MAPS
MAP OF MR. CHURCHILL'S ROUTE
THE THEATRE OF THE OPERATIONS IN NATAL
MAP OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE NATAL FIELD ARMY
FROM JANUARY 11 TO FEBRUARY 9, INCLUDING:
THE CAPTURE OF POTGIETER'S FERRY, JANUARY 11
THE PASSAGE OF THE TUGELA AT TRICHARDT'S DRIFT, JANUARY 17
THE AFFAIR OF ACTON HOMES, JANUARY 18
THE ACTION OF VENTER'S SPRUIT, JANUARY 20 AND 21
THE BATTLE OF SPION KOP, JANUARY 24; AND
THE COMBAT OF VAAL KRANTZ, FEBRUARY 6, 7, AND 8
MAP OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE NATAL FIELD ARMY
FROM FEBRUARY 14 TO 28, INCLUDING:
THE RECONNAISSANCE AND CAPTURE OF HUSSAR HILL, FEBRUARY 14
THE CAPTURE OF CINGOLO, FEBRUARY 17
THE ENGAGEMENT OF MONTE CRISTO, FEBRUARY I8
OCCUPATION OF THE HLANGWANI PLATEAU, FEBRUARY 19 AND 20; AND
THE BATTLE OF PIETERS FEBRUARY 21 TO 27
PLANS
THE STATES MODEL SCHOOLS
POTGIETER'S FERRY
POSITION AT MONTE CRISTO
THE COLENSO POSITION
LIBERALISM AND THE SOCIAL PROBLEM
By The Right Honourable Winston Spencer Churchill M.P.
LONDON MCMIX
CONTENTS
PAGE
PREFACE vii
INTRODUCTION xiii
I
THE RECORD OF THE GOVERNMENT
THE CONCILIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA 3
THE TRANSVAAL CONSTITUTION 16
THE ORANGE FREE STATE CONSTITUTION 45
LIBERALISM AND SOCIALISM 67
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE—I. 85
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE—II. [x] 106
THE HOUSE OF LORDS 124
THE DUNDEE ELECTION 147
II
SOCIAL ORGANISATION
THE MINES [EIGHT HOURS] BILL 173
UNEMPLOYMENT 189
THE SOCIAL FIELD 211
THE APPROACHING CONFLICT 225
THE ANTI-SWEATING BILL 239
LABOUR EXCHANGES AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 253[xi]
III
THE BUDGET
THE BUDGET RESOLUTIONS 277
THE BUDGET AND NATIONAL INSURANCE 297
LAND AND INCOME TAXES IN THE BUDGET 318
THE BUDGET AND THE LORDS 344
THE SPIRIT OF THE BUDGET 357
THE BUDGET AND PROPERTY 384
THE CONSTITUTIONAL MENACE 405
IAN HAMILTON'S MARCH
By Winston Spencer Churchill
1900
CONTENTS
A Roving Commission
Exit General Gatacre
At Half-Way House
Two Days with Brabazon
Two Days with Brabazon--*Continued*
The Dewetsdorp Episode
Ian Hamilton's March
Ian Hamilton
The Action of Houtnek
The Army of the Right Flank
Lindley
Concerning a Boer Convoy
Action of Johannesburg
The Fall of Johannesburg
The Capture Of Pretoria
"Held By The Enemy"
Action Of Diamond Hill
APPENDIX
IAN HAMILTON
MAPS AND PLANS
Operations in the Orange Free State, April, 1900
Diagram Explaining Hamilton's Action at Israel's Poorte, the 25th of April
Diagram Explaining French's Operations Round Thabanchu, the 25th and 27th of April
Diagram Explaining the Action of Houtnek
Diagram to Explain the Passage of the Sand River, 10th of May, 1900
Ian Hamilton's Action at the Sand River, 10th of May, 1900
Ian Hamilton's Action before Johannesburg
Plan of the Operations of 11th and 12th of June, 1900
Diagram Explaining the Action of Diamond Hill
Map of March from Bloemfontein to Pretoria At end of book
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL
By Winston Spencer Churchill, M.P.
1883
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL
VOL I.
Lord Randolph Churchill Volume I.
Contents Volume I.
Illustrations To The First Volume
Lord Randolph Churchill Volume II.
Contents Volume II.
Illustrations To The Second Volume
Index: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Z
CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME
CHAPTER I
1849-1874
EARLY YEARS
PAGE
Blenheim—Woodstock—Birth and parentage—Childhood—Cheam—Eton—The family borough—Merton—The Blenheim harriers—Life at Oxford—Cowes 1873—Miss Jerome—The Woodstock election—Marriage
1
CHAPTER II
1874-1880
MEMBER FOR WOODSTOCK
The Parliament of 1874—A maiden speech—A social quarrel—Ireland—At the Little Lodge—FitzGibbon and Howth—The Historical Society—Irish politics—Butt and Parnell—The beginnings of obstruction—An unguarded speech—Irish education—The Eastern question—Correspondence with Sir Charles Dilke—The County Government Bill—The Irish Famine Fund—Ministerial embarrassments—Lord Beaconsfield's letter to the Duke of Marlborough—The General Election of 1880—Mr. Gladstone's triumph
58
CHAPTER III
1880-1883
THE FOURTH PARTY
Position of parties—Tory depression—Bradlaugh—The origin of the Fourth Party—The four friends—The Employers' Liability Bill—Fourth Party tactics—Differences with leaders—Sir Stafford Northcote—Activities of the Fourth Party—The Fourth Party and Lord Beaconsfield—Lord Salisbury at Woodstock—Correspondence with Wolff—Joyous days
119
CHAPTER IV
1881-1882
IRELAND UNDER STORM
Outbreak of the storm—The Parnell movement—Irish speeches—The Compensation for Disturbance Bill—The winter of 1880—The Land League—The revolt of the Boers—Coercion—Mr. Forster's misfortunes—The Kilmainham Treaty—The Closure—Lord Beaconsfield gone
172
CHAPTER V
1883
ELIJAH'S MANTLE
The war in Egypt—The Conservative leaders—Minor tactics in the House of Commons—Correspondence with Sir Stafford Northcote—The Beaconsfield statue—Lord Randolph's letter to the Times—Party displeasure—Elijah's mantle—The Affirmation Bill—The Primrose League—An Ishmaelite at bay—His father's death—An interlude
224
CHAPTER VI
1882-1885
TORY DEMOCRACY
A period of crisis—Conditions in the House of Commons—Conservative paralysis—The new champion—Power and popularity of Lord Randolph Churchill—The Tory Democrat—A 'Trilogy' at Edinburgh—The Blackpool speech—The Birmingham candidature—'Peace, Retrenchment and Reform'—Tory democracy and Fair Trade—Tory democracy and the Constitution—The Church of England—The main achievement
268
CHAPTER VII
1883-1884
THE PARTY MACHINE
A daring enterprise—The Fourth Party: final phase—The National Union and the Central Committee—The conference at Birmingham—The proceedings of the new council—Dispute with Lord Salisbury—Lord Randolph elected chairman—The 'charter' letter—'Notice to quit'—A declaration of war—Close fighting—Lord Randolph resigns—Satisfaction in the House of Commons—Dismay in the Conservative party—Intervention of the provincial leaders—Lord Randolph reinstated—Progress of the conflict
302
CHAPTER VIII
1884
