The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 272
... European . There is , however , in Netherlandish India no privileged religion - Europeans , Mussulmans , Buddhists , Hindoos , are alike in this respect before the law . There is also , in addition to the varied nationalities- civilised ...
... European . There is , however , in Netherlandish India no privileged religion - Europeans , Mussulmans , Buddhists , Hindoos , are alike in this respect before the law . There is also , in addition to the varied nationalities- civilised ...
Page 279
... European houses , massive warehouses , queer old Kling and Chinese bazaars , and long suburbs of Chinese and Malay cottages . ' In the bazaars small articles can be bought as cheap or cheaper than in Europe ; and , while not incapable ...
... European houses , massive warehouses , queer old Kling and Chinese bazaars , and long suburbs of Chinese and Malay cottages . ' In the bazaars small articles can be bought as cheap or cheaper than in Europe ; and , while not incapable ...
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... European university , though already there are good colleges in Japan itself . Japanese doctors graduate , Japanese barristers are " called " in the Inns of Court , and in every depart- ment of intellectual life the Niponese promise to ...
... European university , though already there are good colleges in Japan itself . Japanese doctors graduate , Japanese barristers are " called " in the Inns of Court , and in every depart- ment of intellectual life the Niponese promise to ...
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