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that he is also a subject of Great 

 Britain and entitled to the same 

 consideration as his neighbor. 



While Natal abounds in re- 

 sorts where nature is pictured 

 in its gayest colors, there is one 

 place that stands out by itself. 

 That is Amanzimtoti (Sweet 

 Waters), situated about 18 

 miles south of Durban on the 

 shores of the Indian Ocean, at 

 the mouth of the Amanzimtoti 

 River. Along either bank of 

 this poetic river will be seen 

 many native kraals and a native 

 life that is fascinatingly primi- 

 tive and picturesque. Just over 

 the hills, about 4 miles from 

 Amanzimtoti, is located the 

 Adams Mission Station, where 

 for over 50 years the American 

 missionaries have trained the 

 natives not only as preachers 

 and teachers, but artisans and 

 day laborers as well. 



Near Pinetown, 17 miles 

 north of Durban, stands the 

 old Trappist monastery where 

 that most austere order of the 

 Catholic Church, with its motto 

 "Sub Silentio," solemnly con- 

 ducts its humble workshops. 

 Here native boys and girls are 

 trained in almost every line of 

 art, science, and industry, and 

 under the silent and gentle guid- 

 ance of the brotherhood of monks the 

 sable apprentices prove themselves will- 

 ing and obedient pupils. 



Pietermaritzburg, the capital, with a 

 population of over 31,000, ranks second 

 in importance to Durban. This city 

 boasts of many public buildings that are 

 of pretentious proportion and excellent 

 design. The town hall is one of the 

 most costly buildings in South Africa, 

 and possesses the fourth largest organ in 

 the world. There are also some notable 

 monuments and statuary commemo- 

 rating the acts of pioneers, soldiers, and 

 statesmen. The salubrious climate of 

 this district is especially favorable to pa- 

 tients suffering from incipient bronchial 

 ailments, and is one of the most equable 



Photo by Russell Hastings Millward 



N FARING TH^ END OF A MISSION '. AN AMERICAN 

 MISSIONARY IN NATAL, 



on the continent. The quaint Dutch 

 residences scattered throughout the city 

 well merit a visit of the traveler, and 

 convey an excellent idea of conditions 

 under the old Boer regime. 



Of the other numerous points of his- 

 toric interest may be mentioned the 

 battlegrounds at Colenso, Spion Kop, 

 Vaal Krantz, Ladysmith, Elandslaagte, 

 Glencoe, Dundee, Newcastle, Ingogo, 

 Tugela, Majuba Hill, and Laings Nek, 

 where important and decisive battles 

 were fought during the Boer war. 



Richmond, where the rebel chiefs were 

 tried and sentenced to imprisonment at 

 St. Helena ; Eshowe, the home of Dini- 

 zulu, the great Zulu chief ; Grevtown, the 



