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 1
... land , made by the local authorities , com- menced building spacious houses and warehouses ; and thus Hong - Kong from being a mere fishing vil lage , populated scantily by the most depraved and poor of the Chinese nation , became a ...
... land , made by the local authorities , com- menced building spacious houses and warehouses ; and thus Hong - Kong from being a mere fishing vil lage , populated scantily by the most depraved and poor of the Chinese nation , became a ...
Pàgina 2
... land , manned by brave hearts of oak ; merchant ves- sels freighted with valuable commodities , affording honorable means for the acquisition of wealth to the British merchant ; and too frequently fast - sailing clippers may be seen ...
... land , manned by brave hearts of oak ; merchant ves- sels freighted with valuable commodities , affording honorable means for the acquisition of wealth to the British merchant ; and too frequently fast - sailing clippers may be seen ...
Pàgina 5
... land crab . The road to Chuck - choo passes through this valley , and winds up the mountain side , many picturesque views of the harbour and shipping may be obtained by the lover of nature as he pursues his way ; broken rocks relieved ...
... land crab . The road to Chuck - choo passes through this valley , and winds up the mountain side , many picturesque views of the harbour and shipping may be obtained by the lover of nature as he pursues his way ; broken rocks relieved ...
Pàgina 8
... land , and the sudden changes from heat to cold , produce rheumatic fevers and catarrhs of a severe nature , which too frequently prove fatal . The scourge most dreaded in China is the fever termed the Hong - Kong fever , which has ...
... land , and the sudden changes from heat to cold , produce rheumatic fevers and catarrhs of a severe nature , which too frequently prove fatal . The scourge most dreaded in China is the fever termed the Hong - Kong fever , which has ...
Pàgina 13
... land and building houses , expressed great alarm to us at the illness of the Chief Justice , lest a panic should be produced in the event of his death from fever , " for , " said he , " we cannot keep his death out of the paper , as it ...
... land and building houses , expressed great alarm to us at the illness of the Chief Justice , lest a panic should be produced in the event of his death from fever , " for , " said he , " we cannot keep his death out of the paper , as it ...
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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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