The British Empire Series, Volume 1Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1899 |
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Page vii
... NORTH - WEST PROVINCES OF INDIA 173 By JAMES KENNEDY ( late Bengal Civil Service , N.-W. Provinces and Oudh ) . THE PUNJAB 202 By Sir JAMES BROADWOOD LYALL , K. C.S.I. , G.C.I.E. ( late Lieutenant - Governor of Punjab ) . CENTRAL ...
... NORTH - WEST PROVINCES OF INDIA 173 By JAMES KENNEDY ( late Bengal Civil Service , N.-W. Provinces and Oudh ) . THE PUNJAB 202 By Sir JAMES BROADWOOD LYALL , K. C.S.I. , G.C.I.E. ( late Lieutenant - Governor of Punjab ) . CENTRAL ...
Page viii
... NORTH BORNEO 462 G.C.M.G. By Sir HUGH Low , G.C.M.G. ( late British Resident at Perak ) . HONG - KONG 498 APPENDIX By Dr. JAMES CANTLIE ( late of Hong - Kong ) . 533 INTRODUCTION BY SIR RAYMOND WEST , LL.D. , K.C.I.E. ( viii CONTENTS.
... NORTH BORNEO 462 G.C.M.G. By Sir HUGH Low , G.C.M.G. ( late British Resident at Perak ) . HONG - KONG 498 APPENDIX By Dr. JAMES CANTLIE ( late of Hong - Kong ) . 533 INTRODUCTION BY SIR RAYMOND WEST , LL.D. , K.C.I.E. ( viii CONTENTS.
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... west and the north - east , they have to suspend all operations . The harbour at Vizagapatam is , however , one which , by a large outlay of money , could be made into a first - class harbour , as the means exist there for constructing ...
... west and the north - east , they have to suspend all operations . The harbour at Vizagapatam is , however , one which , by a large outlay of money , could be made into a first - class harbour , as the means exist there for constructing ...
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... north - west , and the lower from Calicut , on the opposite Malabar coast and the south - west . Due south from Madras runs the South Indian over 1000 miles of line , touching at all the ports dotted along the Bay of Bengal till it ...
... north - west , and the lower from Calicut , on the opposite Malabar coast and the south - west . Due south from Madras runs the South Indian over 1000 miles of line , touching at all the ports dotted along the Bay of Bengal till it ...
Page 35
... west coast , Canarese in the regions bor- dering on Mysore , and Uriya in the far north . The officials and the professional classes almost all speak English , and I suppose there are altogether very many more natives of the country who ...
... west coast , Canarese in the regions bor- dering on Mysore , and Uriya in the far north . The officials and the professional classes almost all speak English , and I suppose there are altogether very many more natives of the country who ...
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