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Pàgina 61
... station at the end of her great military railway . In the attainment of that aim it may be assumed that Russia will politically dominate Manchuria , which by a wall of railway she cuts off from China proper . The interest of Britain is ...
... station at the end of her great military railway . In the attainment of that aim it may be assumed that Russia will politically dominate Manchuria , which by a wall of railway she cuts off from China proper . The interest of Britain is ...
Pàgina 72
... station established at Kalgan . We stayed with Mr. Sprague , within the walls of the mission premises , and as guests at his table , for fully two days , and during these days we naturally talked much of mission work in China and ...
... station established at Kalgan . We stayed with Mr. Sprague , within the walls of the mission premises , and as guests at his table , for fully two days , and during these days we naturally talked much of mission work in China and ...
Pàgina 93
... station . There we were received by the Mongol headman -a most courteous and amiable gentleman - who inspected our passports and produced a letter of advice informing him of our coming , and then told us that although he had been fully ...
... station . There we were received by the Mongol headman -a most courteous and amiable gentleman - who inspected our passports and produced a letter of advice informing him of our coming , and then told us that although he had been fully ...
Pàgina 94
... station ( the line has recently been opened to Kalgan ) send- ing a message of complaint to the Tsung - li - Yamen of Peking . Then the aspect of affairs changed , and the document was promised for four o'clock , and was actually ready ...
... station ( the line has recently been opened to Kalgan ) send- ing a message of complaint to the Tsung - li - Yamen of Peking . Then the aspect of affairs changed , and the document was promised for four o'clock , and was actually ready ...
Pàgina 101
... station . Several times we had a tent of five apart . ments , or , otherwise , a series of five small tents connected . Often we had a tent of two apart- ments . Frequently the tent had but one room , in which the three of us were a bit ...
... station . Several times we had a tent of five apart . ments , or , otherwise , a series of five small tents connected . Often we had a tent of two apart- ments . Frequently the tent had but one room , in which the three of us were a bit ...
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