Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 236William Blackwood, 1934 - England |
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Page 240
... carried . This was anthracite , and such as I have never seen . Subse- quently we burned it every night in our patent stove , made of dried mud and a biscuit box , and found that not only did it create no smoke but left no ash beyond a ...
... carried . This was anthracite , and such as I have never seen . Subse- quently we burned it every night in our patent stove , made of dried mud and a biscuit box , and found that not only did it create no smoke but left no ash beyond a ...
Page 351
... carried no royals , nothing above her double topgallant yards ; that was what Porteous referred to when he said there were not many spars to carry away up there . ' The experts declared it would take a gale of wind to shift her - and ...
... carried no royals , nothing above her double topgallant yards ; that was what Porteous referred to when he said there were not many spars to carry away up there . ' The experts declared it would take a gale of wind to shift her - and ...
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... carried out two feint attacks from the south to attract the enemy's attention . The storming party , com- manded by Lieut . - Colonel Kenny , consisted of the flank companies of the 94th Regi- ment and the native corps in Stevenson's ...
... carried out two feint attacks from the south to attract the enemy's attention . The storming party , com- manded by Lieut . - Colonel Kenny , consisted of the flank companies of the 94th Regi- ment and the native corps in Stevenson's ...
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MAGAS LOGcontd | 140 |
A BRUSH WITH MANCHURIAN BANDITS BY CAPTAIN J V | 302 |
A BOTANIST ON THE HOLY MOUNTAIN BY SIR ARTHUR W HILL | 649 |
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