My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 339
... Malacca we stayed only two days , being anxious to get into the country as soon as possible . I stayed with a Roman Catholic missionary ; there are several here , each devoted to a particular portion of the population - Portuguese ...
... Malacca we stayed only two days , being anxious to get into the country as soon as possible . I stayed with a Roman Catholic missionary ; there are several here , each devoted to a particular portion of the population - Portuguese ...
Page 340
... Malacca I had a strong touch of fever , with the old ' Rio Negro ' symptoms , but the Government doctor made me take large doses of quinine every day for a week , and so killed it , and in less than a fortnight I was quite well , and ...
... Malacca I had a strong touch of fever , with the old ' Rio Negro ' symptoms , but the Government doctor made me take large doses of quinine every day for a week , and so killed it , and in less than a fortnight I was quite well , and ...
Page 341
... Malacca I found the accumulation of two or three posts - a dozen letters , and about fifty newspapers . . . . I am glad to be safe in Singapore with my collections , as from here they can be insured . I have now a fortnight's work to ...
... Malacca I found the accumulation of two or three posts - a dozen letters , and about fifty newspapers . . . . I am glad to be safe in Singapore with my collections , as from here they can be insured . I have now a fortnight's work to ...
Page 350
... Malacca , Sumatra , Java , and Borneo form but one zoological province , the majority of the species in all classes of animals being common to two or more of these countries . There is decidedly less difference between them than between ...
... Malacca , Sumatra , Java , and Borneo form but one zoological province , the majority of the species in all classes of animals being common to two or more of these countries . There is decidedly less difference between them than between ...
Page 351
... Malacca I collected about a thousand species of beetles , at Sarawak about two thousand , but as about half my Singapore species occurred also at Sarawak , I reckon that my total number of species may be about 2500. The most numerous ...
... Malacca I collected about a thousand species of beetles , at Sarawak about two thousand , but as about half my Singapore species occurred also at Sarawak , I reckon that my total number of species may be about 2500. The most numerous ...
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