From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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Pàgina 38
... Kiakhta , the furthest away Chino - Mongolian town on the Siberian frontier . The work , indeed , is actually in progress . Rough as the road may be , blocked with traffic as it frequently is , I have not seen in any other part of the ...
... Kiakhta , the furthest away Chino - Mongolian town on the Siberian frontier . The work , indeed , is actually in progress . Rough as the road may be , blocked with traffic as it frequently is , I have not seen in any other part of the ...
Pàgina 96
... Kiakhta , on the Siberian - Mongolian frontier , being a journey estimated at rather less than a month . He should then travel back from there to Peking at his own risk and expense ( presumably joining a caravan on a two 96 FROM PEKING ...
... Kiakhta , on the Siberian - Mongolian frontier , being a journey estimated at rather less than a month . He should then travel back from there to Peking at his own risk and expense ( presumably joining a caravan on a two 96 FROM PEKING ...
Pàgina 105
... Kiakhta - a wooden frame peaked before and behind , and slightly padded with a rough red or blue velvet . I might not have ridden so much without accident , but for two conditions . First , the ponies , although strongly inclined to ...
... Kiakhta - a wooden frame peaked before and behind , and slightly padded with a rough red or blue velvet . I might not have ridden so much without accident , but for two conditions . First , the ponies , although strongly inclined to ...
Pàgina 120
... Kiakhta , which is a town that rests upon the Mongolian - Siberian frontier , about 180 miles from Ourga . The method of travel was the same as when we were on the Gobi desert , the Manchu Yamen at Ourga having supplied the neces- sary ...
... Kiakhta , which is a town that rests upon the Mongolian - Siberian frontier , about 180 miles from Ourga . The method of travel was the same as when we were on the Gobi desert , the Manchu Yamen at Ourga having supplied the neces- sary ...
Pàgina 121
... Kiakhta - out of Mongolia and into Siberia . The change was startling , especially since it was not marked by any custom - house or frontier posts . Unquestioned and unchallenged we rode direct from Mongolian life , fresh from our ...
... Kiakhta - out of Mongolia and into Siberia . The change was startling , especially since it was not marked by any custom - house or frontier posts . Unquestioned and unchallenged we rode direct from Mongolian life , fresh from our ...
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Pàgina 24 - VOLUME II. Thornton. A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. By Colonel T. THORNTON, of Thornville Royal, in Yorkshire. With the Original Illustrations by GARRARD, and other Illustrations and Coloured Plates by GE LODGE. 'Sportsmen of all descriptions will gladly welcome the sumptuous new edition issued by Mr. Edward Arnold of Colonel T. Thornton's Sporting Tour," which has long been a scarce book.
Pàgina 292 - How shall two walk together except they be agreed ? How shall there be true sympathy between a nation whose political activities are world-wide, and one that eats out its heart in merely internal political strife ? When we begin really to look abroad, and to busy ourselves with our duties to the world at large in our generation — and not before — we shall stretch out our hands to Great Britain, realizing that in unity of heart among the Englishspeaking races lies the best hope of humanity in...