THE REFORM BILL
Embarrassments of the Ministry—'Too late!'—The advent of the Reform Bill—Divisions in the Conservative party—Lord Randolph and reform—The 'mud cabin' argument—Power of Lord Randolph Churchill in the House of Commons—The second vote of censure—The Reform Bill in the Lords—Conflict between the two Houses—The conference of the National Union at Sheffield—Lord Randolph's victory—Agreement with Lord Salisbury—The autumn campaign—Aston riots—The Aston debate—Correspondence with Chamberlain—Differences with Gorst—An Indian voyage
332
CHAPTER IX
1885
THE FALL OF THE GOVERNMENT
1885-1785: a comparison—Increasing weakness and perplexities of the Ministry—Lord Randolph returns—His authority over the Conservative party—Penjdeh and the Vote of Credit—Correspondence with Lord Salisbury—Lord Randolph's attacks upon Mr. Gladstone and Lord Granville—The Crimes Act—A mortal blow—Strange constitutional situation—Relations with the Irish party—Defeat of the Government—A threefold crisis—Formation of Lord Salisbury's First Administration—Lord Randolph refuses to join—The Interregnum—Lord Randolph's own account of these transactions—Appeals of various kinds—At the Inns of Court—A Parliamentary incident—Sir Stafford retires—Euthanasia of the Fourth party—Moriturus te saluto
375
CHAPTER X
1885
THE 'MINISTRY OF CARETAKERS'
Lord Salisbury's difficulties—The last of the Woodstock elections—The new ministry—A truce at Westminster—A legislative feat—'Maamtrasna' and its consequences—Lord Carnarvon's opinions—The 'empty house' meeting—The Prime Minister's reticence—The Conservative Cabinet and Home Rule—The election campaign—General confusion—The 'unauthorised programme'—Parnell's demand—The lines of battle—Lord Randolph's exertions and activities—A visit to Dublin—'Come over and help us'—Dispute with Lord Hartington—The 'boa-constrictor' speech—The contest in Birmingham—Popularity of the Conservative Government—The poll—Victories of Tory Democracy in the boroughs—The loss of the counties—The Birmingham Election—'Low water-mark'
423
CHAPTER XI
1885
AT THE INDIA OFFICE
A serener sphere—The Council of India—Lord Randolph in office—Railway development in India—Mr. Moore—The Russian crisis—The Afghan boundary—Correspondence with the Queen—Increase of the British and Native Armies in India—Appointment of Sir Frederick Roberts—The Indian Budget in the House of Commons—Lord Randolph and Lord Salisbury as letter-writers—The Bombay command—Resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill—Correspondence—Lord Salisbury yields—Settlement of the dispute—Conquest and annexation of Burma—The New Year's Proclamation
474
APPENDICES
I.
Three Election Addresses, 1874, 1880, 1885
527
II.
Further Correspondence relating to the National Union of Conservative Associations
537
III.
Lord Randolph Churchill's Explanation of His Action in regard to the Reform Bill, 1884
550
IV.
Lord Randolph Churchill's Letters from India, 1885
554
ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE FIRST VOLUME
1. Lord Randolph Churchill, 1883 (Photogravure) Frontispiece
TO FACE PAGE
2. Lord Randolph at Eton and at Oxford (Photogravure) 12
3. Lord Randolph and His Father (Photogravure)
Lord Randolph and His Mother 28
4. Lady Randolph Churchill (Photogravure) 72
5. Member for Woodstock (Photogravure) 108
6. The Fourth Party ('Vanity Fair'), by Leslie Ward 168
7. Athwart the Course (Cartoon from 'Punch') 232
8. A Dream of the Future (Cartoon from 'Punch') 252
9. The First Diploma of the Primrose League (facsimile) 260
10. The Waits (Cartoon from 'Punch') 472
CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME
CHAPTER XII.
1886
THE TWENTY-SIXTH OF JANUARY
PAGE
Mr. Gladstone's meditations—The Home Rule disclosures—Lord Randolph's Irish policy—Hopes of a Coalition—Lord Randolph's programme—Lord Salisbury's reply—Resignation of Lord Carnarvon—Procedure discussions—Rumour and report—Mr. Gladstone's offer—The Queen's Speech—Lord Salisbury and Coercion—Divisions in the Cabinet—Meeting of Parliament—The policy of the 26th of January—Mr. Jesse Collings' Amendment—Defeat of the Conservative Government—Their record
1
CHAPTER XIII.
1886
HOME RULE
Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule Administration—The reality of the struggle—Mr. Chamberlain's position—Lord Randolph and Home Rule—Ulster, 1886—'The Union party'—Waiting for the Bill—Mr. Chamberlain resigns—Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Randolph—The great debate—Mr. Chamberlain's speech—The Whig peers—The Land Bill—The dissentient Liberals—Mr. Chamberlain and Birmingham—The Foreign Office meeting—A critical interlude—'Never! Never!'—The Home Rule Division—Parliament dissolved
48
CHAPTER XIV.
1886
LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
The General Election—'An old man in a hurry'—Birmingham—Triumph of the Unionist party—Formation of Lord Salisbury's second Administration—The lead in the House of Commons—Chancellor of the Exchequer—The short session—Lord Randolph as leader—Conduct of public business—Correspondence with Lord Hartington—End of the session—Golden opinions—Foreign affairs—A grave divergence—Eastern policy—The Dartford programme—'Mr. Spencer's journey'—Bradford—'The Grand Young Man'
115
CHAPTER XV.
1886
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
At the Treasury—Lord Randolph as an official—Secret Service money—The Metropolitan coal and wine dues—Preparation of the Budget—Democratic finance—The death duties—The inhabited house tax—New stamp duties—Horses, cartridges and theatre tickets—The Sinking Fund—Large reductions of taxation—A fivepenny income tax—The means for Local Government—The Budget in the Cabinet—A silence
179
CHAPTER XVI.
1886
RESIGNATION
Lord Randolph Churchill's resignation announced—Consideration of rival forces and principles in the Conservative party—The conflict in the Cabinet—Various differences—Retrenchment—The Army Estimates—The Prime Minister's choice—Windsor Castle—Letter of Resignation—Lord Salisbury's reply—Publication of the news—General reflections thereon
213
CHAPTER XVII.
