The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... Kimberley that there was no alternative to annexation.1 The wisest course was to end the impasse by sharp and firm action . As long as the rivalry between Truter and Campbell compromised ordered government , so long the digging ...
... Kimberley that there was no alternative to annexation.1 The wisest course was to end the impasse by sharp and firm action . As long as the rivalry between Truter and Campbell compromised ordered government , so long the digging ...
Page 445
... Kimberley , notwithstanding , was deter- mined that the initiative should come from South Africa . In federa- tion the British Government did not desire only to set South Africa's house in order , but also sought an opportunity for ...
... Kimberley , notwithstanding , was deter- mined that the initiative should come from South Africa . In federa- tion the British Government did not desire only to set South Africa's house in order , but also sought an opportunity for ...
Page 777
... Kimberley mine . In London in 1887 he arranged with the firm of Rothschild for financial help in acquiring the French company which had been built up by Messrs Jules Porges et Cie , a diamond - merchanting business founded in Paris in ...
... Kimberley mine . In London in 1887 he arranged with the firm of Rothschild for financial help in acquiring the French company which had been built up by Messrs Jules Porges et Cie , a diamond - merchanting business founded in Paris in ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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