Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 222W. Blackwood, 1927 - England |
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... the misty February afternoon is fading , and in Nanking Road we find the flags taken down and replaced by myriads of coloured lights . The shops and houses of the wealthy of the cheering crowds 1927. ] 3 The Metamorphosis of Shanghai .
... the misty February afternoon is fading , and in Nanking Road we find the flags taken down and replaced by myriads of coloured lights . The shops and houses of the wealthy of the cheering crowds 1927. ] 3 The Metamorphosis of Shanghai .
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... taken from a car in rear and again mounted in the roadway ; but now the threat does not last for long , and after a short parley the guns are replaced and the cars move off . · By this time the Shanghai Defence Force main body is ...
... taken from a car in rear and again mounted in the roadway ; but now the threat does not last for long , and after a short parley the guns are replaced and the cars move off . · By this time the Shanghai Defence Force main body is ...
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... taken possession when an Englishman and his wife were ushered in by the hotel - keeper . I will give him his title , although he doesn't really deserve it . That worthy introduced us by merely saying , and with a fatuous smile , " You ...
... taken possession when an Englishman and his wife were ushered in by the hotel - keeper . I will give him his title , although he doesn't really deserve it . That worthy introduced us by merely saying , and with a fatuous smile , " You ...
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... taken into the court - room , where the Com- mandante was to interview us . I detest ceremonies . They al- ways seem so stupid , but , of course , they are a necessary evil . The Commandante sat on the platform in what I suppose was the ...
... taken into the court - room , where the Com- mandante was to interview us . I detest ceremonies . They al- ways seem so stupid , but , of course , they are a necessary evil . The Commandante sat on the platform in what I suppose was the ...
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... taken two hours to inflate a balloon . At any rate , he was frequently to be seen , stop - watch in hand , ex- horting the man at the gas controls to greater deeds in the effort to beat his own record ; and daily on his decks the ...
... taken two hours to inflate a balloon . At any rate , he was frequently to be seen , stop - watch in hand , ex- horting the man at the gas controls to greater deeds in the effort to beat his own record ; and daily on his decks the ...
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