The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... returned a majority favourable to a stable currency policy . In September 1900 a fresh outburst of hostile feeling against Chile was created in Argentina by a note addressed by the Chilian Government to Bolivia , intimating that Chile ...
... returned a majority favourable to a stable currency policy . In September 1900 a fresh outburst of hostile feeling against Chile was created in Argentina by a note addressed by the Chilian Government to Bolivia , intimating that Chile ...
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... returned by the responsible officers of Government : - : - 2 . " " " " 1. Land tax in silver . ( in grain ) value 3. Salt tax 4. Likin 5. Foreign maritime customs 6. Native customs 7. Duty on native opium 8. Miscellaneous Total • Equal ...
... returned by the responsible officers of Government : - : - 2 . " " " " 1. Land tax in silver . ( in grain ) value 3. Salt tax 4. Likin 5. Foreign maritime customs 6. Native customs 7. Duty on native opium 8. Miscellaneous Total • Equal ...
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... returned . 2. The Salt Duty . - The trade in salt is a Government mono- poly . Only licensed merchants are allowed to deal in it , and the import of foreign salt is forbidden by the treaties . For the pur- pose of salt administration ...
... returned . 2. The Salt Duty . - The trade in salt is a Government mono- poly . Only licensed merchants are allowed to deal in it , and the import of foreign salt is forbidden by the treaties . For the pur- pose of salt administration ...
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... returned . Two days afterwards news reached Colonel Browne that he had been treacherously murdered by Chinese at the small town of Manwyne , and almost simultaneously an attack was made on the expedition by armed forces wearing Chinese ...
... returned . Two days afterwards news reached Colonel Browne that he had been treacherously murdered by Chinese at the small town of Manwyne , and almost simultaneously an attack was made on the expedition by armed forces wearing Chinese ...
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... returned . Memorials poured in from all sides denouncing the treaty and its author . Foremost among these was one by Chang Chih - tung , then occupying a subordinate post in the Hanlin , who has since become the most distinguished of ...
... returned . Memorials poured in from all sides denouncing the treaty and its author . Foremost among these was one by Chang Chih - tung , then occupying a subordinate post in the Hanlin , who has since become the most distinguished of ...
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