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Page 56
... larger fish , akin to herrings and salmon , various nets are made of different fibres , such as the hybiscus , banyan , or pandanus bark or flax , the two latter being the · BAIT FOR CUTTLE - FISH . 57 strongest and 56 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... larger fish , akin to herrings and salmon , various nets are made of different fibres , such as the hybiscus , banyan , or pandanus bark or flax , the two latter being the · BAIT FOR CUTTLE - FISH . 57 strongest and 56 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 178
... pandanus or banana to supply the inevitable cigarette , is always attractive . The men all wear pareos of Manchester cotton stuff , prepared expressly for these isles , and of the most wonderful patterns . Those most in favour are ...
... pandanus or banana to supply the inevitable cigarette , is always attractive . The men all wear pareos of Manchester cotton stuff , prepared expressly for these isles , and of the most wonderful patterns . Those most in favour are ...
Page 274
... pandanus is exceedingly fra- grant ; but though I have seen thousands of screw- PANDANUS RUM . 275 pines , I have rarely had 274 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... pandanus is exceedingly fra- grant ; but though I have seen thousands of screw- PANDANUS RUM . 275 pines , I have rarely had 274 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 275
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. PANDANUS RUM . 275 pines , I have rarely had the luck to find one in blossom . Its fruit resembles a coarse pine - apple . When ripe it becomes bright scarlet , and the Sa- moans use it for making ...
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. PANDANUS RUM . 275 pines , I have rarely had the luck to find one in blossom . Its fruit resembles a coarse pine - apple . When ripe it becomes bright scarlet , and the Sa- moans use it for making ...
Common terms and phrases
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