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low Shinmadaung and Tangyi ridges, where it is very arid. To the westward there is a rapid drop to the well-watered valley of the Yaw River, and then a rise over broken, dry country before the valleys of the Myit-tha and Mon rivers are reached. The See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal products are See also:

millet, sesamum. and See also:

SUGAR

sugar produced from toddy-palms in the riverain districts, which also grow See also:

rice, See also:

GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain, peas and beans. See also:

TOBACCO

Tobacco and vegetables are also produced in some quantity, and See also:

MAIZE, or INDIAN CORN

maize is grown largely for the See also:

SAKE

sake of the husk, which is used for native See also:

CHEROOT, or SHEROOT (from the Tamil word " shuruttu," a roll)

cheroot-wrappers, under the name of yaw pet. The Yenangyat oil-See also:

FIELDS, JAMES THOMAS (1817-1881)

fields, which produce quantities of See also:

PETROLEUM (Lat. Petra, rock, and oleuin, oil)

petroleum, are. in the south of the district, and See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron used_ to be worked in .a small way. There are 1151 sq. m. of reserved: forests in the district. A See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

DEAL

deal of See also:

TEAK

teak and See also:

cutch is worked out. The cutch of the Yaw country is particularly esteemed. The See also:

AVERAGE

average rainfall does not exceed 35 in. annually, and in many places See also:

WATER

water has to be carted for See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles.

West of the P8ndaung See also:

ridge, however, under the Chin hills, the rainfall exceeds 50 inches. The See also:

HEAT (0. E. haktu, which like " hot," Old Eng. hat, is from the Teutonic type haita, hit, to be hot; cf. Ger. hitze, heiss; Dutch, hitte, heet, &c.)

heat in May and See also:

JUNE

June is very See also:

GREAT

great, and the thermometer rises considerably above See also:

ioo° F. in the shade. The great See also:

MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority of the population is Burmese, but in Yaw there is a See also:

PECULIAR

peculiar See also:

RACE

race called Taungthas, who claim to be quite distinct from both Burmese and Chins. In Igor the Taungthas numbered 5700. The headquarters See also:

TOWN

town, Pakokku, stands on the right See also:

BANK

bank of the Irrawaddy, and has grown into importance since the See also:

BRITISH

British occupation. It is the great See also:

BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat-See also:

BUILDING

building centre of Upper Burma. The population in 1901 was 19,456. It may be described as the See also:

EMPORIUM (a Latin adaptation of the Gr. Eµabpuov, from f)

emporium of the See also:

trade of the Chindwin and, Yaw river valleys. The steamers of the Irrawaddy Flotilla See also:

COMPANY

Company See also:

CALL (from Anglo-Saxon ceallian, a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch kallen, to talk or chatter)

call here regularly, and it is the starting-point for the vessels plying on the Chindwin.

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