Chapter SHAMEEANA to SHAN of S by The Hobson Jobson Dictionary

made common cause with the enemies of their cruel masters. … The war which the Burmese had to support with these enemies was long and disastrous … instead of overcoming the Sciam (they) only lost day by day the territories … and saw their princes range themselves … under the protection of the King of Siam.”—Sangermano, p. 57.

1861.—

“Fie, Fie! Captain Spry!
You are surely in joke
With your wires and your trams,
Going past all the Shams
With branches to Bam-you (see BAMO), and end in A-smoke.”

Ode on the proposed Yunnan Railway.

Bhamo and Esmok were names constantly recurring in the late Capt. Spry’s railway projects.