East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 35
... interests of Japan and of the commerce of the Western world , that the negotiations pending in 1884 may result in a just and equitable revision . CHAPTER III . BY SEA AND LAND TO KIOTO . A PERSONAL EPISODE IN HISTORY . 35.
... interests of Japan and of the commerce of the Western world , that the negotiations pending in 1884 may result in a just and equitable revision . CHAPTER III . BY SEA AND LAND TO KIOTO . A PERSONAL EPISODE IN HISTORY . 35.
Page 55
... interest her work excited in the breast of the foreigner , but as we stood and looked on , the heat and pressure of the throng grew insupportable , and we were glad to seek com- parative privacy in the tea - house . We had afternoon tea ...
... interest her work excited in the breast of the foreigner , but as we stood and looked on , the heat and pressure of the throng grew insupportable , and we were glad to seek com- parative privacy in the tea - house . We had afternoon tea ...
Page 97
... interest Total ... ... ... :: ... ... ... Paper money in circulation ... 228,169,346 ... 98,290,352 Total home debt ... 326,459,698 3,431,850 9,132,610 219,614,150 8,555,196 A great part of this debt was left to the present Government ...
... interest Total ... ... ... :: ... ... ... Paper money in circulation ... 228,169,346 ... 98,290,352 Total home debt ... 326,459,698 3,431,850 9,132,610 219,614,150 8,555,196 A great part of this debt was left to the present Government ...
Page 115
... interests . Within forty - eight hours of this declaration being made , well - informed residents of Hong- kong declined to believe that China meant business . This arose less from an impartial and judicial view of the circumstances ...
... interests . Within forty - eight hours of this declaration being made , well - informed residents of Hong- kong declined to believe that China meant business . This arose less from an impartial and judicial view of the circumstances ...
Page 119
... interests . " But in this matter of a military instructor of the police they are strong Home Rulers , and their case is commended to the sympathy of Mr. Healy and Mr. Biggar . His The governor has recently returned from a tour through ...
... interests . " But in this matter of a military instructor of the police they are strong Home Rulers , and their case is commended to the sympathy of Mr. Healy and Mr. Biggar . His The governor has recently returned from a tour through ...
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