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... friend of mine , and I never had any occasion of quarrel against him . I am sorry his degradation ; " but it goes on to say— for " I am delighted to congratulate you ( Afzul ) on the victory you have gained , and I have no doubt that ...
... friend of mine , and I never had any occasion of quarrel against him . I am sorry his degradation ; " but it goes on to say— for " I am delighted to congratulate you ( Afzul ) on the victory you have gained , and I have no doubt that ...
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... friend to England in our acceptation of the term , and we were never friends to the Ameer in his acceptation of the term . The cold and neutral tinted policy which we had too long pursued in India had no attrac- tion for the Ameer ; he ...
... friend to England in our acceptation of the term , and we were never friends to the Ameer in his acceptation of the term . The cold and neutral tinted policy which we had too long pursued in India had no attrac- tion for the Ameer ; he ...
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... friends are our friends , and Eng- land's enemies are our enemies . " I beg to second the Address . [ See p . 17. ] Her ... Friend who moved it , he is was the commercial disturbance caused an old soldier in debate whom we gladly by the ...
... friends are our friends , and Eng- land's enemies are our enemies . " I beg to second the Address . [ See p . 17. ] Her ... Friend who moved it , he is was the commercial disturbance caused an old soldier in debate whom we gladly by the ...
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... Friend behind me ( Lord is , leaving it to the noble Viscount Lawrence ) will correct me if I am to make an explanation . There is wrong ; but I think the description of one point with which I think the his policy was perfectly fair and ...
... Friend behind me ( Lord is , leaving it to the noble Viscount Lawrence ) will correct me if I am to make an explanation . There is wrong ; but I think the description of one point with which I think the his policy was perfectly fair and ...
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... Friend . He has an opinion that the war is right . Very good ; but my noble Friend thinks it is unjust and impolitic - an opinion in which I myself am very much disposed to concur with him . The noble Duke says that my noble Friend is ...
... Friend . He has an opinion that the war is right . Very good ; but my noble Friend thinks it is unjust and impolitic - an opinion in which I myself am very much disposed to concur with him . The noble Duke says that my noble Friend is ...
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Address affairs Afghan Afghanistan Agent Ameer Amendment answer asked assurances believe Bill British Government British officers Cabul Central Asia Chancellor circumstances course Cyprus debate desire despatch discussion doubt England Envoy Exchequer feeling foreign friendly Frontier Gentleman GEORGE ghanistan give given going Government of India Herat honour House Indian Government Ireland istan John letter Lord Lawrence Lord Lytton Lord Mayo Lord Northbrook Lord Salisbury Lordships Mahomed Majesty Majesty's Government matter Member ment military Minister Motion Native negotiations noble Earl noble Friend noble Lord noble Marquess noble Viscount object opinion opposite Papers Parliament Peshawur position proposed question Quetta received reference regard Russia Russian Mission Secretary sent Shere Shere Ali sion Sir Henry Sir Henry Rawlinson Sir Lewis Pelly speech statement taken territory thing thought tion Treaty troops Umballa vernment Viceroy vote William wish words
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Page 1015 - Wherever their kettle-drums were heard, the peasant threw his bag of rice on his shoulder, hid his small savings in his girdle, and fled with his wife and children to the mountains or the jungles, to the milder neighbourhood of the hyaena and the tiger.
Page 479 - States outworks of our Empire, and assuring them that the days of annexation are passed, make them practically feel that they have everything to gain and nothing to lose by endeavouring to deserve our favour and support.
Page 303 - The Expenditure of the Revenues of India, both in India and elsewhere, shall be subject to the Control of the Secretary of State in Council, and no Grant or Appropriation of any Part of such Revenues...
Page 17 - That an humble address be presented to his majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this house, copies of...
Page 17 - Parliament, and, if those moneys are insufficient, shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom or the growing produce thereof.
Page 35 - Afghanistan being attacked from without, yet the complete independence of Afghanistan is so important to the interests of British India that the Government, of India could not look upon an attack upon Afghanistan with indifference, So long as the Ameer...
Page 783 - The first step, therefore, in establishing our relations with the Ameer upon a more satisfactory footing will be to induce him -to receive a temporary embassy in his capital. It need not be publicly connected with the establishment of a permanent Mission within his dominions. There would be many advantages in ostensibly directing it to some object of smaller political interest which it will not be difficult for Your Excellency to find or if need be, to create.
Page 145 - My lords and gentlemen, one of the results of my attending the Congress of Berlin has been to prove, what I always suspected to be an absolute fact, that neither the Crimean War, nor this horrible devastating war which has just terminated, would have taken place if England had spoken with the necessary firmness.
Page 357 - A Russian force in occupation of Afghanistan might not be able to march to Calcutta, but it might convert Afghanistan into the advanced post of Russia, instead of that advanced post being in Persia ; and, whatever Hardinge may say of the security of the rest of our frontier, you would find in such case a very restless spirit displayed by the Burmese, by the Nepaulese, and by all the unincorporated States scattered about the surface of our Indian possessions. These things would lead to great expense,...
Page 17 - Gentlemen of the House of Commons ; " The estimates for the ensuing year will be laid before you.