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 6
... live stock , which is consumed by the population of Hong - Kong . In fact , the island con- tributes but little to the support of its inhabitants , if we except the quantity of manure which is returned to Cow - loon , and enables the ...
... live stock , which is consumed by the population of Hong - Kong . In fact , the island con- tributes but little to the support of its inhabitants , if we except the quantity of manure which is returned to Cow - loon , and enables the ...
Pàgina 8
... live on board ships , moored in the harbour of Victoria , in the hope of arresting the progress of this scourge . A new symptom has developed itself in this disease , namely , that of an eruption , resembling the smallpox , ac ...
... live on board ships , moored in the harbour of Victoria , in the hope of arresting the progress of this scourge . A new symptom has developed itself in this disease , namely , that of an eruption , resembling the smallpox , ac ...
Pàgina 11
... are unfit for duty , and our Government have chartered vessels for the men to live at sea . A pleasant position the English in China would be placed in , were the Chinese to attack them ! McPherson writes , page 168 ( War in China )
... are unfit for duty , and our Government have chartered vessels for the men to live at sea . A pleasant position the English in China would be placed in , were the Chinese to attack them ! McPherson writes , page 168 ( War in China )
Pàgina 13
... live , a man , since dead , who had expended a large sum of money in purchasing 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 ...
... live , a man , since dead , who had expended a large sum of money in purchasing 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 ...
Pàgina 14
... lives in India , * have affirmed * Three Years ' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China , by Robert Fortune , published last year , we read , pages 19-26 , " The climate of Hong - Kong is far from being agreeable , and up to the ...
... lives in India , * have affirmed * Three Years ' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China , by Robert Fortune , published last year , we read , pages 19-26 , " The climate of Hong - Kong is far from being agreeable , and up to the ...
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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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