1887
THE TURN OF THE TIDE
A private member—Mr. Chamberlain's letters—Outcry against Lord Randolph Churchill—Lord Salisbury and Lord Hartington—Failure of a coalition—Protracted Cabinet crisis—A New Year's Day letter—Explanation to the Queen—Mr. Jennings—Mr. Goschen—Death of Lord Iddesleigh—The Government reconstituted—Final correspondence with Lord Salisbury—The two courses—Meeting of Parliament—Lord Randolph's statement—Algiers and Italy—Public results of Lord Randolph's resignation—Displeasure of the Conservative party
251
CHAPTER XVIII.
1887
ECONOMY
Difficulties of an ex-Minister—Lord Randolph's course—Mr. Goschen's Budget—The Army and Navy Committee—Economy and efficiency—Departmental mismanagement—Wolverhampton speech—The Hartington Commission—Effect of Lord Randolph's agitation—Lord Randolph abandons Fair Trade
302
CHAPTER XIX.
1887-1888
THE NATIONAL PARTY
Ireland still—The Liberal Unionists—Coercion—Lord Randolph Churchill and Mr. Chamberlain—Dream of a central party—Difficulties of co-operation—A severance—Correspondence with Lord Hartington—Weakness of the Government—Irish educational schemes—Lord Randolph in Russia—His conversation with the Czar
334
CHAPTER XX.
1888-1889
CROSS CURRENTS
Irish Local Government—A disregarded pledge—Suakin—Vacancy at Birmingham—Mr. Chamberlain's attitude—Mr. Jennings' account—Lord Randolph withdraws—Disappointment of Birmingham Conservatives—Mr. Balfour's intervention—Correspondence with Mr. Chamberlain—Royal grants—Speeches in the Midlands—'Mr. Podsnap'—Hostility of the Conservative party
370
CHAPTER XXI.
1890-1891
THE PARNELL COMMISSION
The Pigott letter—Action of the Government—Lord Randolph's warning—The forgery exposed—Report of the Special Commission—Mr. Jennings' amendment—Lord Randolph's speech—Mr. Chamberlain replies—Mr. Jennings offended—Wrath of the Conservative party—Estrangement from Mr. Jennings—Tendency of Lord Randolph Churchill's later views—Ministerial discredit—Lord Randolph on the turf—At home and abroad—Barren years—Loyalty to the Conservative party—Expedition to Mashonaland—Lion-hunting—Mr. Balfour becomes Leader of the House of Commons
405
CHAPTER XXII.
1892-1895
OPPOSITION ONCE MORE
A new situation—General Election of 1892—Lord Randolph unopposed—Friendly dispositions of Conservative leaders—Lord Randolph rejoins their councils—Speech on the Home Rule Bill—Fatal symptoms—His last success—Correspondence with FitzGibbon—Riot in the House of Commons—Increasing infirmities—A desperate campaign—Kissingen—Meeting with Bismarck—Preparations for a long journey—The end
453
APPENDICES
V.
Two Election Addresses, 1886 and 1892
491
VI.
Parliamentary Procedure: The Closure
500
VII.
Political Letters of Lord Randolph Churchill: Freedom of Contract; Temperance; Home Rule
504
VIII.
VIII. Mr. Jennings' Account of his Quarrel with Lord Randolph Churchill: Lord Justice Fitzgibbon's Note thereupon
512
IX.
Lord Randolph Churchill's Memorandum on Army and Navy Administration
517
INDEX
525
ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE SECOND VOLUME
1.
Lord Randolph Churchill, 1886 (Photogravure)
Frontispiece
TO FACE PAGE
2.
'Ulster will Fight and Ulster will be Right' (Photogravure)
64
3.
The Grand Young Man (Cartoon from 'Punch')
140
4.
Letter from Queen Victoria (facsimile)
154
5.
'Youth on the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm!' (Cartoon from 'Punch')
168
6.
Bellerophon Junior (Cartoon from 'Punch')
184
7.
Lord Randolph Churchill's Budget (facsimile)
192
8.
Lady Randolph Churchill (from a drawing by John S. Sargent)
438
INDEX
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Z
Abergavenny, Marquess of, i. 315, 320
Admiralty expenditure, attack on, ii. 316
Affirmation Bill Speech, i. 252;
Punch cartoon, 255
Afghanistan, Policy in, ii. 362
Alcester, Lord, i. 262
Alfred Churchill, Lord, i. 19, 52
Algiers, Italy, &c., Journey to, ii. 287, 289
Althorp, Lord, ii. 125
Arabi Pasha, i. 226, 261, 289
Argyll, Duke of, i. 224
Ashbourne, Lord, i. 128, 213, 214, 220, 393, 408, 409, 445; ii. 34, 78, 290
Ashley, Mr. Evelyn, i. 232
Ashmead-Bartlett, Mr., i. 311
Aston Riots, i. 361, 365
Balfour, Mr. A. J., i. 134, 141, 149, 211, 219, 265, 304, 339, 343, 425, 433, 466, 471; ii. 29, 153, 195, 222, 301, 335, 350, 373, 91, 451, 452, 458, 460, 463, 470, 472
Barnaby, Sir N., ii. 318
Barnett, Mr. H., i. 52
Bartley, Mr., i. 318, 353
Baumann, Mr., ii. 415
Bayley, Mr. M., ii. 504, 505
Beach, Sir M. Hicks-, i. 76, 85, 307, 320, 347, 349, 350, 356, 359, 360, 368, 384, 385, 387, 398, 400, 403, 417, 418, 432, 438, 448, 515; ii. 21, 34, 39, 45, 101, 109, 110, 116, 124, 125, 128, 145, 149, 207, 219, 224, 250, 285, 335, 337, 343, 371, 387, 392 395">395, 431
Beaconsfield, Earl of, i. 30, 64, 68, 84, 98, 112, 114, 120, 154, 157, 177, 197, 222, 334; ii. 300, 362, 460
Beaconsfield statue, unveiling of, i. 240
Beale, Mr. P., ii. 390
Beckett, Mr. E., ii. 307, 388
Belfast visit, ii. 59
Berlin, ii. 368
Birmingham:
contests, i. 285, 466, 532, 544; ii. 382
meeting at Aston Park, i. 361, 365
speeches, i. 287, 296, 365; ii. 399
Bismarck, Prince von, ii. 360, 368, 477
Blackpool speech, i. 290
Blandford, Marquess of, i. 3, 19, 43, 165, 267
Blenheim Harriers, i. 25, 33, 267
Blunt, Mr. Wilfrid, i. 261
Borthwick, Sir A., i. 258; ii. 431
Bradford speeches, ii. 175, 177
Bradlaugh, Mr. C., i. 122, 124, 129, 209, 276, 333, 350; ii. 321, 428
