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hands . The industry of the two Colonies is reviving . The refugees are returning in great numbers to their homes and their work . Large schemes of development are being devised , and preparation is being made for the resettlement of ...
hands . The industry of the two Colonies is reviving . The refugees are returning in great numbers to their homes and their work . Large schemes of development are being devised , and preparation is being made for the resettlement of ...
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... returned from spending the recess in Persia . Referring to the influence which Russia had gained by railway extension , the construction of roads , and by other means in Northern Persia , he alleged that our trade in that part of the ...
... returned from spending the recess in Persia . Referring to the influence which Russia had gained by railway extension , the construction of roads , and by other means in Northern Persia , he alleged that our trade in that part of the ...
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... withdrawn , and the administration would be in civilian hands . Since January 1 Wei - hai - wei had been under the control of the Colonial Office . There was no idea of returning 1902. ] [ 57 Statement as to Wei - hai - wei .
... withdrawn , and the administration would be in civilian hands . Since January 1 Wei - hai - wei had been under the control of the Colonial Office . There was no idea of returning 1902. ] [ 57 Statement as to Wei - hai - wei .
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the Colonial Office . There was no idea of returning it to China or of making it over to any other Power . The place was a useful one for small arms practice and experiments in naval gunnery ; it would also serve as a sanatorium for our ...
the Colonial Office . There was no idea of returning it to China or of making it over to any other Power . The place was a useful one for small arms practice and experiments in naval gunnery ; it would also serve as a sanatorium for our ...
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... returned without amendment by the Standing Committee ; and was read a third time on March 20. Yet , though Parlia- ment sat for most of the rest of the year , time was never found for the consideration by the House of Commons of a ...
... returned without amendment by the Standing Committee ; and was read a third time on March 20. Yet , though Parlia- ment sat for most of the rest of the year , time was never found for the consideration by the House of Commons of a ...
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