Burma : A Handbook of Practical Information - Khamkoo

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Page 5: BURMA
Page 11 and 12: PREFACE There have been in
Page 13 and 14: CONTENTS PART I The Country and Cli
Page 15 and 16: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS stiff-necked
Page 17 and 18: BU RM A PART I THE COUNTRY AND CLIM
Page 19 and 20: COAST-LIXE 3 wide, muddy channels.
Page 21 and 22: ABAKAN 5 spurs and ridnes, with gra
Page 23 and 24: DRY ZONE 7 The Dry Zone.—The firs
Page 25 and 26: SHAN STATES 9 meet the strons;er se
Page 27 and 28: MOUNTAINS 11 slopes are shoi'ii cle
Page 29 and 30: MUD VOLCANOES 13 the pious. Other c
Page 31 and 32: RIVERS 15 few miles below Myanaung,
Page 33 and 34: RIVERS 17 otliei' creeks from tlio
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Page 38 and 39: 20 BURMA covered with bulrushes and
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Page 42 and 43: 22 BURMA the staff of Kathapa (Kasy
Page 45 and 46: MANDALAY 23 division and district.
Page 47 and 48: f%j^ '"^Jif^sS^ THE KENGTl'XG P.AZA
Page 49 and 50: CLtMATE 25 it is the cold season, t
Page 51 and 52: MAMMALS 27 with the Rynchota or Bug
Page 53 and 54: MAMMALS 29 house and garden. The la
Page 55 and 56: BIRDS 31 and follow each other in t
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BIRDS 33 the Burmese species are of
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REPTILES 35 River, for tlie purpose
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FISHES 37 common toad of lavsje siz
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FISHES have toothless, sucking mout
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COASTAL FLORA 41 moist Sittang Vall
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SWAMP FLORA 43 being to deter men o
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FOREST FLOE A 45 differs considerab
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FLORAL AFFINITIES 47 niimerous litt
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GEOLOGY-ROCKS 49 of newer alluvium,
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GEOLOGY—ROCKS 51 and tlie Kaien-n
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SALSETTES 53 both sides are chiefly
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COAL 55 The coal deposits have been
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RUBIES 57 or fine mioaceoiis sandst
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AMBER 59 It is easily cut, and take
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TIBETO - BURMANS 61 bands there cam
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POPULATION C3 of Borougli English,
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FIRST IIOIME OF BURMESE G5 of them
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ARAKANESE 67 But It is in no sense
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DANU G9 belong to the Burmese £fi-
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FIRST ACCOUNT OF BURMESE 71 Burma e
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FIRST ACCOUNT OF BURMESE 73 waste,
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NATIONAL CIIAEACTER 75 tlie Paran m
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niVSICAL APPEARANCE 77 Similarly, t
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— NAMING 79 to the days of the we
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BUDDHIST BAPTISM 81 is five ov six
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m pO rt rr m 2 B. CO ^ *: 5!
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84 BURMA t;/imy is not forbidden, b
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86 BURMA tliat meteorological condi
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88 BURMA old man builds works of me
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DWELLINGS 89 silk waistcloths, many
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— DEATH 01 liotnilies on the them
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?: M a
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ORIGlKr OF THE CiTTXGrAW 93 south,
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LAHU (MUHSo) woman.
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MATNGTHA 95 When the hot weather ap
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o 3 o •a o o z ID HO
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LA'HU 97 Nan-chao. They are probabl
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LA'HU 99 privations and wanderings.
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AKHA (KAW) MEX.
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AKHA 101 about fattening tliein for
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KUKT-CHIN 103 reserved for them. No
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KUKI-CHIN 105 ways. The Cliin siib-
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KUKI CHIN 107 Chin Hills ave at Fal
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SIAMESE-CHINESE 109 Chinese.—Ther
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HISTORY OF THE TAI 111 however, a d
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PEOPLE OF THE PROVINCE 113 so calle
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SHAN CHIEF AND 3IAHADEWI (CHIEF WIF
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DRESS OP THE SHANS 115 paunch Lao,
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KARENS 117 delicacies anct may some
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KATIEN CLANS 119 Red KaveiiSj and d
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ZAYEIN KAREN WOMEN.
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KAREN DRESS 121 broad, reddish bi-o
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SAW-KU KAREM r,TRr,_
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124 BURMA with seeds or cowi-ies ;
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126 liURMA the size of cui-tain rin
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TAUNGTHU 127 and to a lesser extent
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MON 129 and that tliey then found t
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RUMAI 131 Less than a century and a
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PALAUNGS.
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184 BURMA to unrlcrslaiul W;i, wlii
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WA COUNTRY 185 but is pi-ob.tMy not
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DRESS 137 clashed, milicrcliiia;."
