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... containing a hundred 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 ...
... containing a hundred 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 ...
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... containing what was likely to be required each separate week ; and no other pahs , except those in charge of the cook , were allowed to be opened without our consent . The cooking utensils , crockery , a dozen of brandy for medicinal ...
... containing what was likely to be required each separate week ; and no other pahs , except those in charge of the cook , were allowed to be opened without our consent . The cooking utensils , crockery , a dozen of brandy for medicinal ...
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... containing the rice , and the junction is made air - tight with a wet cotton rag . A fire is then lighted under the pot , and the steam from the water in the pot rises into the rice and cooks it . Whilst hot the rice is stuffed into ...
... containing the rice , and the junction is made air - tight with a wet cotton rag . A fire is then lighted under the pot , and the steam from the water in the pot rises into the rice and cooks it . Whilst hot the rice is stuffed into ...
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... containing much valuable timber besides teak , gradually increased in breadth as we proceeded , and is a mile and a half wide at Maing Loongyee . Several Karen and Lawa , and a few Shan , villages are dotted about it , but the ...
... containing much valuable timber besides teak , gradually increased in breadth as we proceeded , and is a mile and a half wide at Maing Loongyee . Several Karen and Lawa , and a few Shan , villages are dotted about it , but the ...
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... containing , besides the hill denizens , only 200 houses , distributed among eight villages : the one occupying the site of the city had only ten or twelve dwellings in it . The teak - forests were then unworked , and its principal ...
... containing , besides the hill denizens , only 200 houses , distributed among eight villages : the one occupying the site of the city had only ten or twelve dwellings in it . The teak - forests were then unworked , and its principal ...
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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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