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field r4a part of the British sphere of influence. The
central aspect of the agitation was a monster petition
sent to the Foreign Office on 30th April 1889, containing
over ten thousand eignnturoa.
(1)
It was signed not by
the Scottish public at large, but rainly by ministers and
elders of the Scottish Churches.
(2) Meetings w ore held
in Glasgow and Edinburgh and the subject of Nyasaland was
sentionod in the press. The Glascow Herold gave the matter
some publicity, "The footing which has boon gained in the
Lakes region cannot be relinquished... "
English papers such as the Worcester Herald and the
Nottinph
the Portuguese,
(3)
A few provincial
: Guardiaang opposed the cession of P+yasaiand to
(4)
When Rhodos arrived in England at the end of Hsrch 1889,
it was suggested that the proposed new South African
Company might also take over Nyasaland. This broadened the
agitation; but it was never very widely spread. The Spectator
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(1) F. O. 84/1224L Africa, Slave Trade, domestic and various,
1 +t-"1 +th may 1889, l3urleigh to F. O. 5th May 1889. (No lint
of signatures was prenerved by the 1'. 0. )
(2) Glan. row
Herald, 18th May 1889.
(3) Ibid" 17th April 1889.
(4) Lugord Nyan4nnd, press cuttingn from the
"oorrcest Herald, 7th June 1889 & 2lotti. nrhnn Guardian
30th May 1609. -