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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... coloured per- sons " in such capacities as bootblacks , elevator attendants , music hall comedians , singers and sleeping - car porters , but there we have seen them as " single spies . " Not until reaching the District of Columbia ...
... coloured per- sons " in such capacities as bootblacks , elevator attendants , music hall comedians , singers and sleeping - car porters , but there we have seen them as " single spies . " Not until reaching the District of Columbia ...
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... coloured man is barred . He may not attend a white church , nor be educated in a white school or college . The law forbids intermarriage be- tween whites and blacks , and though the coloured man is legally entitled to a vote , the ...
... coloured man is barred . He may not attend a white church , nor be educated in a white school or college . The law forbids intermarriage be- tween whites and blacks , and though the coloured man is legally entitled to a vote , the ...
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... coloured flowers , in February the plum - blossom , in April and May the cherry tree putting forth its crowning beauty , and later on the earth is covered with the wondrous hue of the purple iris , or the golden chrysanthemum . A ...
... coloured flowers , in February the plum - blossom , in April and May the cherry tree putting forth its crowning beauty , and later on the earth is covered with the wondrous hue of the purple iris , or the golden chrysanthemum . A ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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