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prise. The one thing needful for the sure pros- 

 perity of the hand is the discovery of some rich 

 gokl-iield, and probably the only requisites for the 

 securing of this auspicious event, if it has not been 

 already attained, are patience and hard work. 

 Mr. Cecil Rhodes arrived from Manica before 



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my departure south. His arrival, long expected 

 and long delayed, liis presence in the capital 

 settlement, the knowledge that he was engaged in 

 mastering all the facts and details of the adminis- 

 tration, condition, and development of Mashona- 

 land served to stimulate the action of authority, 

 strengthen general confidence, reanimate men's 



