The Annual RegisterRivingtons, 1903 |
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... representatives had a right to speak for the combatants in the field . But were there any represen- tatives having such authority ? Mr. Kruger and his entourage had lost the confidence of the Boers in the field , as was natural ; and he ...
... representatives had a right to speak for the combatants in the field . But were there any represen- tatives having such authority ? Mr. Kruger and his entourage had lost the confidence of the Boers in the field , as was natural ; and he ...
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... representatives in that House were able to exert . For this suggestion Mr. Lough was sharply rebuked by Mr. A. Chamberlain ( Worcestershire , E. ) , Financial Secretary to the Treasury , who vindicated the agreement between the Post ...
... representatives in that House were able to exert . For this suggestion Mr. Lough was sharply rebuked by Mr. A. Chamberlain ( Worcestershire , E. ) , Financial Secretary to the Treasury , who vindicated the agreement between the Post ...
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... representatives was that the people had been given a free choice . Until the agitation began 98 per cent . of the parents chose English ; after the agitation the percentage fell to 75 , and now it had risen again to 80. At all hazards ...
... representatives was that the people had been given a free choice . Until the agitation began 98 per cent . of the parents chose English ; after the agitation the percentage fell to 75 , and now it had risen again to 80. At all hazards ...
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... representative strength of Newry was to that of London in the proportion of eighteen to one ; and that while in England the average number of electors to a constituency was 10,897 , in Scotland it was 9,600 , and in Ireland only 7,144 ...
... representative strength of Newry was to that of London in the proportion of eighteen to one ; and that while in England the average number of electors to a constituency was 10,897 , in Scotland it was 9,600 , and in Ireland only 7,144 ...
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... representatives who were to form the new Board . The authori- ties selected were the metropolitan boroughs , the City , the urban sanitary authorities for the outside areas , the London County Council , and the County Councils of the ...
... representatives who were to form the new Board . The authori- ties selected were the metropolitan boroughs , the City , the urban sanitary authorities for the outside areas , the London County Council , and the County Councils of the ...
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