Cyprus, Our New Colony and what We Know about itG. Routledge, 1878 - 127 psl. |
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... usual in Eastern towns , narrow and filthy . The town has a small trade in cotton and wine , carpets , cotton prints , and Turkey or Morocco leather . The three last mentioned , with that of silk cloths , are the only manufactures worth ...
... usual in Eastern towns , narrow and filthy . The town has a small trade in cotton and wine , carpets , cotton prints , and Turkey or Morocco leather . The three last mentioned , with that of silk cloths , are the only manufactures worth ...
31 psl.
... usual mode of travelling - by mule or donkey is described in another chapter . Larnaca , the chief sea - port , is connected by tele- graph with Latakia , on the Syrian coast , through Nicosia , the capital . * See an article on ...
... usual mode of travelling - by mule or donkey is described in another chapter . Larnaca , the chief sea - port , is connected by tele- graph with Latakia , on the Syrian coast , through Nicosia , the capital . * See an article on ...
38 psl.
... usual with the Turks . Mariti goes rather into details , and we quote him with some diffidence , although his authority is beyond question . " The female dress , " he tells us , " consists of a small vest and a petticoat of red cotton ...
... usual with the Turks . Mariti goes rather into details , and we quote him with some diffidence , although his authority is beyond question . " The female dress , " he tells us , " consists of a small vest and a petticoat of red cotton ...
45 psl.
... usual all over the East , than to find half - starved wretches , claiming to be descended from the former Nawabs and Raeeses , still clinging to the crumbling piles of ruined masonry which mark all that is left of the family greatness ...
... usual all over the East , than to find half - starved wretches , claiming to be descended from the former Nawabs and Raeeses , still clinging to the crumbling piles of ruined masonry which mark all that is left of the family greatness ...
55 psl.
... of any other alphabet in use in Cyprus than the usual Greek one , and , says General Cesnola , " It was , therefore , a matter of surprise and deep interest to scholars when inscriptions were found in Its People . 55.
... of any other alphabet in use in Cyprus than the usual Greek one , and , says General Cesnola , " It was , therefore , a matter of surprise and deep interest to scholars when inscriptions were found in Its People . 55.
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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.