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... islands , dotted about , separated in some cases by a long way from their mainland . Here in Kathiawar , for instance , amongst others , you will find the Mianas , a wild , turbulent race , who have been only half civilised , and who ...
... islands , dotted about , separated in some cases by a long way from their mainland . Here in Kathiawar , for instance , amongst others , you will find the Mianas , a wild , turbulent race , who have been only half civilised , and who ...
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... island with the sea racing between it and other little islands which have since been connected ; only a little fort with a few houses around it , and a population of about 10,000 , mostly vagabonds . Pretty unhealthy too , smelling ...
... island with the sea racing between it and other little islands which have since been connected ; only a little fort with a few houses around it , and a population of about 10,000 , mostly vagabonds . Pretty unhealthy too , smelling ...
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... island of Keamari , with which it is connected by the Napier Mole or Road , the construction of which was conceived and partly accom- plished by Sir Charles of that Ilk , the Conqueror and first Governor of the Province of Sind . The ...
... island of Keamari , with which it is connected by the Napier Mole or Road , the construction of which was conceived and partly accom- plished by Sir Charles of that Ilk , the Conqueror and first Governor of the Province of Sind . The ...
Page 94
... their trees and human habitations and cattle sheds appearing like islands in an inland sea . Bengal proper is one of the most fertile spots in the earth ; and the population , though physically weak , are patient and industrious 94.
... their trees and human habitations and cattle sheds appearing like islands in an inland sea . Bengal proper is one of the most fertile spots in the earth ; and the population , though physically weak , are patient and industrious 94.
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... island in the mouths of the Ganges which had suffered most . For ten months after the catastrophe the people of the island supported themselves on imported grain pur- chased out of their previous savings , and then they obtained a good ...
... island in the mouths of the Ganges which had suffered most . For ten months after the catastrophe the people of the island supported themselves on imported grain pur- chased out of their previous savings , and then they obtained a good ...
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