The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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... passengers , while the British lines conveyed 622 millions . The expenses swallowed up 56 per cent . of the gross receipts ... passenger traffic has not increased in pro- portion to the extension of the railway system and the growth of ...
... passengers , while the British lines conveyed 622 millions . The expenses swallowed up 56 per cent . of the gross receipts ... passenger traffic has not increased in pro- portion to the extension of the railway system and the growth of ...
Page 154
... passengers according to their classes on board ship ( 1st , 2d , and 3d ) , the contract being given to the lowest bidder . The present prices for board and lodging per diem are about 5s . 6d . 1st class , 3s . 2nd class , and 1s . 6d ...
... passengers according to their classes on board ship ( 1st , 2d , and 3d ) , the contract being given to the lowest bidder . The present prices for board and lodging per diem are about 5s . 6d . 1st class , 3s . 2nd class , and 1s . 6d ...
Page 155
... passenger ship having cholera on board , in such a manner as to obtain a reasonable amount of security without ... passengers ; and more than once the epidemic , although of the most threatening kind , has gone no farther . New Orleans ...
... passenger ship having cholera on board , in such a manner as to obtain a reasonable amount of security without ... passengers ; and more than once the epidemic , although of the most threatening kind , has gone no farther . New Orleans ...
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... passengers to be disembarked and isolated in groups . The practice at all the Mediterranean lazarets was not different ... passenger steamship arriving at New York or Lisbon with a case or cases of yellow fever on board that calls for ...
... passengers to be disembarked and isolated in groups . The practice at all the Mediterranean lazarets was not different ... passenger steamship arriving at New York or Lisbon with a case or cases of yellow fever on board that calls for ...
Page 157
... passengers or crew may have developed the malady on the voyage , having come on board in the stage of its incubation . The only question of practical consequence in the case of iron steam- ships arises in connexion with the modern ...
... passengers or crew may have developed the malady on the voyage , having come on board in the stage of its incubation . The only question of practical consequence in the case of iron steam- ships arises in connexion with the modern ...
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