A Visit to Japan, China, and IndiaS. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877 - 294 pages |
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Page 132
... arrived . The arrangement is that the boats from Southampton to Calcutta , and from Bombay to Shanghai , meet at Galle to transfer passengers , and this transference is one of the great complaints made in China against the P. and O. The ...
... arrived . The arrangement is that the boats from Southampton to Calcutta , and from Bombay to Shanghai , meet at Galle to transfer passengers , and this transference is one of the great complaints made in China against the P. and O. The ...
Page 186
... arrived , his repu- tation had preceded him , and the acquaintance of the service with each other was of great advantage . It was true that many incompetent men were nominated by the favouritism of corrupt directors , but when they arrived ...
... arrived , his repu- tation had preceded him , and the acquaintance of the service with each other was of great advantage . It was true that many incompetent men were nominated by the favouritism of corrupt directors , but when they arrived ...
Page 249
... arrived about 9 p.m. , and proceeded through the night to Lahore . We passed Umballa , the station whence the Calcutta grandees take dak for Simla - the Viceroy's hill station , and Loodiana , the great missionary station , and crossed ...
... arrived about 9 p.m. , and proceeded through the night to Lahore . We passed Umballa , the station whence the Calcutta grandees take dak for Simla - the Viceroy's hill station , and Loodiana , the great missionary station , and crossed ...
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