The Parliamentary Secretary for War (the Honourable W. St. J. Brodrick), speaking at Oxford on Saturday, stated that in the matter of Imperialism the leader of the ...
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Article : 13 wordsIn the House of Lords to-day the Duke of Devonshire's Secondary Education Bill was read a first time. LONDON, March 16. ...
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Article : 122 wordsM. Duboe, the French expert, considers Britain is able to resist the combined fleets of France, Russia, and Germany. ...
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Article : 16 wordsMr. Cecil Rhodes is now a visit to Germany. Mr. Rhodes was conveyed to the Emperor's palace in a carriage sent for him by ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Japanese battleship Asaki. which is the largest in the world. was launched at Glasgow to-day. ...
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The Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1875 - 1929), Sat 18 Mar 1899, Page 23
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