The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... island , and the remnant of the Chinese squadron passed into their hands . While the Wei - hai - wei campaign was in ... islands , and of the Pescadores group . Article IV . fixed an indemnity of 200 millions of taels . By Article VI ...
... island , and the remnant of the Chinese squadron passed into their hands . While the Wei - hai - wei campaign was in ... islands , and of the Pescadores group . Article IV . fixed an indemnity of 200 millions of taels . By Article VI ...
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... Island . Its manufactures are of importance , though its position is still due mainly to the large agricultural district round it . Its cathedral church , museum , public library , public gardens , agricultural show - ground , and chief ...
... Island . Its manufactures are of importance , though its position is still due mainly to the large agricultural district round it . Its cathedral church , museum , public library , public gardens , agricultural show - ground , and chief ...
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... Island ) in the fjord , immediately opposite to Akershus ( not Agershus ) , are the ruins of a Cistercian monastery , founded in 1147 by monks from Kirkstead ( Lincolnshire ) , and burnt down in 1532. Then there are the pleasure resorts ...
... Island ) in the fjord , immediately opposite to Akershus ( not Agershus ) , are the ruins of a Cistercian monastery , founded in 1147 by monks from Kirkstead ( Lincolnshire ) , and burnt down in 1532. Then there are the pleasure resorts ...
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... Island , a British possession under the government of the Straits Settlements , situated in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean ( in 10 ° 25 ' S. lat . , 105 ° 42 ′ E. long . ) , about 190 miles S. of Java . It is not known when and by ...
... Island , a British possession under the government of the Straits Settlements , situated in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean ( in 10 ° 25 ' S. lat . , 105 ° 42 ′ E. long . ) , about 190 miles S. of Java . It is not known when and by ...
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... Island , 52 lives lost , September 22. Colonel Stewart , Mr Power , M. Herbin , and about forty men massacred by ... Islands , August 14. Expiration of the Crimes Act , August 14 . Sir H. D. Wolff's Egyptian mission to Constantinople ...
... Island , 52 lives lost , September 22. Colonel Stewart , Mr Power , M. Herbin , and about forty men massacred by ... Islands , August 14. Expiration of the Crimes Act , August 14 . Sir H. D. Wolff's Egyptian mission to Constantinople ...
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