Breteuil, M. de, i. 72; ii. 435
Bright, Mr. John, i. 59, 225, 275, 285, 286, 287, 289, 292, 378; ii. 53, 94, 109, 113, 116, 300, 384
Bright, Mr. J. A., ii. 390, 392, 393
Brodrick, Mr., i. 343, 428, 440
Bryce, Mr., i. 251
Budget:
amendment (1885), i. 398, 405
draft (1887-8), ii. 187
Bulgaria, ii. 154, 155, 165, 364
Buller, Sir R., ii. 138, 142, 143, 337
Burke, Mr., i. 207, 211
Burke, Sir J. Bernard, i. 95
Burma, i. 517; ii. 43, 484
Burnaby, Col., i. 258, 285, 320, 361, 378
Butt, Mr., i. 58, 82, 175
Cadogan, Lord, i. 160
Caine, Mr., ii. 78, 421
Cairns, Earl, i. 227, 242
Cambridge University Carlton:
speech, i. 295
undergraduates' deputation, i. 328
Cardwell, Lord, i. 65
Carnarvon, Lord, i. 251, 432, 440, 444, 460; ii. 20, 22, 28, 30, 57, 111
Cavendish, Lord F., i. 124, 144, 207, 211
Central Committee, i. 305, 308, 356
Chamberlain, Mr. J., i. 58, 62, 170, 211, 222, 281, 286, 287, 349, 365, 370, 422, 428, 452, 462, 467; ii. 48, 52, 53, 57, 58, 73, 74, 75, 80, 82, 85, 94, 96, 100, 108, 113, 118, 119, 120, 125, 133, 143, 153, 164 195, 216, 221, 243, 250, 252, 254, 262, 267, 284, 285, 286, 288, 336, 344, 345, 348, 349, 350, 351, 375, 382, 384, 386, 388, 392, 395, 403, 419, 420, 428, 463, 470, 472
Chancellor of the Exchequer, ii. 126, 179
budget of 1887-8, ii. 187
economies and reforms effected, ii. 184
resignation, ii. 213, 234, 240, 255, 268, 270, 282
Channel Tunnel Bill, ii. 381
Chaplin, Mr., i. 108, 245, 311, 313, 323, 355, 367; ii. 126, 175, 286, 287, 328
Chenery, Mr., i. 160, 167, 241, 248, 276
Childers, Mr., ii. 205
Civil Servants' petitioning powers—speech, i. 260
Clarke, Mr., i. 311
Closure, i. 212, 214, 219, 220; ii. 175, 176, 219
Coalition with Whigs, proposals for, ii. 6, 8
Cobden, Mr., i. 289, 292
Collings, Mr. Jesse, i. 251; ii. 45, 164, 176
Compensation for Disturbance Bill, i. 179
Connaught, Duke of, and the Bombay Command, i. 503
Conservative Party:
Irish policy—letter, ii. 3
leadership, question of dual control, i. 227, 229, 242, 246, 251, 405
Parliamentary Reform, attitude towards, i. 336
Cook, Mr., ii. 119, 133
Corrupt and Illegal Practices Suppression Bill, i. 264
Cotter, Mr., i. 320
County Government Bill, i. 106
Cowper, Lord, i. 185, 207; ii. 90
Cranborne, Lord, i. 234
Cranbrook, Lord, ii. 35, 36, 40
Creighton, Dr., i. 24, 34, 36, 37, 255
Cromer, Lord, ii. 377
Cross, Sir R., i. 342, 378
Curzon, Lady, i. 430
Curzon, Lord, i. 428; ii. 307
Curzon, Viscount, ii. 287, 290, 292, 295
Damer, Rev. L. Dawson, i. 22, 23
Darling, Sir C., i. 364
Dartford speech, ii. 163, 175, 176
D'Aunay, Count, ii. 172
Davitt, Mr. M., i. 175, 176
De Worms, Baron, i. 166
Derby, Lord, i. 105, 227; ii. 49, 361
Dilke, Sir C., i. 70, 100-104, 276, 346, 347, 417
Dillwyn, Mr., i. 126
Disraeli. See Beaconsfield
Dixon Hartland, Mr., i. 258
Dodson, Mr., i. 143
Dolben, Mackworth, i. 7
Douglas, Mr. Akers-, ii. 264, 268, 388, 389
Duffield, Tom, i. 28
Dunraven, Lord, ii. 274, 432
Durham, Earl of, i. 281
Eastern Question, i. 98, 100-104; ii. 154.
See also Bulgaria
Edinburgh speeches, i. 273, 278-281
Education, i. 3, 8, 21, 24, 38
Egypt and the Soudan:
Arabi Pasha, i. 226, 261, 289
condition of, i. 225, 278, 334
Gordon, Gen., i. 349, 351, 376
policy, ii. 172, 365, 375
Soudan, evacuation of, i. 380, 382, 386, 387
Suleiman Sami, case of, i. 263
Tewfik, Khedive, i. 261
Egypt, visit to, ii. 437
Egyptian Loan Bill, i. 378
Elcho, Lord, i. 339, 343
'Elijah's Mantle,' i. 248
Employers' Liability Bill, i. 136
Escott, Mr. T. H. S., i. 15
Established Church, Defence of—speech, i. 296
Eton, i. 8
Expenditure, criticisms on, i. 143, 232
Fair Trade Movement, i. 290, 472; ii. 327
Ferry, M. Jules, ii. 478
FitzGibbon, Lord Justice, i. 77, 79, 395, 434, 435, 459, 471, 525; ii. 59, 89, 96, 124, 132, 263, 307, 351, 353, 386, 455, 462, 468, 513, 515
Forster, Mr., i. 63, 100, 174, 181, 185, 199, 201, 203, 207, 224, 349; ii. 49, 113
Fourth Party:
Beaconsfield's approval, i. 154, 223
Budget amendment (1885), i. 398
Coercion policy, opinion as to, i. 197
correspondence, i. 162
dual control question, i. 228
final phase, i. 303, 343
Front Opposition Bench hostility, i. 260
Gladstone's attitude, i. 152
Gorst's article—letter, i. 548
Lords' amendments to Redistribution Bill, i. 417
obstruction, justification of, i. 150
origin of, i. 131
policy, i. 136, 158, 230
Reform Bill, attitude towards, i. 341
rupture and reunion, i. 199, 204, 209
Times statement, i. 168
Vanity Fair cartoon, i. 169
work of, i. 143, 149, 230; ii. 150
France, relations with, ii. 365
Free Trade, i. 292
Freycinet, M. de, ii. 172-174
Gastein, visit to, i. 267
Gathorne-Hardy, Mr., i. 64, 66
German Emperor, i. 166; ii. 368
Gibbs, Mr. V., ii. 472
Gibson, Mr. See Ashbourne
Gibson, Mr. Milner, i. 234, 289
Giers, M. de, ii. 358, 366, 367
Giffard, Sir H., i. 130, 368
Giles, Maj., ii. 447
Gladstone, Mr. H., i. 265
Gladstone, Mr. W. E., i. 58, 60, 64, 69, 145, 172, 222, 232, 234, 260, 261, 264, 271, 275, 282, 283, 284, 377, 416, 432, 441, 451, 472; ii. 1, 3, 22, 24, 27, 62, 137, 143, 157, 169, 214, 219, 220, 229, 241, 300, 309, 312, 334, 340, 341, 360, 361, 365, 373, 428, 433, 454, 456, 463, 466, 469, 470, 471, 474, 477, 502
Affirmation Bill oration, i. 252
Bismarck's estimate of, ii. 479, 481
Bradlaugh case, i. 127, 210, 212, 350
Burmese policy, ii. 43
Disestablishment, views on, i. 454
