 ... Kong" is variously interpreted, but the generally accepted meaning is "Fragrant Streams." Just as Singapore guards the south entrance into the China Sea, so does Hong Kong, fifteen hundred miles away, guard the north. On the south the entrance is...  East of Suez: Ceylon, India, China and Japan - Page 209by Frederic Courtland Penfield - 1907 - 349 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Frederic Courtland Penfield - Asia - 1907 - 382 pages
...Singapore to bestow orders for bridges and river steamers, goes nightly to witness a feeble production of "The Girl from Kays," and whistles "Sammy" as he promenades...acquisition of the Philippine Islands gives Uncle Sam a fortified naval base on the flank of the British line of communications between Singapore and... | |
 | Arthur Mordaunt Murray - Great Britain - 1907 - 330 pages
...guard the north. On the south the entrance is through the Straits of Malacca, on the north through the Straits of Formosa. Had Great Britain, according...stands, the acquisition of the Philippine Islands in 1898 gives America a fortified naval base on the flank of the British line of communications between... | |
 | Joannes Benedictus Heutsz - Eastern question (Far East). - 1917 - 298 pages
...ook op : „Had Great Britain, according to the usual custotn of war, retained possession of Manilla, which she had conquered in 1762, instead of giving...stands, the acquisition of the Philippine Islands in 1898 gives America a fortified naval base on the flank of the British line of Communications between... | |
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