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... fact that there is a great gulf fixed between the views of the urban and rural communities on many very weighty and important points . In India , education , such as it is ( only ten per cent of the male population , and one per cent of ...
... fact that there is a great gulf fixed between the views of the urban and rural communities on many very weighty and important points . In India , education , such as it is ( only ten per cent of the male population , and one per cent of ...
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... facts within the writer's own knowledge , or are based upon well founded and trustworthy information . 1 The illustrations are from photographs taken by the author's valued friend , Mrs Ada Corbett Wilson , and his daughter Dorothy ...
... facts within the writer's own knowledge , or are based upon well founded and trustworthy information . 1 The illustrations are from photographs taken by the author's valued friend , Mrs Ada Corbett Wilson , and his daughter Dorothy ...
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... facts set forth are usually intended for the information of people in England as to the existing state of affairs in our ... fact that the rumour was diligently spread , and frequently believed , all over the country , that plague was ...
... facts set forth are usually intended for the information of people in England as to the existing state of affairs in our ... fact that the rumour was diligently spread , and frequently believed , all over the country , that plague was ...
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... facts of the case . The area of India is about 1,767,000 square miles , and its total population , according to the last census , was 315,001,099 souls . Size for size , there is probably no tract of country in the whole world ...
... facts of the case . The area of India is about 1,767,000 square miles , and its total population , according to the last census , was 315,001,099 souls . Size for size , there is probably no tract of country in the whole world ...
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... fact , held by natives of India ; the principle of " la carrière ouverte aux talens " is observed , and practically all the public services are open to them . Still , nevertheless , the supply of candidates largely exceeds the number of ...
... fact , held by natives of India ; the principle of " la carrière ouverte aux talens " is observed , and practically all the public services are open to them . Still , nevertheless , the supply of candidates largely exceeds the number of ...
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