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mdp.39015056059143	Smith, George.	A narrative of an exploratory visit to each of the consular cities of China, and to the island of Hong Kong and Chusan, in behalf of the Church Missionary Society, in the years 1844, 1845, 1846 / by George Smith	1847		.txt	text/plain	127947	5277	61	ars—Antithetical Sentences over the Entrance of Houses—Busy Adjustment of pecuniary Matters—Annual Cnstom of " Surrounding the Furnace"—A Family Scene—Superstitious Mode of prognosticating the Seasons of the coming Year—New-Year Visits to some Chinese Friends— of the Island—General Reflections on the Influence and Prospects of Britain in the East—Ineligibility of Hong Kong as a center of Missionary Operations—Climate—Moral and Social Character of the Chinese Population—Diversity of Dialects—European Influences .... Numerous pagodas and native houses, of fantastic architecture, gave a variety to the scenery; while, as we approached nearer to the provincial city, the old, half-dilapidated Not long after the former excursion, some other missionaries formed a little party to accompany Agong, a Chinese The British consul afterward informed me that the Chinese authorities had recently promised to issue a proclamation, granting free entrance into the city, and threatening to forms, peopled by the average population of many a European city, the general excitement and curiosity were manifested in shouts from the congregated thousands.	./cache/mdp.39015056059143.pdf	./txt/mdp.39015056059143.txt