The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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Page 739
... CHINA HINA proper has an area of 1,532,000 square miles ; including Manchuria , Mongolia , Tibet and Chinese Turkestan the area is 4,277,170 square miles . Various estimates of the population have been given ; the Statesman's Year Book ...
... CHINA HINA proper has an area of 1,532,000 square miles ; including Manchuria , Mongolia , Tibet and Chinese Turkestan the area is 4,277,170 square miles . Various estimates of the population have been given ; the Statesman's Year Book ...
Page 745
... Chinese labour is proverbial for thrift and sobriety and adaptability , and although wages have risen in China , as they have done elsewhere since the war , they are still absurdly low when compared with anything that remains acceptable ...
... Chinese labour is proverbial for thrift and sobriety and adaptability , and although wages have risen in China , as they have done elsewhere since the war , they are still absurdly low when compared with anything that remains acceptable ...
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... CHINA $ 2 French Indo - China is situated in the southeastern corner of Asia and comprises practically the whole of the old Annamite Empire , namely , the Colony of Cochin China , the Protectorates of Tongking , Annam , Cambodia , and ...
... CHINA $ 2 French Indo - China is situated in the southeastern corner of Asia and comprises practically the whole of the old Annamite Empire , namely , the Colony of Cochin China , the Protectorates of Tongking , Annam , Cambodia , and ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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