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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6901, 15 September 1900, Page 2

The Imperial: memorial to Sir' George Grey, the statesman who would have federated South Africa forty years ingo if ho haJi been left a freo hand in the matter, is to take the form of a bust to be placed in ilia crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, and a poilraib to be hung in the National Portrait G-illtv. Professor Henkom?r has agreed to pnitit tho portrait, and Mr E. Onslow Fn-d to rs-.cuto the sculpture. Tho Governments of (Jivpe Colony, New ZenTaiad and Australia have si!.b«ci : ibfd to Ihe fund. I

Cossacks form the volunteer cavalry Iroops of southern Russia. They provide themselves with horses, uniforms an'l weapons, end serve as guards to the highway.*, u^'l perform certain other mililary duties t"i doniand of the Governor of the rtiV.rict in which they live, in return for which eervicethey are relieved from taxation to w certain extent. Their costume? arc picturosnue. nnd they have a world-wide reputation for the excellence and daring of their horseman-