East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 54
... run by the feet of green hills with every nook carefully cultivated . We stayed for luncheon at Skeko , a poor little town where the sight of Europeans was evidently a rarity . As we moved about looking at 54 EAST BY WEST .
... run by the feet of green hills with every nook carefully cultivated . We stayed for luncheon at Skeko , a poor little town where the sight of Europeans was evidently a rarity . As we moved about looking at 54 EAST BY WEST .
Page 67
... green hills that girdle it . A European gardener would make a paradise of the place , with springy turf , fountains , and flower - beds . But Japanese gardening runs largely to gravel , and where we have green refreshing lawns Japan has ...
... green hills that girdle it . A European gardener would make a paradise of the place , with springy turf , fountains , and flower - beds . But Japanese gardening runs largely to gravel , and where we have green refreshing lawns Japan has ...
Page 115
... green hills to the east of the town . The racecourse , a popular resort of Hong- kong , lies here . Sir George Bowen , who is setting himself with vigour to improve the place , has in hand a scheme by which the centre of the racecourse ...
... green hills to the east of the town . The racecourse , a popular resort of Hong- kong , lies here . Sir George Bowen , who is setting himself with vigour to improve the place , has in hand a scheme by which the centre of the racecourse ...
Page 117
... green as long as Kennedy Road looks out over the bay . I heard a great deal about the last governor , Sir John Pope Hennessey , but I did not hear any proposal to name a street or square after him . The present governor , Sir George ...
... green as long as Kennedy Road looks out over the bay . I heard a great deal about the last governor , Sir John Pope Hennessey , but I did not hear any proposal to name a street or square after him . The present governor , Sir George ...
Page 122
... green showing where the Chinese , having worked a gambia field at high pressure , had exhausted the generous soil , and , leaving it , the coarse long grass had sprung up . We left Hongkong in the Verona , which , on getting clear of ...
... green showing where the Chinese , having worked a gambia field at high pressure , had exhausted the generous soil , and , leaving it , the coarse long grass had sprung up . We left Hongkong in the Verona , which , on getting clear of ...
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