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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... foreign - born element of the popu- lation represents eighty per cent . of the whole . Milwaukee , in pre - War days , was frequently described as the third largest German city in the world . In these and many other American cities ...
... foreign - born element of the popu- lation represents eighty per cent . of the whole . Milwaukee , in pre - War days , was frequently described as the third largest German city in the world . In these and many other American cities ...
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... foreign business interests , it is expected to become merely a port of call , but it is possible that it may be ... foreign inspiration . But the foreign edifices of steel and concrete stood the shock of the earthquake far better than ...
... foreign business interests , it is expected to become merely a port of call , but it is possible that it may be ... foreign inspiration . But the foreign edifices of steel and concrete stood the shock of the earthquake far better than ...
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... Foreign Devils " § 3 First impressions on arriving in China are bewildering in the extreme , even if we acquire them in a Treaty Port where foreign- ers abound . A Treaty Port serves to explain why foreigners fail to understand China ...
... Foreign Devils " § 3 First impressions on arriving in China are bewildering in the extreme , even if we acquire them in a Treaty Port where foreign- ers abound . A Treaty Port serves to explain why foreigners fail to understand China ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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