| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | THE BOER PEOPLE | 9 |
| II. | THE CAUSE OF QUARREL | 23 |
| III. | THE NEGOTIATIONS | 41 |
| IV. | SOME POINTS EXAMINED | 61 |
| V. | THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE | 73 |
| VI. | THE FARM-BURNING | 84 |
| VII. | THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS | 94 |
| VIII. | THE BRITISH SOLDIER IN SOUTH AFRICA | 107 |
| IX. | FURTHER CHARGES AGAINST BRITISH TROOPS | 123 |
| X. | THE OTHER SIDE OF THE QUESTION | 133 |
| XI. | CONCLUSIONS | 150 |
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| I | The Last of the Legions | 9 |
| II | The Last Galley | 22 |
| III | Through the Veil | 37 |
| IV | The Coming of the Huns | 47 |
| V | The Contest | 68 |
| VI | The First Cargo | 83 |
| VII | An Iconoclast | 98 |
| VIII | Giant Maximin | 112 |
| IX | The Red Star | 141 |
| X | The Silver Mirror | 158 |
| XI | The Home-Coming | 177 |
| XII | A Point of Contact | 202 |
| XIII | The Centurion | 215 |
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| I | The Brown Hand | 9 |
| II | The Usher of Lea House School | 30 |
| III | B. 24 | 51 |
| IV | The Great Keinplatz Experiment | 72 |
| V | Cyprian Overbeck Wells | 95 |
| VI | Playing with Fire | 120 |
| VII | The Ring of Thoth | 139 |
| VIII | The Los Amigos Fiasco | 163 |
| IX | How It Happened | 174 |
| X | Lot No. 249 | 179 |
| XI | "De Profundis" | 225 |
| XII | The Lift | 239 |
| I | Captain Sharkey: How the Governor of Saint Kitt's Came Home |
| II | The Dealings of Captain Sharkey with Stephen Craddock |
| III | The Blighting of Sharkey |
| IV | How Copley Banks Slew Captain Sharkey |
| V | The "Slapping Sal" |
| VI | A Pirate of the Land (One Crowded Hour) |
| VII | The Striped Chest |
| VIII | The Captain of the "Polestar" |
| IX | The Fiend of the Cooperage |
| X | Jelland's Voyage |
| XI | J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement |
| XII | That Little Square Box |
| I | Début of Bimbashi Joyce |
| II | The Surgeon of Gaster Fell |
| III | Borrowed Scenes |
| IV | The Man from Archangel |
| V | The Great Brown-Pericord Motor |
| VI | The Sealed Room |
| VII | A Physiologist's Wife |
| VIII | Behind the Times |
| IX | His First Operation |
| X | The Third Generation |
| XI | The Curse of Eve |
| XII | A Medical Document |
| XIII | The Surgeon Talks |
| XIV | The Doctors of Hoyland |
| XV | Crabbe's Practice |
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| Preface | iii |
| Introduction | vii |
| How the Congo Free State Came to be Founded | 3 |
| The Development of the Congo State | 9 |
| The Working of the System | 22 |
| First Fruits of the System | 27 |
| Further Fruits of the System | 39 |
| Voices from the Darkness | 46 |
| Consul Roger Casement’s Report | 57 |
| King Leopold’s Commission and Its Report | 68 |
| The Congo After the Commission | 87 |
| Some Catholic Testimony as to the Congo | 97 |
| The Evidence Up to Date | 102 |
| The Political Situation | 114 |
| Some Congolese Apologies | 118 |
| Solutions | 123 |
| Appendix | 127 |
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| THE GUARDS CAME THROUGH | 9 |
| VICTRIX | 13 |
| THOSE OTHERS | 16 |
| HAIG IS MOVING | 20 |
| THE GUNS IN SUSSEX | 22 |
| YPRES | 26 |
| GROUSING | 37 |
| THE VOLUNTEER | 40 |
| THE NIGHT PATROL | 44 |
| THE WRECK ON LOCH MCGARRY | 47 |
| THE BIGOT | 55 |
| THE ATHABASCA TRAIL | 62 |
| RAGTIME! | 65 |
| CHRISTMAS IN WARTIME | 68 |
| LINDISFAIRE | 70 |
| A PARABLE | 75 |
| FATE | 76 |
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| CHAPTER I | 9 |
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The inception of the enterprise.—The Merthyr Séance.—Experience of British lectures.—Call from Australia.—The Holborn luncheon.—Remarkable testimony to communication.—Is individual proof necessary?—Excursion to Exeter.—Can Spiritualists continue to be Christians?—Their views on Atonement.—The party on the "Naldera." |
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| CHAPTER II | 24 |
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Gibraltar.—Spanish right versus British might.—Relics of Barbary Rovers, and of German militarists.—Ichabod!—Senegal Infantry.—No peace for the world.—Religion on a liner.—Differences of vibration.—The Bishop of Kwang-Si.—Religion in China.—Whisky in excelsis.—France's masterpiece.—British errors.—A procession of giants.—The invasion of Egypt.—Tropical weather.—The Russian Horror.—An Indian experiment.—Aden.—Bombay.—The Lambeth encyclical. A great; Snakes.—The Catamarans.—The Robber Castles of Ceylon.—Doctrine of Reincarnation.—Whales and Whalers.—Perth.—The Bight. |
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| CHAPTER III | 60 |
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Mr. Hughes' letter of welcome.—Challenges.—Mr. Carlyle Smythe.—The Adelaide Press.—The great drought.—The wine industry.—Clairvoyance.—Meeting with Bellchambers.—The first lecture.—The effect.—The Religious lecture.—The illustrated lecture.—Premonitions.—The spot light.—Mr. Thomas' account of the incident.—Correspondence.—Adelaide doctors.—A day in the Bush,—The Mallee fowl.—Sussex in Australia.—Farewell to Adelaide. |
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| CHAPTER IV | 84 |
