From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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... proposed to do , they said I should leave that kind of thing to explorers . People thought that I was about to enter on a difficult and hazardous undertaking , and no one quite believed me when I predicted that the journey would involve ...
... proposed to do , they said I should leave that kind of thing to explorers . People thought that I was about to enter on a difficult and hazardous undertaking , and no one quite believed me when I predicted that the journey would involve ...
Pàgina 43
... information with which I now propose to pre- face certain conclusions at which I have arrived , although it be in part statistical information , was not gathered hastily , nor merely for the purpose of [ 43 ] THE PEOPLE OF CHINA.
... information with which I now propose to pre- face certain conclusions at which I have arrived , although it be in part statistical information , was not gathered hastily , nor merely for the purpose of [ 43 ] THE PEOPLE OF CHINA.
Pàgina 60
... purely local importance , connects the Woosung anchorage with the town of Shanghai . As regards the railways that are proposed to be built , we find Russia making frankly political con- nection 60 FROM PEKING TO PETERSBURG.
... purely local importance , connects the Woosung anchorage with the town of Shanghai . As regards the railways that are proposed to be built , we find Russia making frankly political con- nection 60 FROM PEKING TO PETERSBURG.
Pàgina 64
... proposed to con- nect the latter city with British Kowloon opposite Hong Kong . That short British scheme is , how- ever , independent of any other , and will no doubt be proceeded with , in any event , on its own merits . With these ...
... proposed to con- nect the latter city with British Kowloon opposite Hong Kong . That short British scheme is , how- ever , independent of any other , and will no doubt be proceeded with , in any event , on its own merits . With these ...
Pàgina 65
... proposed to be constructed is really moderate , and , oddly enough , no part of that mileage is foolishly or wastefully conceived . All of it seems designed to follow certain natural trade routes , to tap wealthy areas and great ...
... proposed to be constructed is really moderate , and , oddly enough , no part of that mileage is foolishly or wastefully conceived . All of it seems designed to follow certain natural trade routes , to tap wealthy areas and great ...
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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...