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Show KRUGER'S MEMOIRS. Former Ticsldcnt of Transvnil Talks of the Jameson Raid. 1mdnn Nov 15 -The limes pub Ushes this moinlng nnothei puge of extrnits from the memoirs of Ml Km per dealing with the history of the Transvaal end liW own ueeeslve tirms of office as President Mr Km ger enters at great length Into the iir eumstnnces of the Jameson raid, niul declares that It whs onlj his Inlluem i and his threat to resign the Presldi ni j which pieveulid the burgheis from at tacking and shooting down nil tho fur egn Inhabitants of Johannesburg Ihe former Prnil lent explains that particular!! nf Ihe course nf the war vvlth Ihe nrltlsh and nf Its vlrlssltuds would pot come within Ihe scope of tho memoirs, u he took no personal part In the fight He describes the harassing life he led ot thit period directing and advlilnp the Iloer leaders His sleep was broken many t ines even night tn attend to dispatches etc Ho gives minute d. tails of Ihe renvoi al of the Iloer Oov eminent f i om Pretoria nn sajsltuns it sad blow to him espeelal'y ns his wlfo vv is then so old and weak that he could not think nt tuklng her with him The extracts publlshc al Include a description of Mr Knitters Journry to I urope and the writer declares th it In the matter of Ihe peace ipgotlni ns he left overythlns to the discretion of tho QeneraJa, |