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 521
... Villages It is above all the foliage which strikes strangers in a Bur- mese village , the foliage and the flowers . Creepers are every- where , decorating and smothering the pretty little houses of The British Empire 521.
... Villages It is above all the foliage which strikes strangers in a Bur- mese village , the foliage and the flowers . Creepers are every- where , decorating and smothering the pretty little houses of The British Empire 521.
Page 634
... villages is that they are easily removable ; a Marsh - Arab has no difficulty in taking up his village and walking away . You may visit one of an evening and next morning , lo , it has gone ! With diligent search you may find it ten ...
... villages is that they are easily removable ; a Marsh - Arab has no difficulty in taking up his village and walking away . You may visit one of an evening and next morning , lo , it has gone ! With diligent search you may find it ten ...
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... villages are often overshadowed with huge conifers , and little gardens are seen everywhere , full of chrysanthemums as big as sunflowers . Near each village is a holy place con- secrated to the shades of ancestors . Here are two or ...
... villages are often overshadowed with huge conifers , and little gardens are seen everywhere , full of chrysanthemums as big as sunflowers . Near each village is a holy place con- secrated to the shades of ancestors . Here are two or ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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