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... I HOLD THE NOBLE WORK THE AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION AND THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN ARE ACCOMPLISHING MISSION IN CIVILISING AND CHRISTIANISING THE PEOPLE OF INDO - CHINA . PREFACE . THE importance of the Eastern markets to European.
... I HOLD THE NOBLE WORK THE AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION AND THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN ARE ACCOMPLISHING MISSION IN CIVILISING AND CHRISTIANISING THE PEOPLE OF INDO - CHINA . PREFACE . THE importance of the Eastern markets to European.
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... China and Indo - China has been a prize which has attracted the commercial aspirations of every maritime mercantile community in Europe . In 1613 , the Portuguese were ousted from Burmah , and six years later , the English and Dutch ...
... China and Indo - China has been a prize which has attracted the commercial aspirations of every maritime mercantile community in Europe . In 1613 , the Portuguese were ousted from Burmah , and six years later , the English and Dutch ...
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... China , with the view of opening up trade with that country . Notwithstanding the favourable reports of these and subsequent missions , and the frequent petitions of our mercantile community asking for the connection of Burmah with China ...
... China , with the view of opening up trade with that country . Notwithstanding the favourable reports of these and subsequent missions , and the frequent petitions of our mercantile community asking for the connection of Burmah with China ...
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... China to French ports in Tonquin , where pro- hibitive duties could be , and have since been , placed upon British goods . It was under these circumstances that Mr Colquhoun and I took up the question , placed the necessity of ...
... China to French ports in Tonquin , where pro- hibitive duties could be , and have since been , placed upon British goods . It was under these circumstances that Mr Colquhoun and I took up the question , placed the necessity of ...
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... China and Cambodia , and the country seems rapidly to have reached a height of prosperity and Eastern splendour . In ... China ; the Hotha Shans , in the Chinese Shan States ; and one of the native races in Formosa , -are , according to ...
... China and Cambodia , and the country seems rapidly to have reached a height of prosperity and Eastern splendour . In ... China ; the Hotha Shans , in the Chinese Shan States ; and one of the native races in Formosa , -are , according to ...
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amongst ancient 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 entered feet broad feet deep forest Gaudama ground halted hillocks hills howdah inches journey Kamooks Kampti Karenni Karens Khas Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung 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 pagoda passed Penyow Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow railway rest-house rice river rupees Salween Salween river Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang whilst Yunnan Zimmé Shans
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