The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Page 76
... secure a royal charter for the Com- pany , to enable it to exercise powers of government . The first requisite was to secure a large capital . Within two years this was forthcoming , and the United African Company was transformed into ...
... secure a royal charter for the Com- pany , to enable it to exercise powers of government . The first requisite was to secure a large capital . Within two years this was forthcoming , and the United African Company was transformed into ...
Page 153
... secure the road to India . The Queen had impressed upon Harcourt ( 1882 ) " the absolute necessity ... of ... securing to ourselves such a position ( short of an- nexation ) in Egypt as to secure our Indian Dominions and to main- tain ...
... secure the road to India . The Queen had impressed upon Harcourt ( 1882 ) " the absolute necessity ... of ... securing to ourselves such a position ( short of an- nexation ) in Egypt as to secure our Indian Dominions and to main- tain ...
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... secure a special boundary commission proved abor- tive , but a provisional boundary drawn by him without prejudice to any future settlement was accepted in October , for not only was the Yukon now in chaos but by this time the South ...
... secure a special boundary commission proved abor- tive , but a provisional boundary drawn by him without prejudice to any future settlement was accepted in October , for not only was the Yukon now in chaos but by this time the South ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The AngloRussian agreement and its effects | 7 |
Britain as yet the only fully industrial state | 11 |
Copyright | |
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