Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 319William Blackwood, 1976 |
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Page 48
... river , which is a pity ; but there was no aesthetic planning of Kuching , although the streets of two - storey shop - houses do have charm . The Chinese and Indian shopkeepers have no interests outside their businesses . On the other ...
... river , which is a pity ; but there was no aesthetic planning of Kuching , although the streets of two - storey shop - houses do have charm . The Chinese and Indian shopkeepers have no interests outside their businesses . On the other ...
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... river , and six packets of British cigarettes and two bags of boiled sweets as largess for the Dayaks in the longhouse I am going to visit . Presently a little man arrives . He is Chinese , Hokkien like Jimmy , but very brown , stocky ...
... river , and six packets of British cigarettes and two bags of boiled sweets as largess for the Dayaks in the longhouse I am going to visit . Presently a little man arrives . He is Chinese , Hokkien like Jimmy , but very brown , stocky ...
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... river . In most cities the presence of a stretch of water means relief from the stresses of urban life , but the River Chao Phrya , which divides Bangkok from its twin city of Thon Buri , is scarcely less frenetic than the fume ...
... river . In most cities the presence of a stretch of water means relief from the stresses of urban life , but the River Chao Phrya , which divides Bangkok from its twin city of Thon Buri , is scarcely less frenetic than the fume ...
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REVOLUTIONS IN MY LIFE THE BY KENNETH MATTHEWS 289 | 12 |
ABUSE OF WORDS THE BY R A HALDANE 369 | 32 |
SECRETS FROM THE ROCK BY R HUDSON SMITH | 108 |
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