A Winter in IndiaCassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 - 196 pages Tour 1881-1882 Bombay, Delhi, Lahore, Agra, Lucknow, Benares, Calcutta, Madras, Poona & trip to Darjeeling; focus on Afghan policy, Indian economy, Christian education. |
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Page 4
... kind as the varied views of Venice from the sea . By nightfall we were off Ancona , burning blue lights on the port bow ; and so calm was the sometimes stormy gulf that by I a.m. on Sunday we were standing in and out at Brindisi ...
... kind as the varied views of Venice from the sea . By nightfall we were off Ancona , burning blue lights on the port bow ; and so calm was the sometimes stormy gulf that by I a.m. on Sunday we were standing in and out at Brindisi ...
Page 17
... kind more lovely . The municipality of Bombay is partly elec- tive and partly nominative ; the majority are natives , and they manage economically and well . I observed how carefully kept , repaired , and watered are all the ...
... kind more lovely . The municipality of Bombay is partly elec- tive and partly nominative ; the majority are natives , and they manage economically and well . I observed how carefully kept , repaired , and watered are all the ...
Page 37
... kind . The schools of the American Presbyterian Mission are said to be the most successful edu- cational enterprise in the province . It cannot be for a moment doubted that , although the converts of the missionaries in Hindostan are ...
... kind . The schools of the American Presbyterian Mission are said to be the most successful edu- cational enterprise in the province . It cannot be for a moment doubted that , although the converts of the missionaries in Hindostan are ...
Page 52
... go home till morning , till daylight does appear . " Mr. Lawrence , Deputy - Collector of the dis- trict , was kind enough to call and show me over NATIVE FUNnerals . 53 the various offices under his control 52 A WINTER IN INDIA .
... go home till morning , till daylight does appear . " Mr. Lawrence , Deputy - Collector of the dis- trict , was kind enough to call and show me over NATIVE FUNnerals . 53 the various offices under his control 52 A WINTER IN INDIA .
Page 62
... kind to relieve their vast monotony . The train slackens its speed - a great viaduct is before us , and we get our first sight of the sacred Ganges . At this season it is not a very imposing river , but the wide expanse of sand shows ...
... kind to relieve their vast monotony . The train slackens its speed - a great viaduct is before us , and we get our first sight of the sacred Ganges . At this season it is not a very imposing river , but the wide expanse of sand shows ...
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200 Original 400 Illustrations Agra anchor beautiful Benares Bombay British bungalow Calcutta carriages Cassell's History Cawnpore Cheap Edition Christianity Church classes cloth gilt Co.'s Volumes Continued Cookery Coonoor crowded Crown 8vo Cumballa Cumballa Hill Darjeeling Delhi Demy 4to Dictionary drove English European Extra crown 4to F. E. HULME F. J. FURNIVALL Fac-simile Coloured Plates feet flowers Four Vols Galpin & Co.'s gardens gilt edges Government House half-morocco harbour Hindoo Hindostan Hotel India inhabitants interest Lahore land library binding lofty London Lord Lord Ripon Ludgate Hill Madras Major Baring Malabar Hill ment miles morning morocco mosque mountains native nearly night o'clock officers Original Illustrations passed peaks Petter picturesque plain plantations Poona population railway remarkable revenue river ROBERT BROWN ship Siliguri station steamers Suez Sunday Sunday Musings temples Three Vols tion town travelled trees Wood Engravings
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Page 194 - It has been calculated that the average income per head of population in India is not more than Rs. 27 a year; and though I am not prepared to pledge myself to the absolute accuracy of a calculation of this sort, it is sufficiently accurate to justify the conclusion that the taxpaying community is exceedingly poor. To derive any very large increase of revenue from so poor a population as this is obviously impossible, and, if it were possible, would be unjustifiable.