East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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... Foreign Office , where Mr. Inouyé officially resides , is furnished throughout in European style . At his country house the Foreign Minister preserves the two styles , there being a suite of reception and dining rooms furnished in ...
... Foreign Office , where Mr. Inouyé officially resides , is furnished throughout in European style . At his country house the Foreign Minister preserves the two styles , there being a suite of reception and dining rooms furnished in ...
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... of paper is worth three and sevenpence , and seems bent on reaching par . That , however , is not the grievance of the foreign visitor . He would certainly bear to have currency worth twenty - five per cent . less 4 EAST BY WEST .
... of paper is worth three and sevenpence , and seems bent on reaching par . That , however , is not the grievance of the foreign visitor . He would certainly bear to have currency worth twenty - five per cent . less 4 EAST BY WEST .
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... Foreign Minister opened the doors , and secured a respectful welcome . We were first received in the house of the manager , where tea was served in priceless porcelain cups of Kutani ware . The furnace , if so im- posing a name may be ...
... Foreign Minister opened the doors , and secured a respectful welcome . We were first received in the house of the manager , where tea was served in priceless porcelain cups of Kutani ware . The furnace , if so im- posing a name may be ...
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... Foreign Office . Though he has lived many years in Japan , he has never been able to take kindly to the national posture , and now nothing less than a big cane chair suited the exigencies of his burly frame . Outside , the garden was ...
... Foreign Office . Though he has lived many years in Japan , he has never been able to take kindly to the national posture , and now nothing less than a big cane chair suited the exigencies of his burly frame . Outside , the garden was ...
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... Foreign Minister told me the story of his life , which is also , in a great measure , the story of the life of the new Empire of Japan . In 1864 Japan was in those throes which surely presaged a new birth of one kind or other , most ...
... Foreign Minister told me the story of his life , which is also , in a great measure , the story of the life of the new Empire of Japan . In 1864 Japan was in those throes which surely presaged a new birth of one kind or other , most ...
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