From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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... tion was going to be increased after a few weeks by the arrival of a detachment of British marines . The Russian legation is an equally handsome building in equally spacious grounds , and if the Russian population of civil servants ...
... tion was going to be increased after a few weeks by the arrival of a detachment of British marines . The Russian legation is an equally handsome building in equally spacious grounds , and if the Russian population of civil servants ...
Pàgina 14
... tion in which to place the customs service . With all deference to Sir Robert's great ability and force of character , the impression left on my mind by con- versation in Peking is that one of the best services Sir Robert could do would ...
... tion in which to place the customs service . With all deference to Sir Robert's great ability and force of character , the impression left on my mind by con- versation in Peking is that one of the best services Sir Robert could do would ...
Pàgina 15
... tion of the chief manager . But , equally truly , all the negotiations for such business , and other business of the same class , must necessarily pass through the hands of the Peking agent ; and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is ...
... tion of the chief manager . But , equally truly , all the negotiations for such business , and other business of the same class , must necessarily pass through the hands of the Peking agent ; and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is ...
Pàgina 24
... tion to the weather and the crops . ' Although I told Sir Claude Macdonald of M. Pavlov's remark- able suggestion , I certainly did not have the folly to hint that it should be acted on . On the contrary , I was quite content that my ...
... tion to the weather and the crops . ' Although I told Sir Claude Macdonald of M. Pavlov's remark- able suggestion , I certainly did not have the folly to hint that it should be acted on . On the contrary , I was quite content that my ...
Pàgina 46
... tion with which we are familiar is the spirit of the official classes only , a Manchu rather than a Chinese spirit . The Chinaman seems to me one of the most tolerant of men , free entirely from the religious zeal which is so often the ...
... tion with which we are familiar is the spirit of the official classes only , a Manchu rather than a Chinese spirit . The Chinaman seems to me one of the most tolerant of men , free entirely from the religious zeal which is so often the ...
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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...