On the Eve of the War: A Narrative of Impressions During a Journey in Cape Colony, the Free State, the Transvaal, Natal, and Rhodesia, September, 1899, to January, 1900C. Scribner's Sons, 1900 - 147 strán (strany) |
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Výsledky 1 - 5 z 9.
Strana 2
... desire for peace consistently with loyalty , but think their methods were bad , and that they continually played the part of warning President Kruger what proposals he ought not to accept , rather than advising him , with all the weight ...
... desire for peace consistently with loyalty , but think their methods were bad , and that they continually played the part of warning President Kruger what proposals he ought not to accept , rather than advising him , with all the weight ...
Strana 7
... desire of Mr. Hofmeyr and some of the Bond founders to vivify it . Upon such insinua- tions and charges against himself Mr. Hofmeyr has been very oracular and cryptic . At any rate , the existence of the Afrikander Bond and party ...
... desire of Mr. Hofmeyr and some of the Bond founders to vivify it . Upon such insinua- tions and charges against himself Mr. Hofmeyr has been very oracular and cryptic . At any rate , the existence of the Afrikander Bond and party ...
Strana 60
... desire to get as much land " " six months after receiving a copy of such treaty ( which shall be delivered to them immediately upon its com- pletion ) , have notified that the conclusion of such treaty is in conflict with the interests ...
... desire to get as much land " " six months after receiving a copy of such treaty ( which shall be delivered to them immediately upon its com- pletion ) , have notified that the conclusion of such treaty is in conflict with the interests ...
Strana 69
... the nego- tiations about Swaziland , and the restless desire of the Transvaal to occupy a port on the sea - coast ? A port would enable it to communicate with greater freedom with " sovereign international states , " and more easily give.
... the nego- tiations about Swaziland , and the restless desire of the Transvaal to occupy a port on the sea - coast ? A port would enable it to communicate with greater freedom with " sovereign international states , " and more easily give.
Strana 87
... fully known . It is , however , true to say that the facility with which the Boers could at any moment mobilise necessarily severely handicapped a Power which , with patient desires for peace , might have to carry on a war and.
... fully known . It is , however , true to say that the facility with which the Boers could at any moment mobilise necessarily severely handicapped a Power which , with patient desires for peace , might have to carry on a war and.
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On the Eve of the War: A Narrative of Impressions During a Journey in Cape ... Evelyn Cecil Úplné zobrazenie - 1900 |
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Afrikander Bond alliance article coming Author To face BEIRA RAILWAY Bloemfontein Boers Britain BRITISH DESPATCH British South Africa Bulawayo burg burghers Cape Colony CHAPTER Chartered Company chief concession Convention corruption customs union Delagoa Bay difficulties Dominion Dundee DUTCH FARM England English and Dutch equal political rights Evelyn Cecil farmers feeling fighting force franchise Free Stater gauge granted grievances hand hostile Imperial Light Horse independence Jameson raid Johannesburg journey justice Ladysmith land Leyds LOYAL DUTCHMEN Majesty's Majuba Mashonaland Massi Kessi Matabele ment miles military mining Natal natives Netherlands Company official opinion Orange Free peace perhaps Photograph Pietermaritzburg place or country present President Brand President Kruger Pretoria probably question Raad RAADSAAL race-feeling Reitz Rhodes Rhodesia scarcely Sir Alfred Sir George White South Africa South African Republic Steyn tion Town Trans Transvaal Government travelled treaty TREKKING troops uitlanders ultimatum Umtali VAAL RIVER veldt Volksraad vote WASH-AWAY Zulu
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Strana 56 - 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 such treaty is in conflict with the interests of Great Britain or of any of Her Majesty's possessions in South Africa.
Strana 57 - Convention, no other or higher duties shall be imposed on the importation into the South African Republic of any article coming from any part of Her Majesty's dominions than are or may be imposed on the like article coming from any other place or country...
Strana 58 - Majesty's dominions than are or may be imposed on the like article coming from any other place or country; nor will any prohibition be maintained or imposed on the importation into the South African Republic of any article coming from any part of her Majesty's dominions which shall not equally extend to the like article coming from any other place or country. And in like manner the same treatment shall be given to any article coming to Great Britain from the South African Republic as to the like...
Strana 58 - ... country, nor will any prohibition be maintained or imposed on the importation of any article the produce or manufacture of the dominions and possessions of her Majesty, which shall not equally extend to the importation of the like articles being the produce or manufacture of any other country.
Strana 55 - The South African Republic will conclude no treaty or engagement with any State or nation other than the Orange Free Stabe, nor with any native tribe to the eastward or westward of the Republic, until the same has been approved by Her Majesty the Queen.
Strana 55 - The Government of the South African Republic will strictly adhere to the boundaries defined in the first article of the Convention, and will do its utmost to prevent any of its inhabitants from making any encroachments upon lands beyond the said boundaries.
Strana 9 - But, as your friend, I must tell you plainly that I entertain grave doubts whether the path which the Afrikander Bond has adopted is calculated to lead to that unity and fraternization which is so indispensable for the bright future of South Africa.
Strana 20 - ... Such a conclusion would be unjust, and he trusted no gentleman would draw it. He trusted the House would feel that if he waived all these topics, it was because he did not consider them as necessary to the illustration of the arguments he had to submit on the present occasion. He should, therefore, for the sake of argument, and for the sake of argument only, grant that the present war was a just, prudent and necessary war, a war entered into for the interest of this country and for the general...
Strana 102 - Moreover, it is wholly against God's Word to let strangers carry on the administration, seeing that they cannot serve two masters at the same time.