The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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THE SYSTEMATIC COLONIES 447 the failures of English civilisation. Charles
Buller was unfair in labelling his work as “shovelling out paupers”;' but his real
inadequacy is revealed when placed in juxtaposition with the opposition of
Michael ...
THE SYSTEMATIC COLONIES 447 the failures of English civilisation. Charles
Buller was unfair in labelling his work as “shovelling out paupers”;' but his real
inadequacy is revealed when placed in juxtaposition with the opposition of
Michael ...
Page 773
At the same time the English taste for tea was revolutionised. Indian tea, at first so
pungent that it could be sold only by mixing small quantities of it with Chinese,
became by the 'eighties the customary English tea." More important than these ...
At the same time the English taste for tea was revolutionised. Indian tea, at first so
pungent that it could be sold only by mixing small quantities of it with Chinese,
became by the 'eighties the customary English tea." More important than these ...
Page 793
Some of them remained as tea producers, but many seemed to have made their
profit by selling out to new English tea companies. How far was Indian tea
production financed by English capital and how far was such capital the savings
of the ...
Some of them remained as tea producers, but many seemed to have made their
profit by selling out to new English tea companies. How far was Indian tea
production financed by English capital and how far was such capital the savings
of the ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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