The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, 2. köideHugh Chisholm At the University Press, 1910 |
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... Town and New Zealand respectively . In 1863 the privy council declared , in Long v . The Bishop of Cape Town , that " the Church of England , in places where there is no church established by law , is in the same Bishop Gray's letters ...
... Town and New Zealand respectively . In 1863 the privy council declared , in Long v . The Bishop of Cape Town , that " the Church of England , in places where there is no church established by law , is in the same Bishop Gray's letters ...
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... Towns . - The chief towns are São Paulo de Loanda , the capital , Kabinda , Benguella and Mossamedes ( q.v. ) . Lobito , a little north of Benguella , is a town which dates from 1905 and owes its existence to the bay of the same name ...
... Towns . - The chief towns are São Paulo de Loanda , the capital , Kabinda , Benguella and Mossamedes ( q.v. ) . Lobito , a little north of Benguella , is a town which dates from 1905 and owes its existence to the bay of the same name ...
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... town is noted for its honey and fruit . From 1639 to 1768 there was an agency of the Levant Company here ; there is now a British consul . Pop . estimated at 28,000 ( Moslems , 18,000 ; Christians , largely Roman Catholic Armenians ...
... town is noted for its honey and fruit . From 1639 to 1768 there was an agency of the Levant Company here ; there is now a British consul . Pop . estimated at 28,000 ( Moslems , 18,000 ; Christians , largely Roman Catholic Armenians ...
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... town of an administrative district , comprising the islands of Terceira , St George and Graciosa . Pop . ( 1900 ) 10,788 . Angra is built on the south coast of Terceira in 38 ° 38 ′ N. and in 27 ° 13 ′ W. It is the headquarters of a ...
... town of an administrative district , comprising the islands of Terceira , St George and Graciosa . Pop . ( 1900 ) 10,788 . Angra is built on the south coast of Terceira in 38 ° 38 ′ N. and in 27 ° 13 ′ W. It is the headquarters of a ...
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... town is situated nearly 10 miles from the Gulf of Cutch . It suffered severely from an earthquake in 1819 , which destroyed a large number of houses , and occasioned the loss of several lives . In 1901 the population was 18,014 . The town ...
... town is situated nearly 10 miles from the Gulf of Cutch . It suffered severely from an earthquake in 1819 , which destroyed a large number of houses , and occasioned the loss of several lives . In 1901 the population was 18,014 . The town ...
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