. Across the roof of the world; a record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia. Etherton, Percy Thomas, 1874-; Hunting -- Asia, Central; Asia, Central -- Description and travel. A Land of Corruption. There is little of interest to see in Suidun, the Chinese city containing nothing worthy of note, the houses being of the usual fiat-roofed type, and the Chinese shops adorned in front with many signboards covered with strange hieroglyphics. The general state of dirt and decay was indicative of the need for reform in the system of a
. Across the roof of the world; a record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia. Etherton, Percy Thomas, 1874-; Hunting -- Asia, Central; Asia, Central -- Description and travel. A Land of Corruption. There is little of interest to see in Suidun, the Chinese city containing nothing worthy of note, the houses being of the usual fiat-roofed type, and the Chinese shops adorned in front with many signboards covered with strange hieroglyphics. The general state of dirt and decay was indicative of the need for reform in the system of administration, which is the root of all the evil. In this land of sin and corruption everyone robs and. A STREET IN SUIDUN. cheats, and those who are not past masters at the art of bribing stand no chance in the competition for posts. There is the case of a certain Amban of a large city whose defalcations were some- thing enormous, he having, amongst other things, maintained a force of 500 men on his books as the strength of the local garrison, and continued to draw pay, rations and equipment for this number, when in reality he kept but 42. This lasted for 12 years, at the end of which time he must have been passing rich, but it was 31S. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Etherton, P. T. (Percy Thomas), b. 1879. London, Constable and Company, Ltd.
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