From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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... Turning from newspaper men to the great body of concessionaires or concession - hunters , the most notable of these were two members of Parliament , Mr. Pritchard Morgan and Mr. Macdona . The former , who had been in Peking for many ...
... Turning from newspaper men to the great body of concessionaires or concession - hunters , the most notable of these were two members of Parliament , Mr. Pritchard Morgan and Mr. Macdona . The former , who had been in Peking for many ...
Pàgina 30
... Turning sharp off the main street of the town , and passing through a gateway in a mud wall , you find yourself in a courtyard . One side is occupied by several rooms for guests . At one end of each room , filling about a third of the ...
... Turning sharp off the main street of the town , and passing through a gateway in a mud wall , you find yourself in a courtyard . One side is occupied by several rooms for guests . At one end of each room , filling about a third of the ...
Pàgina 37
... turning the spur of the hills to round into the Kalgan Valley , there is a fine bit of solid rock cutting extending for hundreds of yards — a cutting that would have cost much labour and money , even had it been done with all the ...
... turning the spur of the hills to round into the Kalgan Valley , there is a fine bit of solid rock cutting extending for hundreds of yards — a cutting that would have cost much labour and money , even had it been done with all the ...
Pàgina 49
... Turning to the people , one cannot but admire their endurance mingled with good nature ; their frugality , tempered by a broad and generous disposition to expend freely when they have the money ; their keen mercantile skill , and the ...
... Turning to the people , one cannot but admire their endurance mingled with good nature ; their frugality , tempered by a broad and generous disposition to expend freely when they have the money ; their keen mercantile skill , and the ...
Pàgina 50
... Turning from these , we come to the Chinaman recently arrived , with no qualifications save his inborn shrewdness , native industry , capacity for thrift , and willingness to work . The man who has been born in China is stronger in ...
... Turning from these , we come to the Chinaman recently arrived , with no qualifications save his inborn shrewdness , native industry , capacity for thrift , and willingness to work . The man who has been born in China is stronger in ...
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