Egyptian policy, i. 261, 279, 334, 349
Fourth Party, attitude towards, i. 152
Irish Home Rule proposals, i. 390, 409; ii. 29, 41, 51, 62, 66, 67, 78, 92, 96, 98, 100, 104, 111, 116, 153, 327, 437, 491, 497
obstruction, opinion on, i. 150
Parnell Commission, ii. 413, 414
rebuke of the Chair, i. 347
Reform Bill (1884), i. 336, 342
resignation, i. 400, 402; ii. 122
Suleiman Sami, i. 263
Transvaal, annexation of, i. 190, 192, 205, 208
vote of 11,000,000l., i. 380
Glasgow, invitation to, i. 163
Godley, Sir A., i. 476, 481
Gordon, Gen., i. 349, 351, 376
Gorst, Mr., i. 124, 133, 245, 262, 304, 305, 310, 320, 342, 352, 358, 373, 417, 421, 425, 438, 440, 471; ii. 127, 461
Gorst, Sir J., i. 257
Goschen, Mr., i. 219, 220, 295, 453; ii. 46, 47, 48, 53, 87, 90, 113, 116, 132, 200, 201, 207, 208, 243, 259, 268, 272, 282, 308, 335, 339, 350, 361, 470
Grant, Mr. Corrie, i. 427, 428, 431
Grantham, Mr., i. 126
Granville, Lord, i. 102, 103, 276, 389, 432; ii. 361
Grey de Wilton, Lord, i. 60
Grosvenor, Lord R., i. 385
Hamilton, Lord Claud, i. 311, 323, 443
Hamilton, Lord George, ii. 228, 229, 231, 234, 236, 319, 323, 324
Hamilton, Sir R., i. 445
Hanbury, Mr., ii. 378
Harcourt, Sir W., i. 67, 71, 153, 170, 204, 434, 438; ii. 49, 107, 145, 195, 205, 470
Hart-Dyke, Sir W., i. 435
Hartington, Lord, i. 58, 63, 103, 149, 179, 275, 349, 441, 453, 461; ii. 2, 3, 7, 46-48, 53, 54, 58, 69, 80-82, 87, 90, 94, 98, 113, 116, 120, 122, 124, 125, 141, 147, 153, 220, 221, 250, 256, 258, 272, 302, 321, 322, 337, 344, 349, 361, 365, 388, 392, 395
Hatzfeldt, Count, ii. 158
Healy, Mr., i. 435; ii. 4
Henry, Mr. Mitchell, i. 52
Herbert, Mr. A., i. 65
Holland, Sir H., ii. 127, 273
Holmes, Mr., i. 435, 436, 460
Home Rule:
attitude towards, i. 90, 280, 453; ii. 3, 23, 117, 490, 494, 507, 508
Belfast visit, ii. 59
Bill, proposals as to, ii. 50, 55, 92, 97, 99, 115
Conservative policy, i. 448, 460; ii. 21, 23, 28, 427
Gladstone's scheme, ii. 2, 29, 79
Queen's Speech (1886), ii. 32
Hope, Mr. B., i. 65
House of Commons disturbance (1893), ii. 472
Hull speech, i. 163
Iddesleigh, Lord, i. 64, 161, 219, 235, 265, 267, 326, 340, 354, 377, 398, 418; ii. 40, 127, 153, 155, 156, 160, 172, 174, 203, 212, 250, 276, 277
Aston Park, i. 360, 363, 364
Beaconsfield statue, unveiling of, i. 240
Bradlaugh case, i. 124, 128, 210, 333, 334
Egyptian policy, i. 262, 334
Fourth Party, hostility to, i. 158, 260
leadership of Conservative party, i. 145, 148, 157, 227, 242, 357, 381, 382, 403, 407, 408, 418
India:
North-West Frontier delimitation, i. 379, 380, 483
visit to, i. 374, 377, 554-564
India Office administration, i. 425, 474
army reorganisation, i. 489
Bi-metallism discussion, i. 478
Bombay command, i. 503
Budget statement, i. 491
Burma, i. 517
railway construction, i. 477
Salisbury, Lord, correspondence with, i. 498
Ireland, boycotting, origin of, i. 183
Coercion policy, attitude toward, i. 177, 189, 197, 203, 391, 393, 396, 404, 409; ii. 34, 342
Conservative party, policy of—letter, ii. 3
Home Rule. See that title
intermediate education question, i. 94, 97
land legislation, i. 205, 434; ii. 92, 344
Maamtrasna incident, i. 436
Reform Bill (1884), i. 343, 344
residence in, i. 75, 80, 82, 110, 111
state of, i. 1, 82, 172, 183, 186, 199, 444; ii. 33
visit to, i. 460
Irish County Government Bill, ii. 373
Irish Education Bill, plans for, ii. 352
Irish Educational Endowments Bill, i. 434
J. S., excerpt from Realm, i. 16
James, Sir H., i. 134, 155, 255, 265, 411; ii. 47, 48, 58, 66, 113, 116, 250, 439,
Jennings, Mr. L., i. 298; ii. 270, 286-288, 290, 307, 312, 320, 321, 327, 329, 378, 386, 387, 402, 413, 414, 419, 420, 424, 426, 512
Jerome, Miss, i. 39, 40, 57
Jerome, Mr., i. 43, 56
Kerans, Mr., i. 378
King-Harman, Col., ii. 137
Kissingen, ii. 476
Labouchere, Mr., i. 130, 213, 333; ii. 27, 145, 150, 253
Lansdowne, Marquess of, i. 224; ii. 273
Lanyon, Sir O., i. 193
Lawson, Sir W., i. 251
Leadership of the House. See Iddesleigh and Randolph Churchill
Lee, Hans, ii. 447
Leigh, Mr. A., i. 16
Licensing question, ii. 430, 506
Liverpool meeting, i. 443
Lowther, Mr., i. 97, 245
Maamtrasna incident, i. 436
McCarthy, Mr. J., ii. 28
Maclean, Mr. J. M., i. 325; ii. 137
Manchester speeches, i. 231; ii. 69
Manners, Lord J., i. 340
Marlborough, Duchess of, i. 14, 30, 109, 115, 258
fund for relief of Irish distress, i. 110
Marlborough, Duke of, i. 3, 20, 21, 32, 40, 92, 108, 114, 170, 178, 227, 266, 429; ii. 463
Marriage, i. 57
Mashonaland, visit to, ii. 447
Matthews, Mr. H., i. 369; ii. 119, 126, 133, 134, 461
Mattinson, Mr., ii. 387
May, Sir Erskine, ii. 6, 408
Melbourne, Lord, ii. 14
Middle Temple Grand Day, 1885, i. 414
Milner, Sir F., i. 428
'Mr. Podsnap,' ii. 399
Mr. Spencer's travels, ii. 169
Mitford, Mr. P., i. 258
Moore, Mr. A. W., i. 481
Morley, Mr. J., i. 125, 391, 392, 404; ii. 1, 48, 78, 88, 153, 353, 377, 405, 433, 469, 471
Morris, Lord Chief Justice, ii. 23, 57
Mowbray, Sir J., i. 245
Mundella, Mr., ii. 397
National Union of Conservative Associations, i. 305, 307, 312, 315, 318, 320, 321, 324, 326, 327, 330, 352, 355, 356, 536-543
North, Col., ii. 386
Northbrook, Lord, ii. 273
Northcote, Mr. (senr.), i. 245
Northcote, Sir Stafford. See Iddesleigh
Norway, visit to, ii. 123
O'Brien, Mr. B., i. 89
O'Brien, Mr. S., ii. 66, 67
Obstruction:
Closure, effect of, on, i. 220
first use of, i. 87
opinion on, i. 150
