Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 205; Volume 208William Blackwood, 1920 - England |
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Page 13
... leave for Kem , only four hours ' distance by sea from Soroka . A hurried cable to the D.N.T.O. produced a promise to ship 300 barrels ( at £ 2 , 12s . 6d . a barrel ) within a few days . Meanwhile there was plenty to do in constructing ...
... leave for Kem , only four hours ' distance by sea from Soroka . A hurried cable to the D.N.T.O. produced a promise to ship 300 barrels ( at £ 2 , 12s . 6d . a barrel ) within a few days . Meanwhile there was plenty to do in constructing ...
Page 18
... leave Reay the only Englishman on board the ship ; but the men had to be paid , and the bank , though they readily ad- mitted that my account was several thousand pounds in credit , blandly stated when had no money , and therefore ...
... leave Reay the only Englishman on board the ship ; but the men had to be paid , and the bank , though they readily ad- mitted that my account was several thousand pounds in credit , blandly stated when had no money , and therefore ...
Page 20
... leave , and insisted on the Aleida Johanna taking them home to Archangel at once . We pointed out that it was only a question of a week or so before the Ulidia would be floated , and when this had no effect , told them that no one would ...
... leave , and insisted on the Aleida Johanna taking them home to Archangel at once . We pointed out that it was only a question of a week or so before the Ulidia would be floated , and when this had no effect , told them that no one would ...
Page 36
... leave he got after the King sergeant , whom I consulted , visiting the Army in Flanders , thought it would be a pity ... leaving a great gap on the wall . " Now that my attention was drawn to it , something cer- tainly was missing from ...
... leave he got after the King sergeant , whom I consulted , visiting the Army in Flanders , thought it would be a pity ... leaving a great gap on the wall . " Now that my attention was drawn to it , something cer- tainly was missing from ...
Page 41
... leave due . But England didn't seem to be much of a country to spend them in at the time , So I made up my mind to do another shooting trip . Now I had never shot a Persian ibex -the smooth - horned fellow , you know , and the Makran ...
... leave due . But England didn't seem to be much of a country to spend them in at the time , So I made up my mind to do another shooting trip . Now I had never shot a Persian ibex -the smooth - horned fellow , you know , and the Makran ...
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