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 179
... GAME SA ADTissamaharam R Kirinda Palalupana Yala T Bundala HAMBANTOTA Ambalantota TANGALLA Kirama Middeniya MATARA Walasmulla B M H DISTRICT : 10 20 30 Miles satisfactory in attainment than in anticipation , while failure is.
... GAME SA ADTissamaharam R Kirinda Palalupana Yala T Bundala HAMBANTOTA Ambalantota TANGALLA Kirama Middeniya MATARA Walasmulla B M H DISTRICT : 10 20 30 Miles satisfactory in attainment than in anticipation , while failure is.
Page 242
... Walasmulla ) , after shaving one side of his face , had refused to shave the other unless paid 50 cents . The correct price of a shave in Walasmulla was 5 cents . I sent for the barber and he appeared accom- panied by some hundreds of ...
... Walasmulla ) , after shaving one side of his face , had refused to shave the other unless paid 50 cents . The correct price of a shave in Walasmulla was 5 cents . I sent for the barber and he appeared accom- panied by some hundreds of ...
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