on both sides scouting, but is presumed that they were unarmed. If they, were armed on the occasion mentioned in Lord Kitchener's despatch it was contrary to all instructions.
