The 'Grand Tour' of the British Princes, the Visit of Prince Albert Victor and Prince George to Ceylon (Paperback)

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... and the prospect of heavy rain, putting out campfires and torches, leaves the question of success an open one. The SurveyorGeneral does not think there will be serious work before Tuesday afternoon. A Maskeliya planter, who his been all round the kraal itself, is surprized at its limited area, but this is his first kraal and he cannot iustitutea comparison. How astonishing is his news of the landslip which, sometime last year, carried away a cons'derable nart of the cone of Adam's Peak on the Maskeliya side, so that it is now scarcely possible to pass from the little hut (on the top) on the eastern side to the Sri Padt, the slip encroaching almost to the rock itself Strange, nr notice of this was m ade public. No chance of elephants making their way to the top again, although my friend says they seem to be more numerous in the district now than when planting was begun in the valley of the Peak. As regards the Nuwara Eliya Elk Hunt, while Mr. Talbot was communicated with about the arrangements, the huntsman and owner of the dogs and the gentleman on whom everything will now depend is Mr. Lutyens. What will be done--whether a regular hunt in orthodox fashion, or a drive of deer by coolies--is not yet settled. Mr. H. S. Saunders ha3 charge of all the transport arrangements for the Princes, and he will entertain them one evening (Thursday) at Barnes Hall, while on Friday their Royal Highnesses are likely to be the guests at dinner of the members of the Nuwara Eliya Club. Tuesday Forenoon. The little programme sketched out by the Government Agent, and which the energetic Dawson hoped to put into execution, ran somewhat as follows: the driving from the outer into the inner beat to commence last night, to be followed this morning by the drive...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... and the prospect of heavy rain, putting out campfires and torches, leaves the question of success an open one. The SurveyorGeneral does not think there will be serious work before Tuesday afternoon. A Maskeliya planter, who his been all round the kraal itself, is surprized at its limited area, but this is his first kraal and he cannot iustitutea comparison. How astonishing is his news of the landslip which, sometime last year, carried away a cons'derable nart of the cone of Adam's Peak on the Maskeliya side, so that it is now scarcely possible to pass from the little hut (on the top) on the eastern side to the Sri Padt, the slip encroaching almost to the rock itself Strange, nr notice of this was m ade public. No chance of elephants making their way to the top again, although my friend says they seem to be more numerous in the district now than when planting was begun in the valley of the Peak. As regards the Nuwara Eliya Elk Hunt, while Mr. Talbot was communicated with about the arrangements, the huntsman and owner of the dogs and the gentleman on whom everything will now depend is Mr. Lutyens. What will be done--whether a regular hunt in orthodox fashion, or a drive of deer by coolies--is not yet settled. Mr. H. S. Saunders ha3 charge of all the transport arrangements for the Princes, and he will entertain them one evening (Thursday) at Barnes Hall, while on Friday their Royal Highnesses are likely to be the guests at dinner of the members of the Nuwara Eliya Club. Tuesday Forenoon. The little programme sketched out by the Government Agent, and which the energetic Dawson hoped to put into execution, ran somewhat as follows: the driving from the outer into the inner beat to commence last night, to be followed this morning by the drive...

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Rarebooksclub.com

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United States

Release date

2013

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2013

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246 x 189 x 2mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

38

ISBN-13

978-1-234-22863-7

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9781234228637

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1-234-22863-7



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