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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... winter and palms grow in the open , though they are unable to ripen their dates . The climate of the interior is less genial , being subject to dense mists . Fresh vegetables and sub - tropical fruits are extensively exported to England ...
... winter and palms grow in the open , though they are unable to ripen their dates . The climate of the interior is less genial , being subject to dense mists . Fresh vegetables and sub - tropical fruits are extensively exported to England ...
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... winter the whole scene changes ; the lakes are turned into bright sheets of ice and covered with virgin snow like the fields . Summer and winter they form a valuable feature in country life ; they provide the whole neighbourhood with ...
... winter the whole scene changes ; the lakes are turned into bright sheets of ice and covered with virgin snow like the fields . Summer and winter they form a valuable feature in country life ; they provide the whole neighbourhood with ...
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... winter the train passes for a long time over a con- tinuous snowfield of dazzling brilliance which , unless dark spectacles are worn , cannot be continuously looked at without danger of snow - blindness . It is a glittering spectacle of ...
... winter the train passes for a long time over a con- tinuous snowfield of dazzling brilliance which , unless dark spectacles are worn , cannot be continuously looked at without danger of snow - blindness . It is a glittering spectacle of ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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