The Raid on the Transvaal by Dr. JamesonP. E. Aston |
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administration agreement annexation APPENDIX appointed approval Article attack battle Bechuanaland Boers boundaries British Resident Buluwayo burghers Cape Colony caused Cecil Chartered Company chiefs civilisation column command Company's concessions district dominions Drakensberg Dutch effect emigrants enemy England English Government expedition fact farmers favour fight force further grant grievances High Commissioner Home Government hostile inhabitants Jameson Johannesburg king laager land large number Limpopo Lobengula London Lord Lydenburg Mafeking Majesty Majesty's Major Forbes Mashonaland Mashonas Matabele Matabeleland Maxims ment Moshesh Natal natives officers Orange Free Orange River pany party peace persons Pitsani police President Kruger Pretoria prisoners proceeded raid Rand rebellion Retief Rhodes Rhodesia rumours Salisbury Sand River Convention Secretary Selous settlers Shangani Sir Theophilus slavery South Africa South African Republic struggle taken territories aforesaid Theophilus Shepstone tion town Transvaal Republic treaty trek tribes Uitlanders Umgiligazi Vaal river Victoria Volksraad whilst Zulus
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Page 100 - 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 277 - Knight of the most ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle, and...
Page 199 - If any person within the limits of Her Majesty's dominions, and without the license of Her Majesty, — Prepares or fits out any naval or military expedition to proceed against the dominions of any friendly state...
Page 259 - State, with such duties and functions as are hereinafter defined ; (b) the right to move troops through the said State in time of war, or in case of the apprehension of immediate war between the Suzerain Power and any foreign State or Native Tribe in South Africa ; and (c) the control of the external relations of the said State, including the conclusion of treaties and the conduct of diplomatic intercourse with Foreign Powers, such intercourse to be carried on through Her Majesty's diplomatic and...
Page 264 - Convention ; (b) report to the Transvaal authorities any cases of ill-treatment of Natives, or attempts to incite Natives to rebellion, that may come to his knowledge ; (c) use his influence with the Natives in favour of law and order ; and...
Page 267 - Republic; (b) they will be entitled to hire or possess houses, manufactories, warehouses, shops, and premises ; (c) they may carry on their commerce either in person or by any agents whom they may think fit to employ ; (d) 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 279 - Company. That the existence of a powerful British Company, controlled by those of Our subjects in whom We have confidence, and having its principal field of operations in that region of South Africa lying to the north of Bechuanaland and to the west of Portuguese East Africa...
Page 267 - All persons, other than natives, conforming themselves to the laws of the South African Republic (a) will have full liberty, with their families, to enter, travel, or reside in any part of the South African Republic...
Page 274 - 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; 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...
Page 300 - ... advantage of the Company, as well in our Courts in our United Kingdom, and in our Courts in our Colonies or possessions, and in our Courts in foreign countries or elsewhere, notwithstanding that there may appear to be in this our Charter any non-recital, misrecital, uncertainty, or imperfection.