Show KRUGER WAS HAPPY WHEN HE HEARD OF THE GREAT DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH the hague dec 15 the dinner given by queen at the palace this evening was private mr kruger sat next to her majesty opposite were the queens mother and dr leyds otherwise only the ladles and gentlemen in waiting were present afterwards ter wards mr kruger and dr leyds conversed lor half an hour with the queen in the drawing room mainly on agricultural and conditions of south africa when mr kruger was appraised of the contents of gen Kitch eners latest chronicling chroni cling such a great disaster to the british he expressed the liveliest satisfaction and said he thought the fact that the news coincided anniversary of the bat clr of colenso was an excellent augury for the boers |