The Romance of a Pro-Consul - Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. by James Milne
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lieutenant; Patoune's fallen-out tooth; to the hills for New Zealand's
constitution; playing 'cock-fight'; and repulsing the Ngatipoa. XII. IN THE QUEEN'S NAME Showing the management of another danger spot of the realm, to which picture there come in, details of the winning of the African natives to the Queen, a comedy of witchcraft and widows, and a German Legion difficulty. XIII. OCEANA AND A PROPHETESS From the plight of Sir John Herschel in London, to the stir made in South Africa by Nongkause, a Kaffir girl turned Messiah; and between pages Sandilli, Moselekatsi, Bishop Colenso, and Bishop Wilberforce. XIV. A SAVIOUR OF INDIA The activities of a hunter, prelude to a narrative of how a British military force, under orders for one theatre of war, was boldly diverted to another; incidentally the bearding of Moshesh; and a queer Pax Britannica. XV. AYE DREAMING AND DOING The effort to federate South Africa; the gathering in of the Pacific, involving visits to New Caledonia and Norfolk Island; the Irish girl as empire builder; a meeting with Macaulay; and Prince Alfred at the Cape. XVI THE FAR-FLUNG BATTLE-LINE |
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