O'Connor, Mr. A., ii. 152
O'Donnell, Mr. F. H., i. 128
Oldham speech, i. 163
Opposition, functions of, i. 233, 239
Oxford, i. 31
Territorial Military Centre—speech, i. 66
Paddington, South, i. 471; ii. 454, 461
election addresses, ii. 491, 496
Palmerston, Lord, i. 234; ii. 260
Parliamentary procedure, reform of, i. 211; ii. 10, 16, 17, 25, 42, 500, 502
Parnell, Mr., i. 83, 174, 175, 176, 183, 185, 202, 205, 393-395, 397, 446, 455; ii. 1, 22, 24, 30, 51, 54, 66, 103, 109, 141, 143, 147, 149, 375, 452, 454
arrest and release, i. 206, 207, 210
Commission, ii. 405, 413, 431
Kilmainham treaty, i. 207, 210, 212
Maamtrasna, i. 438, 440
Parnellism and Crime, ii. 406, 408, 423
Peel, Mr., ii. 9, 136
Percy, Lord, i. 306, 312, 313, 317, 318, 323, 352, 355
Perkins, Mr., ii. 447, 450
Pigott case, ii. 412, 416
Plunket, Mr., ii. 67, 84
Ponsonby, Sir H., ii. 268
Preston speech, i. 185, 187
Primrose League, i. 256, 356
Prince Imperial, monument to, i. 142
Prince of Wales's wedding, i. 9
Protection of Persons and Property Bill, i. 200
Queen Victoria:
Bombay command appointment, i. 503
Indian affairs, i. 485
letter, ii. 154
resignation of Chancellor, ii. 234, 240, 255, 268
Radical party, principles of, i. 231, 288, 293
Raikes, Mr., i. 398; ii. 126
Randolph Churchill, Lady, i. 167, 258, 429, 430, 431; ii. 366-368
Randolph Churchill, Lord:
birth, i. 3
Chancellor of Exchequer, ii. 126, 179
characteristics, i. 6, 7, 14, 15, 33, 35, 48, 415; ii. 434
chess, fondness for, i. 30
death and funeral, ii. 484
education, i. 3, 8, 21, 24, 38
hunting, delight in, i. 4, 25, 28
illness, ii. 464
India, Secretary for, i. 425, 474
leadership of House of Commons, ii. 126, 150, 154, 213
letters, style of, i. 12, 13, 162-168
maiden speech in Parliament, i. 66
marriage, i. 57
member of Parliament, i. 55
nicknames and caricatures of, i. 275
personal appearance, i. 15; ii. 465
politics, early distaste to, i. 164, 166
popularity in 1882, i. 273
prediction in 1885, i. 473
public life, disinclination for, i. 48
speeches, style of, i. 276
Turf experiences, ii. 432
Redistribution Bill, Lords' Amendments to, i. 417
Redschid Pasha, i. 388
Reed, Sir E., ii. 319
Reform Bill (1884), i. 335, 337, 341, 343, 360, 372, 550
Richards, Mr. B., i. 15
Richmond, Duke of, i. 227
Ripon, Marquess of, i. 492
Ritchie, Mr., ii. 126
Roberts, Sir F., i. 458, 490
Roebuck, Mr., i. 58
Rosebery, Earl of, i. 29, 433; ii. 49, 471, 478
Rowlands, Mr. J., i. 258; ii. 119, 120, 387, 391
Royal Buckhounds, i. 232
Royal grants—speech, ii. 396
Russell, Lord J., i. 234
Russell, Mr. E., ii. 142
Russia:
aggression in India, i. 380, 382, 386, 387, 389
visit to, ii. 356
Rylands, Mr., i. 106; ii. 90
Salisbury, Marquess of, i. 65, 227, 233, 245, 265, 281, 303, 347, 381, 423, 433, 458, 468; ii. 6, 7, 14, 21, 26, 54, 58, 72, 75, 78, 89, 90, 116, 135, 153, 155, 187, 264, 273, 277, 278, 281, 294, 299, 361, 362, 368, 377, 431, 463
Bombay command appointment—letters, i. 504
Burma policy, i. 522, 524
Cabinet of 1885, i. 400, 401, 402, 407, 413, 416, 419; ii. 122, 124
Carnarvon and Parnell, meeting of, i. 447
correspondence of, i. 499
Disestablishment, views on, i. 455
Eastern Question, ii. 157, 158, 160, 162, 165
Irish affairs, attitude towards, ii. 29, 30, 33-35, 37, 64, 138, 334, 448, 470
National Union, i. 312, 318, 319, 324, 330, 352, 357
resignation of Lord Randolph, ii. 214, 218, 220, 223, 228, 231-234, 236, 243, 250, 255, 261, 267, 282
Woodstock speech, i. 161
Schnadhorst, Mr., i. 276, 286, 467; ii. 98, 119, 120, 134
Sclater-Booth, Mr., i. 106
Scott, Dr., i. 22
Sexton, Mr., i. 435; ii. 4, 64, 144
Siam, ii. 478
Slade, Sir A., i. 257
Smith, Mr. W. H., i. 245, 344, 408, 503; ii. 21, 36, 40, 42, 44, 90, 124, 137, 156, 171, 221, 226, 227, 229, 230, 232, 273, 281, 291, 295, 310, 311, 321, 335, 350, 381, 406, 407, 451
Soudan. See Egypt and the Soudan
South Africa:
affairs in, i. 190, 195
visit to, ii. 447
Spencer, Lord, i. 390, 438, 439, 441; ii. 3, 48
Staal, M. de, ii. 157
Stanhope, Mr. E., i. 325, 330, 373; ii. 127, 273
Stanley, Col., i. 342, 372
Stockton speech, ii. 328
Stuart-Wortley, Mr., i. 323, 353
Suakin, ii. 375, 376
Suleiman Sami, i. 263
Tabor, Mr., i. 3, 426
Tarbes, visit to, ii. 435
Temperance—letter, ii. 506
Tewfik, Khedive, i. 261
Thomas, Col., i. 4, 26
Tory democracy, i. 250, 290, 293, 295, 301, 302, 336, 349, 358, 411, 463, 465; ii. 404
Transvaal, i. 190, 193-196
Trevelyan, Sir G., ii. 48, 74, 84, 336, 340
Turf experiences, ii. 432
Turkey and the Eastern Question—letters, i. 100-104
Tyrwhitt, Mr. H., ii. 287, 289, 292
United States, visit to, i. 73
Villiers, Mr. C., i. 292
Walsall speech, ii. 397
Walsh, Archbishop, ii. 4, 78, 353, 354, 356
War Office expenditure, attack on, ii. 316
Warren, Sir C., ii. 143
Watkin, Sir E., ii. 381
Webster, Sir R., ii. 407
Welby, Lord, ii. 182, 212
Welsh Church Suspensory Bill, ii. 466, 474
West, Sir A., i. 261; ii. 205
Whitby meeting, ii. 326
Whitley, Mr., i. 443
Winston Churchill, Mr., ii. 294, 468
Wolff, Sir H. D., i. 124, 126, 129, 131, 132, 163, 264, 267, 304, 305, 310, 311, 342, 358, 367, 421, 425, 428, 430, 438; ii. 236, 260, 261, 263
Wolverhampton speech, ii. 314
Woodstock:
elections, i. 52, 115, 426, 527-532
parliamentary history, i. 18
reform of borough—speech, i. 71
Salisbury's, Lord, speech, i. 160
Zulu War, i. 142, 191
FOOTNOTES
[1] Seven Years at Eton, Brinsley Richards, p. 377.
