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 585
... buildings as well as beautiful suburban resorts . The charm of Pretoria's position has always been admitted , and now it serves as a framework for a really beautiful town which is fit to compare with any other of its size in the world ...
... buildings as well as beautiful suburban resorts . The charm of Pretoria's position has always been admitted , and now it serves as a framework for a really beautiful town which is fit to compare with any other of its size in the world ...
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... Building , carries fifty - two stories and has an elevation of 792 feet . The architect , Cass Gilbert , has succeeded ... buildings that hold , during working hours , a population equal to that of a fair - sized town ; it is said that ...
... Building , carries fifty - two stories and has an elevation of 792 feet . The architect , Cass Gilbert , has succeeded ... buildings that hold , during working hours , a population equal to that of a fair - sized town ; it is said that ...
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... buildings , especially in the streets of the British and French settlements . What was a foul , smelling creek has been turned into what promises to be one of the finest boulevards in the Far East ; Avenue Edward VII is a fine ...
... buildings , especially in the streets of the British and French settlements . What was a foul , smelling creek has been turned into what promises to be one of the finest boulevards in the Far East ; Avenue Edward VII is a fine ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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