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 580
... became evident , individuals gave place to companies , and companies were amalgamated . One reason for amalgamation was the risk of diamonds becoming so common as to lose much of their value , and this could be com- bated only by a ...
... became evident , individuals gave place to companies , and companies were amalgamated . One reason for amalgamation was the risk of diamonds becoming so common as to lose much of their value , and this could be com- bated only by a ...
Page 854
... became an immense systematic falsification of the human past , with a view to the Hohenzollern future . All other nations were represented as incompetent and decadent ; the Prussians were the leaders and regenerators of mankind . The ...
... became an immense systematic falsification of the human past , with a view to the Hohenzollern future . All other nations were represented as incompetent and decadent ; the Prussians were the leaders and regenerators of mankind . The ...
Page 879
... became an inde- pendent State , and Danzig a Free City State , there have been many disruptive changes . West Prussia has ceased to exist , and from her mangled remains the German Reich has formed a new district , Grenzmark or Border ...
... became an inde- pendent State , and Danzig a Free City State , there have been many disruptive changes . West Prussia has ceased to exist , and from her mangled remains the German Reich has formed a new district , Grenzmark or Border ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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