Word: africa
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...program of tour includes visits to the Afric colonies and territories of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia, all of which lands may some day be federated into an already projected "Empire of East Africa...
After thoroughly "covering" East Africa the Princes will proceed to South Africa and spend Christmas in Cape Town with their austere, not very popular uncle the Earl of Athlone, brother to Her Majesty Queen Mary, and Governor General of the Union of South Africa...
...General Umberto Mobile's little yapping terrier bitch is Titina. *James A. G. Davey (Tree Surgery) said, upon reaching Manhattan last week after a tour across Africa, "I will never again make that trip without firearms, and I strongly advise against any one else doing so." An Afric native, it appeared, had frightened Mr. & Mrs. Davey by rising up out of tall elephant grass and hurling at their motor car a spear. *George V is Emperor of India alone and King of the remainder of the British Commonwealth of Nations...
When a privileged correspondent asked Edward of Wales, last week, whether he would hunt rhinoceroses, H. R. H. launched into chatty discussion of a topic now hotly debated between white huntsmen in Africa...
Rhinocerophiles are urging strictest "word of honor" observance of the rhinoceros season. When two rhinoceroses were shot, out of season, in South Africa last fortnight, a terrific hue and cry was raised to protect the "noble game...