Canton River
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Must have been Canton River, the year he lost his ship.
From London River by H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson
Resigning his appointment with the legation, Kane established himself as a physician at Whampoa, on the Canton River, where illness shortly broke up his professional practice.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
It was again, "All hands up anchor," to proceed up the Canton River, and away we steered, past the towering island of Lin-tin, towards the Bocca Tigris.
From Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas by W. Hastings Macaulay
But the Flying Scud? a deep-water tramp, who was lime-juicing around between big ports, Calcutta and Rangoon and ’Frisco and the Canton River.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Hong Kong On the Canton River Boat Up and down, up and down, paces the sentry.
From Profiles from China by Eunice Tietjens
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