China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufacturers: the Evils Arising from the Opium Trade : with a Glance at Our Religious, Moral, Political and Commercial Intercourse with the CountryWm. S. Orr & Company, 1849 |
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Pàgina 3
... hundred . Sai - Wan , a smaller village on the east , is also occu- pied as a military station and sanitorium for our troops , the native population of which does not amount to five hundred . It would be impossible for us to find ...
... hundred . Sai - Wan , a smaller village on the east , is also occu- pied as a military station and sanitorium for our troops , the native population of which does not amount to five hundred . It would be impossible for us to find ...
Pàgina 19
... hundred strong , disappeared , as they came , in a most marvellous manner . No one seemed to know whence they came , or whither they went . " The temerity and dexterity of Chinese robbers is proverbial , and the greatest proficients ...
... hundred strong , disappeared , as they came , in a most marvellous manner . No one seemed to know whence they came , or whither they went . " The temerity and dexterity of Chinese robbers is proverbial , and the greatest proficients ...
Pàgina 31
... hundred and fifty dollars Spanish per mensem , * and were favoured in being allowed to rent it at that rate , as two hundred dollars had been offered for the same residence . The rage for building was , and is greater probably , than ...
... hundred and fifty dollars Spanish per mensem , * and were favoured in being allowed to rent it at that rate , as two hundred dollars had been offered for the same residence . The rage for building was , and is greater probably , than ...
Pàgina 41
... hundred armed Chinese climbing up the sides of the vessel , whilst twenty were in possession of the schooner , some of whom were actively engaged in cutting away the rigging ; the others were making prisoners of the crew . The Chinese ...
... hundred armed Chinese climbing up the sides of the vessel , whilst twenty were in possession of the schooner , some of whom were actively engaged in cutting away the rigging ; the others were making prisoners of the crew . The Chinese ...
Pàgina 72
... hundred dollars , and are retained in bondage until worn out by disease and profligacy ; they are then turned adrift by their vile owners , with scarcely sufficient covering for their bodies to protect them from the weather , or answer ...
... hundred dollars , and are retained in bondage until worn out by disease and profligacy ; they are then turned adrift by their vile owners , with scarcely sufficient covering for their bodies to protect them from the weather , or answer ...
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China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and ..., Volum 1 Henry Charles Sirr Visualització completa - 1849 |
China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufactures ... Henry Charles Sirr Visualització de fragments - 1849 |
China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufactures ... Henry Charles Sirr Visualització de fragments - 1978 |
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