From Hong-Kong to the Himalayas: Or, Three Thousand Miles Through IndiaAmerican Tract Society, 1880 - 368 pages |
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Page 29
... Japanese during the same period . When their monopoly had ceased , in 1834 , and when Chinese insolence could no lon- ger be tolerated , hostilities became rife . During the troubles which ensued a mob attacked the old " factories ...
... Japanese during the same period . When their monopoly had ceased , in 1834 , and when Chinese insolence could no lon- ger be tolerated , hostilities became rife . During the troubles which ensued a mob attacked the old " factories ...
Page 30
... Japan , that no amount of experience in the latter country , or familiarity with its customs and city life , could prepare his mind for the strange scenes and peculiar phases of Chinese life which constitute the scope of his bewildered ...
... Japan , that no amount of experience in the latter country , or familiarity with its customs and city life , could prepare his mind for the strange scenes and peculiar phases of Chinese life which constitute the scope of his bewildered ...
Page 31
... Japanese city , than it is like New York . streets , houses , shops , social life , etc. , are entirely different ; and there is little reason why the two countries , China and Japan , should be so persist- ently confounded by ...
... Japanese city , than it is like New York . streets , houses , shops , social life , etc. , are entirely different ; and there is little reason why the two countries , China and Japan , should be so persist- ently confounded by ...
Page 42
... Japanese . The means of locomotion in Canton are decided- ly limited . No omnibuses , horse - cars , carriages , or vehicles of any sort are to be seen ; not even a CHINESE " . PUSH - MAN " CAR . truck 42 FROM HONG - KONG TO THE HIMALAYAS .
... Japanese . The means of locomotion in Canton are decided- ly limited . No omnibuses , horse - cars , carriages , or vehicles of any sort are to be seen ; not even a CHINESE " . PUSH - MAN " CAR . truck 42 FROM HONG - KONG TO THE HIMALAYAS .
Page 45
... Japanese jin - riki - sha ( or one - man - power carriage ) , which is being slowly introduced at Shanghai . As for railroads in China , the people still have a strong prejudice against their introduction , and it will probably be a ...
... Japanese jin - riki - sha ( or one - man - power carriage ) , which is being slowly introduced at Shanghai . As for railroads in China , the people still have a strong prejudice against their introduction , and it will probably be a ...
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