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Show KHUEOBn REFUSES TO 8UDMIT It Is Nt II.ILtM TImI Kotbla( C.o l-ravant War la tit TransvaaL London, Aug 11 There it nolongef any doubt that Prealdent Krneger hat refuted to submit to the demand tA Mr Chamlerlaln for the apolntmenl ot a court of Iniiulry He ma; hare dooe to diplomatically or hedg Ingly, but that his answer la regarded by the llrltlah government aa tantamount tanta-mount lo positive refusal la now aa established fact 1 1m colonial office It non committal, but there are other evldrncea which amply Juttlfy thU slalrmenL All the oDIclala will say In regard to the matter 1st "The reply Is not a complete acceptance of the proposal of Mr Chamberlain, secretary of the colonlca." lhereHrt that Prtaldent Krurger has proposed new terms la aomewhat verified by the guarded comment of the colonial olllco ofllclala aud the Irritability Irri-tability displayed there 1 here la not the slight! st doubt that they now brieve br-ieve war la the only way to aettle the controversy They would far rather have had a curt, delimit answer thau the temporising answer which the lloer president has sellL With the former Ureal llritalii would have had plain grounds for a iilck c-immeiiiemeot of lifMlllltlea. I nder the tcrint which now exltt. aggressive action needs considerable con-siderable explanation to Justify It In the eyea of the world, and the Hngllsh minority who still declare war would be an outrage However, If Mr Chamlierlaln hat his way, It la believed Prtstdent Kru-geraoounter Kru-geraoounter projiosale will meet with aeatil attention and, unless the Iloert completely bark down which la not likely, the urlalt will quickly develop Into war |