Cyprus, Our New Colony and what We Know about itG. Routledge, 1878 - 127 psl. |
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... falls , then black night - the night of Turkish rule . We have come down to our own time , to find the once fair Island covered as with a pall of dark misrule and tyranny . But a light suddenly springs up . What , this was not night ...
... falls , then black night - the night of Turkish rule . We have come down to our own time , to find the once fair Island covered as with a pall of dark misrule and tyranny . But a light suddenly springs up . What , this was not night ...
24 psl.
... falls into the sea at Salamis , except during the summer , when even this , the largest of them , does not always reach the sea , but its stagnant waters become marshes which have much to do with the insalubrious character of the plain ...
... falls into the sea at Salamis , except during the summer , when even this , the largest of them , does not always reach the sea , but its stagnant waters become marshes which have much to do with the insalubrious character of the plain ...
58 psl.
... are variable everywhere else , fall in this island at stated periods ; and on this account it is often with- out rain - as in other Eastern countries - for several months together . The rains are announced by the collection 58 Cyprus :
... are variable everywhere else , fall in this island at stated periods ; and on this account it is often with- out rain - as in other Eastern countries - for several months together . The rains are announced by the collection 58 Cyprus :
59 psl.
... falls , and continues at intervals till the end of January . February is less abundant in rain , and sometimes has a serene sky ; but the rains again commence with great violence towards the middle of March , and continue till the end ...
... falls , and continues at intervals till the end of January . February is less abundant in rain , and sometimes has a serene sky ; but the rains again commence with great violence towards the middle of March , and continue till the end ...
60 psl.
Frederic Henry Fisher. then gradually falls off , and at three ceases entirely . On succeeding days it lasts about an hour longer each day for five days , when it commences a new period like the last . If the horizon is clear , it may be ...
Frederic Henry Fisher. then gradually falls off , and at three ceases entirely . On succeeding days it lasts about an hour longer each day for five days , when it commences a new period like the last . If the horizon is clear , it may be ...
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Cyprus: Our New Colony and What We Know about It (1878) Frederic Henry Fisher Peržiūra negalima - 2008 |
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121 psl. - That England will pay to the Porte whatever is the present excess of revenue over expenditure in the island ; this excess to be calculated upon and determined by the average of the last five years...
120 psl. - If Batoum, Ardahan, Kars, or any of them shall be retained by Russia, and if any attempt shall be made at any future time by Russia to take possession of any further portion of the Asiatic territories of the Sultan, as fixed by the definitive Treaty of Peace, England engages to join the Sultan in defending them by force of arms.
121 psl. - I. That a Mussulman religious Tribunal (Mekheme-i-Sheri') shall continue to exist in the Island, which will take exclusive cognizance of religious matters, and of no others, concerning the Mussulman population of the Island.
120 psl. - England to introduce necessary reforms, to be agreed " upon later between the two Powers, into the government, " and for the protection, of the Christian and other subjects " of the Porte in these territories...
121 psl. - His Imperial Majesty the Sultan promises to England to introduce necessary reforms, to be agreed upon later between the two Powers, into the government, and for the protection of the Christian and other subjects of the Porte in these territories ; and in order to enable England to make necessary provision for executing her engagement, His Imperial Majesty the Sultan further consents to assign the Island of Cyprus to be occupied and administered by England.
122 psl. - V. That the English Government, through their competent authorities, may purchase compulsorily, at a fair price, land required for public improvements, or for other public purposes, and land which is not cultivated.