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... plain - Epidemic of smallpox - Villages tabooed - Arrive at Maing Loongyee - Moung Hmoon Taw's house - A timber prince and the money - lenders , . 19 CHAPTER IV . Maing Loongyee traversed by war - paths - Dr Richardson's visit— Price of ...
... plain - Epidemic of smallpox - Villages tabooed - Arrive at Maing Loongyee - Moung Hmoon Taw's house - A timber prince and the money - lenders , . 19 CHAPTER IV . Maing Loongyee traversed by war - paths - Dr Richardson's visit— Price of ...
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... plain depopulated - Timidity of elephants - Residence for de- mons - Reach Viang Pa Pow , CHAPTER XIV . . 133 A Chinese fortification - Chinese army destroyed by famine - Viang Pa Pow - Kiang Tung Lawas - Witch villages - An intelligent ...
... plain depopulated - Timidity of elephants - Residence for de- mons - Reach Viang Pa Pow , CHAPTER XIV . . 133 A Chinese fortification - Chinese army destroyed by famine - Viang Pa Pow - Kiang Tung Lawas - Witch villages - An intelligent ...
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... plains - Brave butterflies - A field for an en- tomologist Psyche in Burmah - A Central Asian belief- Three sacred hills - Buddha and Confucius - Legend of Loi Htong - Valley of the Meh Chan - Pass to Muang Fang - Kiang Hsen plain ...
... plains - Brave butterflies - A field for an en- tomologist Psyche in Burmah - A Central Asian belief- Three sacred hills - Buddha and Confucius - Legend of Loi Htong - Valley of the Meh Chan - Pass to Muang Fang - Kiang Hsen plain ...
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... plain - Flooded country - Leave for Kiang Hai - A white elephant - Branches as sunshades - Ele- phant - flies - Emigrants from Lapoon - Beautiful scenery - Mr Archer's description of traffic along the route , . -- 190 - CHAPTER XIX . At ...
... plain - Flooded country - Leave for Kiang Hai - A white elephant - Branches as sunshades - Ele- phant - flies - Emigrants from Lapoon - Beautiful scenery - Mr Archer's description of traffic along the route , . -- 190 - CHAPTER XIX . At ...
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... plain - Little cultivation - Lovely scenery - Tramway to the gold - mines- Return to Bangkok - Dr M'Gilvary's opinion upon the pro- jected railways - One of the grand works of the century , - APPENDIX . BURMAH - SIAM - CHINA RAILWAY ...
... plain - Little cultivation - Lovely scenery - Tramway to the gold - mines- Return to Bangkok - Dr M'Gilvary's opinion upon the pro- jected railways - One of the grand works of the century , - APPENDIX . BURMAH - SIAM - CHINA RAILWAY ...
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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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