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... Trees 130 feet high - A mid - day halt- The British guard - house - A night camp - Glutinous rice , mode of cooking and carriage - Elephants feeding - Heavy dew- Journey down the Yembine valley - Motion of elephants— Difficult surveying ...
... Trees 130 feet high - A mid - day halt- The British guard - house - A night camp - Glutinous rice , mode of cooking and carriage - Elephants feeding - Heavy dew- Journey down the Yembine valley - Motion of elephants— Difficult surveying ...
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... trees - Number of Lawa , Karen , and Shan villages— Population - A Karen dance - Enticing a Lawa - Description ... tree - ferns -Shans cruel elephant - drivers - Method of driving - Drovės of pigs and laden cattle - Loi Pwe - An accident ...
... trees - Number of Lawa , Karen , and Shan villages— Population - A Karen dance - Enticing a Lawa - Description ... tree - ferns -Shans cruel elephant - drivers - Method of driving - Drovės of pigs and laden cattle - Loi Pwe - An accident ...
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... Trees laden with women and children Dr M'Gilvary purchases an elephant - Receives present from Chow Hona - Sunday service - Unselfishness of Dr M'Gilvary - Lapoon immigrants - Death - rate of immigrants -Boxing - A woman in chains ...
... Trees laden with women and children Dr M'Gilvary purchases an elephant - Receives present from Chow Hona - Sunday service - Unselfishness of Dr M'Gilvary - Lapoon immigrants - Death - rate of immigrants -Boxing - A woman in chains ...
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... trees not cut down - The 400 footprints of Buddha - Wild tea - Visit to Shan ladies - Low dresses - Rules of hospitality - Worship- ping the manes - A zylophone - Implements of expectant Buddha - Straining water - Legends of Loi Chaum ...
... trees not cut down - The 400 footprints of Buddha - Wild tea - Visit to Shan ladies - Low dresses - Rules of hospitality - Worship- ping the manes - A zylophone - Implements of expectant Buddha - Straining water - Legends of Loi Chaum ...
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... trees and over tree - roots a tyro might have avoided . I was particularly annoyed , as Dr Cushing was only just recovering from an attack of liver complaint . It was no use expostulating ( though expostulate we did ) , for there only ...
... trees and over tree - roots a tyro might have avoided . I was particularly annoyed , as Dr Cushing was only just recovering from an attack of liver complaint . It was no use expostulating ( though expostulate we did ) , for there only ...
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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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