A Thousand Miles on an Elephant in the Shan States |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 46
Page xi
... Lawa , a race with Mon affini- ties and probably of the Mon stock , who , according to their own traditions , and the beliefs and traditions of their neigh- bours , are the aborigines of the region stretching southwards from Yunnan ...
... Lawa , a race with Mon affini- ties and probably of the Mon stock , who , according to their own traditions , and the beliefs and traditions of their neigh- bours , are the aborigines of the region stretching southwards from Yunnan ...
Page xx
... Lawa - Description -Similarity between Kamook and Lawa languages - Visit to the governor - Effect of a telegram - Elephants hired for forest work from Karens - Mode of attack of male and female elephants , . 30 CHAPTER V. Leave Maing ...
... Lawa - Description -Similarity between Kamook and Lawa languages - Visit to the governor - Effect of a telegram - Elephants hired for forest work from Karens - Mode of attack of male and female elephants , . 30 CHAPTER V. Leave Maing ...
Page xxi
... Lawa Sivas - Legends of Poo - Sa and Ya - Sa , and of Me - lang - ta the Lawa king - Story of a Yak- Descent from the Bau plateau - A courageous lady - Weird country- Ruby - mines - Reach Muang Haut - Cabbages - Tobacco - cutting -A ...
... Lawa Sivas - Legends of Poo - Sa and Ya - Sa , and of Me - lang - ta the Lawa king - Story of a Yak- Descent from the Bau plateau - A courageous lady - Weird country- Ruby - mines - Reach Muang Haut - Cabbages - Tobacco - cutting -A ...
Page xxiv
... Lawa country - Fishing by torch- light , - ― 162 CHAPTER XVII . Leave Kiang Hai --A hot spring - Elephants without tusks- Elephant - driving - Danger when driver is careless - A large rice - plain - Bargaining with the abbot at Muang ...
... Lawa country - Fishing by torch- light , - ― 162 CHAPTER XVII . Leave Kiang Hai --A hot spring - Elephants without tusks- Elephant - driving - Danger when driver is careless - A large rice - plain - Bargaining with the abbot at Muang ...
Page xxv
... Lawa woman- -Spring blossoms - Cross the water - parting between the Meh Low and the Meh Ing - Hot springs - Houses erected for us - Fisheries - Arrive at Muang Hpan - Formation of a settlement - Emigrants to Kiang Hsen in 1887 ...
... Lawa woman- -Spring blossoms - Cross the water - parting between the Meh Low and the Meh Ing - Hot springs - Houses erected for us - Fisheries - Arrive at Muang Hpan - Formation of a settlement - Emigrants to Kiang Hsen in 1887 ...
Contents
3 | |
19 | |
30 | |
42 | |
56 | |
69 | |
80 | |
94 | |
246 | |
267 | |
283 | |
306 | |
315 | |
334 | |
347 | |
360 | |
373 | |
390 | |
406 | |
414 | |
435 | |
445 | |
454 | |
464 | |
475 | |
480 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
amongst bamboo Ban Meh Bangkok bank Bhamo boats boys breakfast British Buddh Burmah Burmese Shans camp caravan cattle chief China Chinese crest crossed the Meh distance Dr Cushing Dr M'Gilvary east elephants feet broad feet deep feet high forest Gaudama ground halted hills howdah Huay inches Indo-China journey Kamooks Karenni Karens Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung Lakon Laos Lapoon Lawa leaving Loogalay Luang Prabang mahout Maing Loongyee Maulmain Meh Khoke Meh Kong Meh Low Meh Nium Meh Ping Meh Wung miles from Hlineboay missionaries monastery Moné monks morning Moung Muang Fang Muang Haut Ngor night pagoda passed Penyow Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow prince Raheng railway rice river route rupees Salween Salween river Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang village whilst Yunnan Zimmé Shans
Popular passages
Page 71 - When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ring with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild...
Page 486 - It is difficult to estimate too highly the value of such a series as this in giving 'English readers' an insight, exact as far as it goes, into those olden times which are so remote and yet to many of us so close.