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'The Train Conveying the Remains of Mr. Rhodes Saluted by the Blockhouse Guards on its Way to the Matoppo Hills', 1902. Cecil Rhodes served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896 and was an ardent believer in British imperialism. His funeral train stopped at every station to allow mourners to pay their respects. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VII", by Louis Creswicke. [The Caxton Publishing Co., London, 1902]