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A WA TUNNEL-GATE. (From inside the
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140 BURMA Tlie Yang Wan-likiin wome
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I o z < o z o
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142 BUJIMA in numbers. In IpOl ther
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PART II GOVERNMENT In Burma, as els
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146 BURMA lories f(irniin
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A TRANS-SALWEEX SHAX CHIEF IX HKVX
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148 SURMA In Upper Burma these head
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150 BURMA assessments. Still, it is
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152 BURMA state, so far as it is in
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SHAN STATES 153 Each chief has a nu
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GROUP OF CHIXS.
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CHIN HILLS 155 The settling of inte
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LAND SETTLEMENT 157 members of the
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POLICE 159 squadron, but there are
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LAWS 161 The number of convicts has
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EDUCATION 103 literate males and 9
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' least EDUCATION 165 the nival dis
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EDUCATION 167 the Staled and the so
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HISTORY 169 in Siunalra, Java, Born
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ROYAL CHllONICLE 171 Thaton, on the
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BUDDHISM AXD SHRPEXT WORSHIP. (A iV
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174 BURMA probably exapfgerates its
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170 BURMA minl)ya. the ruler of the
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178 BURMA as far as the Patkoi Rang
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180 BURMA spoiled Buddhist temples
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182 BURMA Riang tribes, or of the D
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184 BURMA the Burmese with arms, an
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186 BURMA wei'e outmanoeuvvfd by ll
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188 BURMA were also brouGjIit: as p
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190 BURMA territory. The Biinnose g
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192 BUEMA Sir Avcliibalcl C:impbell
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194 BURMA send down a war boat with
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196 BURMA Amarapiira. His reign of
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198 HURMA between Myanaiing and Pro
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200 BURIMA First Chief CommiriSione
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KING THIBAW 201 missionevship of Ri
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NEGOTIATIONS 203 new, and if possib
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THIRD AVAR WITH BRITAIN 205 troops
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PART III INDUSTRIES Fishing. — Th
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FISHING 209 or wliere tlie main dis
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CUTIING THE FISH 211 round, for the
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HUNTING 213 possible that there is
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FORESTS OF BUKMA 215 Hare, pavtvitl
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THE DRY TRACT 217 clematiSj backed
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CUTCH BOILING 219 studied. It is in
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A BANYAN TREE.
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— 222 BURMA feet above sea-level.
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224 BURIVIA colli wf.itlier approac
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22G BUrilNIA For a liistovy of the
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228 EURMA Tlie whole province now c
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200 BURMA Bamboos and canes aix- al
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232 BURMA have the effect of compel
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234 BURMA matt'i-i.il (111'.;- nnd
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236 BURMA that everything has to be
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238 BUKMA tlnction is in the first
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BORING FOR OIL 239 a small monthly
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JADE 211 cliief Indian ports. So fa
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EXTRACTION OF JADE 243 and tons upo
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BURMESE AMBER 245 on thi'ee sides b
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SALT FIELDS 247 with mud to smooth
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IRON WORKINGS 249 wood enough charc
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AGRlCUI/rURE 251 immigrants fi'om I
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mCE CULTIVATION 253 piece of crackl
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«»ji r- ^^.| v^t^ HI o w 2 Q
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IRRIGATION 255 bit is ti'iaiigular,
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VARIETIES OF RICE 257 Mo-saha, or m
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TERRACING 25!) bucket att.iclied to
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SMALL HOLDINGS 261 elsev.'Iicrr, re
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PRICE OF LAND 263 these to work the
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TEA PLANTATIONS 2G5 Vacant places i
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OPIUM-GROWING 267 arc tipped \vith
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COTTON-GROWING 269 the gift of God.
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SILK WEAVING 271 of Burma or the hi
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OTTERY 273 grants fiom the great es
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TRADE 275 grown only in small plots
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THE EXCHANGE QUESTION 277 1830 niid
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VEXATIOUS CHARGES 279 levied accord
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REGRATING 281 down to the mill or a
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EXPORT OF RTCE 283 With the rupee a
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TEAK EXPORTS 285 was Rs.20,804. In
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RUBBER EXPORTS 287 but it is still
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IMPORTS 289 remainder a great deal
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CUSTOMS 291 tlie preceding year—t
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COASTING TRADE 293 Dunng theyear 11
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TRANSPORT 295 Pyapon, Ma-iibin, Tha
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WATERAVAYS 297 and western sides by
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a z
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300 BURMA above Moiilinein, is navi
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802 BURMA days going up and two and
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304 BURMA November 1895. During the
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806 BURMA hydrauHc engineer, came t
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308 BURMA the simple reason tliat t
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310 BURMA These do not include road
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312 BURMA from being worth consider
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314 BURMA the ordinary work of an a
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316 BURMA A proportion of the provi
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31 a BURMA to the sovereign was £9
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— 320 BURMA Pyatlio, 30 days, Dec
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8?!2 BURMA 1 maik, the breadth of t
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324 BURMA of a tical, and weighs ro
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32G BURMA divided into three strips
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328 BURMA With the exception of Man
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— PAGODAS 829 Pagodas.—Probably
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HOW A PAGODA IS BUILT.
