The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... force on 1st January 1885 . The cost of registration is borne by the State . The registration of deaths is required before burial , so that it is fairly trustworthy ; but the registration both of marriages and births is stated to be ...
... force on 1st January 1885 . The cost of registration is borne by the State . The registration of deaths is required before burial , so that it is fairly trustworthy ; but the registration both of marriages and births is stated to be ...
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... forces from the men- of - war . Tarapacá was the key of the position in Chile at this moment , the possession of ... force of 10,000 men was now raised by the junta of the revolution , and preparations were rapidly pushed forward for ...
... forces from the men- of - war . Tarapacá was the key of the position in Chile at this moment , the possession of ... force of 10,000 men was now raised by the junta of the revolution , and preparations were rapidly pushed forward for ...
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... force , attacked them at Pozo al Monte . The Congressionalist party was complete . troops , about 1400 in number , were disastrously defeated and the commander - in - chief was killed . The rest of the President's forces in this ...
... force , attacked them at Pozo al Monte . The Congressionalist party was complete . troops , about 1400 in number , were disastrously defeated and the commander - in - chief was killed . The rest of the President's forces in this ...
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... force they are of no practical account . The only real fighting force which China possesses is made up of certain special corps which are not provided for in the constitu- tion , and which consequently used to be termed yung , " braves ...
... force they are of no practical account . The only real fighting force which China possesses is made up of certain special corps which are not provided for in the constitu- tion , and which consequently used to be termed yung , " braves ...
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... force coming from the rear . After this exploit the French fleet left the mainland and continued its reprisals on the coast of Formosa . Keelung , a treaty port , was bombarded and taken , Oct. 4th . A similar attempt , however , on the ...
... force coming from the rear . After this exploit the French fleet left the mainland and continued its reprisals on the coast of Formosa . Keelung , a treaty port , was bombarded and taken , Oct. 4th . A similar attempt , however , on the ...
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