East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 4
... living appreciably dearer . Once a yen always a yen , is a golden rule among the shopkeepers and tradespeople of Japan . What they charged a yen for when the note was worth only three shillings , they still charge a yen for now the ...
... living appreciably dearer . Once a yen always a yen , is a golden rule among the shopkeepers and tradespeople of Japan . What they charged a yen for when the note was worth only three shillings , they still charge a yen for now the ...
Page 8
... living . It stands a little apart from the main road , a building of a single story , with an innocent- looking tall chimney , that might be connected with a pottery or a small iron - foundry . The business is always conducted privately ...
... living . It stands a little apart from the main road , a building of a single story , with an innocent- looking tall chimney , that might be connected with a pottery or a small iron - foundry . The business is always conducted privately ...
Page 85
... living thing , and the new Japan , with its railways , its telegraphs , its post - office , its system of national education , its liberal foreign policy , and its coming House of Commons , a disordered dream . CHAPTER VI . THE NEW ...
... living thing , and the new Japan , with its railways , its telegraphs , its post - office , its system of national education , its liberal foreign policy , and its coming House of Commons , a disordered dream . CHAPTER VI . THE NEW ...
Page 90
... living in each fu or ken over three years , and paying land taxes upwards of ten yen . Those who are qualified to elect such members must be men of over twenty years of age , living in such fu or ken , and paying land taxes 90 EAST BY ...
... living in each fu or ken over three years , and paying land taxes upwards of ten yen . Those who are qualified to elect such members must be men of over twenty years of age , living in such fu or ken , and paying land taxes 90 EAST BY ...
Page 110
... living line with incredible rapidity . The human chain works as regularly , as swiftly , and much upon the same principle as the grain elevator . On a quiet Sunday evening , the fourth day after leaving Nagasaki , we stole into Hong ...
... living line with incredible rapidity . The human chain works as regularly , as swiftly , and much upon the same principle as the grain elevator . On a quiet Sunday evening , the fourth day after leaving Nagasaki , we stole into Hong ...
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