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POLITICS AND SOCIETY

... -as promulgated abolishing tile i legal status of slavery in the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. In the mainland portion of the Proteotoere, which is administered by the British Foreign Office, slavery ic still recognised. and tlhere are 200.000 pe-rsors ...

Published: Tuesday 03 April 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2245 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

WEPENER WELL

... pea-, and flogged those who refused. Energetic representations, ho>wever, were reade on the subject, and the attemipt. at slavery wfas stopped. THUE BO0ER PEACE MISSION. (IEIYER'5 fltrEGEAMA The H~ague, Saturay. Tue Boer D'elegates have had rpeated conferences ...

Published: Monday 23 April 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5806 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

NEWS SUMMARY

... pathetic memo- rials of its tender-hearted master-a man who loved liberty with an undivided heart, and was filled, in days when slavery was still rampant, with passionate concern for the desolate and oppressed. Cowpers house, thanks to the generosity of Mr. ...

Published: Thursday 26 April 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3433 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

POLITICS AND SOCIETY

... amaint' the ?? ntbi is nito witllo 'l ati-win:- the ?? - tion in r-i'it-ice Co a Bishop Tzicke. oA Uzin-i toerni;'htc-n ?? slavery qurestia i slates ,,it tic ini''~ at- to-ate nnilezrs The '1 -, ?? presstt N,1&l Ione of tLii- rota ei C *T t Ito ?? r ...

Published: Wednesday 09 May 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 723 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

POLITICS AND SOCIETY

... his IDe Beers Company at Wimreberisev imnses on those surbjected to a dagrading bondage scarcelydistinguish-! able frnm slavery and liable to many abuses.' The Glen Grey Act is often adduced as a piece of real staesmanlship on the part of Mr. Rhodes; ...

Published: Tuesday 15 May 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1653 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

CORRESPONDENCE

... As a result of the policy of the Government, there I is a strong demand for conscription. Whlat is con- f scription? It is slavery. It means that young men t are to be compelled against their will to fight at the bidding of old men. IUnfortunately there ...

Published: Thursday 17 May 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2479 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... fisheries of the United Kingdom, and to move a resolution. Mr. JOS. PEASE (Tyneside. L): This day four weeks to cell attention to slavery in British protectorates, and to move a, resolution. TlE VOLUNTEER RESERVE. MXAr. WYINDHRAM (Under-Secretary for War) in- ...

Published: Wednesday 23 May 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3408 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

PIONEERING ON THE CONGO

... had not then reached so advanced a stage as now. A second chapter deals with all the horrors and abominations of the vile slavery times-thQ mere memory of wich must cause the blood of the most phlegmatic to boilP How it reacted on the people is a terrible ...

Published: Tuesday 29 May 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2357 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LOYAL AND REBEL NATIVES

... life puts death to death. Freedom, whose name is England, stirs and thrills The burning darkness through, Whence fraud and slavery grew. We scarce may mourn our dead, whose fame fulfils The record where her foes have read That earth shall see none like ...

Published: Saturday 09 June 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3034 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

CORRESPONDENCE

... under - j our iron heel, *vhilst the Imperialist is waving bis flag ! and swallowing alcohol. We have the threatened white slavery of consoription, tearing unwilling men from their - Iomes to lead a Godless life. On the other hand, there is the Sermon on ...

Published: Wednesday 13 June 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1973 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... because his views upon slavery differed from those of the majority of the House of Commons. Mr. BRODRICK (Under-Secretary for Foreign /Affairs) said that the only question was whether it was desirable that the transition from slavery to emancipa- tion should ...

Published: Saturday 16 June 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2579 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

POLITICS AND SOCIETY

... unpleasantly active aboutt such things as slavery. The country has not for- gotten the controversy between Bishop Tuckeer, of Uganda, and Mr. Curzon, when Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, regarding the slavery scandals in British East Africa-a controversy ...

Published: Thursday 21 June 1900
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1840 | Page: 4 | Tags: News