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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...they were a civilized people." The authenticity of Secret Agent of Japan is vouched for by Edgar Snow (Red Star Over China) and by Harold John Timperley, Far Eastern correspondent of the Manchester Guardian. Without such confirmation, readers might question Vespa's story, not because he fails to cite chapter and verse for his statements, but because its account of Japanese rule is such an unvaried, stupefying record of unchecked, fanatical robbery...
Speaking of the proposed increase in naval armament, he said. "A big army and navy safeguards a country satisfied with its possessions: it puts one with territorial ambitions in danger of war." He did not cite specific examples...
...that men generally have quicker reactions, better hearing, better concentration when at the wheel, although women drive more slowly, distinguish colors better, have better vision from the corner of the eye. Quipped Safety Director Burton W. Marsh, who conducted the tests: "The ladies may not find it tactful to cite that men have higher blood pressure, because the men might say it's caused by women drivers...
...purpose of the bill is to enable a spouse who has been frustrated by the jailing or shutting up of the other spouse in an insane asylum to cite this as grounds for divorce and eventually wed again. "This bill would launch the marriage laws of England on a path of which one cannot see the end!" cried the high church Marquess of Salisbury. "There is not even any definition in this bill of either 'desertion' or 'incurable insanity' " although it would make them grounds for divorce, and the Marquess went on in his opposition...
...income, thereby making him virtually income-tax-free. He also formed a Bahama corporation to hold his stock interest in Canadian mines. Said Mr. Irey: "Mr. Bache apparently acted with an honest conviction that he was within his legal rights in utilizing foreign corporations as he did. We therefore cite this case not in criticism of Mr. Bache, but to illustrate...