Growing, an Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911The author's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. |
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Page 113
... Governor and to the Central Government in Colombo . I said that I had never deliberately hit Mr. Sanderasekara or anyone else in Jaffna or anywhere else in the world with a riding whip . But I did remember how restive my horse had been ...
... Governor and to the Central Government in Colombo . I said that I had never deliberately hit Mr. Sanderasekara or anyone else in Jaffna or anywhere else in the world with a riding whip . But I did remember how restive my horse had been ...
Page 170
... Governor , a glamorous lady , the wife of an officer in the Indian Army , visited Kandy for a few weeks . One evening , riding with Rachel in Lady Horton's Walk , a carriage passed us in which sat Clifford and the lady , and even that ...
... Governor , a glamorous lady , the wife of an officer in the Indian Army , visited Kandy for a few weeks . One evening , riding with Rachel in Lady Horton's Walk , a carriage passed us in which sat Clifford and the lady , and even that ...
Page 224
... Governor has observed that the tone of his comments in his diary and in endorse- ment No. 205 of 26th April to the Government Agent , Southern Province , regarding the acquisition of land required for the Public Works Department Store ...
... Governor has observed that the tone of his comments in his diary and in endorse- ment No. 205 of 26th April to the Government Agent , Southern Province , regarding the acquisition of land required for the Public Works Department Store ...
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