[2] Randolph Spencer-Churchill, by T. H. S. Escott, M.A. (Hutchinson & Co., 1895).
[3] Fortnightly Review, October, 1874, vol. xvi., p. 412.
[4] Byron, Don Juan, Canto ix. lxxxiv.
[5] B. O'Brien, Life of Parnell, second edition, i. 163.
[6] 'That this House, having been informed in her Majesty's gracious Speech that the conditions on which her Majesty's neutrality is founded have not been infringed by either belligerent engaged in the war in the East of Europe, and having since received no information sufficient to justify a departure from the policy of neutrality and peace, sees no reason for adding to the burdens of the people by voting unnecessary supplies.'
[7] 'Elijah's Mantle,' Fortnightly Review, May, 1883.
[8] I have been greatly assisted in this chapter by the excellent accounts of the Fourth Party proceedings contributed by Mr. Harold Gorst to the Nineteenth Century from November 1902 to January 1903. In relating some incidents, notably on pages 153 and 161, I have by his permission used his actual words.
[9] Life of Parnell, R. Barry O'Brien, vol. i. 247.
[10] Cf. Mr. Forster's 'village ruffians.'
[11] Men, Mines, and Animals in South Africa, p. 23.
[12] Abridged.
[13] Mr. Gladstone.
[14] Mr. Chamberlain.
[15] A quotation from Mr. Gladstone's famous pamphlet of 1876.
[16] Preface to Lord Randolph Churchill's speeches, by L. J. Jennings, p. xxiv.
[17] Mr. Harold Gorst's articles, Nineteenth Century, November and December, 1902.
[18] Appendix II.
[19] Appendix II.
[20] See J. M. Maclean's Reminiscences, p. 68.
[21] Appendix II.
[22] Letter to Mr. Wainwright, M.P., June 9, 1884, Appendix III.
[23] Mr. W. H. Smith.
[24] See especially his letter to Mr. Harold Gorst of January 5, 1903, published in the Times, included as an Appendix.
[25] Nineteenth Century, January 1903, by Mr. Harold E. Gorst.
[26] Now Sir Charles Darling.
[27] Appendix IV. See especially his description of the tiger hunt.
[28] January 17, 1885.
[29] A note upon this chapter by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach.
[30] August.
[31] This was public-spirited. (See page 440.)
[32] House of Lords, May 3, 1888. Hansard, 325, 1179.
[33] Issued November 21, 1880.
[34] See Lord Randolph's Letters from India, Appendix.
[35] 'Ireland's Eye.'
[36] Lord Ashbourne.
[37] Our Very Good Lord: Ex-Chancellor Ball.
[38] Times.
[39] Appendix I.
[40] This appears to have been an outside estimate. (See p. 490.)
[41] Sir John Gorst's eldest son, now Sir Eldon Gorst.
[42] The italics are mine.—W. S. C.
[43] Mr. Smith to the Duke of Cambridge, October 9, 1885.
[44] Official memorandum.
[45] Colonel Burnaby was killed in action at Abu Klea, January 18, 1885.
[46] This was written ten days ago. Its contents are not much affected by recent events.—R. H. S. C.[47]
[47] The Memorandum and Lord Randolph's footnote are both undated, but Lord Salisbury's reply on the 9th shows that he had waited some days before replying. I conclude therefore that November 26 or 27 would be the latest date at which this document was written.
[48] Mr. Labouchere, who has checked and confirms this account of the conversation, remarks: 'As a matter of fact, Lord Randolph Churchill had asked me some time before to tell Mr. Gladstone that he would urge Ulster to resist by arms Home Rule, which I had done, and he now begged me to repeat to him his declaration of war.'
[49] Life of Gladstone, vol. iii. p. 270.
[50] Lost. The passage ultimately adopted reads as follows:—
'The social no less than the material condition of that country engages my anxious attention. Although there has been during the last year no marked increase of serious crime, there is in many places a concerted resistance to the enforcement of legal obligations, and I regret that the practice of organised intimidation continues to exist. I have caused every exertion to be used for the detection and punishment of these crimes, and no effort will be spared on the part of my Government to protect my Irish subjects in the exercise of their legal rights and the enjoyment of individual liberty. If, as my information leads me to apprehend, the existing provisions of the law should prove to be inadequate to cope with these growing evils, I look with confidence to your willingness to invest my Government with all necessary powers.'
[51] This was accompanied by the promise of a Bill dealing with the Land Question, pursuing in a more extensive sense the policy indicated by the Land Purchase Act in 1885.
[52] At the Colonial Office, February 15, 1898 (O'Brien's Life of Parnell, chap. xix. vol. ii.).
[53] Appendix V.
[54]
Lord Randolph Churchill 2,576
Rev. J. Page Hopps 769
[55] Wrongly stated in the Annual Register of 1886 as the Board of Trade.
[56] An expression quoted from Mr. Gladstone.
[57] 'Lord Randolph as an Official,' Nineteenth Century, October 1896, by the Right Hon. Sir Algernon West, K.C.B.
[58]
Scale of 1886, still in force:—
s. d.
