The Loyal Karens of BurmaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 264 pagini |
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... land . I venture to think that there is not a district officer of experience in Burma who could not , within a few months , make out an accurate census of all the bad characters in his district . He has means at his disposal which a ...
... land . I venture to think that there is not a district officer of experience in Burma who could not , within a few months , make out an accurate census of all the bad characters in his district . He has means at his disposal which a ...
Pagina 41
... land . After thus systematically starving the men and marching their heels off for nothing , the men get surly , and are then reported mutinous and disobedient . Karens , marching every day in the rain , can't get the waterproof cloaks ...
... land . After thus systematically starving the men and marching their heels off for nothing , the men get surly , and are then reported mutinous and disobedient . Karens , marching every day in the rain , can't get the waterproof cloaks ...
Pagina 89
... land . In May or June , after the first downpour of rain , rice is sown , holes being dibbled in the ground and the seed dropped in . When the rice has come well up , cotton , capsicum , and maize are sown between the ridges . Near the ...
... land . In May or June , after the first downpour of rain , rice is sown , holes being dibbled in the ground and the seed dropped in . When the rice has come well up , cotton , capsicum , and maize are sown between the ridges . Near the ...
Pagina 90
... land , and the clansmen were obliged to go to a neighbouring country to replenish their slender stock of grain . When Po Khai's ( the orphan boy ) paddy was exhausted , his sister brought out the cherished piece of silver their parents ...
... land , and the clansmen were obliged to go to a neighbouring country to replenish their slender stock of grain . When Po Khai's ( the orphan boy ) paddy was exhausted , his sister brought out the cherished piece of silver their parents ...
Pagina 98
... land near his house . Pee Bee Yaw hates women , owing to the beating she received , and no risk must be run of her meeting a woman and deserting her post in anger . The hill Karen always stores his paddy far away 1 1 I from his house ...
... land near his house . Pee Bee Yaw hates women , owing to the beating she received , and no risk must be run of her meeting a woman and deserting her post in anger . The hill Karen always stores his paddy far away 1 1 I from his house ...
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