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332 BURMA rest-liouses, or zayats,
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MONASTERY-BUILDING 88S several ring
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o < Q < o y. s o y.
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MASONRY TEMPLES 805 a hedge of cact
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TINIAGES 387 the eternal rest. In t
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IISIAGES 339 follow griffins, peaco
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NOTABLE PAGODAS 341 hmudaw^ near Sa
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SCULPTURE 343 to this scheme, must
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WOOD CARVING 345 quering Biivmese a
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LACQUER 347 than half their substan
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SILVER AND GOLD WORK 019 otner form
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EMBROIDERY G51 lip tlie south appro
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SAMPLES OF BURMESE MUSIC WRITTEN BY
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z- 5. Empress Vicfofia's Golden Jub
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Allsgre-rro 7. PAN-ZONE-KYINE-THIN.
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Andant'e- 13. We -THAN- DA -YA Kyo
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354 BURMA 1st, 6th on 2iid, and 7th
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 355 drum flatte
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 357 of any age
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THE BUDDHA GAUTAMA 359 cepts of Bud
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IGNORANCE, ROOT OF EVIL 361 toxicat
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RELIGIOUS GRADES 3G3 is to sav, Dfi
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BUDDHIST REPUBLICANISM 3G5 honour.
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MONASTIC SCHOOLS S07 through the ob
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THE BEGGING ROUND 309 With the supe
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GROUP OF MOXKS (dAXU). In front of
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372 BURMA who are usually called nu
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374 BURMA His opinions, even in sec
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376 BURMA ThatOn, in Lower Biirma^
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378 BURMA revdcnce to tlie oidiiiav
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380 BURMA to the poor and to the bi
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382 BIIUMA to eai'tli once a year w
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08 1 BURMA The Pantlieon i'; much m
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n80 HURMA liad iiciLlur tlieir lear
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388 BURMA and to the dame amount. T
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390 BURMA if they are not so much s
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392 BURMA and sorcery ; others beca
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394 BURMA have been evolved Some of
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396 BURMA Bough/' ave also quite co
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398 BURMA some kind, to solace and
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400 BURMA prayer, wben the omens mi
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402 BURMA latei- still, long after
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401 BURMA aliens—but steadily inc
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40G BURMA — : lli.it tlie village
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408 BURMA Further, it may be said t
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PART VI LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE The
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412 BURMA In ;i dissyllabic word co
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41 i BURMA forms can be ffraved ver
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416 BUKMA such as the Dravidi.in, o
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418 BURMA ave incised were spread o
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420 l3tJRMA Kuthodaw, the Royal Woi
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422 BURMA The plays show the real g
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424 BUiIMa continue firm in the sab
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42C BURMA *^ake a seat in his carri
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428 BURMA vigour. And he was to be
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430 BURMA King was astonished, but
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432 BURMA tendevest fascinaLions we
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434 BURMA filially decided Zaitekka
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436 liUllMA I am separated from my
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438 BURMA or palace, of Mong Mit wa
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440 BURMA Just then the spirits of
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412 BURMA da, and cut her infant to
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— ; ; ; ; 441 BURMA on bugle call
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i4(j BURMA Shiv'ring with dread, Co
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448 BURMA Neck that is fragrant wit
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PART VII MINTS TO VISITORS OR NEW R
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452 BURMA The steainer and rail vis
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454 EUKMA They should get no more t
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456 BURMA weight, and should not be
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458 JiURMA usually full of microbes
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APPENDIX I DIVISIONS AND DISTRICTS
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462 BURMA iron, and manganese are f
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404 BURMA amongst the population, 1
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466 BURMA the hills, which form the
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468 BURMA Headquai'ters Minbu, on t
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APPENDIX II THE SHAN STATES The Sou
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472 BURMA population is Karen, of t
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474 BURMA (i6) Tengan (Burmese Ywan
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476 BURMA to Government Rs.3000. Ch
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478 BURMA Rs.4000. Chief, Hkun Dwin
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480 BURMA drainage. Gold is washed
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482 BURMA his son Saw On, born in 1
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484 BURMA Chief, Hkun M5ng, a Sawbw
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Name of District. Hanthawaddy Henza
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494
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496 BURMA LIST OF COMMON TREES, llT
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498 BURMA LIST OF COMMON TREES, ETC
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LIST OF PLANTS 501 LIST OF COMMON T
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LIST OF PLANTS 503 LIST OF COMMON T
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LIST OF PLANTS LIST OF COMMON TREES
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LIST OF MINERALS 507 GEOLOGY AND Um
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 509 GENERAL LIST OF AU
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 511 Cuming, E. D. "In
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514 BURMA Buddhist races of India b
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516 BURMA History, i68 — Burmese,
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.(jlS BURMA Navigability of the Sal
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520 BURMA Taydk Pyi-min, 174 Tea cu
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