Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 225William Blackwood, 1929 - England |
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Page 23
... road we could see groups of levies waiting to make their salaams to the Lat sahib . Several of the more energetic of these groups - they were mostly levies or irregular sol- diers had collected enough dry grass to make a fire , round ...
... road we could see groups of levies waiting to make their salaams to the Lat sahib . Several of the more energetic of these groups - they were mostly levies or irregular sol- diers had collected enough dry grass to make a fire , round ...
Page 84
... road , was to be the bearer of the Viceroy's letter . In Tibet a road happens naturally . No question arises about surface , gradient , or align- ment . It is merely a con- venient track followed by cara- vans from remote times , the ...
... road , was to be the bearer of the Viceroy's letter . In Tibet a road happens naturally . No question arises about surface , gradient , or align- ment . It is merely a con- venient track followed by cara- vans from remote times , the ...
Page 235
... roads which connect it with our overcrowded road , and never far from it . Might it not be converted into a through - traffic motor road ? Loop - roads and by - passes are spoken of , but they also cost money and they are long in coming ...
... roads which connect it with our overcrowded road , and never far from it . Might it not be converted into a through - traffic motor road ? Loop - roads and by - passes are spoken of , but they also cost money and they are long in coming ...
Contents
MIST SALMON AND CROCODILES BY SHALIMAR | 46 |
A COUNTRY POSTMAN BY LIEUT COLONEL R L KENNION C I E | 83 |
A FOOTNOTE BY POUSSE CAILLOUX | 147 |
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