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...Jennings, "I put five on the nose to win." Mr. Turner, "Don't you think my hew Beach Cloth whites look pretty sharp...
...uniforms of the two organizations are similar in style except for the headgear; the Fitas wear a stiff red cloth band about three inches wide on the head, leaving the hair on top exposed. Also, the Fitas wear a white "lavalava" for general duty, and one of dark blue color for dress. They wear a red sash around the waist with both the white and blue lavalavas...
Inland waterways in Hupeh, winding through rivers and lakes, famous for their river pirates, were transformed by war into one of China's most important smuggling networks. Cloth, medicine, cigarets and cotton pour through these channels from provinces as far distant as Chekiang, Anhwei, Kiangsu. Now Japan's troops straddle these inland waterways. To cut traffic entirely, they have to advance only 20 miles more, to Santouping's fortifications...
...drinkable water - enough to last a careful man a week. The chemicals (secret) are simply mixed with sea water in any available container - a bucket, a boot or a helmet. When the muddy material settles, the clear liquid is treated with a second chemical swished around in a cloth like a tea bag, poured off, drunk...
...China has few good roads, few hydro stations. A few tens of millions for cement plants, road-building machinery, turbines and power lines could animate this nascent economy to a degree out of all proportion to the investment. China can pay interest in tung oil, tungsten, ramie cloth, embroideries, cheap pottery and in service to U.S. tourists...