Where the packet, box, bottle, pot, &c.,
did not exceed the price or value of
1s., the duty was 0 1½
Exceeded 1s., but did not exceed 2s. 6d. 0 3
" 2s. 6d. " 4s. 0 6
" 4s. " 10s. 1 0
" 10s. " 20s. 2 0
" 20s. " 30s. 3 0
" 30s. " 50s. 10 0
" 50s. 20 0
Lord Randolph Churchill's
proposed scale:—
s. d.
Not exceeding 2d. in value 0 0½
" " 6d. " 0 1½
" " 1s. " 0 3
" " 2s. " 0 6
" " 4s. " 1 0
" " 8s. " 2 0
" " 12s. " 3 0
" " 20s. " 5 0
" " 40s. " 10 0
Exceeding 40s. " 20 0
[59] The exact figure is 291,666l. 13s. 6d., but some reduction would probably occur in practice.
[60] Lord Ashbourne.
[61] Viscount Curzon, M.P. for South Buckinghamshire.
[62] Viscount Curzon, February 21. Hansard, 311, 179.
[63] Secretary to the Treasury.
[64] Times, April 20, 1887.
[65] See his letter to Mr. Arnold White, p. 459.
[66] No. 119, Egypt No. 8, 1888, published January 12, 1889.
[67] Letter to Birmingham Daily Post, April 18.
[68] Life of Gladstone, Book X., chapter iii.
[69] Hansard, March 1890.
[70] See Appendix, Mr. Jennings's Memorandum and Lord Justice FitzGibbon's note thereupon.
[71] Appendix VIII.
[72] Local Taxation Bill, June 17—228 to 224.
[73] Addison, Spectator, No. 68.
[74] Men, Mines and Animals in South Africa.
[75] The Hon. Lionel Holland.
[76] Life of Pitt.
[77] Abridged.
MY AFRICAN JOURNEY
By The Right Hon. Winston Spencer Churchill, M.P.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
PAGE
THE UGANDA RAILWAY 1
CHAPTER II
AROUND MOUNT KENYA 19
CHAPTER III
THE HIGHLANDS OF EAST AFRICA 45
CHAPTER IV
THE GREAT LAKE 66
CHAPTER V
THE KINGDOM OF UGANDA 86 viii
CHAPTER VI
KAMPALA 104
CHAPTER VII
'ON SAFARI' 127
CHAPTER VIII
MURCHISON FALLS 148
CHAPTER IX
HIPPO CAMP 168
CHAPTER X
DOWN THE WHITE NILE 188
CHAPTER XI
THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT RAILWAY 209
ILLUSTRATIONS
To face page
MR. CHURCHILL AND THE RHINOCEROS AT SIMBA Frontispiece
ON THE COW-CATCHER 7
THE RHINOCEROS AT SIMBA 12
GUARD OF HONOUR, KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES 20
BREAKDOWN ON THE WAY TO THIKA CAMP 22
SHOOTING PARTY AT THIKA CAMP 24
THE BANDA AT THIKA CAMP 28
COLONEL WILSON'S LION 28
"DURBAR" AT KIAMBU 30
THE RIFT VALLEY FROM THE KIKUYU ESCARPMENT 66
GOVERNMENT STOCK FARM AT NAIVASHA 68
THE LAIBON'S WIVES 71 x
RAILHEAD AT KISUMU 71
KAVIRONDO WARRIORS AT KISUMU 80
NANDI AND KAVIRONDO WARRIORS AT KISUMU 84
KISUMU 86
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ENTEBBE 90
THE GOVERNOR WITH BAGANDA GROUP 102
BAGANDA WARRIORS AT KAMPALA 106
KING DAUDI'S DRUMMERS AT KAMPALA 108
WATCHING THE WAR-DANCE AT KAMPALA 109
ON THE WAY TO KAMPALA 110
ROAD BETWEEN JINJA AND LAKE CHIOGA 110
WAR DANCE AT KAMPALA—"THE BRAVEST MAN IN THE ARMY" 112
WAR DANCE AT KAMPALA 112
THE WHITE FATHERS' MISSION AT KAMPALA 114
CHILDREN AT THE ENGLISH CATHOLIC MISSION, KAMPALA 114
INTERIOR OF NAMIREMBE CATHEDRAL 116 xi
THE RIPON FALLS (SOURCE OF THE NILE) 120
BETWEEN NIMULE AND GONDOKORO 128
FOREST SCENE NEAR RIPON FALLS 133
PALM TREE NEAR THE ASUA 134
BANDA WITH ESCORT OF KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES 134
AN ENCAMPMENT 136
LANDING AT MRULI 146
MURCHISON FALLS 159
FAJAO, WITH NATIVES ASSEMBLED TO WELCOME US 160
FLOTILLA AT FAJAO 162
THE TOP OF THE MURCHISON FALLS 164
UGANDA SCENERY 164
THE LANDING-PLACE AT FAJAO 169
EARLY MORNING ON THE NILE AT FAJAO 170
FAJAO 170
APPROACH TO LAKE ALBERT, WITH THE CONGO HILLS IN THE DISTANCE 174
WADELAI 174 xii
THE "KENIA," "JAMES MARTIN," AND "GOOD HOPE" NEARING NIMULE 178
HIPPO CAMP 178
MR. CHURCHILL ON THE OBSERVATION LADDER AT HIPPO CAMP 182
BANK OF THE VICTORIA NILE 182
MR. CHURCHILL AND BURCHELL'S WHITE RHINOCEROS 186
COLONEL WILSON'S ELEPHANT 187
THE "KENIA," "JAMES MARTIN," AND "GOOD HOPE" ON THE WHITE NILE 187
FORDING THE ASUA 192
THE BELGIAN OFFICIALS AT LADO 196
GONDOKORO 196
REVIEW AT KHARTOUM 198
SOUDAN GOVERNMENT STEAMER "DAL" 198
A SHELUK AT KODOK (FASHODA) 202
THE PALACE, KHARTOUM 204 xiii
GEORGE SCRIVINGS 207
PHILAE 208
MAPS
EASTERN AFRICA 2
BRITISH EAST AFRICA 16
UGANDA 92
SAVROLA
A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION IN LAURANIA
By Winston Spencer Churchill
CONTENTS
I. An Event of Political Importance
II. The Head of the State
III. The Man of the Multitude
IV. The Deputation
V. A Private Conversation
VI. On Constitutional Grounds
VII. The State Ball
VIII. "In the Starlight"
IX. The Admiral
X. The Wand of the Magician
XI. In the Watches of the Night
XII. A Council of War
XIII. The Action of the Executive
XIV. The Loyalty of the Army
XV. Surprises
XVI. The Progress of the Revolt
XVII. The Defence of the Palace
XVIII. From a Window
XIX. An Educational Experience
XX. The End of the Quarrel
XXI. The Return of the Fleet
XXII. Life's Compensations