From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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Pàgina 28
... taken by this journey from Peking to Petersburg , it should be observed that neither my travelling companions nor myself had any previous knowledge of the districts in which we were journey- ing , or of the language of the people , or ...
... taken by this journey from Peking to Petersburg , it should be observed that neither my travelling companions nor myself had any previous knowledge of the districts in which we were journey- ing , or of the language of the people , or ...
Pàgina 33
... taken as fairly typical of this part of the journey . We had slept at Ch'a - tao , beyond the inner Great Wall , and some 2,000 feet above the sea - level . Still , how- ever , it was hot , with an early morning temperature of 70 ...
... taken as fairly typical of this part of the journey . We had slept at Ch'a - tao , beyond the inner Great Wall , and some 2,000 feet above the sea - level . Still , how- ever , it was hot , with an early morning temperature of 70 ...
Pàgina 44
... taken occasion to study the Chinese question . The population of China is a somewhat unknown quantity , variously estimated at from 300,000,000 to 400,000,000 . On the principle that these things are usually exaggerated , just as the ...
... taken occasion to study the Chinese question . The population of China is a somewhat unknown quantity , variously estimated at from 300,000,000 to 400,000,000 . On the principle that these things are usually exaggerated , just as the ...
Pàgina 53
... taken successfully , and the Gambier and Pepper Society has been able for many years to control its affairs so that the capitalist who advances to the cultivator , while he may lose by unfavourable seasons , does not lose by illicit ...
... taken successfully , and the Gambier and Pepper Society has been able for many years to control its affairs so that the capitalist who advances to the cultivator , while he may lose by unfavourable seasons , does not lose by illicit ...
Pàgina 66
... taken as settled . In a few years that scheme will be completed . The extension to Niu - chwang of the railway that rests on the Pei - ho River may also be taken as fairly hopeful of completion . It is true that the Russian Government ...
... taken as settled . In a few years that scheme will be completed . The extension to Niu - chwang of the railway that rests on the Pei - ho River may also be taken as fairly hopeful of completion . It is true that the Russian Government ...
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