Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society, Volumes 5-8Royal Central Asian Society., 1918 - Asia, Central |
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Page 26 - For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs : but the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven...
Page 50 - Ardahan, Kars, or any of them shall be retained by Russia, and if any attempt shall be made at any future time by Russia to take possession of any further territories of His Imperial Majesty the Sultan in Asia, as fixed by the Definitive Treaty of Peace, England engages to join His Imperial Majesty the Sultan in defending them by force of arms.
Page 30 - God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley and vines and...
Page 30 - ... and the precious things put forth by the moon, and the chief things of the ancient mountains, and the precious things of the lasting hills, and the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof.
Page 58 - BY-LAWS ARTICLE I. MEMBERS. Candidates for membership in the Association shall be proposed by one member and seconded by another, and shall be elected by the Board of Trustees. Three adverse votes shall defeat an election. ARTICLE II. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Page 58 - Member obtain permission from the Council to read a paper that he has communicated to the Society. He shall conduct the correspondence of the Society, and of the Council. He shall superintend the persons employed...
Page 179 - Musalman, civil and mild, Watched as the shuttlecocks rose and fell; And he said, as he counted his beads and smiled, 'God smite their souls to the depths of hell.
Page 95 - Vice-Chairman3 or the Senior Member present shall take the Chair. The decision of any matter shall rest with the majority, and in case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have the casting vote in addition to his ordinary vote.
Page 124 - Chairman, and in his absence the Senior Member present shall take the Chair. The decision of any matter shall rest with the majority, and in case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have the casting vote in addition to his ordinary vote.
Page 35 - Say six hundred thousand," said the Emperor ; " who can calculate the amount ? I would have reached Constantinople and the Indies — I would have changed the face of the world.