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prociceuns, accompanied by Chinese Music", Jueworks, and other démonstrations, from Kaversing the Encen's Roach, the principal Horoughfare in this City and in
It may not be altogether impertinent to remark that the ordinary Music of the Chmere much resembles the Scotch bagpipes - When a scotch Regiment was, some few years ago stationed at Honglong,
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it is said that the Chinese, on first hearing The bagpipes, exclaimed: "At last we perceive that there Fan Kwai (i.e. foreign devil, The Common Chmere name for all foreigners) "possessing like Music."
hi which much of the houses of business are located. I found on lingering there processions are partly of a religious Character and take place on certain National festivals, analogous, for example to the Moharram and other national Celebrations in British India; and
Mein how, after the prohibition of they had been permitted during whole period of our occupation Hinghing, would excite profound discontent among the Chinese, who form above nineteen-twentieths of the population of this island. Under these