10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JINRICKSHAW»
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1
Historical Dictionary of Singapore
There were also Jinrickshaw Stations, one being built in 1903, on the corner of
Neil Road and Tanjong Pagar Road. By 1924, there were 28,000 jinrickshaw
pullers in Singapore, but with the advent of motor cars, accidents increased.
2
Through the Buffer State
Only the other day, and if you suggested a ride in a jinrickshaw to a woman of
quality in Singapore, the woman of quality would turn up her nose at you. But all
that is changed now. The governor of Singapore was away at this time, but I was
...
3
China and Charles Darwin
They too really believed in evolution by jinrickshaw. They just did not believe that
a jinrickshaw could take short cuts. They believed that those who knew the way
could pull China forward by pointing out the way, by educating more people to ...
Of these I give three below, having made some necessary corrections in spelling
and grammar. A Robber and a Jinrickshaw Max.. By An Pyexg Kuxe. An old rich
man, being in a hurry, got together much money, and rode in a jinrickshaw on a ...
人力車 Frois cannot, however, be faulted for not mentioning the jinrickshaw (jin-
riki-sha: literally, “person-power- car/t”). According to my OJD, this single or
double seat between two broad-diameter light wheels with two pulling shafts and
a ...
A picture is given of an American missionary and his wife in a jinrickshaw.
Govemmeut House, about five minutes” walk from the wharf, was originally the
old Fort Thornton, named after the governor of the date of its erection; but so
many ...
I was greeted by the news that Bahajee had breathed his last half an hour ago. I
went into the bedroom and saw him. The jinrickshaw boy was there, and the little
grandson, Bahajee the younger, sat on the old man's bed. He was playing with a
...
L. T. Meade, Robert Eustace, 2008
The jinrickshaw puller knew the road. "Near Tekka," he said. Nakajima grunted,
hoping the jinrickshaw puller would take it as an expression of complete
agreement with him. When they turned into Niven Road from Wilkie Road, they
passed a ...
9
The Supreme Court Circular: Containing Reports of Cases ...
26,_808 (-1 S. C. R. 139), that a jinrickshaw drawn by a man is not tollable as a “
vehicle ” within the meaning of section 4 of Ordinance No. 14 of 1867. Doubts
expressed by BURNSXDE, C.J ., and CLARENCE, J ., as to the correctness of the
...
Rāmanāthan Ponnambalam, Ceylon, John Harvey Templer, 1886
10
Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000
abovf View from a jinrickshaw, c 1909. Barefoot and bare chested, the
jinrickshaw coolie ferried has pane ngers across the island for a few cents,
enough to buy a hot meal and a steeping bunk MCJNG PACt Staff of ihf
Singapore branch of ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JINRICKSHAW»
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jinrickshaw is used in the context of the following news items.
Hop in for a ride back to the first three wheeler
On the back of a postcard of a woman travelling in a jinrickshaw in Colombo, the writer has noted: “This is the mode of conveyance here. One can be hired for an ... «Sunday Times.lk, Sep 10»
