Word: cheribon
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...member of the Republican Government: "When are you going to let Tan Malaka out of jail?" "I don't know," said the official. "You don't know?" asked the traveler. "Well," said the official, "it's hard to say. You see, he was thrown into Cheribon prison a year ago last July and I don't think he's been given anything to eat since then...
...occasion was the signing of a long-delayed agreement (TIME, Dec. 23) between The Netherlands and its rich, rebellious East Indies colony. Drafted last November at Linggadjati, the pact (sometimes known as the Cheribon Agreement, for a nearby town) was held up by extremists on both sides who wanted to continue the struggle. After four months of discussion, two still unsatisfied members of the Dutch delegation (both professors) last week refused to sign, and left for home without even waiting to say goodbye. "What influence politics can have even on the manners of the very learned!" clucked the Data...
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