Kaffir Wars and Colonial Policies Traced Through History
The piece surveys a series of Kaffir wars from early 19th century Cape conflicts to mid-century campaigns. It blames British actions for costly, protracted fights, annexations, and frontier tensions, citing figures like Major Somerset, Sir Benjamin d Urban, and Lord Glenelg, and condemns continual cycles of conquest and punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape
Somerset
Makanna
Commissioners of Inquiry
Thomas Baines
Mr. Trollope
Benjamin O’urban
Lord Glenelg
Kat River
Macomo
Gaika
Chumie
Tyalie
Colonel Wade
Hintza
Southey
Peregrine Maitland
AsXalfir
Grahamstown
Tola
Fort Beaufort
Scottish Church Notes Reflect on Election Light in Scotland
The piece discusses Edinburgh and Aberdeen university town elections, naming Rev. W Balfour and Professor Robertson Smith as winners. It questions what light these results shed on Scottish views, notes voting system quirks, comments on Dr Begg and Dr Tulloch, and mentions the death of Dr Harper at eighty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Edinburgh
Aberdeen
W. Balfour
Holyrood
Robertson Smith
Balfour
Eldina
Begg
Smith
Granite City
General Assembly
Lord Beaconsfield
Nestor
Good Friday observances in London churches
Three hours services with private prayers mark Good Friday in London. St Paul’s Cathedral hosts a large congregation including working men and other social classes, with V S S Coles delivering short sermons on the seven last words. Stations of the cross and evening oratorios appear in Ritualist parishes, some churches bare altars and clergy in black cassocks. a late service at St Michael’s, Shoreditch is noted as extreme. Dr de Jongh's Light Brown Cod Liver Oil ads claim strong general benefit for debility, with testimonials from Rowland Dalton praising its life-saving effects and urging wider use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Working
St. Stephen’s
Lewisham
Church of Rome
St. Michael’s
Shoreditch
DE Jonen
Dr. de Jongh
Ansar, Harford, and Co
Strand
Adyt
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Great Britain
Trollope
Natal
Sir George Napier
Volkeraad
Langalibalele
Capetown
England
Tulloch
Blackwood
Fraser
Harper
United Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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