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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... five are covered by lakes and reservoirs , and four hundred by groves wherein over half a million trees and shrubs have been planted . Within the park are ten and a quarter miles of roads , five and a half of bridle paths , and thirty ...
... five are covered by lakes and reservoirs , and four hundred by groves wherein over half a million trees and shrubs have been planted . Within the park are ten and a quarter miles of roads , five and a half of bridle paths , and thirty ...
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... Five thousand salaried experts of every kind were called to their assistance , teachers , advisers and technical instructors . British officers reconstructed the navy , the French and Germans recreated the military system , and to ...
... Five thousand salaried experts of every kind were called to their assistance , teachers , advisers and technical instructors . British officers reconstructed the navy , the French and Germans recreated the military system , and to ...
Page 734
... five arches and about 150 yards long . It was formerly customary to rebuild one of the arches every five years , so that the whole structure was renewed every twenty - five years , but this custom has now been abandoned . Topical . Silk ...
... five arches and about 150 yards long . It was formerly customary to rebuild one of the arches every five years , so that the whole structure was renewed every twenty - five years , but this custom has now been abandoned . Topical . Silk ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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