A Tour in South Africa: With Notices of Natal, Mauritius, Madagascar, Ceylon, Egypt, and Palestine |
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Page ix
... Sir H. Smith - Hottentots at Bux- ton - Letter from Colonial Secretary - Letter as to Buxton Hottentots - Expulsion of the People - Expulsion of Gona Hottentots - Police Report of Expulsions - The Governor's Commendation - Letter from ...
... Sir H. Smith - Hottentots at Bux- ton - Letter from Colonial Secretary - Letter as to Buxton Hottentots - Expulsion of the People - Expulsion of Gona Hottentots - Police Report of Expulsions - The Governor's Commendation - Letter from ...
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... Sir Harry Smith to Earl Grey - Remarks on the Letter to Earl Grey - Leav- ing Griqua Town PAGE 228 CHAPTER XII ... Sir H. Smith's 258 295 CONTENTS . Denial - Extent of Territory Lost - Morija.
... Sir Harry Smith to Earl Grey - Remarks on the Letter to Earl Grey - Leav- ing Griqua Town PAGE 228 CHAPTER XII ... Sir H. Smith's 258 295 CONTENTS . Denial - Extent of Territory Lost - Morija.
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... Sir H. Smith replied , that the matter was referred to the Home Government , and from thence no reply has ever come . Dr. Philip subsequently applied to the Governor for redress , and received the same unsatis- factory answer . I ...
... Sir H. Smith replied , that the matter was referred to the Home Government , and from thence no reply has ever come . Dr. Philip subsequently applied to the Governor for redress , and received the same unsatis- factory answer . I ...
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... Sir A. Stockenstrom . " I remain , Rev. and dear Sir , your's very obediently , " JOSEPH READ . " MAJOR SMITH'S ... H. Plaatjes , P. Ullbricht , 126 SNOW STORM . D. Holta , A. Holta ,
... Sir A. Stockenstrom . " I remain , Rev. and dear Sir , your's very obediently , " JOSEPH READ . " MAJOR SMITH'S ... H. Plaatjes , P. Ullbricht , 126 SNOW STORM . D. Holta , A. Holta ,
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... sir , what , before the last war , it was our purpose to do on behalf of the ... sir , will wake up our teachers on this point . An uneducated people is weak ... H. HEYN . " On all these points I met the members of the Com- mittee , and ...
... sir , what , before the last war , it was our purpose to do on behalf of the ... sir , will wake up our teachers on this point . An uneducated people is weak ... H. HEYN . " On all these points I met the members of the Com- mittee , and ...
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Adam Kok Andries attend Basutos Beaufort Bechuanas Bethelsdorp Blinkwater Bloem Fontein Boers Bowker British Government British Kaffraria Buxton called Cape Town cattle chapel chief chieftain Christian church civilization colonists colony coloured commenced Commissioner congregation distance Dutch emigrant England Excellency families farmers favour Fingoes Fort Beaufort friends Gonas Governor Graham's Town Griqua Town Griquas heathen honour Hottentots houses hundred journey Kaffir police Kaffir war Kaffirland Kaffraria Kat River Settlement King William's Town Kolobeng Kuruman labour land late letter London Missionary Society Lord Lordship Madoor magistrate ment miles Missionary Institutions Moffat Moshesh mountain Natal native tribes neighbourhood obtained occupied Orange River Orange River Sovereignty out-stations oxen parties Philippolis Philipton population portion present proceeded reached Read remarks residence respecting Sir H Sir Harry Smith South Africa Sovereignty spot Stockenstrom stream Sunday Tambookies teachers territory Tidmanton tion treaty village wagon women
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Page 393 - Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet : All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field ; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Page 493 - Egypt; a Popular and Familiar Description of the Land, People, and Produce. With an Introductory Essay, by Rev. T. BOAZ, LL.D., Missionary from Calcutta. Second Edition, with a Map and Fifty Engravings, foolscap 8vo., cloth, 5s. 6d.
Page 284 - With the periodical flow of the rivers great shoals of fish descend. The people could give no reason for the rise of the water, further than that a chief, who lives in a part of the country to the north, called Mazzekiva, kills a man annually and throws his body into the stream, after which the waters begin to flow. When will they know him who was slain, that whosoever will might drink of the water of life freely ! The sketch, which I inclose, is intended to convey an idea of the river Zonga and...
Page 496 - Scripture Baptism ; being a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend, in reply to " Christian Baptism," recently published by the Hon and Rev.
Page 6 - The soul's dark cottage, battered and decayed, Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made: Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home. Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view That stand upon the threshold of the new.
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Page 283 - One remarkable feature in this river is its periodical rise and fall. It has risen nearly three feet in height since our arrival, and this is the dry season. That the rise is not caused by rains is evident from the water being so pure. Its purity and softness increased as we ascended towards its junction with the Tamunakle, from which, although connected with the lake, it derives the present increased supply. The sharpness of the air caused an amazing keenness of appetite, at an elevation of little...