The British Empire Series: India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, British North Borneo, Hong-KongK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 |
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... feet in length , were finished in 1895 , leaving an entrance of 515 feet ; but so far the harbour has not been called upon to bear the fury of the cyclones which are liable to burst upon it at any moment . It must not be forgotten that ...
... feet in length , were finished in 1895 , leaving an entrance of 515 feet ; but so far the harbour has not been called upon to bear the fury of the cyclones which are liable to burst upon it at any moment . It must not be forgotten that ...
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... feet high has been thrown across a valley in Travancore , damming up the waters of the Periyar River , and when the water has risen 115 feet it reaches to the mouth of the tunnel which has been bored right through to the other side ...
... feet high has been thrown across a valley in Travancore , damming up the waters of the Periyar River , and when the water has risen 115 feet it reaches to the mouth of the tunnel which has been bored right through to the other side ...
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... feet on the Nilgiri Hills - and for the other six months of the year carries on its business from there . In matters of legislation the Governor is assisted by a Council , all , except certain ex - officio members , nominated by himself ...
... feet on the Nilgiri Hills - and for the other six months of the year carries on its business from there . In matters of legislation the Governor is assisted by a Council , all , except certain ex - officio members , nominated by himself ...
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... feet , but they will pick out the impression of one pair of bare feet amongst a hundred others . But I must not take up all my space with the Indus , interesting though it is , save to remind you that BOMBAY 51.
... feet , but they will pick out the impression of one pair of bare feet amongst a hundred others . But I must not take up all my space with the Indus , interesting though it is , save to remind you that BOMBAY 51.
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... feet above the sea , which slopes away from the western to the eastern coast , and is called the Deccan . Arid , rocky , accustomed to famine , scourged of old by war and oppression , but the home of a sturdy race , the Mah- The mother ...
... feet above the sea , which slopes away from the western to the eastern coast , and is called the Deccan . Arid , rocky , accustomed to famine , scourged of old by war and oppression , but the home of a sturdy race , the Mah- The mother ...
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