Cape policy critique and war crimes concerns voiced in parliament
A House discussion denounces the Cape Government for humane but ineffectual measures in the native question. Allegations of Zulu war massacres, possible annexation of Zululand, and concerns over confederation plans are raised amid calls for a public inquiry and restraint on Gen Wolseley.
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Michael Tricks-Beach
Cape Argus
Cape Colony
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
Mr. Courtney
Bartle Frere
Confederation
Oetewayo
Ulundi
Daily Telegraph
Garnet Wolseley
Zululand
Education Estimates and Lord George Hamilton's Speech
The Education Estimates this year echo ministerial dissatisfaction with the 1870 Act's outcomes. Lord George Hamilton spoke last Wednesday on the topic, signaling a desire to restore a near monopoly over parsonage influence and reflecting on past arrangements.
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George Hamilton
Growth of Board Schools Threatens Church Control Over Education
A dated editorial argues that since 1870 school boards undermine church dominance in elementary education, expanding independent teaching bodies. It defends Board schools for better buildings, ventilation, and outcomes, while warning of rising costs and nationwide compulsion. It condemns rural districts for denying poor children access through local by laws.
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Army
Navy
Loxdon
George Hamilton
Chamberlain
Lord George Hamilton
Africa
United States
Afghanistan
Turkey
Zululand
Deadlock of Convocation halts Anglican Church reform
The amateur legislation of Convocation has failed to bridge bishops and clergy factions. The venerable body has proclaimed its inability to find a compromise or stop internal struggles threatening to rend the Anglican Church. Last week the coup de grâce fell on two rubrics once seen as a path to peace in the Established Church.
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