Lord Milner and South AfricaW. Heinemann, 1902 - 751 pages |
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... territory for himself and family , amounting to 10,000 or 12,000 acres more . His brother , the Heemraad De Klerk , already in possession of 6,000 acres , was promised about 12,000 acres of ceded territory . ' And he further tells how ...
... territory for himself and family , amounting to 10,000 or 12,000 acres more . His brother , the Heemraad De Klerk , already in possession of 6,000 acres , was promised about 12,000 acres of ceded territory . ' And he further tells how ...
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... territories in India.2 And , indeed , as early as 17873 Dundas had proposed to the Dutch The cession of certain ... territorial possession it is not in its present state , and probably never could become by any legislation , a colony ...
... territories in India.2 And , indeed , as early as 17873 Dundas had proposed to the Dutch The cession of certain ... territorial possession it is not in its present state , and probably never could become by any legislation , a colony ...
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... territories distributed at Congresses is of very much later date . A great deal is made by Boer champions of the fact that the King of Holland bartered his possessions in South Africa to England for a sum of money without con- sulting ...
... territories distributed at Congresses is of very much later date . A great deal is made by Boer champions of the fact that the King of Holland bartered his possessions in South Africa to England for a sum of money without con- sulting ...
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... territory ; but though the final triumph was deferred , the interest in the moral and material welfare of the negro was never allowed to languish in this country . The missionary ( the special object of Dr. Theal's antipathy ...
... territory ; but though the final triumph was deferred , the interest in the moral and material welfare of the negro was never allowed to languish in this country . The missionary ( the special object of Dr. Theal's antipathy ...
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... territory , nor repose entire confidence in the moderation and temper with which they might repel the aggressions or avenge the occasional depredations of the border tribes . 2. I confess , if there were any reasonable probability of ...
... territory , nor repose entire confidence in the moderation and temper with which they might repel the aggressions or avenge the occasional depredations of the border tribes . 2. I confess , if there were any reasonable probability of ...
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affairs Afrikander Bond amongst annexation authority believe Bloemfontein Blue-book Boers Britain British Government British subjects burghers Cape Colony Cape Town capitalists cause Chamberlain colonists concessions Convention course desire despatch doubt Dutch Empire England English existence fact favour feel franchise give Gladstone Governor grievances hand High Commissioner Hofmeyr honour Imperial Government independence inhabitants interests Jameson Johannesburg Joubert Kaffirs Kimberley letter Lord Carnarvon Lord Milner Majesty Majesty's Government matter ment Minister Ministry Molteno Natal nation native nature never object opinion Orange Free Parliament party Paul Kruger peace persons political population position possible present President Kruger Pretoria proposal question Raad race Raid reason recognised reform regard Reitz reply representative responsible Rhodes Schreiner secure self-government Sir Bartle Frere South Africa South African Republic speech sympathy territory Theal Theophilus Shepstone tion Uitlanders Vaal Volksraad whole wish
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Page 134 - But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth : but thou shalt utterly destroy them ; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites ; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee...
Page 70 - The Assistant Commissioners guarantee in the fullest manner, on the part of the British Government, to the Emigrant Farmers beyond the Vaal River, the right to manage their own affairs and to govern themselves according to their own laws, without any interference on the part of the British Government...
Page 465 - The South African Republic will conclude no treaty or engagement with any State or nation other than the Orange Free State, nor with any native tribe to the eastward or westward of the Republic, until the same has been approved by her Majesty the Queen.
Page 682 - ... they will not be subject, in respect of their persons or property, or in respect of their commerce or industry, to any taxes, whether general or local, other than those which are or may be imposed upon citizens of the said Republic.
Page 587 - The spectacle of thousands of British subjects kept permanently in the position of helots, constantly chafing under undoubted grievances, and calling vainly to Her Majesty's Government for redress, does steadily undermine the influence and reputation of Great Britain and the respect for the British Government within the Queen's dominions.
Page 684 - Government to give it the assurance : ' (a) That all points of mutual difference shall be regulated by the friendly course of arbitration, or by whatever amicable way may be agreed upon by this Government with Her Majesty's Government.
Page 465 - ... African Republic will conclude no treaty or engagement with any State or nation other than the Orange Free State, nor with any native tribe to the eastward or westward of the Republic, until the same has been approved by her Majesty the Queen. Such approval shall be considered to have been granted if her Majesty's Government shall not, within six months after receiving a copy of such treaty (which shall be delivered to them immediately upon its completion), have notified that the conclusion of...
Page 590 - Because half a dozen grasshoppers under a fern make the field ring with their importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak chew the cud and are silent, pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field...
Page 80 - When these subtle views were adopted by the country under the plausible plea of granting self-government to the colonies, I confess that I myself thought that the tie was broken. Not that I for one object to self-government. I cannot conceive how our distant colonies can have their affairs administered except by self-government.
Page 396 - guarantee in the fullest manner on the part of the British Government to the emigrant farmers north of the Vaal River, the right to manage their own affairs, and to govern themselves according to their own laws, without any interference on the part of the British Government...