Of all your empire; that where Britain’s power

Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.”

The Tusk.

London:
C. H. KELLY, 2, CASTLE STREET, CITY ROAD, E.C.;
AND 66, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
1892.

Printed by Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury.

PREFACE.

I had certainly no intention of writing a book when I commenced to put together the information contained in these pages. All I purposed to do was to prepare a short report of work done. But I found that the interesting material at hand was too abundant to be compressed within the limits I had originally intended.