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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... night it presents a spectacle that no other city can offer . More expensive cars , more beautiful women , more influential men throng nightly into this area than can be found in the night centre of any other metropolis . " The Great ...
... night it presents a spectacle that no other city can offer . More expensive cars , more beautiful women , more influential men throng nightly into this area than can be found in the night centre of any other metropolis . " The Great ...
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... night can be seen like a great conflagration for miles around . Far to the south , prosperous farms produce crops ... night , when the myriad lights from windows , signs and motor - cars are reflected on the wet and crowded pavement , or ...
... night can be seen like a great conflagration for miles around . Far to the south , prosperous farms produce crops ... night , when the myriad lights from windows , signs and motor - cars are reflected on the wet and crowded pavement , or ...
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... night a couple of round hard pillows are brought in , some padded quilts spread on the floor , wooden shutters closed all round the house , and the family retires for the night . And in these flimsy houses of Northern Japan , often so ...
... night a couple of round hard pillows are brought in , some padded quilts spread on the floor , wooden shutters closed all round the house , and the family retires for the night . And in these flimsy houses of Northern Japan , often so ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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