Op FEBRUARY 10, 1871 Mandalay has taken to civilization with a rush. The telegraph has been erected between. Mandalay and the frontier Custom house at Menhla, lat ly. secnved. ihe the Irrawaddy, and messages
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fan a coi Stamped papers are about to be introduced, as the King sees in it an excellent way of Seiten wee coe int int is also to be changed ite it with our own, "is, very satisfactory but to ow. Wwe presume. that he does not embrace civilization indisériminatelv, Lhe age still regulates his domestic by the auguries of his fortune usually form part of army rations in India. They get extra pay in the form of expatriation allowances, which enables them to make generous allotments to their families in India and leaves sufficient for pocket money to buy the little luxuries which appeal to the soldier and to pay for the occational cinema visits ard other amusements in the towns.
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