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Speculations on Paul and his Master.—Arrival at Melbourne.—Attack in the Argus.—Partial press boycott.—Strength of the movement.—The Prince of Wales.—Victorian football. Rescue Circle in Melbourne.—Burke and Wills' statue.—Success of the lectures.—Reception at the Auditorium.—Luncheon of the British Empire League.—Mr. Ryan's experience.—The Federal Government.—Mr. Hughes' personality.—The mediumship of Charles Bailey.—His alleged exposure.—His remarkable record.—A test sitting.—The Indian nest.—A remarkable lecture.—Arrival of Lord Forster.—The future of the Empire.—Kindness of Australians.—Prohibition.—Horse-racing.—Roman Catholic policy. |
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| CHAPTER V | 114 |
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More English than the English.—A day in the Bush.—Immigration.—A case of spirit return.—A séance.—Geelong.—The lava plain.—Good-nature of General Ryrie.—Bendigo.—Down a gold mine.—Prohibition v. Continuance.—Mrs. Knight MacLellan.—Nerrin.—A wild drive.—Electric shearing.—Rich sheep stations.—Cockatoo farmers.—Spinnifex and Mallee.—Rabbits.—The great marsh. |
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| CHAPTER VI | 136 |
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The Melbourne Cup.—Psychic healing.—M. J. Bloomfield.—My own experience.—Direct healing.—Chaos and Ritual.—Government House Ball.—The Rescue Circle again.—Sitting with Mrs. Harris.—A good test case.—Australian botany.—The land of myrtles.—English cricket team.—Great final meeting in Melbourne. |
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| CHAPTER VII | 151 |
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Great reception at Sydney.—Importance of Sydney.—Journalistic luncheon.—A psychic epidemic.—Gregory.—Barracking.—Town Hall reception.—Regulation of Spiritualism.—An ether apport.—Surfing at Manly.—A challenge.—Bigoted opponents.—A disgruntled photographer.—Outing in the harbour.—Dr. Mildred Creed.—Leon Gellert.—Norman Lindsay.—Bishop Leadbeater.—Our relations with Theosophy.—Incongruities of H.P.B.—Of D.D. Home. |
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| CHAPTER VIII | 176 |
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Dangerous fog.—The six photographers.—Comic Advertisements.—Beauties of Auckland.—A Christian clergyman.—Shadows in our American relations.—The Gallipoli Stone.—Stevenson and the Germans.—Position of De Rougemont.—Mr. Clement Wragge.—Atlantean theories.—A strange psychic.—Wellington the windy.—A literary oasis.—A Maori séance.—Presentation. |
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| CHAPTER IX | 198 |
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The Anglican Colony.—Psychic dangers.—The learned dog.—Absurd newspaper controversy.—A backward community.—The Maori tongue.—Their origin.—Their treatment by the Empire.—A fiasco.—The Pa of Kaiopoi.—Dr. Thacker.—Sir Joseph Kinsey.—A generous collector.—Scott and Amundsen.—Dunedin.—A genuine medium.—Evidence.—The Shipping strike.—Sir Oliver.—Farewell. |
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| CHAPTER X | 223 |
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Christian origins.—Mithraism.—Astronomy.—Exercising boats.—Bad news from home.—Futile strikes.—Labour Party.—The blue wilderness.—Journey to Brisbane.—Warm reception.—Friends and Foes.—Psychic experience of Dr. Doyle.—Birds.—Criticism on Melbourne—Spiritualist Church.—Ceremony.—Sir Matthew Nathan.—Alleged repudiation of Queensland.—Billy tea.—The bee farm.—Domestic service in Australia.—Hon. John Fihilly.—Curious photograph by the State photographer.—The "Orsova." |
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| CHAPTER XI | 255 |
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Medlow Bath.—Jenolan Caves.—Giant skeleton.—Mrs. Foster Turner's mediumship.—A wonderful prophecy.—Final results.—Third sitting with Bailey.—Failure of State Control.—Retrospection.—Melbourne presentation.—Crooks.—Lecture at Perth.—West Australia.—Rabbits, sparrows and sharks. |
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| CHAPTER XII | 280 |
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Pleasing letters.—Visit to Candy.—Snake and Flying Fox.—Buddha's shrine.—The Malaya.—Naval digression.—Indian trader.—Elephanta.—Sea snakes.—Chained to a tombstone.—Berlin's escape.—Lord Chetwynd.—Lecture in the Red Sea.—Marseilles. |
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| CHAPTER XIII | 303 |
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The Institut Metaphysique.—Lecture in French.—Wonderful musical improviser.—Camille Flammarion.—Test of materialised hand.—Last ditch of materialism.—Sitting with Mrs. Bisson's medium, Eva.—Round the Aisne battlefields.—A tragic intermezzo.—Anglo-French Rugby match.—Madame Blifaud's clairvoyance. |
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| I. | THE CAUSES OF THE WAR | 1 |
| II. | THE WORLD-WAR CONSPIRACY | 32 |
| III. | THE DEVIL'S DOCTRINE | 41 |
| IV. | THE GREAT GERMAN PLOT | 55 |
| V. | THE "CONTEMPTIBLE LITTLE ARMY" | 65 |
| VI. | A POLICY OF MURDER | 79 |
| VII. | MADNESS | 89 |
| VIII. | GREAT BRITAIN AND THE NEXT WAR | 99 |
| IX. | AFTERTHOUGHTS | 144 |
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