Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59, Volumen1William Blackwood and Sons, 1859 - 508 páginas |
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... feet above the sea - level , enjoys a climate so superior to that of the town of Singapore that it is talked of as a sanitarium for troops . The country generally is pretty well cultivated ; there are two or three sugar plantations ...
... feet above the sea - level , enjoys a climate so superior to that of the town of Singapore that it is talked of as a sanitarium for troops . The country generally is pretty well cultivated ; there are two or three sugar plantations ...
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... feet above the sea - level , and which the Tumangong has consented to allow the Government to make use of as a sanitarium - an offer of which we have not as yet been sensible enough to avail our- selves . Easy of access , either by land ...
... feet above the sea - level , and which the Tumangong has consented to allow the Government to make use of as a sanitarium - an offer of which we have not as yet been sensible enough to avail our- selves . Easy of access , either by land ...
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... trees rise to a gigan- tic height , and weave their topmost branches into an impenetrable shade ; whilst orchids , five or six feet in diameter , cling like huge excrescences to the LUXURIANT FOREST - VILLAGE OF TUBRAO . 27 leafy roof.
... trees rise to a gigan- tic height , and weave their topmost branches into an impenetrable shade ; whilst orchids , five or six feet in diameter , cling like huge excrescences to the LUXURIANT FOREST - VILLAGE OF TUBRAO . 27 leafy roof.
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... feet high , and the first story is reached by a ladder . The only object of such an arrangement on land inust be to serve as a protection from wild beasts . There are no historical associations of any import- ance connected with Johore ...
... feet high , and the first story is reached by a ladder . The only object of such an arrangement on land inust be to serve as a protection from wild beasts . There are no historical associations of any import- ance connected with Johore ...
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... feet in length , and of a calibre larger than a 95 cwt . , had been buried by the Chinese without ever having been fired , and were now being exhumed . At Chuenpee we met Commodore Keppel and Sir Robert Maclure , and accompanied them to ...
... feet in length , and of a calibre larger than a 95 cwt . , had been buried by the Chinese without ever having been fired , and were now being exhumed . At Chuenpee we met Commodore Keppel and Sir Robert Maclure , and accompanied them to ...
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Página 451 - ... mutual benefit, and, for that purpose, have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: || Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
Página 460 - But it shall be at the option of any British subject, desiring to convey produce purchased inland to a port, or to convey imports from a port to an inland market, to clear his goods of all transit duties, by payment of a single charge.
Página 461 - ... per cent, ad valorem, and that it shall be fixed for each article at the conference to be held at Shanghai for the revision of the tariff. It is distinctly understood, that the payment of transit dues, by commutation or otherwise, shall in no way affect the tariff duties on imports or exports which will continue to be levied separately and in full.
Página 462 - Customs officers to guard the ship. They shall either live in a boat of their own, or stay on board the ship, as may best suit their convenience. Their food and expenses shall be supplied them from the Custom-house, and they shall not be entitled to any fees whatever from the master or consignee. Should they violate this regulation, they shall be punished proportionately to the amount exacted.
Página 456 - British subjects, whether at the ports or at other places, desiring to build or open houses, warehouses, churches, hospitals, or burial-grounds, shall make their agreement for the land or buildings they require, at the rates prevailing among the people, equitably, and without exaction on either side.
Página 462 - Japan, shall be at liberty to hire a pilot to take her into port. In like manner, after she has discharged all legal dues and duties, and is ready to take her departure, she shall be allowed to hire a pilot to conduct her out of port.