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...made particular observations up on the relations between the foreign Nationals and the Chinese. As a debater at Harvard, Kwong had an especially bril Hant record, his efforts being a major factor in tho Harvard success in 1927 and 1928 when the University won the Intercollegiate Debating League cham pionship...
More than $140,000 has been offered for transatlantic flights. Raymond Orteig's $25,000 for a flight between New York and Paris was won by the then Capt. Charles Augustus Lindbergh. The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce's $15,000 was won by the Cham-berlin-Levine flight to Germany. About $100,000 rests unclaimed. The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin posted $25,000 for a flight from Europe to Philadelphia; the Boston Chamber of Commerce pledged $25,-000 for a flight from Europe to Boston; the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce will give $25,000 for a plane to alight...
...stories, also some frightening ones ? big bears, fierce tigers ? and the im mortal legend of George Washing ton and his father's cherry tree. In Dr. McGuffey's stories, children got bright new silver dollars when good, said "No, ma'am" to their mothers. Their rooms were "cham bers." Their dog was Rover. People went "down cellar...
Last week there were two championship fights - one won by the challenger, the other by the cham pion. Featherweight. In Hartford, Conn., a small ugly Jew, Louis ("Kid") Kaplan, champion, struck a small ugly Latin, Robert Garcia, chal lenger, in the ribs with his fist and knocked him down. The Italian got up. Kaplan administered a long left hook. The Italian fell down, got up. Kaplan applied an other left to the body. The Italian fell down. It was obvious that he could rise no more, but at that instant the loud and insistent ringing of a bell informed...
Later the genial Winston did his colleague Sir Austen the favor to "loan" him "No. 11 Downing,"** at which Sir Austen and Lady Cham- berlain proceeded to entertain the plenipotent signatories. A tea was likewise given to the delegates by the King and Queen at Buckingham. Elaborate festivities had originally been planned, but had to be abandoned on account of the Queen Mother's death...