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... rupees , packed away in the tin boxes and waterproof bags amongst my clothing , and a heavy burden of gold - leaf , which for safety I carried on my person . How glad I was to place the gold in the custody of the missionaries at Zimmé ...
... rupees , packed away in the tin boxes and waterproof bags amongst my clothing , and a heavy burden of gold - leaf , which for safety I carried on my person . How glad I was to place the gold in the custody of the missionaries at Zimmé ...
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... rupees a - year ; each master keeping twenty - five rupees or more out of each year's salary , and the foresters find the men with food . The Khas , who include the Kamooks and Kamaits , are doubtless the aborigines of the country lying ...
... rupees a - year ; each master keeping twenty - five rupees or more out of each year's salary , and the foresters find the men with food . The Khas , who include the Kamooks and Kamaits , are doubtless the aborigines of the country lying ...
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... rupees ( £ 200,000 ) that was then due from him . The crash was , however , only put off for a time , as last year he became bankrupt . Poor Moung Hmoon Taw ! poor bankers ! I know who suffered most- not Moung Hmoon Taw . The bankruptcy ...
... rupees ( £ 200,000 ) that was then due from him . The crash was , however , only put off for a time , as last year he became bankrupt . Poor Moung Hmoon Taw ! poor bankers ! I know who suffered most- not Moung Hmoon Taw . The bankruptcy ...
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... rupee and a couple of bead necklaces , and promised him more if he kept his appointment . We then said good - bye , and he hurried off with his presents to join his companions . True to his word , he brought a comrade in the evening ...
... rupee and a couple of bead necklaces , and promised him more if he kept his appointment . We then said good - bye , and he hurried off with his presents to join his companions . True to his word , he brought a comrade in the evening ...
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... rupees each , to take us to Muang Haut , and he , Moung Kin , would let us have three more for forty rupees each . These would be ready at dawn the day after . to - morrow . Thirty rupees is the usual hire for the journey ; we were ...
... rupees each , to take us to Muang Haut , and he , Moung Kin , would let us have three more for forty rupees each . These would be ready at dawn the day after . to - morrow . Thirty rupees is the usual hire for the journey ; we were ...
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amongst bamboo Ban Meh Bangkok bank Bhamo boys breakfast Buddh Burmah Burmese Shans camp caravan chief China Chinese Chow Hluang cotton crest crossed the Meh distance Dr Cushing Dr M'Gilvary east elephants feet broad feet deep forest Gaudama ground halted hillocks hills howdah Huay inches journey Kamooks Kampti Karenni Karens Khas Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung La-hu Lakon Laos Lapoon Lawa leaving Loi Soo Tayp Loogalay Luang Prabang mahout Maing Loongyee Maulmain Meh Khoke Meh Kong Meh Laik Meh Low Meh Nium Meh Ping Meh Wung miles from Hlineboay missionaries monastery Moné morning Moung Muang Haut Ngor night Nong pagoda passed Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow railway rest-house rice river rupees Salween Salween river sandstone Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang Yunnan Zimmé Shans
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