- Author:
- O'Connor, V. C. Scott (Vincent Clarence Scott)
- Publication Info:
-
London:
Hutchinson and co,
1904,
pg 503
Text on page 503
^ The Pearling Town
manner, who has made a fortune out of the simple Saln, poses as their friend and benefactor. Recently, he says, he asked the Government for a grant of the
a girl of mergui
islands, with a view to reclaiming them to civilisation : but the Deputy Commissioner said : " Do you want the Saln then to be your subjects for ever ? " He claims that he has always been kind to them, and has never sold them liquor. It is very true that they have
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